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Julie Harper, MD: Real-World Experience With IDP-126 and the Rise of ‘JAKne’
September 18th 2024In a session at Maui Derm NP+PA Fall 2024, Julie Harper, MD, ran through 5 key takeaways for providers managing patients with acne, including where the new triple fixed-dose combination treatment falls in the treatment landscape.
Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD: Hidradenitis Suppurativa Is the ‘Definition of Unmet Need’
September 17th 2024This Maui Derm NP+PA Fall session discusses the latest advancements in hidradenitis suppurativa treatment, the evolving therapeutic landscape, and the critical need for timely diagnosis and aggressive care.
Infectious Disease and Dermatology Crossover: What Providers Need to Know
September 17th 2024At Maui Derm NP+PA Fall 2024, Ted Rosen, MD, and George Hightower, MD, PhD, review the landscape of infectious diseases that can have dermatologic involvement, including viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic illnesses.
Melodie Young, MSN, ANP-c: Key Psoriasis Treatment Advances for Pediatric Patients
September 16th 2024At Maui Derm NP+PA Fall 2024, Melodie Young, MSN, ANP-c, reviews new treatment options for pediatric patients with psoriasis and details the difference in disease manifestation between adults and children.
Pediatric Pearls From the Literature: Highlights From 2023 and 2024
September 16th 2024At Maui Derm NP+PA Fall, Sheila Fallon Friedlander, MD, reviews key findings for the pediatric population from recent dermatology literature, covering topics like cutaneous Crohn’s disease, interrupting the atopic march, advancements in gene therapy, and more.
Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics: The Precision Medicine of Acne?
March 19th 2023“The present and future is narrow-spectrum antibiotics because they enhance antibiotic stewardship, they protect the host microbiome, [and] they reduce antibiotic resistance,” AAD 2023 presenter Christopher Bunick, MD, PhD, said.
What’s New in Pediatric Dermatology With Elizabeth (Lisa) Swanson, MD
February 18th 2023“So much new in the world of pediatric dermatology—new and novel treatments for atopic dermatitis, hemangiomas, childhood blistering diseases, warts. We are practicing during the Golden Age of dermatology,” Swanson says.
Mark Lebwohl, MD, Shares Updates on Recent Clinical Breakthroughs and Agents in the Pipeline
February 17th 2023“A lot of our colleagues are just getting used to the new biologics for atopic dermatitis like tralokinumab and dupilumab, which have really been breakthroughs in the treatment of atopic dermatitis,” Lebwohl, one of the co-founders of the Fall and Winter Clinical meetings, says.