RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Summary of the International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA) Meeting: A Report from the GRAPPA 2009 Annual Meeting
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 530
OP 539
DO 10.3899/jrheum.101115
VO 38
IS 3
A1 LAURA C. COATES
A1 CHRISTINE L. JONCKHEERE
A1 SONJA MOLIN
A1 PHILIP J. MEASE
A1 CHRISTOPHER T. RITCHLIN
YR 2011
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/38/3/530.abstract
AB The International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA) organized the second World Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 2009. The 2009 collaborative multidisciplinary meeting attracted nearly 1000 clinicians and investigators from dermatology, rheumatology, basic science, and industry, as well as patients and leaders of patient organizations, from 68 countries. The major theme of the meeting was “Psoriasis — Skin and Beyond,” and the primary aim was to highlight the significant effects of psoriasis and related comorbidities on patient function and quality of life. The annual meeting of GRAPPA (Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis) was held concurrently, and several GRAPPA members attended both meetings. Key presentations at IFPA that GRAPPA members believed were highlights of that meeting are summarized here.