Advances & Unmet Needs in the Management of Plaque Psoriasis – Expert Advanced Practice Provider Perspectives

Douglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, PA-C, reviews the role of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and pharmacists in managing plaque psoriasis.

Jayme M. Heim, MSN, FNP-BC, comments on the need for multidisciplinary care providers in light of comorbidities in plaque psoriasis.

Experts in dermatology discuss how clinician understanding of plaque psoriasis has evolved over time.

Darren West, MPAS, PA-C, and Douglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, PA-C, talk about how the treatment of plaque psoriasis has changed as understanding of the disease grows.

Douglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, PA-C, shares his approach to building trust in the patient-provider relationship when counseling patients about treatment of plaque psoriasis.

Jayme M. Heim, MSN, FNP-BC, discusses the various challenges care providers face when selecting treatment for patients with plaque psoriasis.

Andrea Nguyen, MS, PA-C, reviews commonly used therapies for the initial treatment of plaque psoriasis.

Darren West, MPAS, PA-C, reviews treatment failure as criteria for advanced practice providers to utilize a step-up treatment approach.

Douglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, PA-C, discusses factors that contribute to switching a patient with plaque psoriasis from a topical to a systemic agent.

Jayme M. Heim, MSN, FNP-BC, reviews deucravacitinib as an oral treatment for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, describing its unique mechanism of action.

Experts in dermatology discuss the importance of deucravacitinib being an expansion of oral treatment modalities for plaque psoriasis, as well as the long-term data.

Experts in dermatology discuss what patients to consider treating with deucravacitinib, as well as comment on the comparative safety and efficacy of other therapies.

Andrea Nguyen, PA-C, MS, provides an overview of the safety considerations of deucravacitinib for the treatment of plaque psoriasis.

Darren West, MPAS, PA-C, shares how often follow-up is required with deucravacitinib therapy in plaque psoriasis.

Douglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, PA-C, reviews how deucravacitinib impacts the quality of life for patients with plaque psoriasis.

Jayme M. Heim, MSN, FNP-BC, discusses unmet needs in the treatment landscape of plaque psoriasis.

Experts in dermatology share practice pearls to advanced practice providers and community dermatologists for the management of plaque psoriasis.