Tools to shed light on hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)
Educational content from HS experts
Those living with hidradenitis suppurativa often have questions about their condition. These resources are here to help patients, their loved ones, and your own practice through education, compassion, and awareness.
Downloadable resources
Strengthen your recognition of HS
By recognizing levels of HS disease severity among the 6 Fitzpatrick skin types, you can help reduce, you can help reduce irreversible scarring and the significant patient burden of advanced disease.1
Visualize HS
See how HS can present across stages and skin types
The HS Challenge
Compete with your peers and learn more about HS through this interactive gaming experience
A website specifically for patients
Shine a Light on HS is an educational website designed specifically for patients with HS in mind. This site contains information and resources for patients to learn more about their condition.
Understanding HS
Identifying and Diagnosing HS
Managing and Treating HS
Support and Resources for HS
Addressing Health Equity in HS
Delivering the Diagnosis
Understanding and Advancements
ACT on HS
EXPLORE HS
Discussions in HS: Diagnostic Delays in HS
Discussions in HS: The Need for Earlier HS Diagnosis and Treatment
Discussions in HS: HS Treatment Landscape
Discussions in HS: Considerations for Biologic Therapy in HS
Discussions in HS: Multidisciplinary Considerations in HS Care
The Mechanism of Disease
The healthcare providers featured in these videos and podcasts were compensated for their time. These videos and podcasts represent their opinions and do not represent the opinions of Novartis.
National organizations for patient support
The following organizations offer an array of support for those affected by HS. Whether you're diagnosing or referring, you can help patients connect with the care they may need.
HS Connect
HS Connect is a patient-led nonprofit organization committed to connecting the hidradenitis suppurativa community, including patients, family, and clinicians, with resources, support, and solutions. Visit website | 
HS Foundation
See how healthcare professionals like you can have meaningful and personalized conversations with their patients. Visit website |
AAD
The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) may provide helpful information for patients living with HS and their loved ones. Visit website | 
Hope for HS
Hope for HS is a 100% volunteer, grass-roots, patient- and caregiver-directed non-profit organization, supporting and advocating for patients with HS. Visit website |
The organizations and websites listed above are independently operated and not managed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Novartis assumes no responsibility, nor makes any endorsement, regarding information they may provide.
HS Connect
HS Connect is a patient-led nonprofit organization committed to connecting the hidradenitis suppurativa community, including patients, family, and clinicians, with resources, support, and solutions. Visit website
HS Foundation
See how healthcare professionals like you can have meaningful and personalized conversations with their patients. Visit website
AAD
The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) may provide helpful information for patients living with HS and their loved ones. Visit website
Hope for HS
Hope for HS is a 100% volunteer, grass-roots, patient- and caregiver-directed non-profit organization, supporting and advocating for patients with HS. Visit website
The organizations and websites listed above are independently operated and not managed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Novartis assumes no responsibility, nor makes any endorsement, regarding information they may provide.