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Week 20: Vitiligo

6 Lessons
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Course Overview

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Oct 2020
Released
Feb 2021
Expires
94% avg
Completion

What You'll Learn

Welcome to week 20 as we get a view into vitiligo!

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 1.50 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 

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 LearnSkin. SynAptiv is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
SynAptiv 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
SynAptiv is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This CE activity provides 1 contact hour of continuing nursing education. SynAptiv is a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 16031 for 1 contact hour.

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 20 as we get a view into vitiligo!

Update on Pathophysiology of Vitiligo

This session will review the pathophysiology of vitiligo.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the impact vitiligo has on quality of life
  2. Identify autoimmune diseases that can be associated with vitiligo
  3. List factors that contribute to the pathogenesis of vitiligo

Therapy of Vitiligo

Vitiligo is a challenging yet common condition with a complex literature. We review the therapeutic updates to discern the highest level of evidence and most up-to-date therapeutic approaches.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the therapeutic treatment ladder for vitiligo
  2. Outline some of the promising agents under study
  3. Identify some of the potential adverse effects and potential pitfalls of the therapies

Diet and Foods

This activity will review the role of diet and foods in vitiligo, including the role of fatty foods, the association with gluten free diet, and the role of antioxidant rich food ingestion.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Evaluate the evidence for the role of foods in vitiligo
  2. Review the association between vitiligo and celiac disease

Botanicals and Supplements in Vitiligo

Vitiligo remains a very challenging condition with many unmet needs. We review the literature on botanicals and supplements in detail and discuss their clinical implications.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the unmet needs in the therapy of vitiligo
  2. Outline some promising botanicals and supplements for the treatment of vitiligo
  3. Identify some of the potential pitfalls of using some of these therapeutic approaches

Practical Integration with Pharmaceuticals in Vitiligo

This lecture summarizes integrative approaches that can augment standard pharmaceutical treatments of vitiligo.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. List a supplement that has evidence for augmenting the benefits of phototherapy in the treatment of vitiligo
  2. Recognize an Autoimmune Protocol diet
  3. Describe how Medical Hypnosis can be helpful for treating autoimmune disease

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Lesson 10hr 14min

Update on Pathophysiology of Vitiligo

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Lesson 20hr 24min

Therapy of Vitiligo

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Lesson 30hr 18min

Diet and Foods

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Lesson 40hr 24min

Botanicals and Supplements in Vitiligo

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Lesson 50hr 26min

Practical Integration with Pharmaceuticals in Vitiligo

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Lesson 60hr 59min

Vitiligo Office Hours

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Post-Quiz

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Passing Score
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Average Score
94%

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