Ep. 257 "Traveling Near and Far with Psoriatic Disease"
Release Date: 07/15/2025
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info_outlineFeeling adventurous but not sure how to travel with your psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis? Listen as certified physician assistant Rosemary Son offers tips to help make your care easier while traveling near or far.
Join hosts LB Herbert and Kaitlin Walden as they talk tips for making travel easier whether in the US or abroad with certified Physician Assistant Rosemary Son from UT Southwestern Medical Center. Listen in as they discuss what to pack, keeping medications including biologics cool, where to find help if needed, tips for navigating airline travel, vaccines for traveling abroad, managing travel stress, infection precautions, and more.
This episode offers information to help you prepare in advance for that trip of a lifetime while maintaining management of your psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis so you can feel free to live your life to its fullest.
Timestamps:
· (0:00) Intro to Psoriasis Uncovered & guest welcome certified Physician Assistant Rosemary Son.
· (2:43) Tips for keeping medications (including biologics) cool when traveling in hot weather.
· (5:37) Types of skin and pain management products to pack.
· (8:41) Where to find help for psoriatic disease if needed in unfamiliar places.
· (10:43) Preparing for airline travel including liquid limitations and developing a “psoriasis passport”.
· (14:33) Travel to other countries and how to find over-the-counter medications if needed.
· (16:43) Vaccine recommendations for out of the country travel.
· (19:02) Cold weather protection recommendations.
· (21:27) Precautions for reducing risk of infection and should you purchase travel insurance.
· (24:17) Tips for managing stress as a disease trigger while traveling.
· (28:56) What to avoid when traveling.
· (31:36) Live life to the fullest with psoriatic disease and enjoy the adventure travel offers.
3 Key Takeaways:
· Managing psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis while traveling near or far is possible with advance preparation and use of precautions to help avoid stress associated with travel in changing environments.
· What and how you pack is key to reducing potential health issues that occur while traveling.
· A “psoriasis passport” or letter from your physician and a list of generic names for your medications can make travel in and out of the country easier.
Guest Bio:
Rosemary Son, M.P.A.S., PA-C, RDN is a board-certified physician assistant in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health and Hospital System. As a dual-certified Physician Assistant and Registered Dietitian with over a decade of experience in dermatology, Rosemary has a passion for treating complex inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, as well as, treating diseases that impact skin of color, and identifying social determinants of dermatologic health. She also has a personal passion for travel. Ms. Son is a Director at Large and member of the Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants and the American Academy of Physician Associates serving as a liaison to the American Academy of Dermatology.
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