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The Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance - a positive approach; effective management.
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The course can be accessed via any compatible device, computer, mobile and tablet. So you can start on one device and continue on another 24/7 (it remembers how much you have completed), at your own pace, in your own time and at your own convenience. Learn in bite sized chunks, whatever works well for your continuing learning needs.
Psoriasis in Practice is a patient-centred education programme, using patient interviews and case studies, clearly illustrating the everyday impact of psoriatic disease on the individual.
The programme helps healthcare professionals understand the individual needs of people with psoriasis, including how to assess and safely manage treatment for psoriasis patients.
In the course you will see some people with psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis who kindly agreed to be filmed during their clinical consultations as case studies for Psoriasis in Practice.
In this section of the course you will learn about the extent of psoriasis, who gets it, how it affects them and the full range of treatments that are currently available and offered, from the most basic creams to the latest biologic therapies. Mostly in primary care it is likely to be topical therapies, which includes a wide range of options, ranging from emollients to a variety of topical treatments.
There is also guidance about when and what particular aspects of psoriasis require referral to secondary care.
As part of managing someone with psoriasis it is important to recognise that it is more than just a skin disease. A key consideration is recognising when psoriatic arthritis is present. In this part of the course you will be taught about all aspects of recognising psoriatic arthritis, how to manage it, treatments that are available both in primary care and within a hospital setting.
In this section you will learn what a systemic assessment of the patient with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis should include which is generally as follows:
In this section you will learn how to provide and manage psoriasis patients virtually, without losing the important elements that a formal face to face consult includes. This is in recognition that Healthcare professionals are likely to be conducting more consultations virtually in the future, from lessons learnt during the COVID 19 pandemic, and also the long-term NHS Plan, which includes: ‘... a commitment that by 2023/24 every patient in England will be able to access a digital first primary care offer...’
The course is only available to registered healthcare professionals and other suitably accredited individuals.
This programme has been accredited by the RCN Centre for Professional Accreditation until 3 July 2024. Accreditation applies only to the educational content of the programme and does not apply to any product.