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Dr. Mark Kirchhof is the Division Head of Dermatology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital. And he is the president of the CDA.

Dr. Ivan Litvonov is an Associate Professor and Director of the Division of Dermatology for the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University. And he’s an associate editor at the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery.

Dr. Christopher Chew is a dermatologist at the Skin Health Institute in Melbourne, Australia. He is also a lecturer and program coordinator at Monash University Medical School, where he is pursuing a PhD studying vitiligo and melanocyte biology.

Dr. Ron Vender is founder and director of Dermatrials Research Incorporated and Venderm Innovations in Psoriasis. He’s a Dermatologist and an associate clinical professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.

Dr. Dominique Hanna is a dermatologist and associate professor at the University of Sherbrooke. She’s also a past president of The Association of Dermatology Specialists of Quebec. And she has been a member of the board of directors of the Canadian Dermatology Association, where she has been actively involved in expert committees including on Telehealth.

Dr. Reetesh Bose is a dermatologist at the Ottawa Hospital and lecturer on the faculty of the University of Ottawa. In 2021, he founded Canada’s first skin of color dermatology clinic at the Ottawa Hospital.

“The State of Artificial Intelligence in Skin Cancer Publications.“

Updates on Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris - A Scoping Review

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...

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...

Dr Perla Lansang, Dermatologist at the University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Centres and The Toronto Hospital for Sick Children

In some provinces in Canada, there are no Pediatric Dermatologists.

"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, expert...

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 Starke...

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 m...

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 ...

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-author...

"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 groun...

"Itch should be treated aggressively and that ultimately decreases the sleep disturbances and is going to leave not only better outcomes for Atopic Dermatitis, but overall." Kirk Barber is thrilled to welcome Dr Charles Lynde to the podcast, to talk about his recent article “Sleep Disturbances in Children with Atopic Dermatitis: A Scoping Review," which features in the March/April 2023 issue of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. Dr Lynde is an Associate Professor in the Department ...

The first ever JCMS live podcast took place at the Canadian Dermatology Association annual conference in June. In front of a live audience, host Kirk Barber sat down with the CDA podcast producer David McGuffin for a look into the world of podcasting. They discuss David's journey from CBC international reporter and war correspondent, to his work as a Senior Producer at NPR as it became a crucible for the podcasting boom, and then starting his own podcast production company and working with the C...

"We can have AI to read all the reports. I feel getting all that information will enable us to do what we're really good at as physicians, taking care of people and really getting the best decision." McGill's Dr Philippe Lefrancois joins the JCMS Pod for a conversation about AI that Kirk describes as "intriguing and clearly the future." Their discussion focuses on Dr Lafrancois' article in the Jan/Feb issue of JCMS: “Artificial Intelligence Training in Canadian Dermatology to Increase Dermatol...

How to generate more interest in skin science research in Canada

In this special Editor's Choice episode of the JCMS Podcast, Kirk is joined by Dr Cathryn Sibbald to discuss Alopecia Areata. Cathryn is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto Medical School and a staff dermatologist at SickKids Hospital in Toronto, with a special interest in inflammatory and autoimmune skin conditions. And our interest with Cathryn is that she runs a clinic specifically related to Alopecia. The focus of Kirk and Cathryn's discussion is around her article which y...

On this episode of JCMS Author Interviews, we take you to Verona, Italy for a conversation with Dr Paolo Gisondi about a very important topic: The Metabolic Aspects of Psoriasis. The conversation is based around Dr Gisondi's article in the May/June 2022 edition of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery titled: "Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Associated With Reduced Glomerular Filtration Rate in Patients With Chronic Plaque Psoriasis." As Kirk says about this conversation, "It's fas...