October is Eczema Awareness Month! It’s a great time to promote your expertise in treating this condition. Use the College’s materials for allergists, including information you can share with patients.
For allergists and their patients
- Share the benefits and risks of available treatments. Use the Atopic Dermatitis Shared Decision-making Toolkit to facilitate discussion with patients.
- “Eczema In Skin of Color” is a partnership between the College and the Allergy & Asthma Network to address disparities in diagnosing and treating eczema in skin of color. Visit EczemaInSkinofColor.org for information and resources on recognizing eczema in people with all skin types.
- For your patients, the College’s Eczema web page has excellent information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis.
- Watch College members address allergic skin conditions in short videos (perfect for viewing in your waiting room:
For allergists’ education and their practices
- The Atopic Dermatitis eYardstick is a valuable resource for allergists to assist patients who have continuing eczema symptoms even after trying other therapies.
- Create a prior authorization appeal letter for Dupixent to treat atopic dermatitis in a few easy steps.
- Try the College’s MicroCME modules in just 15 to 30 minutes. New modules focused on skin include JAK Inhibitors in Atopic Dermatitis, Topical Medications – Which One and How? and Currently Available Options for Treatment for Refractory Disease.
- Enjoy podcasts? Try these two AllergyTalk episodes featuring atopic dermatitis:
Research
Read Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology for research on atopic dermatitis:
- Atopic dermatitis and IgE-mediated food allergy
- The riddle of response to cutaneous allergen exposure in patients with atopic dermatitis
- Development of a predictive model for pediatric atopic dermatitis: A retrospective cross-sectional nationwide database study
