ACTIVITY CONTENTS Welcome and Introductions
	Jean-Hilaire Saurat, MD - Chair Professor, Department of Dermatology Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Genève Geneva, Switzerland
Psoriasis and Systemic Inflammation: Underdiagnosed Enthesopathy
	Giampiero Girolomoni, MD Professor of Dermatology and Head of the Dermatology Section, Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences University of Verona Verona, Italy
The Nail as a Skeletal Appendage—Implications for Understanding the Link Between Psoriasis and Arthritis
	Dennis McGonagle, MB, FRCPI, PhD Professor of Investigative Rheumatology Academic Unit of the Musculoskeletal Diseases University of Leeds Leeds, United Kingdom
Approach to Managing Patients With Nail Involvement
	Alexandra Ogilvie, MD Senior Physician, Department of Dermatology Universität Erlangen Erlangen, Germany

ACTIVITY OVERVIEW

Looking Deeper Into Psoriasis and Nail Disease, an interactive activity, which is also available on CD-ROM, features a renowned faculty of dermatologists and a rheumatologist. They discuss new evidence on nail anatomy and provide new insights on nails as a potential link to both psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. This programme delivers an overview of psoriasis as a systemic inflammatory disease to underline the importance of screening patients for specific disease manifestations beyond the skin, such as entheseal abnormalities (ie, enthesitis) in asymptomatic psoriasis. Additionally, the strategic role of the dermatologist in detecting early signs of comorbid states such as arthritis in psoriasis patients will be highlighted. The latest evidence will be reviewed linking nails to the distal interphalangeal joint with the involvement of tendon enthesis and its consequences for inflammatory processes in this anatomical area. The faculty also discusses how to optimally manage patients with nail involvement with the goal of improving care and disease outcomes..

FACULTY DISCLOSURES

Faculty/authors must disclose any significant financial interest or relationship with proprietary entities that may have a direct relationship to the subject matter.

The faculty of this educational activity disclose the following:

Prof Saurat has a consulting agreement with Schering-Plough Corporation.

Prof Girolomoni has nothing to disclose.

Prof McGonagle has received funding for clinical grants from the National Institute for Health Research in the United Kingdom (NIHR UK).

Dr Ogilvie is an investigator and speaker for Abbott Laboratories, Essex Pharma GmbH Germany, Schering-Plough Corporation, Janssen-Cilag, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. She is also a consultant and member of scientific advisory boards for Abbott, Essex, and Schering-Plough.

This activity is sponsored by

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