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My patients are concerned about the safety of topical corticosteroids – should they be?
Stories about topical steroid withdrawal are difficult to put into context for both consumers and health professionals. The outcome is that many consumers are avoiding using topical corticosteroids, which in many cases, makes it harder to manage conditions such as eczema.
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Jaime has suffered from severe eczema for most of his life. This podcast delves into the interactions that take place between consumers and health professionals in the eczema journey.
QHUB, launched by Medcast, is a new home for quality use of medicine education. Supported by the Australian Government, it offers healthcare professionals and consumers free, comprehensive resources on key health issues, starting with eczema.
Some parents and health professionals are hesitant to use topical corticosteroid on sensitive skin regions such as the face. Moreover, in young children there can be a tendency by parents (often influenced by friends/family/social media) to assume food as a cause of eczema, which may give rise to unnecessary restrictions of diet.
Dr Artiene Tatian and Ms Melanie Funk discuss the impact and burden of eczema on individuals and families and address some of the management challenges for health professionals.
Every day around 2.8 million Australians, many of them young children, are directly impacted by the itch, inflammation and discomfort of eczema. Countless more are indirectly affected.
Eczema is an increasingly common condition that is encountered in the primary care setting. It usually presents early in life and is often viewed as a minor condition. However, this belies the reality that for many sufferers, eczema can be a debilitating chronic condition.
Two new grants to support consumer health literacy and improve the use of medicines will see peak health and consumer organisations working side-by-side.