PATIENT RESOURCES
Support Group Information
The HOPE (Hold On Pray Everyday) Psoriasis
Support group was founded by Glennis Smitherman, an individual afflicted
with psoriasis, to provide
emotional
support,
awareness and education to people in the Cleveland area.
The HOPE Psoriasis Meetings will be held every
first Thursday of the month starting with Thursday January 4th 2007.
Where: St Agnes Our Lady
of Fatima
6800 Lexington Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44103
When: 6:30 until 8:00
For more information about the group contact:
Glennis Smitherman
Support Group Leader
216.791.0509 or 216.571.3252
cleveland@support.psoriasis.org
Click
here for directions and additional information.
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Clinical Trials
Clinical studies are ongoing to evaluate the efficacy
of new therapeutic agents for variety of indications. Our Clinical
Trials Unit (CTU) at
University Hospitals Case Medical Center provides patients with the
opportunity
to participate in studies of
the newest
medications that are being evaluated as potential therapies.
The staff are experienced in topical, systemic and novel biologic
therapeutics, coordinating trials across multiple locations. The CTU
maintains a professional infrastructure for testing new agents and
protocols for patients with
skin diseases, and provides a resource for industry
and government for skilled assessment of skin disease. We have cultivated
a very large pool of patients, both from within the institution and
from a large referral base, who are regularly recruited
into clinical trials, effecting rapid enrollment. The CTU is actively
involved in study design, all phases of clinical testing, and the FDA
approval process of investigational new drugs.
Click
here for all of the clinical trials the Murdough Family Center
for Psoriasis is currently participating in.
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Psoriasis Education
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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