This episode will describe best practices for addressing disparities in care for patients with atopic dermatitis and how to implement specific health equity strategies to improve access to atopic dermatitis care and increase patient adherence to treatment.

Host: Payel Gupta, MD, FACAAI

The miniseries is hosted by Payel Gupta, MD,  a triple board-certified specialist and the Medical Director for Allergy, Asthma, Immunology & ENT at LifeMD.com. She is practicing in New York City and is an assistant clinical professor at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Clinical Instructor at Mount Sinai Medical Center.  She is a volunteer national spokesperson for the American Lung Association and co-host of The Itch Podcast. Joining her are Anil Nanda, MD, who is in private community practice at the Asthma and Allergy Center in Lewisville and Flower Mound, Texas and is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, at the Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH, who is the Vice-Chair for Diversity and Inclusion for the Department of Dermatology and Professor of Clinical Dermatology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. He is the former Chair of the Department of Dermatology at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West. Having served as Director of the first-of-its-kind Skin of Color Center for over 15 years, his work has helped to advance patient care, research, and education pertaining to dermatologic disorders that are prevalent in populations with skin of color; and Marcella Aquino, MD, who is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and staff at Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Her interests include allergic skin diseases particularly allergic contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, and drug allergy. She has presented on these topics at national meetings and published in textbooks and peer reviewed journals with a focus on contact dermatitis including patch testing, the role of contact dermatitis in atopic dermatitis patients, drug allergy challenges/desensitizations and the use of simulation for the instruction of anaphylaxis/allergic emergencies. Dr. Aquino was awarded an implementation grant by the ACAAI Foundation looking a multi-level contributing factors to racial and ethnic disparities in urban children in asthma and atopic dermatitis.

This podcast series is supported by Pfizer.

This episode will describe the influence of skin color in diagnosing and managing patients with atopic dermatitis.

Disparities in Atopic Dermatitis Miniseries

Host: Payel Gupta, MD, FACAAI

The miniseries is hosted by Payel Gupta, MD,  a triple board-certified specialist and the Medical Director for Allergy, Asthma, Immunology & ENT at LifeMD.com. She is practicing in New York City and is an assistant clinical professor at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Clinical Instructor at Mount Sinai Medical Center.  She is a volunteer national spokesperson for the American Lung Association and co-host of The Itch Podcast. Joining her are Anil Nanda, MD, who is in private community practice at the Asthma and Allergy Center in Lewisville and Flower Mound, Texas and is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, at the Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH, who is the Vice-Chair for Diversity and Inclusion for the Department of Dermatology and Professor of Clinical Dermatology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. He is the former Chair of the Department of Dermatology at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West. Having served as Director of the first-of-its-kind Skin of Color Center for over 15 years, his work has helped to advance patient care, research, and education pertaining to dermatologic disorders that are prevalent in populations with skin of color; and Marcella Aquino, MD, who is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and staff at Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Her interests include allergic skin diseases particularly allergic contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, and drug allergy. She has presented on these topics at national meetings and published in textbooks and peer reviewed journals with a focus on contact dermatitis including patch testing, the role of contact dermatitis in atopic dermatitis patients, drug allergy challenges/desensitizations and the use of simulation for the instruction of anaphylaxis/allergic emergencies. Dr. Aquino was awarded an implementation grant by the ACAAI Foundation looking a multi-level contributing factors to racial and ethnic disparities in urban children in asthma and atopic dermatitis.

This podcast series is supported by Pfizer.

This episode will review racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities related to atopic dermatitis.

Disparities in Atopic Dermatitis Miniseries

Host: Payel Gupta, MD, FACAAI

The miniseries is hosted by Payel Gupta, MD,  a triple board-certified specialist and the Medical Director for Allergy, Asthma, Immunology & ENT at LifeMD.com. She is practicing in New York City and is an assistant clinical professor at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Clinical Instructor at Mount Sinai Medical Center.  She is a volunteer national spokesperson for the American Lung Association and co-host of The Itch Podcast. Joining her are Anil Nanda, MD, who is in private community practice at the Asthma and Allergy Center in Lewisville and Flower Mound, Texas and is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, at the Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH, who is the Vice-Chair for Diversity and Inclusion for the Department of Dermatology and Professor of Clinical Dermatology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. He is the former Chair of the Department of Dermatology at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West. Having served as Director of the first-of-its-kind Skin of Color Center for over 15 years, his work has helped to advance patient care, research, and education pertaining to dermatologic disorders that are prevalent in populations with skin of color; and Marcella Aquino, MD, who is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and staff at Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Her interests include allergic skin diseases particularly allergic contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, and drug allergy. She has presented on these topics at national meetings and published in textbooks and peer reviewed journals with a focus on contact dermatitis including patch testing, the role of contact dermatitis in atopic dermatitis patients, drug allergy challenges/desensitizations and the use of simulation for the instruction of anaphylaxis/allergic emergencies. Dr. Aquino was awarded an implementation grant by the ACAAI Foundation looking a multi-level contributing factors to racial and ethnic disparities in urban children in asthma and atopic dermatitis.

This podcast series is supported by Pfizer.

For today’s episode we will be reviewing articles from the May-June 2021 issue of Allergy Watch, a bimonthly publication which provides research summaries to College members from the major journals in allergy and immunology. You can also earn CME credit by listening to this podcast! For information about CME credit or to read archived issues of Allergy Watch, head over to https://college.acaai.org/publications/allergywatch

Please watch out for continued discussion on this topic in the ACAAI Community on DocMatter, we’ll have key talk takeaways and an engaging question with the opportunity for ongoing conversation about today's topic!

Article Links:

 A Behavior Change Intervention Aimed at Increasing Physical Activity Improves Clinical Control in Adults With Asthma: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

The Predicative Clinical Features Associated with Chronic Cough That Has a Single Underlying Cause.

 Trends in US hospitalizations for anaphylaxis among infants and toddlers: 2006 to 2015.

For today’s episode we will be reviewing articles from the January-February 2021 issue of Allergy Watch, a bimonthly publication which provides research summaries to College members from the major journals in allergy and immunology. You can also earn CME credit by listening to this podcast! For information about CME credit or to read archived issues of Allergy Watch, head over to https://college.acaai.org/publications/allergywatch

Please watch out for continued discussion on this topic in the ACAAI Community on DocMatter, we’ll have key talk takeaways and an engaging question with the opportunity for ongoing conversation about today's topic!

Article Links:

Early life acetaminophen exposure, glutathione S-transferase genes, and development of adolescent asthma in a high-risk birth cohort.

Health Services Utilization Is Increased in Poor Perceivers of Bronchoconstriction and Hyperinflation in Asthma.

Milk allergy most burdensome in multi-food allergic children.

This episode will outline barriers to immune globulin and transplantation and offer solutions

This episode will outline each barrier discussed in podcast #1 and then offer resources and solutions

This episode will review the current evidence of underdiagnosis of PIDD in minority/underserved populations.

For today’s episode we will be reviewing articles from the January-February 2021 issue of Allergy Watch, a bimonthly publication which provides research summaries to College members from the major journals in allergy and immunology. You can also earn CME credit by listening to this podcast! For information about CME credit or to read archived issues of Allergy Watch, head over to https://college.acaai.org/publications/allergywatch

Please watch out for continued discussion on this topic in the ACAAI Community on DocMatter, we’ll have key talk takeaways and an engaging question with the opportunity for ongoing conversation about today's topic!

Article Links:

Randomized controlled trial of triple versus dual inhaler therapy on small airways in smoking asthmatics.

Suboptimal treatment response to anti-IL-5 monoclonal antibodies in severe eosinophilic asthmatics with airway autoimmune phenomena.

Induction of sustained unresponsiveness after egg oral immunotherapy compared to baked egg therapy in children with egg allergy.

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ACAAI is presenting this podcast for educational purposes only. It is not medical advice or intended to replace the judgment of a licensed physician. The College is not responsible for any claims related to procedures, professionals, products or methods discussed in the podcast, and it does not approve or endorse any products, professionals, services or methods that might be referenced.

Today’s speakers have the following disclosures:

Dr. Lee has nothing to disclose

Dr. Kalangara Speaker and Consultant: GlaxoSmithKline

Dr. Fineman Speaker: Takeda; Research: Aimmune, DBV, Biocryst

For today’s episode we will be reviewing articles from the November-December 2020 issue of Allergy Watch, a bimonthly publication which provides research summaries to College members from the major journals in allergy and immunology. You can also earn CME credit by listening to this podcast! For information about CME credit or to read archived issues of Allergy Watch, head over to https://college.acaai.org/publications/allergywatch

Please watch out for continued discussion on this topic in the ACAAI Community on DocMatter, we’ll have key talk takeaways and an engaging question with the opportunity for ongoing conversation about today's topic!

Article Links:

Type 2 inflammation in chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps: Another relevant endotype.

Novel airway smooth muscle-mast cell interactions and a role for the TRPV4-ATP axis in non-atopic asthma.

Immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulin G subclass concentrations differ according to sex and race.

Please rate our podcast on iTunes!

Please give us feedback, corrections, and suggestions!

Email feedback to: [email protected]

ACAAI is presenting this podcast for educational purposes only. It is not medical advice or intended to replace the judgment of a licensed physician. The College is not responsible for any claims related to procedures, professionals, products or methods discussed in the podcast, and it does not approve or endorse any products, professionals, services or methods that might be referenced.

Today’s speakers have the following disclosures:

Dr. Lee has nothing to disclose

Dr. Kalangara Speaker and Consultant: GlaxoSmithKline

Dr. Fineman Speaker: Takeda; Research: Aimmune, DBV, Biocryst