"When I was starting to use Dupilumab in my patients, I thought they were getting more positive results than what I would have expected. When I was seeing patients three or four months after being on treatment they were ecstatic, the were like 'Wow, this is really life changing.'"

Dr Jensen Yeung returns to the JCMS Author Interviews podcast to talk to Kirk Barber about his article, "Short-Term Evaluation of the Real-World Efficacy and Safety of Dupilumab for the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis" which is featured in the Sept/Oct Edition of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery.

Dr. Jensen Yeung is a certified dermatologist and medical director of the Phototherapy Education and Research Centre of Women's College Hospital, an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, and an Associate Editor of JCMS.

Our theme music is composed by Lee Rosevere

And our producer is David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions in Ottawa.

"There really is no safety risk with any non-live vaccine to our patients on biologics. And the vast majority of studies state that the efficacy of vaccines is maintained for patients on biologic therapy."

In a timely interview, Dr Mark Kirchhoff joins JCMS Editor in Chief Kirk Barber to discuss the impact of the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines on Dermatology patients, including a look at what vaccines are approved or will be approved in the near future, what immunotherapies are used in dermatology and what is the evidence of their effect on vaccinations, and what are the potential risks and efficacies of the COVID-19 vaccines for patients on immunotherapies. Dr Kirchhof's analysis is based on an extensive data review for publication.

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

JCMS Author Interviews is produced by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions.

Theme music is by Lee Rosevere.

Severity measurement scales for atopic dermatitis are important in clinical trials as objective outcome measures and they are often required for government and private insurance plans. These scales are sometimes underused by clinicians for a number of reasons, including time constraints and lack familiarity. Dr Patrick Fleming joins Dr Kirk Barber, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, to talk about his article in the July/August edition of the Journal, reviewing the most commonly used atopic dermatitis measurement scales and gives his take on user guides and scoring explanations and inter-scale comparisons.

Dr Patrick Fleming is an assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Toronto, and a dermatologist at Lynde Dermatology in Markham, Ont. And he is also working at the COVID Centre at Women's College Hospital.

JCMS Author Interviews is produced by David McGuffin of Explore Productions.

Our theme music is by Lee Rosevere.

In this special edition of JCMS Author Interviews, Kirk Barber, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery talks with Dr Jensen Yeung, about his article, "Management of Plaque Psoriasis with Biologics in Women of Childbearing Potential," in the special July/August supplement edition of JCMS. With women making up fifty percent of Psoriasis patients, what does published data reveal about the safety of treating pregnant and breastfeeding women with biologics? Listen and learn more!

Dr Jensen Yeung is a dermatologist and medical director of the Phototherapy Education and Research Centre of Women's College Hospital, an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and an Associate Editor of JCMS.

Our theme music is composed by Lee Rosevere

And our producer is David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions in Ottawa.

"A lot of us have had patients with PRP who went on a biologic and they cleared quite rapidly and were very happy afterwards."

Dr Patrick Fleming joins Kirk Barber, JCMS editor-in-chief, to discuss his article in the Jan/Feb 2020 issue of the journal, titled: “Use of Biologics in Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris Refractory to First-Line Systemic Therapy: A Systematic Review.“

Dr Patrick Fleming talks about how there has been an increasing number of studies reporting the successful use of biologictherapy in patients with PRP, a relatively rare skin disease, however the data on the efficacy and safety is limited. His objective, along with his colleagues, was to evaluate the existing evidence for utilizing biologics, whether alone or in combination with established systemic therapies, in patients with treatment-resistant pityriasis rubra pilaris.

Theme music is by Lee Rosevere.

JCMS Author Interviews is produced for the Canadian Dermatology Association by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions in Ottawa. [email protected]

Dr Catherine McCuaig joins Dr Kirk Barber, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, for a fascinating discussion about her article in the July/August edition of the Journal. It is a retrospective single-centre study of children with IBD under anti-TNF treatment between 2013 and 2016. Forty patients with CSE related to anti-TNF were referred to Dr McCuaig's pediatric dermatology clinic. A control group was randomly selected from patients receiving anti-TNF for IBD, who were referred to the dermatology clinic for other conditions unrelated to anti-TNF.

Dr. Catherine McCuaig is a pediatric dermatologist at Montreal's Ste Justine University Hospital Centre, and a clinical professor of dermatology and pediatrics at the University of Montreal.

Theme music is by Lee Rosevere.

JCMS Author Interviews is produced for the Canadian Dermatology Association by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions in Ottawa. [email protected]

Dr Regine Mydlarski joins Kirk Barber, Editor in Chief of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine, for a fascinating snapshot of what Canadian Dermatology looks like today and what changes need to be made to meet the evolving needs of patients across Canada. As Chair of the Dermatology Working Group at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Dr Mydlarski led a comprehensive and objective analysis of the state of dermatology in Canada. This resulted in two articles in the JCMS, one in 2019 looking at where Dermatology has come from in Canada, and one in the May/June 2020 issue making recommendations on how Dermatology should look to the future. Kirk and Regine discuss how changes in population needs, demographics, technology, an emergence of novel therapeutics and other factors are shaping the future direction of dermatology.

Dr Regine Mydlarski is the Chair of the Specialty Committee in Dermatology for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and Assistant Professor of Medicine and Section Chief of Dermatology at the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary.

Theme music is by Lee Rosevere.

JCMS Author Interviews is produced for the Canadian Dermatology Association by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions in Ottawa. [email protected]

"They want to live without the fear of discrimination due to the appearance of their skin. In the context of June 2020 and Black Lives Matter and racism, this seems to be a very timely thing the patients have brought up."

Dr Harvey Lui is JCMS Editor-in-Chief Dr Kirk Barber's guest on this edition of JCMS Author Interviews. They discuss Dr Lui's article, "Developing a Patient Charter for People Living With Conditions, Diseases, or Traumas Involving the Skin" in the March/April edition of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. At the center of the discussion are the 8 principles for providing and receiving professional services for the skin in the healthcare setting as laid out in the Patient Charter, and why it's important that the Canadian Skin Patient Alliance Board was the driving force behind the charter.

The JCMS article was co-authored with Arunima Sivanand, Kathryn Andrews-Clay.

Dr Harvey Lui is Professor of Dermatology and Skin Science at the University of British Columbia. His special clinical and research interests are in phototherapy, lasers, and medical education. He's been past President of the CDA and the International League of Dermatological Societies.

Music is by Lee Rosevere.

JCMS Author Interviews is produced for the Canadian Dermatology Association by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions in Ottawa. [email protected]

Dr Steven Feldman is JCMS Editor-in-Chief Dr Kirk Barber's guest on this latest edition of JCMS Author Interviews. The two have an in-depth conversation about the importance of empathy, or the appearance of empathy by doctors, as a means of getting patients to do a better job of treating themselves or their families.

This conversation is based on the Article “Assessing the Effect of Clinical Trial Evidence and Anecdote on Caregivers’ Willingness to use Corticosteroids: A Randomized Controlled trial“ which appeared in the “January\February 2020 ” issue of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery.

Dr. Feldman is a Professor of Dermatology, Pathology and Public Health Sciences at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and a dermatologist and skin pathologist at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Music is by Lee Rosevere.

JCMS Author Interviews is produced for the Canadian Dermatology Association by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions in Ottawa.

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