Psoriasis - Paul Jarrett

Dr Paul Jarrett talks about prescribing tips for psoriasis. Paul is a consultant dermatologist at Counties Manukau District Health Board and is clinical lead for dermatology teaching in the department of medicine at The University of Auckland.

Topics:

• Key concepts in psoriasis management
• Psychosocial impact of psoriasis
• Diagnosing severity
• Drug therapies and treatments
• Emollients, topical steroids, combination creams, vitamin D analogues and others
• Dithranol for localised disease
• Being cautious about excessive use of topical steroids on sensitive areas
• When to refer a patient
• Clinical scenarios: scalp psoriasis, nail psoriasis, psoriasis in sensitive areas
• Managing a pregnant patient with psoriasis
• Lifestyle measures to improve psoriasis
• Take home messages

   

Practitioner Resources:

• Dermnet
• New Zealand formulary
• Chronic plaque psoriasis: an overview of treatment in primary care BPAC 2017
• Choosing a topical treatment for patients with chronic plaque psoriasis BPAC 2017
• Monitoring patients with moderate to severe psoriasis BPAC 2017

Patient Resources

• Psoriasis association
• My Psoriasis

Presenter

Paul Jarrett
Consultant Dermatologist

To contact Paul Click here.

This podcast episode is supported by Pharmac