Navigating the evolving landscape of atopic dermatitis: Challenges and future opportunities: The 4th Davos declaration.
Claudia Traidl-HoffmanJamie AfghaniCezmi AkdisMübeccel AkdişHandan AydinKatja BaerenfallerHeidrun BehrendtThomas BieberPaul BigliardiMei Bigliardi-QiCharlotte Menné BonefeldStefanie BöschMarie-Charlotte BrüggenSebastian DiemertHans-Werner DuchnaMartina FähndrichDanielle FehrMarc FellmannRemo FreiLene Heise GarveyRaschid GharboMehmet GökkayaKarin GrandoCarole GuilletErman GulerJan GutermuthNadine HerrmannDirk-Jan HijnenClaudia HülpüschAlan D IrvineErika Jensen-JarolimHeidi H KongHillel KorenClaudia C V LangRoger LauenerLaura MaintzPierre-Yves MantelEmanuel MaverakisMatthias MöhrenschlagerSvenja MüllerKari Christine NadeauAvidan U NeumannCorina M BersetFahafahantsoa Rapelanoro RabenjaHarald RenzClaudio RhynerErnst RietschelJohannes RingCaroline RoduitMari SasakiMirjam SchenkJens SchröderDagmar SimonHans-Uwe SimonMilena SokolowskaSonja StänderMartin SteinhoffDoris Straub PiccirilloAlain TaïebRoberto TakaokaMartin TapparoHenrique TeixeiraJacob Pontoppidan ThyssenStephan TraidlMiriam UhlmannWillem van de VeenMarianne van HageJohann Christian VirchowAndreas WollenbergYasutaka MitamuraAlexander ZinkPeter Schmid-GrendlmeierPublished in: Allergy (2024)
The 4th Davos Declaration was developed during the Global Allergy Forum in Davos which aimed to elevate the care of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) by uniting experts and stakeholders. The forum addressed the high prevalence of AD, with a strategic focus on advancing research, treatment, and management to meet the evolving challenges in the field. This multidisciplinary forum brought together top leaders from research, clinical practice, policy, and patient advocacy to discuss the critical aspects of AD, including neuroimmunology, environmental factors, comorbidities, and breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The discussions were geared towards fostering a collaborative approach to integrate these advancements into practical, patient-centric care. The forum underlined the mounting burden of AD, attributing it to significant environmental and lifestyle changes. It acknowledged the progress in understanding AD and in developing targeted therapies but recognized a gap in translating these innovations into clinical practice. Emphasis was placed on the need for enhanced awareness, education, and stakeholder engagement to address this gap effectively and to consider environmental and lifestyle factors in a comprehensive disease management strategy. The 4th Davos Declaration marks a significant milestone in the journey to improve care for people with AD. By promoting a holistic approach that combines research, education, and clinical application, the Forum sets a roadmap for stakeholders to collaborate to improve patient outcomes in AD, reflecting a commitment to adapt and respond to the dynamic challenges of AD in a changing world.