All Things Urticaria

By Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network - UCARE in collaboration with MedthorityScience

All Things Urticaria episodes

January 24, 2023 Episode 54 - Mast Cell Involvement in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
Professor Yoshimichi Okayama joins Professor Marcus Maurer to discuss the role which mast cells play in the disease aetiology of chronic spontaneous urticaria. In particular, the discussion focuses on mast cell receptors and how they can be utilised in the diagnosis of CSU.
19 min
January 09, 2023 Episode 53 - Recurrent Angioedema in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by Professor Asli Gelincik as they discuss recurrent angioedema in chronic spontaneous urticaria, and treatment options which are currently available to alleviate this pathology. The mechanistic actions of mast cell-mediated angioedema and bradykinin-mediated angioedema are discussed and their implications are analysed.
23 min
December 12, 2022 Episode 52 - Drug Survivability of Omalizumab in Chronic Urticaria
Dr Heike Röckmann, head of the drug survivability of omalizumab in chronic urticaria (DruSO-CU) project joins Professor Marcus Maurer to discuss the global project, the difficulties which were encountered, and how the UCARE network helped overcome these challenges. The focus of this podcast is on the importance of identifying the data in this important project.
22 min
November 29, 2022 Episode 51 - Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: Never Give Up
In this episode, Professor Silvia Ferrucci joins Professor Marcus Maurer in discussing what the phrase ‘Never Give Up’ means to physicians treating urticaria, and for patients embarking on their treatment journey. Areas of special focus are given to guideline treatment algorithms and the implementation of the CRUSE app and Chronic Urticaria Registry (CURE) as tools to shift the balance of treating urticaria.
18 min
November 15, 2022 Episode 50 - The development of treating urticaria over the last 2 decades
Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by Professor Luis Felipe Ensina where they discuss the founding days of urticaria treatment, and how urticaria clinics became available. Professor Maurer and Professor Ensina discussed how the treatment landscape, diagnostic techniques and further developments in the advancement of how clinicians treat patients with urticaria have evolved over the last two decades.
27 min
November 01, 2022 Episode 49 - Psycho-neurodermatology in chronic urticaria and mental health
Professor Anna Zalewska-Janowska joins Professor Maurer to delve into fascinating area of psycho-neurodermatology and how this can impact the lives of individuals with urticaria. Prof. Zalewska-Janowska highlights the importance of how urticaria is linked to neurogenic inflammation in chronic urticaria.
23 min
September 22, 2022 Episode 48 - Patient advocacy and seeing through the patient’s eyes
In this episode Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by patient and patient advocate Elaine, who experiences chronic urticaria. She highlights the importance of connecting patients with each other, and discusses the opportunities that arise when patients work together with healthcare professionals.
18 min
September 07, 2022 Episode 47 - Chronic Urticaria and Systemic Auto-Inflammatory Syndromes
Dr Sinisa Savic joins Professor Dr Marcus Maurer in this podcast to discuss chronic urticarias and systemic auto-inflammatory syndromes, delving into differential diagnostic techniques and utilisation of genetics to determine causation of clinical presentations.
21 min
August 26, 2022 Episode 46 - Chronic Urticaria: A Chinese Perspective
During this episode, Professor Marcus Mauer is joined by Dr Zuotao Zhao of Beijing Medical University, China, to discuss the growing problem of chronic spontaneous urticaria within the Chinese population and delve into possible causes of such a high incidence.
18 min
August 03, 2022 Episode 45 - A Turkish Perspective
Professor Marcus Mauer is joined by Dr Murat Türk and Dr Ragıp Ertaş of UCARE in Turkey to discuss advancements in the treatments of urticaria, with a special focus on the implementation of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
16 min

About All Things Urticaria

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Catch up on ’All Things Urticaria’ in this podcast series developed by Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network UCARE in collaboration with Medthority. Professor Marcus Maurer, Professor of Dermatology and Allergy at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, is joined by colleagues for in-depth discussions on the latest research and opinion on the pathogenesis and treatment of urticaria. Medthority received educational funding from the sponsor to help provide its healthcare professional members with access to the highest quality medical and scientific information, education and associated content. The opinions in this podcast are of the invited faculty, for informational purposes only, and should not be taken as medical advice. Please consult your regional guidelines for clinical practice recommendations in your area. For updates on ’All Things Urticaria’, sign up on Medthority. For more on UCARE/ACARE activities, visit the UCARE and ACARE websites, UCARE 4U, UDAY, CRUSE Control App, and CURE Registry.