A new survey revealed that adults and caregivers of children aged 2-17 years living with atopic dermatitis (AD), commonly referred to as eczema, experience sleep disruptions attributed to the condition’s hallmark symptom of itching, which negatively impacts their mood, decreases daytime productivity and heightens stress levels.

AD, one of the most common chronic inflammatory skin diseases, affects over 26 million people in the U.S. alone and up to 10% of adults worldwide. AD occurs most frequently in children, affecting up to 20% worldwide.

The prevalence of atopic dermatitis, an extremely burdensome skin condition that negatively impacts the quality of life of patients suffering from AD and the families and caretakers of patients with AD, continues to grow. Dr. John Browning, a pediatric dermatologist, believes that patients need meaningful solutions that go beyond the surface of the skin. This survey underscores how adults with AD and caregivers of children ages 2-17 years with AD feel about the current treatment landscape and their understanding of concerns related to using topical steroids. It also aimed to explore the extent to which AD symptoms disrupt sleep and, consequently, affect daily functioning for both AD patients and their caregivers.

Key findings from the survey among adult patients with AD (n=502) and caregivers of children 2-17 with AD (n=510):
Itch is a top frustration that impacts patients’ and caregivers’ ability to get quality sleep.

89% of adult patients and caregivers of children aged 2-17 years with atopic dermatitis said itch is a top frustration from atopic dermatitis, and 94% said itching is the top symptom that disrupts sleep.

74% of adult patients and caregivers of children aged 2-17 years with atopic dermatitis stated that atopic dermatitis frequently or occasionally impacts their ability to get quality sleep, and 76% claim they have disrupted sleep an average of one to four nights per week.

These sleep disruptions have negative effects on mood (69%), daily routines (54%), daytime focus (51%), daytime productivity (51%) and stress (50%).

A majority of patients apply topicals before bed to ensure a good night’s sleep, however, patients and caregivers of children with AD have concerns about current treatment options.

72% of adult patients and caregivers of children aged 2-17 years with atopic dermatitis apply topicals before bed in an effort to ensure a good night’s sleep.

46% of caregivers of children aged 2-17 years with atopic dermatitis are extremely or very concerned about using topical steroids for their child’s atopic dermatitis.

Most patients and caregivers feel there should be a wider variety of treatment options.

Current topical treatments present issues that disrupt sleep, such as needing time to dry (58%), causing irritation (51%), and feeling uncomfortable (51%).

83% of adult patients and caregivers of children aged 2-17 years with atopic dermatitis said there is an unmet need in current atopic dermatitis treatment options.

Dr. Browning will discuss how itch (the hallmark symptom of atopic dermatitis), significantly disrupts sleep and the pressing need for new, long-term, treatment options to provide itch relief.

Interview is courtesy: Dermavant Sciences, Inc.
References available on request

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Working From Home…How’s that working For You?: Clean Up Your Mess, Set Up Your Space, And Step Up your productivity

ByWendy Ellin

Let’s face it, the world is changing right before you and your audience’s very eyes. And so is the way they all work. So what is everyone doing to make sure that working from home, well… works? Just about everyone is winging it among the clutter and chaos that’s their current reality at home, right? Well, Wendy wishes us good luck with that! If we all want the stress to go away, WE have to make that happen.

In an interview on your show Wendy can discuss:

• How to use this new reality of working from home to transform every area of the audience’s life
• How to set up an ideal workspace at home that eliminates stress and increases productivity
• How to get super focused among the daily distractions of kids, spouses, pets, neighbors & social media
• How to set boundaries around the work schedule so we can have time and energy for play
• How to under-commit and over-deliver to maintain the professional reputation your audience works so hard to maintain
• How to produce as much, if not more than we all did at the office
• Much, much more

Over the top-everyone loved it! You are truly amazing – a genuine talent. You need a reality show. We hit a home run!
—Tim Sheehan, BNY Mellon

I was an atypical, type-A organizational drill sergeant, but still felt completely out of control and behind the eight balls.

Wendy’s class changed my life drastically because she forced me to recognize that good intentions and gadgets

we’re not going to get me in control, but rather great habits and a simple system was the key.

I cannot tell you how efficient and less stressful my days are since implementing Wendy’ssystems.

—Anna Kathryn Robinson, Smith Barney  

We had Wendypresent to our Legal function in December — her presentation was funny, engaging, and gave us all tips we could immediately put into practice. I already have my email inbox down to zero and it has been liberating. Wendy’sstrategy for increasing your productivity is something everyone can use, regardless of your level in your organization or the type or number of tasks you have to do or respond to each day. If every organization made these practices mandatory, we could get so much more done! I’m still on my workplace productivity journey, but I have seen such improvement in my ability to respond and finish things with the tools that Wendy taught us. I highly recommend bringing her in to help you transform the effectiveness of your organization!

—Kamla Alexander, In house Counsel, The Coca-Cola Company  

Thank you so much for the valuable information you provided all of us at Frazier &Deeter.

I have had the opportunity to attend a few organizational and time management workshops over the course of my career and your presentation and materials are, by far, the best.

The differentiating factor is that your presentation is about life, behavior, and attitude, and not only a set of tools I can use to organize.

—Debi Jacobs, Frazier & Deeter  

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About WendyEllin:

With over 20 years of experience in the corporate sector and as a thriving entrepreneur, Wendy Ellin has established herself as the maestro of workplace productivity. Her ethos of“work smart, not hard in business and in life” has garnered her much acclaim from her peers and fans. Her in-demand speaking engagements and webinar coaching series are just some of the many facets to her audience engagement approach. Having previously penned “Enough is enough, Get Control of Your Stuff”, a how-to of organizational life skills, Wendy set her sights on the work-from-home trend that has become the new normal. Her #1 Bestseller, “Working From Home…How’s that working You?” focuses on this very real ecosystem that is now front and center in the daily lives of the American workforce. Wendy covers the full spectrum of life in the home office and the challenges this construct may present. Her detailed analysis and solutions provide readers with in-depth access to her proven efficiency tools to enhance and elevate productivity

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Another critical element of having a “work family” is they can be a support system if you or someone you love develops a chronic disease, such as cancer. How can co-workers lend the most effective and meaningful support without being intrusive?

Creating an inclusive and positive environment for an employee coping with a serious medical condition is essential to the overall well-being of a workplace, but coworkers and employers need guidance. On December 4th, Kathy Flora and Rebecca Nellis discuss findings in a recent survey commissioned by Cancer and Careers that explored the experiences of 1,000 US working adults, employed full-time, who work or have worked with someone being treated for a serious condition. They will explain how workplaces can evolve to support and accommodate people juggling work and diagnosis, the importance of fostering a positive and supportive work environment, and the key roles managers and supervisors can play. Some survey highlights include:

• 88% of working adults have concerns about their ability to support a co-worker with a serious and/or chronic medical condition

• Of those who currently work/have worked with someone diagnosed with cancer, 90% have concerns about offering support

• 59% of working adults are not confident that their managers and supervisors know how to support an employee with a serious and/or chronic medical condition

• 89% of workers think management could have done more to be supportive of their co-worker with a serious and/or chronic medical condition
Interview is courtesy: Cancer and Careers

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Dr. Grandin has become a prominent author and speaker on the subject of autism because “I have read enough to know that there are still many parents, and yes, professionals too, who believe that ‘once autistic, always autistic.’ This dictum has meant sad and sorry lives for many children diagnosed, as I was in early life, as autistic. To these people, it is incomprehensible that the characteristics of autism can be modified and controlled. However, I feel strongly that I am living proof that they can” (from Emergence: Labeled Autistic).

Even though she was considered “weird” in her young school years, she eventually found a mentor, who recognized her interests and abilities. Dr. Grandin later developed her talents into a successful career as a livestock-handling equipment designer, one of very few in the world. She has now designed the facilities in which half the cattle are handled in the United States, consulting for firms such as Burger King, McDonald’s, Swift, and others.

Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is now the most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world. Her fascinating life, with all its challenges and successes has been brought to the screen. She has been featured onNPR (National Public Radio), major television programs, such as the BBC special “The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow”, ABC’s Primetime Live, The Today Show, Larry King Live, 48 Hours and 20/20, and has been written about in many national publications, such as Time magazine, People magazine, Forbes, U.S. News and World Report, and New York Times.. Among numerous other recognitions by media, Bravo Cable did a half-hour show on her life, and she was featured in the best-selling book, Anthropologist from Mars.

Dr. Grandin presently works as a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. She also speaks around the world on both autism and cattle handling. At every Future Horizons conference on autism, the audience rates her presentation as 10+.

Dr. Grandin’s current bestselling book on autism is The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger’s. She also authored Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships, Animals Make us Human, Animals in Translation, Thinking in Pictures, Emergence: Labeled Autistic and produced several DVDs. All books and DVD’s available through Future Horizons.

Temple Grandin’s work continues to inspire millions, drawing superlative reviews such as these:

“Temple is my hero. She has my vote for the person who has provided the greatest advance in our understanding of autism this century.”

-Dr. Tony Attwood, world renowned expert on autism spectrum disorders.

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Social business software is transforming business as we know it, driving breakthroughs in productivity, sales, product innovation, and employee and customer satisfaction.   Learn first hand from a Jive executive how companies are utilizing social business to build better collaboration and connectivity among the employees in their workplace.

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Topics for Discussion/Visuals and Interview Opportunities:

• How Jive provides employees with a tool for sharing, collaborating, and relationship building to engage in internal communities.

• How Jive helps America’s workforce to bring their use of social media from their personal life into the workplace to be more productive and have better communication.

• How Jive helps reduce emails, cut down on meetings, and get all connected.

• Using social media skills in the workplace with permission!

• How people want to be connected and collaborate…its in our nature

• By giving them a tool to connect, employees tend to be happier, more productive, and then use it more in their personal life

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Michael Fischman Shares Easy Techniques That Relieve Stress, Promote Healing and Increase Happiness Tried By More Than 25 Million People, and Used To Increase Productivity And Work-Life Balance At Companies from IBM To NASA.

What: Stress Relief, Relaxation Techniques, and a Look at the New Book: STUMBLING INTO INFINITY: An Ordinary Man In The Sphere of Enlightenment

Who: Michael Fischman, U.S. President of the Art of Living Foundation
Stress causes untold illnesses, billions of dollars in work absenteeism, and generally takes the joy out of our lives. How can we learn to reduce stress, improve our health, and increase our happiness?

Michael Fischman takes that question personally, and has made it his lifes work to help people learn to relax, de-stress, and enjoy greater clarity of mind. As the U.S. President of the Art of Living Foundation, Fischman travels across the country and around the world, teaching people techniques for reducing stress and improving their lives in every way imaginable. His new book, STUMBLING INTO INFINITY: An Ordinary Man In The Sphere of Enlightenment (Morgan James, October 2010), tells the story of how he learned to seek serenity, and gives readers a never before seen look into a road of meditation and peace of mind.

No matter what your age, gender, profession, health, state of mind, or level of stress, Michael will share tips on stress relief, and in an interview will also discuss.

What stress is, and quick fixes to relieve stress at a moments notice

The four forms of Prahna, the subtle life force energy that controls our lives

Easy ways to increase our energy flow and reduce anxiety

How simple breathing can be used as a tool to calm the mind

Real scientific studies that show the health benefits of meditation and breathing techniques

How the foods we eat affect the way we think and feel

Why corporations from IBM to NASA have used Michaels APEX program to increase productivity and create a better work-life balance
michael fischman

His new book, the story of how he became President of Art of Living, and how others can get involved and learn these techniques The founder of the Art of Living foundation, Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, and a little bit about his background as a humanitarian and spiritual leader.

Fischman will share how he first got involved and helped to found the Art of Living Foundation, and how everyone can benefit from their philosophy, relaxation techniques, and service to others.

Whether you work in a fast paced environment, are a student, a mother, have health issues, or simply want to learn how to relax, Michael Fischman can give you the golden keys to a stress free life that will open the door to your potential and happiness.

About The Author

Michael Fischman is a leader in the field of personal development. He is a founding member and current president of the U.S. Art of Living Foundation, a global non-profit educational and humanitarian organization, and is also the CEO of the APEX course, the corporate training division of the International Association for Human Values. A former advertising executive with Ogilvy & Mather, and an inspiring speaker, Fischman travels across the U.S. and around the world leading personal-development seminars that bring greater peace, awareness, and fulfillment to daily life. He current lives in Boca Raton Florida. For more information, visit www.Stumblingintoinfinity.com or www.artofliving.org.

About The Art of Living Foundation

The Art of Living Foundation is one of the worlds largest volunteer-based non-governmental organizations. Offering both educational and humanitarian programs, it holds consultative status with the U.N. and has reached people in more than 150 countries. Programs are offered for youth, business, government, prisons, people with HIV or AIDS, trauma and disaster relief, and more. Founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, its programs of personal development and stress relief have reached more than twenty-five million people.

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