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WELCOME TO THE MURDOUGH FAMILY CENTER
FOR PSORIASIS


Murdough Clinical Team

It is our great pleasure to announce the Murdough Family Center for Psoriasis. Generously funded by a $5M gift from the Murdough Foundation, the Center's goal is to provide leadership in creating and translating advances in psoriasis research to patient care.

One of our missions is to develop the infrastructure to iteratively pilot test, in real-time clinical practice, via bi-directional clinical networks, clinical initiatives that derive from new studies which demonstrate improved patient outcomes. We also aim to integrate new concepts in the psychological aspects of psoriasis and immunology into community-based applications in conjunction with new and established therapies.

 

Psoriasis Support Group Information		Multidisciplinary Psoriasis Clinic
The HOPE Psoriasis Group is a psoriasis support group located in the Cleveland area meeting the first Thursday of every month at St. Agnes Our Lady of Fatima from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. If you are interested in joining the group, please contact Glennis at 216-571-3252. Click here for directions and additional information. Living with Psoriasis from Health.Com		The first Multidisciplinary Psoriasis Clinic opened on April 25, 2007 at the Bolwell Health Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Click here for more information. To schedule an appointment please call 216-844-0313. Map and Directions
Publications		Career Opportunities
Progress Report Update on the activities of the Murdough Family Center for Psoriasis LIFEDERMNET™ Newsletter Center newsletter to network physicians and staff Psoriasis Publications Access to psoriasis publications by the team members of the Murdough Family Center for Psoriasis		Psoriasis Fellowship Nurse Practitioner For more information on the employment opportunities available at the Center, please contact: Kimberly Sanders, BSN Phone: 216-844-7394

For questions or for more information regarding the Murdough Family Center for Psoriasis, please contact:

Kathy Kavlick, RN, Community Outreach Nurse
Phone:	216-844-0313
Email:	Kathleen.Kavlick@UHhospitals.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

CENTER NEWS

Take action Ohio!
Urge Senator Voinovich and Senator Brown to support the psoriasis community.

Dr. Locala at the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Meeting.
Click here to download the poster from this event.

The 1st Annual Murdough Scientific Symposium October 2009
A successful event sure to generate enthusiastic discussion, new concepts and an interchange of ideas. Please click here to see photos

Psoriasis & Flu Season National Psoriasis Foundation's warning for people with psoriasis and certain medications for more information click here

First Annual Scientific Symposium
The MFCP is preparing to kick off it's first ever Scientific Symposium Oct 15-16, 2009.

Click here to listen to Dr. Joseph Locala discuss Murdough Multidisciplinary Clinic with NPR, Monday, 9/14/2009.

More news >>

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RELATED LINKS

National Psoriasis Foundation
Non-profit organization dedicated to educating, serving and empowering people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.

Medline Plus
Service provided by the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other government agencies and health-related organizations.

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