Expert Interviews

Panelists discuss how atopic dermatitis diagnosis in primary care relies on clinical features including pruritus, characteristic distribution, and chronic/relapsing course. Severity assessment involves examining extent, intensity, impact on quality of life, and response to previous treatments.

Not all atopic dermatitis requires treatment by a specialist, says this dermatologist, and she collaborates regularly with her primary care colleagues.

Monu Khanna, MD, discusses challenges in managing pain in patients with obesity, effective pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapies, and more.

Shagun Bindlish, MD, discusses the complex interplay between obesity and mental health conditions and how sex is a potential moderating factor.

Anila Chadha, MD, highlights key preventive strategies to reduce CVD risk in patients with obesity and how to tailor them to address individual patient needs.

More consistent use of evidence-based guidelines and individualized pain management for every patient lead the hopes Edward Mariano, MD, MAS has for the future.

Edward Mariano, MD, MAS, looks at the risk of acute pain transitioning to a chronic condition and how a new nonopioid for acute pain might work for the latter.

Multimodal pain management expert and researcher Mariano describes the NaV1.8 inhibitor as "working in concert" with nonopioid therapies, including nerve blocks.

An anesthesiologist and renowned investigator in use of nonopioids as part of multimodal pain management, Edward Mariano, MD, MAS, describes slow uptake in the field.

William Grady, MD, coauthor of the ECLIPSE trial, discusses how the Shield cfDNA blood-based test compares to traditional CRC screening methods.