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Hard to Swallow, Pharmacist-Led Strategies to Improve EoE Care
Panel discussion on the advances of EoE
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As the prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) continues to increase, pharmacists can play a pivotal role in its recognition, diagnosis, and recommendations for management. In this activity Dr. Gary Falk, a gastroenterologist, and pharmacists Dr. Brian Hemstreet and Dr. Hamai Tom discuss advances in EoE and the clinical implications of available and emerging therapies in long-term management.
To support application to practice a downloadable pharmacy toolkit is included, comprised of two infographics on diagnosis and therapy for EoE along with publicly available resources.
- Discuss pharmacist-led strategies to reduce delays in diagnosis for EoE
- Recommend medication use practices based on the latest safety and efficacy data of current and emerging therapies targeting the histology and symptomology of EoE
- Incorporate strategies to facilitate coordinated interdisciplinary EoE care to manage disease progression and improve patient quality of life
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- Pathogenesis: inflammation and mediators
- Increasing incidence and prevalence
- Signs and symptoms
- Current recommended diagnostic algorithms
- Strategies for early intervention
- Short- and long-term consequences
- Existing misconceptions
- Need for maintenance therapy
- Guideline recommendations
- Medication use practices
- Role of the pharmacists in initiating, modifying and monitoring therapy
- Current challenges for patients
- Investigational approaches and clinical trial efficacy and safety data
- Future treatment paradigms
On May 20, 2022, the FDA approved dupilumab to treat EoE in adults and pediatric patients 12 years and older weighing at least 40 kilograms (which is about 88 pounds).
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
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