RESUMO
A diverse array of stakeholders supports biomedical investigation, the major goal of which is to improve human health. For patients with dermatological disease, the Coalition of Skin Diseases (CSD) has for more than two decades provided a base from which public advocacy, education, fund-raising, and communication have flourished. Their efforts, combined with that of investigators and national funding agencies, have advanced scientific enterprise and, ultimately, human health.
Assuntos
Pesquisa Biomédica/ética , Pesquisa Biomédica/normas , Dermatologia/ética , Dermatologia/normas , Defesa do Paciente/ética , Defesa do Paciente/normas , Academias e Institutos/ética , Academias e Institutos/normas , Obtenção de Fundos/ética , Obtenção de Fundos/normas , Educação em Saúde/ética , Educação em Saúde/normas , Humanos , Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde/ética , Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde/normas , Apoio à Pesquisa como Assunto/ética , Apoio à Pesquisa como Assunto/normasRESUMO
Helping a patient cope with a frustrating and unpredictable disease like alopecia areata can be a difficult task for many dermatology nurses. Five dermatology nurses who practice in the United States and Canada say that one important resource that should not be overlooked during the course of treatment of alopecia areata is the patient support group. Another major resource is the referral of patients to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, which coordinates the patient support groups.