Welcome to our second segment of "Derm Detectives" on Dermalogues, the CDA's version of a true crime podcast! Joining us today are two derm residents, Dr Janis Chang and Dr Mina Boshra. They will each present a complex dermatology case they've been involved with to see if they can stump our Derm Detectives, Dr Kerri Purdy and Dr Mark Kirchhof. Dr Chang is a PGY-4 dermatology resident at the University of Ottawa, and Co-Chair of the CDA Residents and Fellows Society. She has an interest in complex medical dermatology and clinical teaching.  And Dr. Boshra is a second year resident, also in ..read more

Kerri is thrilled to have Dr Neil Shear join Dermalogues for this important conversation, part of our Season 5 deep dive into Complicated Medical Dermatology, talking to leading dermatologists about how they diagnose and treat complex cases and conditions. Dr. Neil Shear is a recently retired dermatologist and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine: divisions of Dermatology, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology. Before his retirement in 2021, Dr. Shear spent sixteen years as Director of the division of Dermatology at the University of Toronto, as ..read more

Kerri's preferred name for this episode is Neutrophilic Stuff, because it covers such a wide range of things from Sweet syndrome to pyoderma gangrenosum, erythema nodosum, leukocytoclastic vasculitis, neutrophilic urticaria and more!  As part of our Season 5 deep dive into complicated medical dermatology, Kerri is joined for this pearl filled episode by Dr Alexandra Mereniuk. Dr. Mereniuk is an Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of Montreal. She is co-founder and co-director of the combined Dermatology - Internal Medicine Clinic at Sacré-Coeur Hospital, a speci ..read more

We're trying something fun and new on Dermalogues this episode. It's our very first segment of "Derm Detectives." Think of it as the CDA's version of a true crime podcast. In it, dermatology residents present our two Derm Detectives, Dr Kerri Purdy and Dr Mark Kirchhof, with complex cases they've worked on. Will the Derm Detectives solve the case?  Our residents in this episode are Dr Sam Armstrong and Dr Mike MacGillivary, both at Dalhousie University in Halifax. Dr Mark Kirchhof is the Division Head of Dermatology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hos ..read more

The University of Calgary's Dr Regine Mydlarski is Kerri's guest for this fascinating, pearl filled conversation about immunobullous as we continue our season long deep dive into complex cases and conditions with leading dermatologists. This conversation is the second of three conversations recorded in person as part of the CDA annual conference in Toronto in June this year. Dr Mydlarski is an Associate Professor and Section Chief of Dermatology at the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. She is also Chair of the Specialty Committee in Dermatology for the Royal College of P ..read more

Welcome to Dermalogues Season 5!  This season Kerri is taking a deep dive into complex medical dermatology, talking to leading dermatologists about how they diagnose and treat complex cases and conditions. And Kerri's first guest is Onco-Dermatologist Dr Maxwell Sauder discussing Cutaneous Toxicities, for a smart, fun and thoughtful conversation, filled with clinical pearls for all our Residents listening. This episode was recorded in person at the CDA Conference in Toronto, Dr Maxwell Sauder is an assistant professor and the onco-dermatology fellowship director at the Universit ..read more

Dr. Simon Frank is Kerri's guest for this final episode of season 4, completing our series of cross specialty conversations with a fascinating discussion about plastic surgery. Together Kerri and Simon get into some of the many areas of specialty overlap between derm and plastics. This includes skin cancers, HS, and aesthetics.   Dr. Frank is an Assistant Professor and Program Director of Plastic Surgery at the University of Ottawa. In practice his focus is on breast reconstruction, microvascular reconstruction, aesthetic surgery and general pl ..read more

Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti is Kerri's guest for this fascinating deep dive into questions about the cross-over worlds of Derm and Infectious Diseases. Together they discuss skin infections, infectious diseases as they relate to some of the newer medications and then some pandemic and epidemic topics like Monkeypox. It's a great conversation with lots of amazing pearls, and for his part, Dr Chakrabarti says he's thrilled to be discussing something other than COVID for the first time in a few years!  Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti is a lecturer of Infectious Diseases at the University ..read more

Kerri is thrilled to be joined by oncologist Robyn MacFarlane for this fascinating cross-specialty conversation on the overlapping worlds of derm, oncology and melanoma. Robyn is an associate professor in the division of medical oncology at Dalhousie University. Her clinical interests are genital, urinary and melanoma cancer. She co-chairs the bi-annual Atlantic Melanoma Meeting. Our Residents questions this episode come from: Dr Saima Ali at the University of British Columbia, Dr Sarah Alsukait of the University of Toronto and Dr Asma Amir Ali from the University of Calgary. To learn more abo ..read more

We're thrilled to have Dr Rachel Asiniwasis on the podcast, as we take a short break from our cross-specialty series. Dr Asiniwasis joins us to discuss Indigenous health and dermatology. She is First Nations of Plains Cree and Saulteux descent, and a double board certified dermatologist working on Treaty 4 territory in Regina, Saskatchewan. She also carries out in-person and telehealth dermatology clinics for remote, northern and First Nations communities across Saskatchewan. Kerri and Rachel discuss best practices for working in these communities and with Indigenous Canadians ..read more