41942 Improving Acne Care Recommendations From Personalising Acne: Consensus Of Experts (PACE)

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

9-19-2023

Publication Title

J Am Acad Dermatol

Abstract

Introduction: Current acne guidelines provide limited advice about long-term management of patients with acne, despite that acne sequelae are common and burdensome to patients. An international group of dermatologists formed the Personalising Acne: Consensus of Experts (PACE) and have worked to provide recommendations addressing varying presentations of the disease during the chronic acne patient journey. Objectives: To create practical recommendations to address gaps that exist in traditional guidelines, such as how to address non-facial acne and sequelae such as scarring and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). The PACE group also evaluated how acne impacts patients from a quality of life (QOL) perspective. Materials and Method: The PACE panel included 17 international dermatologists that used investigative survey questions and a modified Delphi approach by electronic survey to reach consensus. A Personalised Acne Care Pathway (PACP) was created based on consensus statements and multiple group discussions. QOL impacts were also assessed via online survey and a treatment algorithm was created. Results: The PACP encompasses patient profile and prognostic factors that can affect the patient journey, goal setting and managing expectations, goals of treatment for the initiation/modification phase as well as maintenance/modification phase, and also managing acne sequelae. In addition, the online survey of QOL found that patients with facial and truncal acne have a burden that exceeds that of patients with facial acne alone and should be an important consideration in management. Conclusions: This work helps clinicians to design personalized care pathways for acne patients and to understand how acne affects patient well-being.

Volume

89

Issue

3

First Page

AB56

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