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IDCP 2021

W20: Psoriasis

5 Lessons
521 Enrolled

Course Overview

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2hr
Duration
Sep 2021
Released
100% 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 within dermatology.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

Your CE Source ensures balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all our educational programs. In accordance with this policy, Your CE Source 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 Your CE Source 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. Your CE Source 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

Raja Sivamani

Grants/Research Support
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Abbvie, Physicians Exclusive, Sytheon, Type A Deodorant

Consulting Fees (e.g. Advisory Board)
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Burt's Bees, Arbonne

Ownership Interest / Stock Holder
LearnHealth - Spouse

Apple Bodemer

No financial relationships to disclose

Peter Lio

Grants/Research Support
Investigator - AO Biome, AbbVie, Regeneron/Sanofi Genzyme

Consulting Fees (e.g. Advisory Board)
Advisory Board - Almirall, ASLAN, UCB, Dermavant, Regeneron/Sanofi Genzyme, Pfizer, LEO, AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Micreos,L'Oreal, Pierre-Fabre, Johnson & Johnson, Level Ex, Unilever, Menlo Therapeutics, Theraplex, IntraDerm, Exeltis,AOBiome, Realm Therapeutics, Altus Labs, Galderma, Verrica, Arbonne, Amyris, Bodewell, Burt's Bees, My-Or Diagnostics,and Kimberly-Clark

Speakers Bureau
Speaker - Pfizer, Regeneron/Sanofi Genzyme, Galderma, Lilly, LEO

Ownership Interest / Stock Holder
Stock options: Micreos, Altus Labs

Royalty
Patent holder/Royalties - Theraplex AIM OTC moisturizer

Other
Board Member - National Eczema Association

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 Your CE Source

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.

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 Your CE Source and LearnHealth. Your CE Source is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

Your CE Source designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Method of Participation

Participants must 1) read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures, 2) study the educational activity, 3) complete the post test by recording the best answer to each quiz question.

A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity and post-test with a score of 70% or better.

Disclaimer

The content, views, and opinions presented in this educational activity are those of the faculty/authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Your CE Source 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.

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Contact Information

This activity is jointly provided by Your CE Source 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 20 as we apply an integrative dermatology approach to psoriasis!

Psoriasis: Botanicals and Supplements

This session offers a detailed review of the literature on botanical and supplements for psoriasis as well as practical considerations for their use.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe some of the studies that have shown benefit for psoriasis
  2. Outline some of the potential pitfalls or limitations of some of these agents
  3. Identify potential opportunities for integrative approaches to psoriasis

The Ayurvedic Approach

This lecture will provide a brief overview of the Ayurvedic perspective on psoriasis and how the three doshas are evaluated in the context of the clinical exam. Evidence will be presented on the utility of using turmeric and neem in the treatment of psoriasis.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the Ayurvedic imbalances associated with psoriasis
  2. Discuss the treatment approaches to counter the typical imbalances in psoriasis

Practical Integration with Pharmaceuticals

This lecture brings together integrative modalities that enhance conventional treatments for psoriasis.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify a hepatoprotective herb that can be used to minimize risk of hepatotoxicity with methotrexate and acitretin
  2. Recognize the benefits of meditation and phototherapy

Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapies for Psoriasis

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a complete and unique medical system has been used to treat psoriasis for thousands of years. TCM remains widely used for the treatment of psoriasis. Therapies are personalized for each patient based upon the proper identification of the disease pattern underlying the condition. Chinese medicine therapies are used both orally and topically. This presentation will illustrate the TCM background on how to approach psoriasis as well as explore clinical trials of oral and topical Chinese medicine and acupuncture remedies using the perspective of TCM. We will also discuss good candidates for TCM treatment.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify common patterns of psoriasis in TCM
  2. Review the current state of research for TCM and psoriasis
  3. Propose an integrative model of care for psoriasis patients

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Lesson 10hr 22min

Botanicals and Supplements

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Lesson 20hr 27min

Ayurvedic Approach

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Lesson 30hr 30min

Practical Integration with Pharmaceuticals

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Lesson 40hr 26min

Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapies for Psoriasis

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Lesson 50hr 58min

Week20: Roundtable

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Post-Quiz

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Questions
11
Passing Score
70%
Average Score
100%

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