The COVID-19 virus is deadly. It is insidious, and it is going to be with us for a very long time. How do we continue to provide a clinical service in the grips of a pandemic? What are the cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19? How common are these cutaneous manifestations? What does it mean when a patient presents with perniosis in this time? What about our patients who are immunosuppressed on biologics, what do we do with them? 

Please join us as Associate Professor Alvin Chong discusses these complex questions with two eminent dermatologists from the USA, Professor Kanade Shinkai (UCSF) and Dr Esther Freeman (Harvard). 

Professor Kanade Shinkai is the Professor of Clinical Dermatology and faculty member of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Dermatology. Kanade specializes in medical dermatology. She is passionate about medical education and now serves as the vice-chair for education for that department. She's also the current editor-in-chief of JAMA Dermatology.

Dr Esther Freeman trained as an epidemiologist with a PhD from the London School of Tropical Medicine, as well as being a dermatologist. Currently, Esther is the director of Global Health Dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, the chair of the Clinical Guidelines Committee at the American Academy of Dermatology, and a member of the AAD COVID-19 Task Force. She directs the COVID-19 Dermatology Registry, which is an international effort with over 1,000 cases from 40 countries. She has published seminal papers on the cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19.

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In this episode, we discuss urticaria which is otherwise known as hives, it’s a widespread condition that affects about 25% of the population at some point in their lives.

Urticaria is a common skin condition in which we see transient, smooth, raised, and very itchy areas of skin. Often you see small lumps in the skin, often the size of a mosquito bite, but they can actually be much larger and hives can sometimes group together and form large areas of swelling in the skin known as giant urticaria.

Associate Professor Alvin Chong & Dr Tom Kovi discuss urticaria with a specialist dermatologist, Dr Katherine Armour. As you will hear, Dr Armour has a special interest in urticaria.

For more information, transcripts and other eczema education resources,  go to the Spot Diagnosis urticaria podcast page.

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Eczema (also called atopic dermatitis) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease with a greater prevalence in children than adults, although it can affect any age. Estimated population prevalence is 20.3% in 1-year-olds but decreases to 16% in 4-year-olds, highlighting the fact that a significant proportion of children outgrow eczema. The disease is important not only because it is common, but also due to the significant impact it has on patient quality of life, ability to participate in school or work and their mental wellbeing.

Eczema is a big topic, so we have spread it over two episodes. In these we discuss eczema with Associate Professor John Su who is dual boarded in both dermatology and pediatrics. He is head of dermatology at Eastern Health and consults at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. He has been a principal investigator in a number of clinical trials in various skin disorders, including atopic dermatitis. 

In the first episode, Associate Professor Alvin Chong & Dr Tom Kovi discuss the epidemiology of eczema, what causes it and the clinical aspects with Associate Professor Su.  In the second episode, they carefully consider the treatment and management of eczema.

For more information, transcripts and other eczema education resources, go to the Spot Diagnosis eczema podcast page.

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Eczema (also called atopic dermatitis) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease with a greater prevalence in children than adults, although it can affect any age. Estimated population prevalence is 20.3% in 1-year-olds but decreases to 16% in 4-year-olds, highlighting the fact that a significant proportion of children outgrow eczema. The disease is important not only because it is common, but also due to the significant impact it has on patient quality of life, ability to participate in school or work and their mental wellbeing.

Eczema is a big topic, so we have spread it over two episodes. In these we discuss eczema with Associate Professor John Su who is dual boarded in both dermatology and pediatrics. He is head of dermatology at Eastern Health and consults at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. He has been a principal investigator in a number of clinical trials in various skin disorders, including atopic dermatitis. 

In the first episode, Associate Professor Alvin Chong & Dr Tom Kovi discuss the epidemiology of eczema, what causes it and the clinical aspects with Associate Professor Su.  In the second episode, they carefully consider the treatment and management of eczema.

For more information, transcripts and other eczema education resources,  go to the Spot Diagnosis eczema podcast page.

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Melanoma is a big topic so we have split it over two parts. In this part, we will talk about the epidemiology and diagnosis of melanoma. In the second part we will be talking about treatment and prevention of melanoma.

Melanoma is one of the fields in dermatology that's seen significant advances in the last decade. Today, we are joined by Associate Professor Victoria Mar. Professor Mar is the Director of the Victorian Melanoma Service at Alfred Health. She has authored multiple chapters of Australian Melanoma Guidelines and is on the executive committee of the Melanoma Skin Cancer Trust Group.

For more information and education resources on melanoma, including transcripts of these episodes, click here.

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Melanoma is one of the fields in dermatology that's seen significant advances in the last decade. Today, we are joined by Associate Professor Victoria Mar. Professor Mar is the Director of the Victorian Melanoma Service at Alfred Health. She has authored multiple chapters of Australian Melanoma Guidelines and is on the executive committee of the Melanoma Skin Cancer Trust Group.

For more information and education resources on melanoma, including transcripts of these episodes, click here.

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This is the second episode of Spot Diagnosis, a podcast series providing dermatology education and information for medical students, general medical practitioners and other registered healthcare providers. It is not meant for the consumer.

A full transcript of this podcast, and other related education and information resources, are freely available from our website - just go to https://www.spotdiagnosis.org.au

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This is the third episode of Spot Diagnosis, a podcast series providing dermatology education and information for medical students, general medical practitioners and other registered healthcare providers. It is not meant for the consumer.

A full transcript of this podcast, and other related education and information resources, are freely available from our website - just go to https://www.spotdiagnosis.org.au

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This is the first episode of Spot Diagnosis, a podcast series providing dermatology education and information for medical students, general medical practitioners and other registered healthcare providers. It is not meant for the consumer.

A full transcript of this podcast, and other related education and information resources, are freely available from our website - just click here

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