Lecture 05 Dr Tina Bhutani MD

Photo Therapy Lectures

A clinically focused masterclass by Tina Bhutani exploring the role of phototherapy in modern psoriasis management. The…

A clinically focused masterclass by Tina Bhutani exploring the role of phototherapy in modern psoriasis management. The session highlights the efficacy, safety, affordability, and long-term value of narrowband UVB therapy, along with practical guidance on patient selection, home phototherapy, treatment challenges, and its benefits in complex and special patient populations.

What Will You Learn?

In this highly engaging and clinically insightful masterclass, Dr. Tina Bhutani, internationally recognized psoriasis specialist and co-director of the Psoriasis and Phototherapy Center at UCSF, delivers a comprehensive overview of phototherapy in the modern management of psoriasis.
The lecture explores the evolving role of phototherapy within today’s rapidly advancing therapeutic landscape, addressing a critical clinical question: why does phototherapy continue to remain one of the most valuable treatment options despite the emergence of highly targeted biologic therapies? Drawing from both scientific evidence and extensive clinical experience, Dr. Bhutani explains how narrowband UVB phototherapy continues to provide exceptional efficacy, safety, affordability, and long-term therapeutic value for psoriasis patients worldwide.
Special emphasis is placed on the advantages of phototherapy as a broad-spectrum immunomodulatory treatment capable of achieving significant clinical improvement even in complex or treatment-resistant disease. The session reviews comparative efficacy data, treatment response timelines, safety considerations, psychosocial benefits, and the unique role of phototherapy in medically complex patients, pediatric populations, pregnant women, and individuals with multiple comorbidities.
Dr. Bhutani also discusses important practical considerations including accessibility challenges, insurance limitations, home phototherapy, patient selection, contraindications, and the growing evidence supporting phototherapy’s positive impact on systemic inflammation and overall patient well-being.
Combining scientific depth with compassionate patient-centered insight, this masterclass highlights why phototherapy remains not simply a traditional therapy, but a highly relevant and powerful treatment modality in contemporary psoriasis care.
An essential educational session for dermatologists, residents, and phototherapy practitioners seeking expert-level understanding of psoriasis phototherapy in real-world clinical practice.

Course Curriculum

Lecture 5

Lecture 5 Dr Tina Bhutani MD

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