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IDCP

Week 11: Atopic Dermatitis

7 Lessons
524 Enrolled
Supported by Pipette and YoRo Naturals

Course Overview

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Aug 2020
Released
Feb 2021
Expires
89% avg
Completion

What You'll Learn

Target Audience

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of clinicians and non-clinicians involved in the care of patients.

Physician Credit

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of SynAptiv and LearnHealth. SynAptiv is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

SynAptiv designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The content in this program may qualify for pain management credit. Please check with your State Board for proper certification.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

SynAptiv ensures balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all our educational programs. In accordance with this policy, SynAptiv identifies conflicts of interest with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Conflicts are resolved by SynAptiv to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a continuing education activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. SynAptiv is committed to providing its learners with high-quality activities that promote improvements or quality in health care and not the business interest of a commercial interest.

The faculty reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

Name of FacultyReported Financial Relationship

Apple Bodemer, MD

No financial relationships to disclose

Peter Lio, MD

Consulting Fees/Advisory Board. Grants/Research Support. Speakers Bureau. National Eczema Association, Modernizing Medicine, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, DermTap, Inc., Pierre Fabre Dermatologie, La Fondation pour la Dermatite Atopique (Foundation for Atopic Dermatitis), Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, IntraDerm Pharmaceuticals, Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC, Regeneron, Sanofi US Services, Exeltis, AOBiome LLC, Theraplex, Odeza LLC, Realm Therapeutics, Pfizer Inc., La Roche-Posay Laboratorie Pharmaceutique, L’Oreal USA Inc., Menlo Therapeutics, Franklin BioScience, AbbVie, Syncere Skin Systems, Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Eli Lilly and Company, Unilever, gpower, inc., UCB, Altus Labs, Dermavant Sciences, Micreos Human Health B.V.-, Dermira, LearnHealth/LearnSkin, AbbVie, Medable, Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc, TopMD, Amyris, Inc., LEO Laboratories Ltd (LEO Pharma)

Raja Sivamani, MD MS AP

Consulting Fees. Burt’s Bees and Dermala; Medical Editor at LearnHealth Inc.

The content managers reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

Name of Content ManagerReported Financial Relationship

Venita Sivamani, Planner

LearnHealth founder and shareholder

Planners at SynAptiv

No financial relationships to disclose

All other faculty, planner and/or content managers have nothing to disclose nor do they have any vested interests or affiliations. All conflicts of interest have been resolved 

Method Participation

Participants must 1) read the program information, 2) study the educational activity, 3) complete the posttest by recording the best answer to each quiz question, and 4) complete the evaluation form.

A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity evaluation form and a completed post-test with a score of 70% or better. Statements of credit will be available once the midterm and final exams are completed and evaluation forms submitted.

Media

Internet

Disclaimer

The content, views, and opinions presented in this educational activity are those of the faculty/authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SynAptiv and/or LearnHealth. The faculty/authors have disclosed if there is any discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA in their presentations. Before prescribing any medicine, primary references and full prescribing information should be consulted. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.

Learners are required to adhere to the privacy and confidentiality policy as it relates to the CE activities provided on the Internet. Please see the policy at yourcesource.com/privacy.htm.

Contact Information

This activity is jointly provided by SynAptiv and LearnHealth.

Questions about CE accreditation or CE certificates related to this course, please contact us via email at [email protected]. For all other questions, please contact [email protected].

Accreditation Information

Welcome to week 11 as we begin applying integrative dermatology principles to disease management, starting with atopic dermatitis!

Overview of Atopic Dermatitis

This lecture offers an overview of atopic dermatitis, both historically and with modern updates in pathophysiology and therapeutics.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the key features of Atopic Dermatitis from a pathophysiologic perspective.
  2. Outline the changes in disease understanding over the past several hundred years.
  3. Identify some of the areas that are still poorly understood. 

Update on Pathophysiology of AD

We take a deep, up-to-date dive on the current understanding of AD from a molecular biology, physiologic, and psychological perspective.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the key features of AD pathophysiology
  2. Outline the role of the itch-scratch cycle in the disease
  3. Identify some areas that are not well understood and require further research 

Update on AD Therapy

This session delves into both conventional as well as alternative and integrative therapies for AD.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the current guidelines for AD therapy
  2. Outline some of the potential therapies that may fill in treatment gaps
  3. Identify some of the pitfalls and limitations of these approaches  

Skin Barrier

The skin barrier is an important factor in the development of diseases like atopic dermatitis. This lecture will review the basic science of the skin barrier as well as some of the emerging clinical research that relates to the skin barrier and its function.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the features of the epidermis and stratum corneum that affect skin barrier function
  2. Recall the effect of bleach and irritants on the skin barrier
  3. Diagram and differentiate how the skin barrier on the face and body are similar and different for atopic dermatitis and rosacea     

Atopic Dermatitis and Itch

This course will cover the role itch plays in atopic dermatitis and review appropriate initial approaches to alleviating itch.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the mechanism for itch in atopic dermatitis
  2. List two important mediators of itch
  3. Identify life style factors that help alleviate itch  

The Microbiome in AD

We examine the relationship between the gut microbiome and skin health and review the literature on the similarities and differences between the microbiomes.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe some of the roles of the microbiome in the gut and on the skin
  2. Outline some of the potential connections between these disparate microbiomes
  3. Identify some of the diagnostic and therapeutic potential of better understanding these systems

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Lesson 10hr 14min

Overview of Atopic Dermatitis

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Lesson 20hr 33min

Update on Pathophysiology of AD

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Lesson 31hr 4min

Update on AD Therapy

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Lesson 40hr 36min

Skin Barrier

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Lesson 50hr 26min

Atopic Dermatitis and Itch

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Lesson 60hr 39min

The Microbiome in AD

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Lesson 71hr 2min

Atopic Dermatitis Office Hours

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Post-Quiz

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Questions
14
Passing Score
70%
Average Score
89%

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