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Dr Boos is an attending pediatric dermatologist at Seattle Children's Hospital and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He is also the Program Director of the Dermatology Residency Program. Dr. Boos is an advocate for health equity with a special interest in LGBTQ health, primary immunodeficiencies and the intersection of climate change and dermatology.
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Dr. Brian Kim is one of the top researchers worldwide in the study of patients with itch and other skin conditions. He is Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He is also the Director of the Mark Lebwohl Center for Neuroinflammation and Sensation.
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The CDA's version of a true crime podcast! Join Kerri and Mark as they try to solve complex dermatology cases.
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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 specialized referral center for patients with complex systemic cutaneous disease including rheumatologic and autoimmune blistering diseases.
For more on the work of the CDA, please visit dermatology.ca
And for more great CDA Podcasts, check out JCMS Author Interviews, hosted by Dr Kirk Barber. Dermalogues is produced by the CDA and David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions.Our theme music is by Lee Rosevere
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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 Hospital.
If you are a resident with a challenging case you'd like to test on the Derm Detectives, drop us an email at [email protected]
For more on the work of the CDA, please visit dermatology.ca
And for more great CDA Podcasts, check out JCMS Author Interviews, hosted by Dr Kirk Barber.
Dermalogues is produced by the CDA and David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions.
Our theme music is by Lee Rosevere
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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 Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
And to all you Residents listening out there, we're starting a new segment this season called Derm Detectives (drops November 2!), where Residents present Kerri Purdy and UOttawa's Dr Mark Kirchhof with a complex case they've been involved with, and see if they can stump the experts. If you are a Resident with a challenging case you'd like to try out on the Derm Detectives, drop us an email at [email protected]
For more on the work of the CDA, please visit dermatology.ca
And for more great CDA Podcasts, check out JCMS Author Interviews, hosted by Dr Kirk Barber.
Dermalogues is produced by the CDA and David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions.
Our theme music is by Lee Rosevere
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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 University of Toronto. He is also an onco-dermatologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. And practices at the Toronto Dermatology Centre where he is the research director and director of the pigmented lesion clinic.
And to our Residents out there, we're starting a new segment this season called Derm Detectives, where Residents present Kerri and Dr Mark Kirchhof with a complex case they've been involved with, and see if they can stump the experts. If you are a Resident with a challenging case you'd like to test on the Derm Detectives, drop us an email at [email protected]
For more on the work of the CDA, please visit dermatology.ca
And for more great CDA Podcasts, check out JCMS Author Interviews, hosted by Dr Kirk Barber.
Dermalogues is produced by the CDA and David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions.
Our theme music is by Lee Rosevere
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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 plastic surgery.
Our Residents' Questions this week come from Dr Janice Chang at the University of Ottawa and Christina Huang from the University of Toronto. Thank you both!
And a very big thank you also to Dr Saima Ali and Dr Anastasya Muntyanu for helping to bring in Residents' questions from across Canada this season.
To learn more about the work of the Canadian Dermatology Association, please visit dermatology.ca
And for more great CDA Podcasts, check out JCMS Author Interviews, hosted by Dr Kirk Barber, available wherever you listen to podcasts.
Dermalogues is produced by the CDA and David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions.
Our theme music is by Lee Rosevere.
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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 of Toronto. His clinical practice at Trillium Health Partners incorporates post-travel and tropical medicine. He also serves in a leadership capacity as division head of Infectious Diseases.
Our Residents' Questions this week come from Dr Kaylin Bechard of the University of Alberta and Dr. Patrice Lagacé from McGill University. Thank you both!
To learn more about the work of the Canadian Dermatology Association, please visit dermatology.ca
And for more great CDA Podcasts, check out JCMS Author Interviews, hosted by Dr Kirk Barber, available wherever you listen to podcasts.
Dermalogues is produced by the CDA and David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions.
Our theme music is by Lee Rosevere.
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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 about the work of the Canadian Dermatology Association, please visit dermatology.ca
And for more great CDA Podcasts, check out JCMS Author Interviews, hosted by Dr Kirk Barber, available wherever you listen to podcasts.
Dermalogues is produced by the CDA and David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions.
Our theme music is by Lee Rosevere.
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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, including an awareness of the ongoing impact of Residential Schools and systemic racism, and how regularly visiting and working in Indigenous communities can help overcome issues of trust and improve healthcare conditions in communities that are desperately underserved.
For more on the work of the CDA, please visit dermatology.ca
And for more great CDA Podcasts, check out JCMS Author Interviews, hosted by Dr Kirk Barber, available wherever you listen to podcasts.
Dermalogues is produced by the CDA and David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions.
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We're continuing our series of cross speciality conversations, and thrilled to have Rheumatologist Dr Kam Shojania as our guest to discuss all things Derm and Rheum.
Kerri and Dr. Shojania dive into topics including psoriatic disease, scleroderma and the lupus/germinomatous spectrum.
Dr Shojania is a clinical professor at the University of British Columbia. He is also Chief of Rheumatology at Vancouver General Hospital and Medical Director of the Mary Pack Arthritis Program. And he works with our colleague, dermatologist Dr. Sheila Au, in the Dermatology And RheumaTology, or DART clinic at St. Paul's Hospital.
Our Residents' questions this episode come from Dr. Touraj Khosravi and Dr. Julia Mayba from UBC, and Dr. Anastasiya Muntyanu from the University of Toronto.
For more on the work of the CDA, please visit dermatology.ca
And for more great CDA Podcasts, check out JCMS Author Interviews, hosted by Dr Kirk Barber, available wherever you listen to podcasts.
Dermalogues is produced by the CDA and David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions.
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Dermalogues is thrilled to be back for our fourth season! And this year, Dr Kerri Purdy is shaking things up a little with a series of cross-specialty conversations.
We start off with Dr Lori Connors, who is an Allergist and Immunologist at Dalhousie University, where she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine. She splits her time between community and academic practice and is very involved in Resident education at Dal. She is also the outgoing CPD Chair for the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Together Kerri and Lori dive into a fascinating conversation that focuses on three big areas: Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria, Type 2 Inflammatory Conditions and then some of the information or disinformation around food allergies and how it applies to eczema.
Our Resident questions both also come from Dalhousie University: Dr Leila Reguigui and Dr Michael Macgillivary. Thanks to you both.
For more on the work of the CDA, please visit dermatology.ca
And for more great CDA Podcasts, check out JCMS Author Interviews, hosted by Dr Kirk Barber.
Dermalogues is produced by the CDA and David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions.
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May is Sun Awareness month and to mark the occasion we are thrilled to welcome UBC's Dr Sunil Kalia to the podcast to take questions about all things related to sun safety, awareness and what the CDA has planned for this month.
And because it's a special episode, we'll be mixing things up a bit by taking questions from both Derm Residents and the general public. It's a lot of fun.
Dr Kalia is an associate professor of dermatology at the University of British Columbia and chairman of the sun awareness working group at the Canadian Dermatology Association.
For more information on Sun Awareness Month and helpful summer sun tips, visit the CDA website: www.dermatology.ca
This is our final episode of season 3 of Dermalogues.
We'll be back with Season 4 next fall. See you then!
For more great CDA podcast content, be sure to check out JCMS Author Interviews hosted by Dr Kirk Barber, available wherever you listen.
Dermalogues is produced by the CDA along with David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions
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Dr Julia Carroll of Compass Dermatology in Toronto joins Kerri for this fun and interesting episode on opening and managing an aesthetics practice. Among the questions they dive into include how to incorporate aesthetics into a practice, how to choose what aspects of aesthetics to focus on and what courses, references or books Dr Carroll recommends to learn more about aesthetics beyond what is offered in dermatology programs. Dr Carroll also gives advice on social media and media appearances, based on her own extensive experience on television, radio and podcasts.
Our Dermatology residents questions in this episode come from Dr Marcus Tan at the University of Ottawa and Dr Niko MacLellan from the University of Toronto.
Dr. Carroll is the founder of Compass dermatology in Toronto, where she’s built a reputation for her ethical and natural approach to beauty. She is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and an active member of the Canadian Dermatology Association. And she is on staff at the University of Toronto Medical School.
Dermalogues is produced by the CDA and David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions
Theme music is by Lee Rosevere
For more great dermatology podcasts by the CDA, before sure to check out JCMS Author Interviews with Dr Kirk Barber, available at dermatology.ca and wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Dr Geeta Yadav joins Kerri for this fun and informative discussion on the lessons she learned in opening her successful practice, Skin Science Dermatology, in Toronto. The questions they get into include; the reasons for going into practice, choosing to do it alone versus with a group, the advantages of first doing an elective or being an associate in a practice, how to choose your space, why getting your staff hires right is so critical, buying equipment and supplies, billing, record keeping and much more.
Our Resident questions this episode are from Dr Meryem Safoine at l'Université de Montréal and Dr Francois Lagace at McGill University in Montréal.
Geeta Yadav is the founder of Skin Science Dermatology in Toronto. She also lectures at the University of Toronto and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and the American Academy of Dermatology.
For more on the work of the Canadian Dermatology Association, visit www.dermatology.ca
JCMS Author Interviews is produced by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions in Ottawa.
Our theme music was composed by Lee Rosevere.
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Dr Mark Kirchhof joins Kerri Purdy for this lively and informative conversation about how best to diagnose and treat hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a chronic, systemic condition where an overactive immune system contributes to inflammation below the surface of the skin.
Our Resident questions this episode come from Dr Krystina Cleminson, at Dalhousie University and Dr Panteha Eshtiaghi of the University of Toronto.
Dr. Mark Kirchhof is the Division Head of Dermatology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital. He has a PhD in Immunology from the University of Western Ontario.
Dr Kirchhof has also appeared on Dermalogues' CDA sister podcast, JCMS Author Interviews, discussing medical cannabis and COVID-19 vaccines.
You can hear those here:
https://blubrry.com/jcms_author_interviews/43325228/dermatology-related-uses-of-medical-cannabis-promoted-by-dispensaries-in-canada-europe-and-the-united-states/
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/covid-19-vaccines-and-derm-patients/id1398257291?i=1000502771664
JCMS Author Interviews is produced by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions in Ottawa.
Our theme music was composed by Lee Rosevere.
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In a first ever CDA podcast crossover, Dermalogues host Kerri Purdy is Kirk Barber's guest on JCMS Author Interviews. They discuss the article she co-authored in the July/August edition of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery: Medical Education and Resident Dermatology Education in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kirk and Kerri talk about the challenges the pandemic created in medical education, the innovations used to overcome them and why some of those new virtual ways of communicating and educating will carry on into the future.
As well as being host of Dermalogues, Kerri Purdy is also an assistant professor and division head of Dermatology at Dalhousie University and a past President of the CDA.
Her co-authors on this article are: Malika Ladha, Harvey Lui, Julia Carroll, Philip Doiron, Carly Kirshen and Aaron Wong.
You can find the article discussed in today's episode at the JCMS website on the link below. It is available free for three weeks after this interview is posted:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1203475421993783
If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check out JCMS Author Interviews and subscribe for more interviews on the latest breakthroughs and cutting edge dermatology research. It is available at Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify and wherever you listen.
JCMS Author Interviews and Dermalogues are produced by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions in Ottawa.
Theme composed by Lee Rosevere.
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One of Canada's leading pediatric dermatologists, Dr Michele Ramien, joins Kerri to share pearls from her career in this a fun and fascinating conversation. What is the best approach to diagnosing and treating children with skin disorders? At what age do you begin engaging directly with children about their treatment and side-effects? How does the work-up for methotrexate in a child compare to that of an adult? How do you manage topical treatment for kids? What are the best pediatric derm reference sources for Residents?
This episode, our Derm Resident Questions come from Dr. Lydia Ouchene of McGill University and Dr. Rory Sutherland of the University of British Columbia. Many thanks!
Dr Michele Ramien is clinical associate professor of dermatology at the University of Calgary. She practices in general and pediatric dermatology. She is the vice-chair of the Camp Liberté Society, a camp for children with skin disorders. And she's the Chair of the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance and the vice-president of the Canadian Dermatology Association.
Dermalogues is made possible by a grant from AbbVie, via the CDA Corporate Supporter Program.
And it is produced by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions in Ottawa.
Our theme music is by Lee Rosevere. Cover art by Noelle Wong. - Show more
