Psound Bytes National Psoriasis Foundation

Just having psoriasis is a huge life transition let alone adapting to life after high school. Listen as moderator Kaleigh Welch asks Youth Ambassadors Emme, Zoe, and Mandy to share their psoriasis journey of being responsible for their own health care, balancing college life with school, relationships, and their physical and mental health to achieve their post high school dreams. This episode is provided with support from Bristol Meyers Squibb. 

"I've had psoriasis for most of my life. At 40 years old I experienced the worst flare with all types of psoriasis and the loss of my hair." Join NPF volunteers, Ayesha Patrick, founder of Sistas with Psoriasis, and moderator LB Herbert as they discuss Ayesha's story from how she learned to cope, to ask and give help. Hear her tips to help manage psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. This episode is provided with support from Bristol Myers Squibb. 

"Patients with psoriasis have a lot of undiagnosed and untreated cardiovascular risk factors" per renowned dermatologist Dr. Joel Gelfand, Director, Psoriasis & Phototherapy Treatment Center at Penn. Hear why with moderator Dr. Guy Eakin, NPF Chief Scientific & Medical Officer, as they discuss risks, and what interventions using a centralized care coordination model (CP3) can do. This episode is provided with support from Bristol Myers Squibb. 

Not sure what Irritable Bowel Disease or Irritable Bowel Syndrome mean or how they relate to psoriasis? Listen as gastroenterologist Dr. Lisa Malter, Professor in the Dept. of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, Grossman School of Medicine, discusses the perfect storm of what it takes to develop IBD, how diagnosis occurs, care, and use of treatments also used with psoriatic disease. This episode is provided with support from Bristol Myers Squibb. 

Interested in participating in a clinical trial? Hear the facts about how and why you should be involved, potential benefits and challenges, what occurs in phase 1, 2, 3 and 4, clinical trial updates for psoriasis and an intriguing one for high blood pressure from dermatologist Dr. Benjamin Ehst, owner and Lead Clinical Investigator at Oregon Medical Research Center in Portland, OR. This episode is provided with support from Bristol Myers Squibb. 

Hear answers to questions when someone is newly diagnosed with psoriasis like what to expect at the first appointment, types of psoriasis, triggers of disease, treatments including over-the-counter options, how to deal with negative comments, and more from Tirsa Quartullo, a doctoral prepared, board-certified Dermatology and Family Nurse practitioner at Arizona Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery in Phoenix. Her advice: "learn as much as you can."