Dermalogues with Dr. Kerri Purdy – Details, episodes & analysis

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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

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.

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.