CME: Looking acne straight in the face: Treatment updates and challenges, with an emphasis on moderate to severe cases
ACCREDITATION EXPIRED: November 01, 2024
Activity Description / Statement of Need:
In this online, self-learning activity:
Acne is one of the most common skin conditions treated by physicians, affecting 40 to 50 million people in the U.S. Although the disease can affect patients at any age, acne occurs most commonly during the adolescent years, with a prevalence as high as 85%. In 20% of cases, the acne is severe, resulting in permanent physical scarring as well as a mental health burden. That burden may include increased prevalence of mood disorders, psychiatric hospitalizations, school absenteeism, unemployment, and suicidality.
Acne is a multifactorial inflammatory disease affecting the hair follicles of the skin. While an understanding of acne pathogenesis is one that is continuously evolving, key pathogenic factors include follicular hyper-keratinization, microbial colonization, sebum production, and complex immune and inflammatory mechanisms. Other research suggests that neuroendocrine regulatory mechanisms, diet, and genetic and factors all may contribute to the multifactorial process of acne pathogenesis. Professional guidelines for the treatment of acne vulgaris in adolescents and adults highlight the roles of topical and systemic pharmacotherapies as well as non-pharmacologic treatment modalities, including lasers and photodynamic therapy. However, in the time since the guidelines were published, newer medications have been approved or entered late stage clinical investigation. Communicating related information to HCPs in a timely manner is a demonstrated need.
Target Audience:
The following HCPs: dermatologists, primary care physicians, and pediatricians; nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and pharmacists who practice in dermatology and ambulatory care settings; and those who otherwise commonly care for or clinically encounter patients with acne.
Commercial Support Disclosure: This program is supported by an educational grant from Almirall, LLC.
This activity is free of charge.
Release Date: November 01, 2022 -- Expiration Date: November 01, 2024
Faculty: Charles Gropper, MD
Agenda
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Faculty introduction, disclosures |
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Introduction content: Cursory refresher and review of acne
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Treatment of moderate to severe acne
· Topical therapies: Retinoids, benzoyl peroxide, androgen receptor inhibition, dapsone · Systemic therapy: isotretinoin, antibiotics, and hormonal agents · Recent updates in available treatment options and novel agents · Minimizing adverse effects
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Summary, conclusions, and best practice recap |
Learning Objectives
By the end of the session the participant will be able to:
- Summarize the healthcare burden experienced by patients with moderate to severe acne.
- Recall presently available and emerging pharmacotherapeutic treatment strategies for moderate to severe acne and key factors that impact treatment decision-making.
- Formulate a treatment plan for a patient with moderate or severe acne.
- Describe challenges to the optimal treatment of acne and strategies for overcoming them.
Accreditation
ACCME Activity #202345340
ACCREDITATION FOR THIS COURSE HAS EXPIRED. YOU MAY VIEW THE PROGRAM, BUT CME / CE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND NO CERTIFICATE WILL BE ISSUED.Faculty Disclosure and Resolution of COI
As a provider of continuing medical education, it is the policy of ScientiaCME to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. In accordance with this policy, faculty and educational planners must disclose any significant relationships with commercial interests whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, and any relationships with the commercial supporter of the activity. The intent of this disclosure is to provide the intended audience with information on which they can make their own judgments. Additionally, in the event a conflict of interest (COI) does exist, it is the policy of ScientiaCME to ensure that the COI is resolved in order to ensure the integrity of the CME activity. For this CME activity, any COI has been resolved thru content review by ScientiaCME.
Faculty Disclosure: Charles Gropper, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, has no relevant financial disclosures.
Disclosures of Educational Planners: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, President of ScientiaCME, has no relevant financial disclosures.
Faculty will NOT discuss off-label uses.
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
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Commercial Support Disclosure: This program is supported by an educational grant from Almirall.
Instructions
- Read the learning objectives above
- Take the Pre-Test (optional). Completion of the pre-test will help us evaluate the knowledge gained by participating in this CME activity.
- View the online activity. You may view this is in more than one session, and may pause or repeat any portion of the presentation if you need to.
- Minimum participation threshold: Take the post-test. A score of 70% or higher is required to pass and proceed to the activity evaluation.
- Complete the activity evaluation and CME registration. A CE certificate will be emailed to you immediately.
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