Module 2 - Considerations for the Care of Adult Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

Launch Date:
August 24, 2022

Primary Audience:

This activity is intended to meet the educational needs of healthcare professionals involved in the care of adult patients with atopic dermatitis.

This module will present considerations for diagnosing and managing atopic dermatitis in the adult population.

Corinne Savides Happel, MD

Corinne Savides Happel, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine 
Allergy and Immunology 
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

 

Dr. Corinne Happel is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her area of clinical expertise is allergy immunology. 

Dr. Happel earned her M.D. from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She completed her residency at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and performed a fellowship in allergy and clinical immunology at the National Institutes of Health.

1.
Discuss patient evaluation strategies to diagnose moderate to severe AD accurately across various skin types.
2.
Describe the pathobiology of AD and the rationale for targeted therapies.
3.
Educate patients with AD on clinical symptoms and treatment options to optimize their own care and improve outcomes.