E124: Alopecia Areata: don’t call it “just” hair loss!

Join us as we go through the JEADV Editor's Picks of November 2024: (1) Acute Urticaria: Urgent Need for Updated Treatments and Research (2) Comorbidities Worsen Itch and Quality of Life in Chronic Nodular Prurigo (3) AHEAD Recommendations: Elevating Eczema Care with Patient-Centred Targets (4) Microbiota Balancing Act in Hand Eczema   Read the Editor's Picks here: Editor's Picks November 2024 - 2024 - Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology - Wiley Online Library   Link to video version: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DbuyADMP5mFx4sZqS_vQtdTGOGIbwb1&si=FEwX-Otytpxs7Ab3   You are invited to participate in our survey to improve the show. Your feedback is valued and appreciated to allow us to better serve our audience: https://eadv.org/eadv-podcast-survey/

In this episode, join a passionate discussion between Prof. Johannes Ring and Prof. Lidia Rudnicka, Chair of the Department of Dermatology at the Medical University in Warsaw (Poland) and author of a European consensus statement recently published by JEADV. Treatments for Alopecia Areata may not always be straightforward, and the effects can deeply impact patients’ personal lives. However, the recent consensus statement aims to outline a systemic treatment algorithm, identifying more concrete solutions for patients. Prof. Rudnicka urges all professionals to be empathetic, put themselves in their patients’ shoes, and never think “it’s just hair”.  Tune in now!   Link to the article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jdv.19768   Link to video version: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DbuyADMP5mFx4sZqS_vQtdTGOGIbwb1   You are invited to participate in our survey to improve the show. Your feedback is valued and appreciated to allow us to better serve our audience: https://eadv.org/eadv-podcast-survey/

Join us as we go through the JEADV Editor's Picks of October 2024:   (1) Medical complications of tattoos: prevention and regulation (2) Looking behind the curtain: Onychoscopy of the nail unit (3) Melanoma in adolescents and young adults: increasing incidence and specific features (4) Atopic dermatitis in adults and resistance to dupilumab: searching for T-cell clonality   Read the Editor's Picks here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jdv.19205   Link to video version: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DbuyADMP5mFx4sZqS_vQtdTGOGIbwb1&si=FEwX-Otytpxs7Ab3   You are invited to participate in our survey to improve the show. Your feedback is valued and appreciated to allow us to better serve our audience: https://eadv.org/eadv-podcast-survey/  

Join us as we go through the JEADV Editor's Picks of September 2024:   (1) Predicting treatment response in psoriasis and atopic dermatitis (2) Making sense of contact dermatitis (3) Anti-IL-31 nemolizumab cures rare form of perforating collagenosis   Read the Editor's Picks here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jdv.20235   Link to video version: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DbuyADMP5mFx4sZqS_vQtdTGOGIbwb1&si=FEwX-Otytpxs7Ab3   You are invited to participate in our survey to improve the show. Your feedback is valued and appreciated to allow us to better serve our audience: https://eadv.org/eadv-podcast-survey/

In this episode, Dr. Sarah Walsh is joined by Dr. Sweta Rai, a consultant dermatologist and surgeon at King's College Hospital, London. Dr. Rai, who has an impressive training experience across Manchester, Yale, and more, shares her journey into dermatology, inspired by her father's surgical career. The conversation explores a recent Swedish study on complicated surgeries, with Dr. Rai offering a unique UK perspective on defining surgical complexity and the challenges posed by treatments like cryotherapy. Tune in for an insightful look into the world of dermatological surgery!   Link to video version: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DbuyADMP5mFx4sZqS_vQtdTGOGIbwb1   You are invited to participate in our survey to improve the show. Your feedback is valued and appreciated to allow us to better serve our audience: https://eadv.org/eadv-podcast-survey/

Did you know that the way your skin ages may indicate the presence of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer or Parkinson’s diseases, lung aging and cardiovascular diseases? This and much more in an extremely interesting episode presented by Prof. Jan Gutermuth,  Chair and Principle Investigator of the Department of Dermatology at Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel and Dr. Eugenia Makrantonaki, researcher in several Universities in Germany, with more than 25 year-experience in skin aging. The conversation covers the role of hormones and genes in both women and men, indicating that the skin ages in the same way for both genders. Also, Dr. Makrantonaki explaines the term ‘Inflammaging’, used to identify a low grade inflammation in our skin and reminds how lifestyle and stress can deeply influence the way our skin ages.   Link to video version: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DbuyADMP5mFx4sZqS_vQtdTGOGIbwb1   You are invited to participate in our survey to improve the show. Your feedback is valued and appreciated to allow us to better serve our audience: https://eadv.org/eadv-podcast-survey/

Join us as we go through the JEADV Editor's Picks of August 2024: (1) One is not born, but becomes a female academic dermatologist (2) Decoding public emotional response to patients with facial acne (3) Atopic dermatitis on the web: evidence is one click away (4) Beware of the hottentota kiss   Read the Editor's Picks here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jdv.20169   Link to video version: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DbuyADMP5mFx4sZqS_vQtdTGOGIbwb1&si=FEwX-Otytpxs7Ab3   You are invited to participate in our survey to improve the show. Your feedback is valued and appreciated to allow us to better serve our audience: https://eadv.org/eadv-podcast-survey/  

In this episode, Prof. Michael Marks, Chair of the International Alliance for the Control of Scabies, is joined by medical doctor and researcher Romain Blaizot to delve into a recently published paper on scabies. They explore the challenges of treating scabies in diverse territories and communities, focusing on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices linked to treatment failures. The discussion covers factors driving treatment failures in French Guiana, the need to adapt treatment programs to cultural settings, and the difficulties of conducting effective follow-up treatment amongst remote communities. Additionally, they consider potential community-wide strategies for controlling the spread of skin health issues and fungal infections.   Link to article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jdv.19688   Link to video version: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DbuyADMP5mFx4sZqS_vQtdTGOGIbwb1   You are invited to participate in our survey to improve the show. Your feedback is valued and appreciated to allow us to better serve our audience: https://eadv.org/eadv-podcast-survey/

Join us as we go through the JEADV Editor's Picks of July 2024: (1) Negative Bone Effects with Higher Cumulative Doses of Topical Corticosteroids: A Nationwide Case–Control Study (2) Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sclerosing Diseases of the Skin (Parts 1 And 2) (3) Patients ' Testimonies, Feelings, Complaints and Emotional Experiences with Dermatoses on Open Social Media: The French Infodemiologic Patient' s Free Speech Study (4) Dermatoscopic Patterns of Cutaneous Metastases: A Multicentre Cross- Sectional Study of the International Dermoscopy Society   Read the Editor's Picks here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jdv.20088   Link to video version: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DbuyADMP5mFx4sZqS_vQtdTGOGIbwb1&si=FEwX-Otytpxs7Ab3   You are invited to participate in our survey to improve the show. Your feedback is valued and appreciated to allow us to better serve our audience: https://eadv.org/eadv-podcast-survey/  

Join us for a special episode with Dr. Sarah Walsh and Dr. David de Berker, a dermatologist from Bristol and committee member of the EADV Climate Working Group. In this discussion, Dr. de Berker shares the group's mission to reduce the carbon footprint in dermatology. Discover his personal journey towards sustainability and the innovative strategies the EADV is implementing to promote greener practices within the field. They also discuss collaborations with the pharmaceutical industry and the importance of legislative support for making meaningful changes in healthcare. This episode offers valuable insights for professionals dedicated to making a difference. Tune in now!   Link to video version: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DbuyADMP5mFx4sZqS_vQtdTGOGIbwb1   You are invited to participate in our survey to improve the show. Your feedback is valued and appreciated to allow us to better serve our audience: https://eadv.org/eadv-podcast-survey/