NATIONAL PSORIASIS FOUNDATION

RESEARCHTHE NATIONAL PSORIASIS FOUNDATION (NPF) CONTINUES TO BE A LEADER IN FUNDING AND DRIVING RESEARCH TO CURE PSORIATIC DISEASE. IN FY 2025, NPF INVESTED OVER $2.5M IN RESEARCH GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIP AWARDS TOWARDS OUTSIDE-THE-BOX IDEAS AND SUPPORTED YOUNG RESEARCHERS, ENSURING PROGRESS TOWARD NOVEL TREATMENTS. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS SUCH AS THE ACCELERATED MEDICINES PARTNERSHIP FOR AUTOIMMUNE AND IMMUNE-MEDIATED DISEASES (AMP AIM), NPF HAS WORKED WITH INDUSTRY AND NONPROFIT STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY MOLECULAR PATHWAYS AND ACCELERATE TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT. BRIDGE GRANTS HAVE ENABLED NEAR-MISS NIH RESEARCH APPLICATIONS TO SECURE ADDITIONAL DATA AND EVENTUALLY OBTAIN FEDERAL FUNDING, MULTIPLYING DONOR INVESTMENT MANY TIMES OVER. OVER THE LIFETIME OF THIS GRANT OFFERING, EVERY BRIDGE GRANT RECIPIENT SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED FURTHER FUNDING AFTER RESUBMISSION, TURNING $1.5 MILLION IN NPF GRANTS INTO $13.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL SUPPORT. NPF COLLABORATED WITH THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO DERMATOLOGIC CARE IN UNDERSERVED WASHINGTON, D.C. NEIGHBORHOODS. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, SUCH AS THE S.T.R.A.N.D. INITIATIVE, EDUCATED HAIR STYLISTS ON RECOGNIZING SCALP CONDITIONS, BROADENING COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND EARLY DETECTION. THE NPF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DIRECTORY WAS ENHANCED IN 2025 BY REQUIRING PROVIDERS TO ATTEST TO DELIVERING GUIDELINE-BASED, HIGH-QUALITY CARE FOCUSED ON MINIMAL DISEASE ACTIVITY AND CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL GROWTH.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONNPF CONTINUED TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING TARGETING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AT ALL LEVELS AND STAGES OF CAREER. THE 26TH ANNUAL RESIDENTS AND RHEUMATOLOGY FELLOWS MEETING OFFERED DERMATOLOGY RESIDENTS AND RHEUMATOLOGY FELLOWS THE LATEST IN PSORIATIC DISEASE TREATMENT PRESENTED BY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. THROUGH ITS DEDICATION TO EDUCATING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ON PSORIATIC DISEASE AND ITS RELATED DISEASES, NPF HAS EARNED ACCREDITATION AS A PROVIDER OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION. IT'S PART OF OUR EFFORTS TO ENSURE ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS UNDERSTAND THIS COMPLICATED DISEASE. NPF OFFERS THE PSOUND BYTES CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PODCASTS, WEBINARS, AND IN-PERSON CLASSES AND SEMINARS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES. IN FY 2025, THE NPF CELEBRATED THE INDEXING OF THE JOURNAL OF PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS, A PEER REVIEWED OUTLET FEATURING CME ARTICLES, ALLOWING MANY MORE RESEARCHERS, CLINICIANS, AND PATIENTS TO ACCESS VALUABLE INFORMATION IN EACH ARTICLE.