Advanced Practice Provider Perspectives on Advances in the Management of Plaque Psoriasis

Alexa Hetzel, MS, PA-C, leads a discussion on the role both physician assistants and nurse practitioners play in diagnosis and management of plaque psoriasis, commenting on the dermatology environment vs the primary care environment.

Experts discuss how the understanding of plaque psoriasis has changed over the years and, with that, how the treatment landscape has expanded.

Lakshi Aldredge, MSN, ANP-BC, reviews the mechanism of action of deucravacitinib, commenting on its efficacy in the treatment of plaque psoriasis.

Jennifer Conner, MPAS, PA-C, Terry Faleye, MPAS, PA-C, and Laura Bush, DMSc, PA-C, comment on approaches to treatment selection in managing plaque psoriasis, highlighting topical treatment in combination with other therapies.

Lakshi Aldredge, MSN, ANP-BC, discusses how speed of treatment response guides treatment selection for the patient, taking patient preference into consideration. Jennifer Conner, MPAS, PA-C, comments on treatment failure in plaque psoriasis.

Laura Bush, DMSc, PA-C, and Terry Faleye, MPAS, PA-C, discuss metrics to determine clearance in plaque psoriasis and how the provider’s expectations may be different from the patient’s expectations.

Five nurse practitioners and physician assistants review patient case presentations and discuss unmet needs in the psoriasis landscape.

Experts in dermatology review a case of a patient with plaque psoriasis concentrated on her hands and discuss taking the patient’s preferences into consideration when selecting treatment.

Jennifer Conner, MPAS, PA-C, and Lakshi Aldredge, MSN, ANP-BC, comment on approaches to escalating treatment of plaque psoriasis from topical therapy to systemic therapy and initiating that conversation with the patient.

Laura Bush, DMSc, PA-C, provides an overview of systemic treatment options for patients with plaque psoriasis, highlighting the follow-up process once treatment has been implemented.

Lakshi Aldredge, MSN, ANP-BC, comments on the implications of long-term safety data in patients who may not have responded to initial treatment of plaque psoriasis.

Jennifer Conner, MPAS, PA-C, and Terry Faleye, MPAS, PA-C, review a case of a young adult female with plaque psoriasis on the elbows, thighs, and scalp, and discuss switching systemic treatments to accommodate her lifestyle.

Dermatology experts discuss the use of systemic therapy in plaque psoriasis and determining patient response to treatment, also commenting on the use of PASI scoring in the clinical setting.

Laura Bush, DMSc, PA-C, and Terry Faleye, MPAS, PA-C, reviews the safety data of TYK2 inhibitors compared to other systemic agents in the same class.

Lakshi Aldredge, MSN, ANP-BC, comments on the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in plaque psoriasis treatment management. Jennifer Conner, MPAS, PA-C, reviews the long-term considerations with systemic therapy.

Experts in dermatological conditions review the case of a 40-year-old female with a long history of plaque psoriasis, highlighting the psychosocial impact of the disease and the importance of multidisciplinary care.

Lakshi Aldredge, MSN, ANP-BC, and Jennifer Conner, MPAS, PA-C, share treatment approaches to metabolic syndrome as a comorbidity with plaque psoriasis.

Experts in dermatology review unmet needs in the plaque psoriasis treatment landscape, as well as ongoing studies coming down the pipeline.

Alexa Hetzel, MS, PA-C; Jennifer Conner, MPAS, PA-C; Terry Faleye, MPAS, PA-C; Laura Bush, DMSc, PA-C; and Lakshi Aldredge, MSN, ANP-BC, share take-home messages regarding the treatment of patients with plaque psoriasis, highlighting listening to and educating patients.