Acne: Treatment and Patient Education

Acne: Treatment and Patient Education

Dermatological diseases are defined as skin disorders, where the skin is considered one of the most vulnerable to external and environmental factors.

Acne is considered a chronic inflammatory disease, affecting more than 85% of individuals and can be treated by health care practitioners.

In this course you will learn different classification of acne, the aggravating factors for acne, how to treat acne using non-pharmacological and pharmacological approach, in addition to complete patient education about acne and how to use Acne guideline in your treatment.

Acne treatment can be treated by prescribed and non-prescribed medications so pharmacists are drug experts that have the access to educate the patients. Patient education will help improve treatment's efficacy and ensures patients' safety.

All the information in this course is evidence-based and includes different useful resources.

Who can attend this course:

1) Pharmacy students.

2) Medical students.

3) Bio-medical students.

4) On the field training for pharmacists.

5) Any person that suffer from Acne or on current Acne treatment.

6) Patient education counselors.

This course will provide practice tests and quizzes with a detailed description of Acne treatment.

After finishing this course you will be able to know the different medical terms of Acne and to easily assess, treat and educate patient about Acne.

Identification of Acne, Treatment guideline for Acne, Patient Education and Counseling, Pharmacist training

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What you will learn

• Identification of different types of Acne
• Patients counseling and acne assessment
• Body Acne Map

Rating: 4.16667

Level: All Levels

Duration: 40 mins

Instructor: Ala Yousef