New Pathways to Clearer Skin: Individualizing Treatment in Psoriasis

 

Release Date: July 31, 2017

Last Reviewed: July 28, 2017

Expiration Date: July 31, 2018

 

*This activity expired for credit on July 31, 2018 and is no longer available for credit

This activity is provided by the University of Cincinnati.  Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC, is the educational partner.
                                                                

Director

Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey

East Windsor, NJ

 

Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, NY

 

This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of dermatologists. It may also be of benefit to primary care clinicians and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with psoriasis.

 

Psoriasis is the most prevalent and perhaps most distressing inflammatory disease in the United States. Aside from its cosmetic and emotional effects, the systemic inflammatory response associated with psoriasis increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and other comorbidities. Newer biologic treatments that target pathways involved with the proinflammatory response offer patients new hope in combating psoriasis. Dermatologists and other clinicians who treat patients with psoriasis need education on the pathophysiologic targets of the newer agents and the guidelines that provide the framework for their use in order to identify patients who would benefit most from these treatments.

 

Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

 

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This activity is supported by educational grants from Janssen Biotech, Inc. and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

 

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Grant/Research Support: AbbVie Inc.; Celgene Corporation; Eli Lilly and Company; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Leo Pharma Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Retained Consultant: AbbVie Inc.; Celgene Corporation; Eli Lilly and Company; Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Leo Pharma Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Speakers Bureau: AbbVie Inc.; Celgene Corporation; Eli Lilly and Company; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Leo Pharma Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

 

Retained Consultant: AbbVie Inc.; Celgene Corporation; Eli Lilly and Company; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation;

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

Speakers Bureau: AbbVie Inc.; Celgene Corporation; Eli Lilly and Company; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Honoraria: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

 

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Rick Ricer, MD, Professor Emeritus, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, No Relevant Relationships

 

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