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Psoriasis Awareness Month
August 2023
August is Psoriasis
Awareness Month – initially introduced by the National Psoriasis Foundation in
the United States (as Psoriasis Action Month) it is now recognised
globally in order to raise awareness of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Psoriasis is more than just a skin condition,
and it can affect people physically and psychologically. It is currently estimated that it affects
between 2% and 3% of the UK population - up to 1.8 million people.
RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES
The Health Libraries, both at the
Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer numerous resources related to psoriasis.
Whether you or a family member has the condition, or you care for patients that
do, there are numerous texts available to assist you. In the lists below you’ll find a small
selection of items. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or
ask at the counter.
This document covers the
following resources – books, journals, journal
articles and patient
information.
·
Psoriasis; Menter, Alan; Ryan, Caitriona; 2017; (CRC
Press); Second edition
·
Fast Facts : Psoriasis, Menter, Alan;
Smith, Catherine & Barker, Jonathan; 2014 (Abingdon); 4th ed – [only
available as a Keele e-book]
·
Handbook of dermatology: a practical manual; Mann, Margaret W; Popkin, Daniel L; 2019 (Wiley Blackwell); 2nd
edition
·
Dermatology at a glance; Chowdhury,
Mahbub M. U; et al; 2020; (Wiley), 2nd edition
·
Dermatology: an illustrated colour text; Gawkrodger, D. J; and Ardern-Jones, Michael R; 2021 (Elsevier), 7th
edition – [also available as a Keele e-book]
·
Dermatology made easy; Oakley,
Amanda M. M; 2022; (Scion Publishing); 2nd edition.
·
Fast Facts: Dermatological Nursing : A practical
guide on career pathways; Penzer-Hick, Rebecca; 2023 (S.Karger AG) – [only
available as a Keele e-book]
·
Challenging cases in allergic and immunologic diseases of the skin; Mahmoudi, Massoud; 2010 (Springer)
·
ABC of dermatology; Morris-Jones, Rachael;
2019 (Wiley-Blackwell); 7th edition.
·
Oxford Handbook of Medical Dermatology; Burge,
Susan; et al; 2016 (Oxford University Press) – [also available as an e-book
for NHS login only]
*N.B. NHS staff who
are members of the Health Library can request a temporary Keele username which
allows access to Keele e-resources from the Keele IT Suite in the Health
Library within the CEC at Royal Stoke.
·
JMIR Dermatology, JMIR Publications Inc.
[Available as an e-journal for Keele & NHS from 2018 onwards]
·
American research
journal of dermatology, American Research Journals. [Available as an e-journal
for Keele and NHS from 2019 onwards]
·
Skin health and
disease,
British Association of Dermatologists. [Available as an e-journal for Keele and
NHS from 2020 onwards].
·
British journal of
dermatology,
British Association of Dermatologists. [Available as a Keele e-journal only].
·
Psoriasis (Auckland,
N.Z.),
Dove Medical Press. [Available as an e-journal for both Keele and NHS]
·
Journal of psoriasis
and psoriatic arthritis, National Psoriasis Foundation (U.S.). [Available as an
e-journal for both Keele and NHS from 2015 onwards].
Access more journals via our Journals
webpage: http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/journals/
·
“Treatment satisfaction of patients
with psoriasis with topical therapy in a real-world setting: unmet need for
higher effectiveness”; Ninosu, Nadia; Hoelker, Suna; et al; The Journal of
dermatological treatment, 2023, Vol.34 (1), p.2200570-2200570, DOI:
10.1080/09546634.2023.2200570 - [Available via Keele & NHS e-journals].
·
“Quality of life and patient-reported
symptoms in a Phase 4, real-world study of tildrakizumab in patients with
moderate-to-severe psoriasis: Week 28 interim analysis”; Bhatia, Neal; Heim,
Jayme; et al; The Journal of dermatological treatment, 2023, Vol.34 (1),
p.2200872-2200872; DOI: 10.1080/09546634.2023.2200872 - [Available via Keele
& NHS e-journals]
·
“Steps towards implementation of
protocolized dose reduction of adalimumab, etanercept and ustekinumab for
psoriasis in daily practice”; van der Schoot, L.S; Janssen, J.J; et al; The
Journal of dermatological treatment, 2023, Vol.34 (1), p.2186728-2186728; DOI:
10.1080/09546634.2023.2186728 - [Available via Keele & NHS e-journals]
·
“Patients’ perspectives towards
biologic dose reduction in psoriasis: a qualitative study”; van der Schoot, L.
S; Verhoef, L. M; et al; Archives of Dermatological Research, 2023,
Vol.315 (6), p.1735-1745; DOI: 10.1007/s00403-023-02566-w – [Available via
Keele & NHS e-journals]
·
“Long-term management of pediatric
psoriasis with ixekizumab: a case report”; Orsini, Diego; Ibba, Luciano; et al;
The Journal of dermatological treatment, 2023, Vol.34 (1),
p.2198622-2198622; DOI: 10.1080/09546634.2023.2198622 – [Available via Keele
& NHS e-journals]
PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT
ADVICE:
·
NHS website:
o Psoriasis - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/psoriasis/
o Psoriatic arthritis - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/psoriatic-arthritis/
·
Charities:
o The Psoriasis Association - https://www.psoriasis-association.org.uk/
o Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance (PAPAA) - https://www.psoriasis-association.org.uk/
o British Skin Foundation - https://www.britishskinfoundation.org.uk/
·
Clinical Key – Patient Education [Available to
UHNM only]:
o Managing your psoriasis - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_Netter_2016_book036_handout066_en
o Psoriasis, easy-to-read - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_d42f9c17-9a35-465c-9cbb-f7bfa79da259
o Managing your psoriatic arthritis - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_Netter_2016_book036_handout507_en
KnowledgeShare CURRENT AWARENESS:
KnowledgeShare
Evidence Updates is a personalised current awareness service which sends,
straight to your email inbox, new evidence on topics tailored to your
requirements and collated by Health Librarians. For more information, or to register for
KnowledgeShare please go to https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/currentawareness/.
This is a clinical decision support tool. BMJ Best Practice uses the
latest evidence-based research, guidelines and expert opinion to offer
step-by-step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention.
Watch the video about BMJ Best Practice here
How to
Access
1.
Go to https://bestpractice.bmj.com/
2.
Enter your OpenAthens username and password and click ‘Sign in’
3.
If you are a new user, you will need to now register for a BMJ Best
Practice personal account. If prompted for an institution: enter "NHS in
England". Use your personal account to download the app for access
anywhere, anytime, even offline.
UHNM Health Libraries have several collections of ebooks including
Oxford handbooks online, Kortext and Clinical Key. Each of these platforms
contain many of the latest texts that UHNM staff can access online, all you
need is an OpenAthens password. The Kortext collection contains many popular
titles for nursing and allied health professional such as the "...at a
glance" series whilst Clinical Key contains a wide range of texts relating
to medicine, surgery, diagnostics and more.
Take a look at our webpage about e-books to find out more and
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