The IPC Rapid Communications initiative aims to deliver concise, expert perspectives on emerging developments in psoriasis research, clinical practice, and health policy. Each publication highlights urgent or important issues where swift dissemination of expert insights can inform and improve patient care worldwide.
New discoveries, therapies, and data in psoriasis care evolve quickly—and clinicians need access to expert interpretation as soon as possible.
Rapid Communications allow IPC experts to respond to new evidence or pressing issues in real time, bridging the gap between guideline updates and helping practitioners stay current with global best practices.
Each Rapid Communication is a short, focused publication, typically under 500 words with up to five references, developed by IPC experts. Up to four are released annually and may take the form of expert commentaries, white papers, or position statements.
Selected manuscripts are fast-tracked for publication in peer-reviewed journals or shared on the IPC website to ensure timely global access.
Ideas are solicited annually from IPC members, Corporate Partners, and patient partner organizations. Submissions are evaluated by the IPC Editorial Committee based on:
Authors are chosen from among those who proposed the idea with attention to expertise and geographic diversity. While IPC aims to include idea contributors whenever possible, participation as an author is not guaranteed. Each manuscript undergoes a structured review and approval by the IPC Board of Directors before publication.
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These key clinical topics are under active development for upcoming Rapid Communication publications.
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A new IPC paper in JAAD presents five priorities for improving metabolic screening, advancing GLP-1 research in the context of psoriasis, and defining the dermatologist’s role in managing cardiometabolic risk in psoriasis patients.
IPC Jr. Councilor Mio Nakamura speaks with Dr. John Koo about how personality traits, including borderline personality disorder, shape clinical interactions and shares practical strategies for dermatologists to build stronger patient relationships.
Recordings from the IPC Fellows Research Class #1: Global and Collaborative Research in Psoriasis are now available. Program Chairs Peter van de Kerkhof, MD, PhD, and María Julia Cura, MD, led a faculty of international experts through sessions on unresolved questions in the era of effective psoriasis therapies, building global research collaborations, and connecting psoriasis research across disciplines. Watch to hear from Wolf Henning Boehncke, MD, MA, Christopher Griffiths, OBE, MD, FMedSci, and Georg Stingl, MD, as they share perspectives shaping the next generation of psoriasis research.
The IPC Resource Library now includes a dedicated Research Skills category, bringing together videos, articles, and presentations focused on building stronger research capabilities in psoriasis. Browse the current collection to find resources on topics from collaborative research methods to career development for researchers at every stage.
Rare ADAR1 gene mutations drive a distinct, interferon-fueled psoriasis subtype, and it responds to JAK1 and TYK2 inhibitors rather than standard IL-17/IL-23 biologics.
IPC Councilor Anna Lopez Ferrer, MD, PhD, reviews PURE-4, a four-item tool that helps dermatologists screen psoriasis patients for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) risk. She traces its evolution across three studies (2018–2026) into a validated predictor of early PsA.
IPC Councilor André Lucas Ribeiro, MD, reframes PsA as a slow transition from psoriasis, not a sudden event, opening the door to disease interception. He outlines the steps needed to get there, from harmonizing definitions to reducing inflammatory burden.
