Clinical Advances and New Insights in the Management of Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis

Agenda

1. Opening remarks and pre-survey - Lawrence Schachner, MD
2. Review of Diagnosis and Management Strategies for AD - Mercedes Gonzalez, MD
   1. Practical diagnosis of pediatric AD: different diagnosis, clinical presentation, and practical AD
      assessment tools 
   2. Review of non-pharmacologic strategies for pediatric AD including bathing and skin cleaning, use of 
      moisturizers, wet dressings and patient education. 

1. New and Emerging Therapies for AD - Lawrence Schachner, MD
   • Conventional therapies for pediatric AD
     • Topical corticosteroids, topical calcineurin inhibitors, traditional systemic agents 
     • Efficacy and safety 
   • New and emerging agents for AD - evidence on the pediatric population
     • Crisaborole, dupilumab, topical JAK inhibitors, and IL inhibitors
     • Efficacy and safety
   • Advances in the understanding of AD pathophysiology
     •   The role of inflammation, skin barrier dysfunction, and JAK/STAT pathway
2. Applying the evidence to practice: interactive patient cases on AD diagnosis and management - Fernanda Schmidt, MD & Mercedes Gonzalez, MD
   1. Case 1 - Mild AD
      1. Topical therapy choices and strategies for prevention 
   2. Case 2 - Severe AD
      1. Systemic therapies and disease management 
   3. Case 3 - Moderate-Severe AD (infant)
      1. Clinical diagnosis, risk factors, AD pathogenesis, AD and food allergies 
3. Conclusions, Q&A, and post-survey

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