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 Charac...

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.

"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 Dermatology.Dr Lansang's co-authors are Annie George, Rafael Paolo Lansang, and Melinda Gooderham.Perla Lansang is an associate professor in dermatology at the University of Toronto. Also, based at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and the Hospital for Sick Children, she has a special interest in pediatric and adolescent dermatology.This podcast is supported by an educational grant from Incyte Biosciences Canada, available through the CDA Corporate Supporter Program.For more great CDA podcasts check out Dermalogues, our Residents podcast hosted by Dr Kerri Purdy.To learn more about the work of the Canadian Dermatology Association, please visit our website at dermatology.ca JCMS Author Interviews is produced by the CDA and David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions in Ottawa.   Our theme music was composed by Lee Rosevere.

"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 Dermatology, at the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children and she is a professor of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto medical school. She is also the Chair of the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance.Her co-authors are Irene Lara-Corrales, Wingfield Rehmus, Michele Ramien, Shanna Spring, Catherine McCuaig, Loretta Fiorillo, Cathryn Sibbald and James Bergman.This podcast is supported by an educational grant from Incyte Biosciences Canada, available through the CDA Corporate Supporter Program.For more great CDA podcasts check out Dermalogues, our Residents podcast hosted by Dr Kerri Purdy.Available wherever you listen.  To learn more about the work of the Canadian Dermatology Association, please visit our website at dermatology.ca  JCMS Author Interviews is produced by the CDA and David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions in Ottawa.   Our theme music was composed by Lee Rosevere.

"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 a...

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 Previo...

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 i...

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...

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...

"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,

"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,

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.

"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 fo...

In this episode of JCMS Author Interviews, Kirk is joined by Dr David Croitoru for a discussion about his article in the Jan/Feb 2023 edition of JCMS: “Informing a Canadian Skin Science Trainee Program Based on the State of Trainee Programs Offered by ...

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 i...

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 202...

"Empathy goes a long way in making the patient increase their adherence to our treatment options, our management plans."Dr Marlene Dytoc joins Kirk to discuss her letters on why empathy is an important tool in dermatology practices.

"This might be the future of dermatology, that we're not just medical experts but also have to be marketing experts, that will allow us to fight against misinformation."Dr Mark Kirchhof is back on JCMS to talk with Kirk about the fourth of his JCMS art...

"Think about draping with everybody, especially younger females. Think a little bit about how you are moving that drape around, whether you need more than one drape, whether you have the patient move the drape.

Dr Kirk Barber is very happy to have Dr Julie Powell on the podcast for a difficult but important conversation, children and cancer. They discuss the article she co-authored in the July-August 2022 issue of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery.