Expert Interviews

Making Collaborative Care Work: Overcoming Barriers to Integrating Mental Health in Primary Care
April 21, 2025

ACP 2025: Collaborative care can help address the mental health crisis, but payment and EHR challenges remain. Matthew Press, MD, explains how primary care can overcome these barriers and why integration is essential.

HbA1c is Good for the Big Diabetes Picture but CGM is Key for the Data Close-Up
April 18, 2025

ACP 2025. The timely glucose data available with continuous glucose monitoring is what's needed for optimal daily diabetes control, says Tom Martens, MD.

Closing Thoughts With Patient Cases: Choosing the Right Topical Treatment for Patients With Atopic Dermatitis
April 17, 2025

Panelists discuss how choosing topical treatments requires individualized therapy considering factors such as affected body areas, disease severity, patient age, formulation preferences, and insurance coverage.

Exploring Newer Nonsteroidal Topical Treatments for Atopic Dermatitis: JAK Inhibitors and AhR Agonists
April 17, 2025

Panelists discuss how roflumilast demonstrated good efficacy with 56% to 57% of patients achieving an Investigator’s Global Assessment (IGA) score of 0 or 1 after long-term use, making it effective for maintenance therapy with good tolerability.

Exploring Newer Nonsteroidal Topical Treatments for Atopic Dermatitis: PDE4 Inhibitors
April 17, 2025

Panelists discuss how newer nonsteroidal topical treatments like phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors (crisaborole and roflumilast), JAK inhibitors (ruxolitinib), and aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonists (tapinarof) are expanding options for atopic dermatitis treatment.

Addressing Risks and Adverse Effects of Long-Term Topical Corticosteroid Use
April 17, 2025

Panelists discuss how long-term use of topical steroids is prevalent with 50% of patients using them 15 to 30 days per month, leading to concerns about adverse effects, including topical steroid withdrawal syndrome.