Rebecca Flynn Notes How NPs, APPs Can Improve Triage Systems in Pediatric Dermatology Clinics
July 15th 2024Rebecca Flynn, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC, a nurse practitioner (NP) at Children's Mercy Kansas City Dermatology, explained the roles that NPs and advanced practice providers (APPs) can fulfill in ensuring the efficiency of triage systems in a pediatric dermatology clinic.
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Kelly Harris Shares How Health Systems Can Implement Mobile Care Units for Dermatology
July 14th 2024Kelly Harris, APRN, an advanced practice registered nurse at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, discusses using mobile care units to deliver dermatology care and education to underserved communities and how health systems can implement them.
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Faye Brown Explains How Technology Can Be Used to Elevate Dermatology Triage Systems
July 14th 2024At the Society for Pediatric Dermatology annual conference, Faye Brown, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, a family nurse practitioner at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, highlights how telemedicine efforts can be utilized within dermatology triage systems to better care for pediatric patients.
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W-T7 Shows Encouraging Response Rate, Manageable Safety in Relapsed/Refractory T-ALL/LBL
July 13th 2024Ibrahim Aldoss, MD, of City of Hope, discusses promising phase 2 results of the WU-CART-007 trial, demonstrating high efficacy manageable safety for W-T7 in relapsed/refractory T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)/lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL).
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Dr Peter Lio Discusses Factors Impacting Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis Disease Course
July 13th 2024Peter Lio, MD, a dermatologist and clinical assistant professor at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, discusses strategies for managing pediatric atopic dermatitis and how proper management can impact the disease course.
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Dr Jennifer Miller Outlines Challenges of Corticosteroid Use in Pediatric Skin Conditions
July 12th 2024Jennifer Miller, MD, a pediatric endocrinologist at Lurie Children's Hospital, discusses the challenges of systemic corticosteroid use in children, such as adrenal suppression and growth delays.
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Survey Shows Importance of Discussing, Treating Endocrine Effects of Steroids for DMD
July 12th 2024Results from a national survey of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and their families found that patients and families want to be informed early about endocrine complications associated with glucocorticoid treatment.
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Friendly Debates Spark Discussion on Infantile Hemangioma, Vitiligo, and Atopic Dermatitis
July 12th 2024The Society for Pediatric Dermatology (SPD) Annual Meeting featured a new debates segment where experts in the field discussed preferred strategies for the treatment of pediatric skin conditions.
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Study Finds Lower COPD Risk Among Patients Living in Cities With Fewer Than 50,000 Residents
July 12th 2024A Danish study found that living in cities with fewer than 50,000 residents and in newer, owned, and less dense homes is associated with a lower risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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BRCA Genes in Breast Cancer: Balancing Risk, Treatment With Breast-Conservation Therapy
July 12th 2024Breast-conserving therapy for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers has higher risks of future breast cancers than the general population, but most patients avoid another cancer event, and many remain bilateral mastectomy–free after 20 years.
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What We're Reading: Pfizer Plans Daily Weight Loss Pill; Toxic Metals in Tampons; Telehealth in PFS
July 12th 2024Pfizer announced plans for a once-a-day weight-loss pill; toxic metals have been found in over a dozen popular tampon brands across the US; CMS proposed a new rules impacting telehealth in the Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS) for 2025.
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