"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. davidrcmcguffin@gmail.com