The Medical Board of the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) exists to improve and guide the standard of care for psoriatic disease. The Medical Board serves to evaluate emerging data and publish information for the psoriatic disease community related to the establishment of guidelines, best practices, and position statements related to policy and research.
Clinical Recommendations and Statements from the NPF Medical Board
Clinical Guidelines
- Elmets CA, Korman NJ, Prater EF, et al. Joint AAD-NPF Guidelines of care for the management and treatment of psoriasis with topical therapy and alternative medicine modalities for psoriasis severity measures. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021;84(2):432-470. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2020.07.087
- Menter A, Strober BE, Kaplan DH, et al. Joint AAD-NPF guidelines of care for the management and treatment of psoriasis with biologics. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019;80(4):1029-1072. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2018.11.057
- Elmets CA, Leonardi CL, Davis DMR, et al. Joint AAD-NPF guidelines of care for the management and treatment of psoriasis with awareness and attention to comorbidities. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019;80(4):1073-1113. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2018.11.058
- Singh JA, Guyatt G, Ogdie A, et al. 2018 American College of Rheumatology/National Psoriasis Foundation Guideline for the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis. Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis. 2019;4(1):31-58. doi:10.1177/2475530318812244
Medical Board Clinical Statements
- Chat VS, Ellebrecht CT, Kingston P, et al. Vaccination Recommendations for Adults Receiving Biologics and Oral Therapies for Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis: Delphi Consensus from the Medical Board of the National Psoriasis Foundation. J Am Acad Dermatol. Published online February 6, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2023.12.070
- Baumrin E, Van Voorhees A, Garg A, Feldman SR, Merola JF. A systematic review of herpes zoster incidence and consensus recommendations on vaccination in adult patients on systemic therapy for psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis: From the Medical Board of the National Psoriasis Foundation. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019;81(1):102-10 doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2019.03.017
Medical Board Position Statements
- Armstrong A, Callis-Duffin K, Feldman S, Glick B, Kalb R, Reddy S, Schwartzman S, Yamauchi P, Calabrese C, Cordoro K, Desai S, Gladman D, Han G, Hawkes JE, Hsu S, Kircik L, Koo J, Kreuger GG, Lebwohl M, Leonardi C, Lewitt GM, Liao W, Liu C, Markenson J, Merola JF, Orbai A, Prussick R, Richardson V, Soung J, Van Voorhees AS, Wallace E, Weinberg J, Wine Lee L, Harris J, Koons S, Howard L. Position Statement on the Use of Biosimilars for Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis. National Psoriasis Foundation. 2023. https://www.psoriasis.org/position-statement-on-biosimilars/
- Armstrong A, Lebwohl M, Merola JF, Koons S, Fried R, Hawkes J, et al. Non-Medical Switching Impact on Patients and Providers – Psoriatic Disease Community Taking a Stand. Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis. 2021:24755303211024205 doi:10.1177/24755303211024205
- Pelet Del Toro N, Yahia R, Feldman SR, Van Voorhees A, Green L, Schwartzman S, Siegel E, Cordoro KM, Desai SR, Kircik L, Liao W, Hawkes JE, Weinberg J, Koo J, Wallace EB, Howard LM, Armstrong A, Han G. National Psoriasis Foundation Telemedicine Task Force guidance for management of psoriatic disease via telemedicine. JAAD Int. 2023 Apr 5;12:32-36. doi:10.1016/j.jdin.2023.02.018
Medical Board Research Statements
- Hackley M, Thampy D, Waseh S, et al. Increased risk of severe generalized pustular psoriasis due to tuberculosis screening delay for spesolimab initiation. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024;90(2):408-410. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2023.09.078
- Nussbaum D, Desai S, Gonzalez-Lopez A, Hawkes JE, Gondo G, Friedman A. Practices and perspectives on medical cannabis and cannabinoids: A Survey of the National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Advisory Board. JAAD Int. 2022. doi:10.1016/j.jdin.2022.07.001
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