Skill level: All levels

Estimated time to complete activity: 45 min

Release date: March 19, 2018

Expiration date: December 11, 2021

English

Continuing Nursing Education(CNE), Continuing Medical Education(CME)

This activity is part of a 16-course series designed to equip licensed practitioners from medical, nursing, and related disciplines with a multidisciplinary approach to managing patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), also known as eczema.

12. Lifestyle and Diet in the Treatment of Eczema

Eczema is multifactorial - lifestyle and dietary influences may play a role in influencing the conditions. The evidence for the role of environment, water quality, and dietary skin care approaches will be reviewed.

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

• Outline bathing habits that are helpful in eczema

• Assess the importance of different environmental influences on eczema

• Review the evidence for food triggers, allergies, as well as anti-inflammatory foods in eczema

Name	Reported Financial Disclosure
Reviewer: Hadar Lev-Tov, MD	LearnHealth founder and shareholder
Planner: Venita Sivamani	LearnHealth founder and shareholder

Faculty/Speaker Disclosure(s)

All planning committee members, reviewers, planners, and faculty identified conflicts of interest pertaining to this activity were resolved prior to the activity.

COI Resolution: Ensure a balanced discussion of research and practice. Avoid trade names, company names, and logos. Medical advice will not be provided.

Name	Reported Financial Disclosure
Raja Sivamani, MD, MS, CAT	Consultant: Burt's Bees, Dermala  Shareholder: Dermala

Type of Activity

Online internet enduring

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 Medical Education Resources (MER) and LearnHealth. MER is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

Medical Education Resources designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credit

Medical Education Resources is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This CE activity provides 0.75 contact hours of continuing nursing education.

Medical Education Resources is a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 12299 for 0.75 contact hours.