"Dermatology was at the forefront of recognizing this new disease that has changed our lives. And again we've learned that the skin is really the window to what is going on inside."

Dr. Ron Vender joins Dr Kirk Barber on the JCMS Author Interviews Podcast to discuss a very topical COVID-19 related article he co-authored, from the March-April 2021 issue of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery: "Lessons From the first Wave of the Pandemic: Skin features of COVID-19 can be Divided Into inflammatory and Vascular Patterns."

They also discuss a second COVID-19 related article that is yet to be published in the Journal: "A Psoriatic Patient-Based Survey on the Understanding of the Use of Vaccines While on Biologics During the COVID-19."

Dr Ron Vender is a dermatologist in Hamilton, Ontario and the Founder & Director of Dermatrials Research Inc and Venderm Innovations in Psoriasis.

Articles discussed in this episode will be made available outside the paywall for three weeks.

Lessons From the first Wave of the Pandemic: Skin features of COVID-19 can be Divided Into inflammatory and Vascular Patterns

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1203475420972343

A Psoriatic Patient-Based Survey on the Understanding of the Use of Vaccines While on Biologics During the COVID-19 Pandemic

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1203475421991126

JCMS Author Interviews Podacst is a production of the Canadian Dermatology Association. Produced by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions in Ottawa.

Theme music is by Lee Rosevere.