Learning Objectives - Managing Acne Vulgaris CE course
- Understand the key pathogenic processes which contribute to acne lesion formation
- Identify and distinguish between inflammatory and non-inflammatory acne lesions
- Review traditional treatment strategies from both conventional and Naturopathic approaches
- Review the role and implementation of various acne lesion and sebum assessment tools for clinical practice
- Review key techniques in using clinical photography in before/after assessment
- Understand the role and benefit of an acne-focused patient reported outcomes measure assessment, along with a perceived stress assessment, in acne management
- Explore and discuss common myths surrounding acne and cosmeceutical product use
- Review the role and benefit of skin barrier support in acne management
- Explore the structure, nomenclature, and evidence-based use of ceramide-containing cosmeceuticals in managing acne
- Review the goals of skin cleansing, the various classes of skin cleansers, and roles of specialty cleansing products
- Identify which cleanser types are best for use in acne management
- Understand the recommended, and research-based, frequency of facial skin cleansing
- Review the various types of moisturizing ingredients and serums, and their role in acne
- Understand the role of toners, facial masks, and oil-absorbing ingredients/products in managing acne
- Explore cosmeceuticals used in acne lesion spot treatments
- Understand the role and connections between skin pH and acne
- Identify methods to maintain an optimal skin pH
- Review research surrounding established/traditional cosmeceuticals used in acne treatment
- Review research surrounding emerging cosmeceuticals used in acne treatment
- Identify cosmeceutical active ingredients beneficial in limiting excess oiliness/surface sebum
- Identify cosmeceutical active ingredients providing an anti-inflammatory action
- Identify cosmeceutical active ingredients for the prevention of acne-associated post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
- Identify cosmeceutical active ingredients for managing acne-associated facial redness and skin sensitivity
- Review novel & emerging oral supplements researched for use in acne
- Explore the emerging data surrounding the role of the skin microbiome
- Review researched associations between both topical and oral probiotics and acne pathophysiology
- Identify topical and oral probiotics cited in acne research, and found in a growing number of cosmeceuticals