Child and Youth Eczema Clinical Network

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Purpose of the Network

The purpose of the New Zealand Child and Youth Eczema Clinical Network is to establish a national multi-disciplinary network that will support clinicians working across community, primary, secondary and tertiary services to deliver high quality, cost effective and integrated eczema treatment programmes for children, youth and their whanau.

Eczema affects over 25% of New Zealand children and care is delivered in a wide range of settings. The Network aims to foster co-ordinated management across the entire continuum of care. A key part of this workforce is education and development.

• Diagnosis and Assessment of Eczema

  This document incorporates and summarises guidelines recently published by the American Academy of Dermatology and the British Association of Dermatologists. It is relevant to the treatment of eczema in New Zealand.

• Model of Care for Childhood Eczema

• Outpatient / Primary Care Management of Eczema

  Includes guidelines for outpatient/primary care management of eczema, Northern Region primary care pathways and a prescribers guide.

• Inpatient Management of Eczema

  Includes clinical guidelines for the inpatient treatment of eczema

• Family Information and Handouts

  Includes links to videos, patient handouts and actions plans