Improving the Management and Follow-up of Atopic Dermatitis: A Delphi Process Report of Consensus between Hospital Dermatologists and Pharmacists

Journal: Advances in Medicine and Engineering Interdisciplinary Research DOI: 10.32629/ameir.v2i1.1812

P. Herranz-Pinto1, I. Figueras Nart2, E. Monte-Boquet3, B. Tortajada Goitia4

1. Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
2. Department of Dermatology, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
3. Department of Dermatology, La Fe University Hospital, Valencia, Spain.
4. Department of Dermatology, Costa del Sol Hospital, Marbella, Spain.

Abstract

Atopic dermatitis is one of the most common dermatologic conditions and its treatment is often challenging. To establish consensus on recommendations for responding to various situations that arise when treating atopic dermatitis, a group of hospital pharmacists and dermatologists used the Delphi process. A scientific committee developed a Delphi survey with two blocks of questions to explore the group's views on (1) evaluating response to treatment in the patient with atopic dermatitis and (2) cooperation between the dermatology department and the hospital pharmacy service. The experts achieved an overall rate of consensus of 86% during the process. Conclusions were that dermatologists and hospital pharmacists need to maintain good communication and coordinate their interventions to optimize the management of atopic dermatitis and patients' responses to treatment.

Keywords

atopic dermatitis; dermatology; pharmacy service hospital; patient care management; treatment; clinical practice guidelines; quality of health care

Funding

This research project was financed by Lilly S.A.

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