Dr. Micheletti returned Friday morning for an illuminating hour to discuss cutaneous drug eruptions. Cutaneous drug eruptions are common, costly, and responsible for a fair amount of morbidity and mortality in medicine. First, Dr. Micheletti discussed the differences between immune mediated and non-immune mediated drug responses. For example, many patients […]
October 30, 2020
Dr. Robert Micheletti delivered an engaging lecture on trends in infectious disease during the afternoon sessions of Thursday’s SDPA Digital conference. He began his lecture reiterating the research of dermatologic manifestations of COVID-19 through illustrating case presentations and discussion of correlates to disease progression and severity. For example, Dr. Micheletti […]
October 29, 2020
Dr. Temitayo Ogunleye started her presentation by defining health equality and health equity. Using a bike analogy –if everyone wants to go for a bike ride, it is not most important that everyone needs the same bicycle, but everyone needs the bike that fits their needs. Health equity means that […]
October 29, 2020
Dr. Joslyn Kirby kicked off the SDPA Digital CME conference Thursday morning with an enlightening review of the dermatology medical literature published within the last year. Dr. Kirby initiated the presentation by illustrating the dermatologic manifestations of COVID-19 with an important reminder that these cutaneous presentations are “not pathognomonic to […]
October 29, 2020
Acne is a multifactorial disease in which both genetic and environmental factors play a role. Adult acne is defined as acne that occurs or persists after the age of 25 and is more common in women. Acne has been correlated with a high glycemic diet as well as the consumption […]
September 8, 2020
Plaque psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease. Treatment for plaque psoriasis includes oral systemic, topical, and biologic medications. Although biologic therapies continue to be increasingly utilized in treating moderate-to-severe psoriasis, evidence has shown that non-white ethnicity is associated with a reduced likelihood of responding to biologics up to […]
September 8, 2020