Atopic dermatitis (AD) and its associated comorbidities represent a significant healthcare burden due in large part to gaps in care and unmet medical needs pertaining to its diagnosis, assessment and treatment.
Difficulties associated with physician-patient-caregiver interaction that impacts patient adherence are common. Clinicians frequently assume that the information given during an office visit will be carried out appropriately. The identified limitations of physician communication with patients and caregivers, combined with the fact that families do not routinely feel comfortable with the management of their children’s skin disease highlights a critical gap in care of children and adolescents with AD.
Improving clinician-patient-caregiver communication is critical to ensure improved outcomes in AD. This program will provide strategies to engage patients in their care, including the use of a written action plan for AD. It will also review updated guidelines, recommendations, and recent clinical evidence to inform treatment decisions to alleviate symptom burden of AD and its severity.
Peter A. Lio, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dermatology and Pediatrics
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine and Partner
Medical Dermatology Associates
Chicago, Illinois
Peck Y. Ong, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
University of Southern California
Attending Physician
Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
This educational initiative has been designed for pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants involved in the management of children and adolescents with AD.
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this activity. During the period of September 24, 2019 through September 24, 2020 participants must:
A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity evaluation form and a completed posttest with a score of 70% or better.
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Peter A. Lio, MD
Consulting Fees: AbbVie; Eli Lilly and Company; Exeltis; Galderma Laboratories, LP; gpower, Inc.; Heel (Biologische Heilmittel Heel, GmbH); IntraDerm Pharmaceuticals; Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products; Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.; L’Oreal/La Roche Posay Laboratoire Dermatologique; Pfizer Inc.; Pierre-Fabre Dermatologie; Realm Therapeutics; Sanofi Genzyme and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals; Theraplex; TopMD; UCB; Unilever; Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Speakers’ Bureaus: Galderma Laboratories, LP; La Roche Posay Laboratoire Dermatologique; Pfizer; Sanofi Genzyme and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Contracted Research: AbbVie; AOBiome, LLC; Sanofi Genzyme and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Ownership Interests: Altus Labs/Franklin BioScience; DermVeda; Syncere Skin Systems; Theraplex
Peck Y. Ong, MD
Consulting Fees: AbbVie; Pfizer Inc.
Contracted Research: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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