U052 Mechanisms and Management of Dermatitis in the Older Patient
DESCRIPTION
Open admission to eligible categories, no tuition or ticket
Over a third of patients seeing dermatologists are over 65, and more than half are older than 50 years of age. Over time, there are changes in the immune system and the skin barrier to favor the development of dermatitis, while management can be more complicated with comorbid conditions and medications. The goal of this session is to provide practicing dermatologists a foundation of the pathophysiologic mechanisms driving dermatitis symptoms in older patients, diagnostic tools to make the diagnosis, as well as optimal management strategies accounting for age and comorbidities including introduction of the 4Ms of geriatric disease management.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Describe mechanisms of the aging immune system.
Differentiate possible causes of dermatitis in the older patient.
Optimize management strategies for dermatitis in the older patient.
SCHEDULE
12:30 AM
Skin changes and immunology of pruritus and dermatitis in aging skin
Kevin C. Wang, MD, PhD, FAAD
12:50 AM
Therapeutic management in the older patient
Anne Lynn S. Chang, MD, FAAD
1:10 AM
Workup and discussion of management of dermatitis in the older patient
Peggy Wu, MPH, MD, FAAD
SPEAKERS
Anne Lynn S. Chang, MD, FAAD
Kevin C. Wang, MD, PhD, FAAD
Peggy Wu, MPH, MD, FAAD
SPEAKER DISCLOSURES
Anne Lynn S. Chang, MD, FAAD
Castle Biosciences – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Feldan Therapeutics – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Galderma Laboratories, L.P. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Genentech, Inc. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Merck & Co., Inc – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Nuskin – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Regeneron – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Senhwa Biosciences, Inc. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. – Advisory Board(Honoraria);
Kevin C. Wang, MD, PhD, FAAD
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.
Peggy Wu, MPH, MD, FAAD
American Academy of Dermatology – Other(No Compensation Received); UpToDate, Inc – Other(Honoraria);