Your host Kirk Barber is thrilled to welcome Dr Melinda Gooderham back to the podcast for a fascinating conversation about her article on Psoriasis in the November-December issue of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery titled: “Baseline Characteristics of Canadian Patients in the Psoriasis Longitudinal Assessment and Registry - PSOLAR" Her co-authors on this article are: Robert Bissonnette, Sunil Kalia, Kim A Papp, Lyn C Guenther, Wayne P Gulliver, Vincent Ho, Neil H Shear, Ron Vender, Robert Gniadecki, Vimal H Prajapati, Irina Turchin ..read more

Kirk is happy to welcome Dr Feras Al Ghazawi to the podcast for a fascinating discussion on Photodnyamic Therapy, based on the article he co-authored in the January-February edition of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. It's titled: “A Review of the Dermatologic Clinical Applications of Topical Photodynamic Therapy." He’s an Assistant Professor in the division of dermatology at the University of Ottawa Medical school.  He’s also a Clinician Investigator and a double board certified Dermatologist at the Ottawa Hospital. His co-authors for this article are: Owen Dan Luo,&nb ..read more

"We have such good treatments today for kids who are suffering from pediatric psoriasis and other inflammatory conditions. And honestly I think the drugs we have now, the biologics in particular, are safer than some of the drugs we used in the past, and definitely more effective." This week on the podcast, Kirk is thrilled to welcome the University of Toronto's Dr Perla Lansang to for a fascinating discussion about the article she co-authored in the January-February 2024 edition of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. It's titled: A Practical Guide to Using Biologics in Pediatric De ..read more

"In the past ten years only seven dermatology trained individuals pursued fellowship training in pediatric dermatology and only five of those people are still in Canada." Dr Elena Pope joins Kirk Barber for a conversation about her article in the November-December issue of the JCMS: “Pediatric Dermatology in Canada: A Broad Review of Population Needs, Workforce and Training With Proposed Solutions.” It is a fascinating and important conversation about an article that Kirk describes as a call to action to fix the crisis in pediatric dermatology. Dr Elena Pope is the Division Head of Paediatric ..read more

"I think it's important to ask the patient, 'Are you comfortable with the injection and are you having any discomfort from it?'" Dr Ron Vender is back on the podcast, joining Kirk to discuss his July/August article in the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery titled: "A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Injection Site Reactions in Randomized-Controlled Trials of Biologic Injections." There are a lot of great clinical pearls in this discussion, and Kirk says he enjoyed the time, expertise and insights Dr Vender brought to this common problem, or not so common problem, as their convers ..read more

Kirk is very happy to have Dr Raed Alhusayen back on the podcast to discuss the fascinating article about melanoma surveillance he co-authored in the September-October issue of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery: "Surveillance After a Previous Cutaneous Melanoma Diagnosis: A Scoping Review of Melanoma Follow-Up Guidelines."  There are a lot of great pearls to be found in this interview. The article is open access on the JCMS website. His co-authors are: Leah Johnston, Samantha Starkey, Ilya Mukovozov, Lynne Robertson and Teresa Petrella. Dr Raed Alhusayen is a Clinici ..read more

Kirk is thrilled to welcome Dr Vincent Richer back to the podcast to talk about a vitally important issue, in an episode Kirk describes as "a real treat." The two of them discuss the fascinating article Dr Richer co-authored in the September/October issue of the JCMS titled: “Preventing Eye Injuries From Light and Laser-Based Dermatologic Procedures: A Practical Review.” The article is open access on the JCMS website.  Dr Richer's co-author is UBC's Dr Caitlyn Glover. Dr. Vincent Richer is a medical and cosmetic Dermatologist at Pacific Derm in Vancouver and is a Clinical Assist ..read more

Kirk is thrilled to have Dr Steven Feldman back on the podcast for a fascinating and wide ranging conversation on Papular Dermatitis, or as it's more broadly known, Itchy Red Bump disease. The conversation is based on the letter Dr Feldman published in the July/August 2023 issue of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery titled: Characterizing the Treatment of Papular Dermatitis: A Retrospective Chart Review. His co authors are Rachel E. Tao, Mallory L. Zaino, Katherine R. Salisbury and Joseph L. Jorizzo Dr Feldman is a Professor of Dermatology, Pathology and Public H ..read more

We're thrilled to have Dr Marlene Dytoc back on the podcast. In this episode she and Kirk discuss the fascinating article she co-authored in the March/April edition of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery titled: "Pharmacological Interventions for Primary Psychodermatologic Disorders: An Evidence Mapping and Appraisal of Randomized Controlled Trials." Kirk and Marlene really bring the world of psychodermatology alive in this thoughtful and wide ranging discussion. Dr Dytoc's co-authors are Tarek Turk, Chaocheng Liu, Esther Fujiwara, Sebastian Straube, Reidar Hagtve ..read more

"Recent research proved that ChatGPT shows more empathy when they reply to patient messages than real physicians." Today we’ll be talking about a truly fascinating topic, something that is really front and center in medicine, academia and almost every walk of life, Artificial Intelligence. What is AI? What are its benefits and dangers? How will it change the way we work and live, and practice as dermatologists and academics. We’re lucky to have as our guest someone who is doing a lot of ground breaking work and thinking on this topic. Dr Zhuo Ran Cai is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the ..read more