Addressing Alopecia Areata

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Listen to patient advocate Damien Hamber and dermatologists Brittany Craiglow and Leila Asfour as they discuss advances in alopecia areata management, the impact of unmet needs, and the importance of treatment personalization. This content is intended for healthcare professionals only.

Episodes

  1. EPISODE 1

    Unmet needs in the management of alopecia areata

    Episode 1. “The most important things that I can do is acknowledge the experience and normalize that this is hard.” Dermatologist Brittany Craiglow and patient advocate Damien Hamber discuss unmet needs in AA management and their impact on patients.

    21 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Treatment choice, shared decision-making, and treatment planning

    Episode 2. “[People with AA] want to talk to someone who not only understands the condition medically but the impact that it’s going to have on the individual, and present them with ways forward.” Patient advocate Damien Hamber and dermatologist Brittany Craiglow discuss the importance of treatment selection and planning, alongside active collaboration, in effective clinical management of AA.

    20 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    Long-term management of alopecia areata with JAK inhibitors

    Episode 3. “[JAK inhibitors] can be really life-changing for patients.” Dermatologist Leila Asfour discusses the nuances of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors in long-term AA management.

    26 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Alopecia areata pathophysiology

    Episode 4. “We don’t understand that initial inciting event that causes alopecia areata. Patients come into the clinic fixated on the ‘why,’ which is still not well understood.” Dermatologist Brittany Craiglow discusses advances in our understanding of AA pathogenesis, including the role of the JAK–STAT pathway and potential treatment targets.

    13 min
  • 4 Episodes

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Listen to patient advocate Damien Hamber and dermatologists Brittany Craiglow and Leila Asfour as they discuss advances in alopecia areata management, the impact of unmet needs, and the importance of treatment personalization. This content is intended for healthcare professionals only.

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