{"id":4354,"date":"2022-01-25T08:37:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T14:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/?page_id=4354"},"modified":"2022-01-25T09:41:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T15:41:36","slug":"psoriasis-for-primary-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/psoriasis-for-primary-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Psoriasis for Primary Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Overview:<\/h3>\n<p>Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease with an increased prevalence and high morbidity. It is considered to be the second largest contributor to skin-related disability.\u00a0 In this presentation, Dr. Cervantes and Dr. Arocha will review psoriatic clinical variants, differential diagnoses and initial treatment options that can easily be started in a primary care setting. Advanced therapies for severe cases will also be briefly discussed.\u00a0Reducing the global burden of Psoriasis through effective treatment, timely screening for comorbidities and appropriate referrals will help provide the best care to our patients.<\/p>\n<h3>Objectives:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0Review epidemiology and pathophysiology.<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 Describe clinical variants and differential diagnoses.<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 Discuss different topical and systemic treatment options.<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 Determine associated comorbidities and screening.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4315\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2022\/01\/Pic-Adriana-Arocha.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2022\/01\/Pic-Adriana-Arocha.jpg 311w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2022\/01\/Pic-Adriana-Arocha-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/> Adriana Arocha, MD<br \/>\nWellmed<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4316\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2022\/01\/Pic-Jimena-Cervantes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2022\/01\/Pic-Jimena-Cervantes.png 311w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2022\/01\/Pic-Jimena-Cervantes-291x400.png 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Jimena Cervantes, MD<br \/>\nUMA<\/p>\n<h3>Financial Disclosures:<\/h3>\n<p>Adriana Arocha, MD and Jimena Cervantes, MD have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.<\/p>\n<p>The Family &amp; Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Mark Nadeau, MD, Marcy Wiemers, MD, Maria Del Pilar Monta\u00f1ez Villacampa, MD, Christine Song, DO, Nehman Andry, MD, Gabriela Lopez, PsyD, Maureen Alvarado, DO, Yun Shi, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, Inez I. Cruz, PhD, and Nichole Rubio) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.<\/p>\n<p>The Family &amp; Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Ja\u00e9n, MD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.<\/p>\n<h3>Credits:<\/h3>\n<p><em>AMA PRA Category 1 Credits<\/em>\u2122 (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)<\/p>\n<h3>Target Audience:<\/h3>\n<p>Specialties \u2013 Primary Care; Family Medicine<br \/>\nFaculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.<\/p>\n<h3>Accreditation:<\/h3>\n<p>The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.<\/p>\n<h3>Credit Designation:<\/h3>\n<p>The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of <em>1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits<\/em>\u2122.<\/p>\n<p>Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.<\/p>\n<p>Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;] \n        <a class=\"panel no-equilizer panel-mobile text-center colorized colorized-institutional\" href=\"https:\/\/cmetracker.net\/UTHSCSA\/Login?formname=regLoginLive&EventID=10089800\" title=\"\" target=\"\">\n            <span class=\"circle close2x mid-icon\"><span><i class=\"icon-checkbox-checked\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><br>\n            <h3 >View Recording (CME Credit) <\/h3>\n            <p><\/p>\n        <\/a> \n        <a class=\"panel no-equilizer panel-mobile text-center colorized colorized-academics\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dfSo1o11A3Q\" title=\"\" target=\"\">\n            <span class=\"circle close2x mid-icon\"><span><i class=\"icon-uth-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><br>\n            <h3 >View Recording (no CME Credit)<\/h3>\n            <p><\/p>\n        <\/a>[vc_column_text]For activity related questions, please contact:<br \/>\nName: Nichole Rubio- FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rubion@uthscsa.edu\">rubion@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For CME general questions, please contact<br \/>\nPh: (210) 567-4445<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:cme@uthscsa.edu\">cme@uthscsa.edu<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text] Overview: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease with an increased prevalence and high morbidity. 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