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. davidrcmcguffin@gmail.com