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Course Details

Released On

March 31, 2026

Expires On

March 31, 2027

Media Type

Internet

Specialties

Allergy & Immunology, Dermatology, Pediatrics, Primary Care

Completion Time

4 hours 15 minutes

Topics

Atopic Dermatitits, Pediatrics

Providers/Grant Support

Provided by the Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning (ACHL).

Supported by an educational grant from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.

Credits Available

  • Physicians — maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

All other healthcare professionals completing this course will be issued a statement of participation.

Target Audience

This educational activity is designed for pediatric dermatologists, pediatricians, dermatologists, allergists, and NPs/PAs in dermatology, allergy, family medicine, and primary care/pediatric settings.

Program Overview

More than one-third of pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) have moderate to severe disease, with large areas of dry skin, frequent itching, and skin redness, that strongly impedes daily routines and negatively affects their sleep, mental health, and overall quality of life along with significant impacts on families. Unfortunately, suboptimal assessment of AD in routine clinical practice can lead to delayed diagnosis, underappreciation of disease severity, and delays in treatment initiation, referral to specialists, and treatment intensification.

Although basic skin care and topical therapies can be very effective in treating mild cases of AD, patients with moderate to severe disease generally require systemic therapy to achieve long-term disease control. The discovery of the role of type 2 inflammatory pathways in AD has led to new concepts in AD pathogenesis, and subsequently, to novel treatment strategies. Yet evidence indicates that there is discordance between patients’/caregivers’ and clinicians’ perception of severity and disease burden, which may contribute to suboptimal treatment.

To improve evaluation, coordination of care, and treatment practices in pediatric patients with AD, clinicians in both primary care and specialty settings must continually assess and adapt to evolving diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to ensure proactive, patient-centric treatment to improve outcomes. To support translation and implementation of the latest evidence into routine clinical practice, this program provides participants with a personalized learning experience. Complete an initial assessment, receive individualized recommendations for education, and access tools and resources to develop an action plan for improving the care of pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis. 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:

  • Develop coordination of care practices to improve recognition, referral, and patient-centric management of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD)
  • Interpret and apply the latest evidence for the systemic treatment of moderate-to-severe AD in pediatric patients
  • Collaborate with patients and caregivers to incorporate patient-reported/caregiver-reported outcomes, preferences, and goals into individualized management plans

Develop treatment algorithms to optimally initiate and sequence therapies for pediatric patients with moderate-to-severe AD

Faculty

Elaine Siegfried, MD (Chair)

Professor of Pediatrics and Dermatology
Saint Louis University
Director, Division of Pediatric Dermatology
Pediatric (primary), Dermatology (secondary)
SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital 
St. Louis, MO

Adelaide Hebert, MD (Faculty)

Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics
UTHealth McGovern Medical School- Houston
Houston, TX

Bob Geng, MD (Faculty)

Associate Voluntary Clinical Professor, Allergy & Immunology
University of California, San Diego 
Section Head, Allergy Asthma Medical Group & Research Center
Rady Children’s Hospital
San Diego, CA

Accreditation Statement

The Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses may participate in this educational activity and earn a certificate of completion as AAPA, AANP, and ANCC accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ through their reciprocity agreements.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points.

By providing your ABIM Diplomate number, you consent to have ACHL and/or our educational partners submit your participation in this activity to the ABIM through the ACCME PARS system. ABIM credit will be submitted to PARS on the first day of each month.

Completion of this activity, including the pretest, posttest, and follow-up assessments, qualifies as a medium weight MIPS improvement activity under MACRA and can be claimed as completion of IA_PSPA 28 of an Accredited Safety or Quality Improvement Program in the Quality Payment Program. Clinicians should submit their improvement activities by attestation via the CMS Quality Payment Program website. You will receive additional information after completing the activity and receiving your certificate via email.

Disclosures of Conflict of Interest

The Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning (ACHL) requires that the faculty participating in an accredited continuing education activity disclose all affiliations or other financial relationships within 24 months (1) with the manufacturers of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services discussed in an educational presentation and (2) with all ineligible companies. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to this activity. 

The following financial relationships have been provided:

Elaine Siegfried, MD (Chair)
Consultant: AbbVie, Arcutis, Dermavant, NobelPharma, Novan, Regeneron, Sanofi, Verrica
Data and Safety Monitoring Board: Amgen, Incyte, Janssen, Leo, Nova, Pierre Fabre/Edelife, Pfizer, UCB
Grants/Research Support: Amgen, Pfizer, Regeneron, Sanofi, Verrica
Speakers' Bureau: Regeneron, Sanofi, Verrica

 

Adelaide Hebert, MD (Faculty)
Consultant: Arcutis, Dermavant/Organon, Galderma, Incyte, Lilly, Pfizer, Takeda
Grants/Research Support: AbbVie, Amgen, Arcutis, Deermavant/Organonon, Incyte, Janssen, Oneness, Pfizer, Sanofi
Speakers' Bureau: Arcutis, Dermavant/Organon, Galderma, Incyte, Lilly, Pfizer, Takeda

 

Bob Geng, MD (Faculty)
Consultant: Amgen, Arcutis,Eli Lilly, Galderma, Incyte, Leo, Pfizer, Regeneron, Sanofi
Grants/Research Support: Amgen, Arcutis, Eli Lilly, Incyte, Leo, Organon, Pfizer, Regeneron, Sanofi
Speakers' Bureau: AbbVie, Amgen, Eli Lilly, Galderma, Incyte, Leo, Pfizer, Regeneron, Sanofi

 

ACHL staff members and others involved with the planning, development, and review of the content for this activity have no relevant affiliations or financial relationships to disclose.

Instructions for Participation and Credit

This activity will take approximately 255 minutes to complete. To receive credit, learners are required to complete the preassessment, view the online activity, and complete the posttest and evaluation. To receive credit, 75% must be achieved on the posttest. A certificate will be immediately available. There is no fee to participate in the activity or for the generation of the certificate.

For questions, contact McKenna Reinhard at [email protected].

Disclourse Unlabeled Use

The content for this activity was developed independently of any ineligible company. All materials are included with permission. The opinions expressed are those of the faculty and are not to be construed as those of the publisher or grantor(s).

This educational activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Recommendations involving clinical medicine in a continuing medical education (CME/CE) activity must be based on evidence that is accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients. All scientific research referred to, reported, or used in CME/CE in support or justification of a patient care recommendation must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.

This CME/CE activity might describe the off-label, investigational, or experimental use of medications and/or devices that may exceed their FDA-approved labeling. Physicians should consult the current manufacturers’ prescribing information for these products. ACHL requires the speaker to disclose that a product is not labeled for the use under discussion.

Discussion of scientific information on unapproved uses (SIUU), off-label, investigational, or experimental drug/device use: baricitinib, methotrexate, azathioprine, cyclosporine, and mycophenolate mofetil are not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of atopic dermatitis. Abrocitinib and upadacitinib are not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for first-line systemic treatment of atopic dermatitis.

Disclaimer

This activity is designed for educational purposes. Participants have a responsibility to utilize this information to enhance their professional development to improve patient outcomes. Conclusions drawn by the participants should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making before applying any information, whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.

Contact Information

For questions, contact McKenna Reinhard at [email protected] or (877) 444-8435, ext. 121.

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