Practical management of childhood eczema
Practical aspects of the management of eczema in childhood in both the primary and secondary care setting.
Includes the use of topical therapy, improving adherence, skin infections, nutrition and when to refer to secondary/tertiary services.
Presentations
- "Why does eczema matter?" and "What is eczema?"
- Differential diagnosis
- Principles of treatment
- Practical workshop on topical therapy – optimising topical treatment, adherence, education, demonstration
- Eczema management in Primary Care
- Skin infections and eczema
- Eczema and food allergy
- Secondary care of eczema – Recognising treatment failure, systemic treatments
1. "Why does eczema matter?" and "What is eczema?" (36 minutes)
Dr Diana Purvis
3. Practical workshop on topical therapy – optimising topical treatment, adherence, education, demonstration (38 minutes)
Jess Tiplady, Karen Hoare, Dr Diana Purvis
4. Eczema management in Primary Care (23 minutes)
Karen Hoare
Presentation notes: Eczema management in Primary Care [PDF, 500 KB]
5. Skin infections and eczema (14 minutes)
Jess Tiplady and Karen Hoare
Presentation notes: Skin infections and eczema [PDF, 551 KB]
8. Secondary care of eczema – Recognising treatment failure, systemic treatments (25 minutes)
Dr Diana Purvis
Practical management of childhood eczema
Seminar held 17 November 2014
Facilitator
Dr Karen Hoare – Nurse Practitioner, Greenstone Family Clinic, and Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland
Invited speakers
Dr Diana Purvis – Paediatrician and Dermatologist, Starship Hospital and Private Practice
Jess Tiplady – Practice Nurse, Greenstone Family Clinic, Manurewa
These presentations are provided for professional development purposes for the benefit of qualified health practitioners and should not be relied upon for any other purpose. Any opinions offered are those of the presenter or other speaker and do not necessarily represent the views of PHARMAC. PHARMAC accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided.