Psychosocial Burden and Quality of Life of Patients with Atopic Dermatitis
December 3rd 2024Panelists discuss how atopic dermatitis significantly impacts patients' mental health, social relationships, and daily activities, creating substantial psychosocial burdens that can lead to anxiety, depression, and reduced quality of life.
Key Takeaways on Advanced BCC Management
December 2nd 2024Panelists discuss how advanced basal cell carcinoma (BCC) management requires a nuanced approach, emphasizing the importance of early detection, multidisciplinary collaboration, personalized treatment strategies, and ongoing patient monitoring to optimize outcomes and quality of life.
Vitiligo Repigmentation Challenges and Evaluating Treatment Success
November 28th 2024The panelist discusses the primary challenges in vitiligo repigmentation, including maintaining patient compliance through lengthy treatment courses and managing expectations around partial repigmentation outcomes, which require careful monitoring and ongoing patient education about realistic goals while assessing success through standardized documentation of even minimal improvements to inform treatment adjustments.
Managing Expectations and Holistically Treating Patients With Vitiligo
November 28th 2024Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH, discusses how holistic management of vitiligo requires addressing both the physical and psychological impact through empathetic counseling and support groups while setting realistic treatment expectations and timelines with patients through clear communication about repigmentation goals, potential outcomes, and available therapeutic options.
BCC Case Management: Long-Term Goals of Treatment
November 25th 2024Panelists discuss how setting long-term treatment goals for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) patients involves balancing factors such as disease control, quality of life, and potential adverse reactions to create personalized management plans that address both immediate concerns and future outcomes.
Patient Education and Novel Topical Therapies for AD
November 22nd 2024Panelists discuss how age restrictions for PDE4 inhibitors affect treatment decisions for pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis, addressing parental concerns and highlighting the benefits of a single treatment option like roflumilast for managing overlapping inflammatory dermatologic conditions; they also explore current guidelines for corticosteroid use, the potential impact of PDE4 inhibitors on these guidelines, and the future of topical PDE4 inhibitors in dermatology, including the integration of new agents into treatment paradigms and key considerations for patient education and decision-making.
Considerations for Using Roflumilast in the Pediatric Population, and for Skin of Color
November 22nd 2024Panelists discuss how age restrictions for PDE4 inhibitors affect treatment decisions for pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis, addressing parental concerns and highlighting the benefits of a single treatment option like roflumilast for managing overlapping inflammatory dermatologic conditions; they also explore current guidelines for corticosteroid use, the potential impact of PDE4 inhibitors on these guidelines, and the future of topical PDE4 inhibitors in dermatology, including the integration of new agents into treatment paradigms and key considerations for patient education and decision-making.
Telehealth and Research Strides for Young Patients
November 21st 2024Lisa Swanson, MD, discusses how telemedicine and digital health tools can aid in the management and follow-up care of pediatric patients with vitiligo by enabling remote monitoring, improving access to specialists, and facilitating patient engagement, while emerging research into vitiligo treatments may focus on developing therapies to halt or slow the progression of this autoimmune skin condition.
Anticipating Advances for Pediatric Vitiligo
November 21st 2024The panelist discusses advances in targeted therapies, including novel biologics and small molecules, as well as the development of personalized treatment approaches tailored to individual patient characteristics, which hold great promise for improving outcomes and enhancing the quality of life for children living with vitiligo in the future.
BCC Case Example: How Advanced Disease Requires Collaborative Care
November 18th 2024Panelists discuss how a complex case of advanced basal cell carcinoma (BCC) demonstrates the necessity for collaborative care across multiple specialties, highlighting the importance of tailored treatment strategies and coordinated management to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.