And just like that... the 25th WCD in Singapore has come to an end. I catch up with Prof Roy Chan, A/Prof Lim Yen Loo, and more colleagues and delegates for their highlights of the conferences.This will be the final episode of this podcast... thank you for listening ..read more

Caught up with more colleagues and new friends on the floor - including Prof Birgit Lane, Dr Emma Craythorne, Dr Suzanne Cheng, and doctors who kindly volunteered to perform for the Social Event! This was all capped off with a light and drone spectacular ..read more

I catch up with friends and delegates at the WCD, and seems like AI is on the mind! I speak with Prof Steven Schumack, Maria Hordinsky and Manabu Ohyama, and my co-host Ellie ..read more

Day 2 of the World Congress of Dermatology was packed with an amazing programme! I speak with colleagues A/Profs Joyce Lee and Steven Thng, as well as colleagues from around the globe Drs Hashim Kadarbhai, George Cotsarelis, John McGrath, and fellow podcasters of the Spot Diagnosis Podcast from the Skin Health Institute in Australia ..read more

Day 1 of the World Congress of Dermatology 2023 with Dr Etienne Wang on the floor at Suntec City Convention Centre. I catch up with dermatologists and colleagues from all over the world, as well as my co-hosts, on the first day of the WCD. I will be podcasting from the WCD every day this week, reporting on the exciting sessions and happenings at this historic event! Subscribe and stay tuned ..read more

Sashen has been trying a new app that predicts his future skin if he does not use sunblock - will it lead to a meaningful change in behaviour? I also speak with my friend and colleague Dr Yew Yik Weng, PhD, about his interest in public health, and ask him for advice for residents and trainees interested in a career in research ..read more

Ellie and I discuss the field of Integrative Dermatology - what is it? And Prof Kenji Kabashima from Kyoto University Hospital joins me to talk about his latest research about atopic dermatitis treatments, and the upcoming Olympics ..read more

Lester, our new co-host added to the podcast roster, discusses screening derm patients for mental health issues in clinic, and how that can improve clinical care. Then I check in with Prof Roy Chan, President of the 25th WCD 2023, on how preparations for the in-person meeting next July is coming along. Online registration for the WCD 2023 is now open! https://www.wcd2023singapore.org/registration/ And we are also accepting abstract submissions: https://www.wcd2023singapore.org/scientific-programme/abstract-submission ..read more

Ellie and I discuss PPI - how to involve patients in research even in the planning and conceptualisation stage. Then, I speak with Dr Evangeline (Vangee) Handog from the Asian Hospital and Medical Centre in Manila, about her role as the first woman President of the International Society of Dermatology, the work of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) and the debate about skin lightening products in her country. Online registration for the WCD 2023 is now open! https://www.wcd2023singapore.org/registration/ And we are also accepting abstract submissions: https://www.wcd2023singap ..read more

Sashen and I discuss the pervasiveness of topical steroid phobia and hesitancy in dermatology patients, and how we might address this issue. I also speak with Prof Jerry Shapiro from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine about the latest in androgenetic alopecia and scarring alopecia; and he also gives us advice on running a successful WCD, as he was the President of the WCD in Vancouver in 2015 ..read more