SUNRISE and SUNSHINE: What's New in Hidradenitis Suppurativa with Dr.Lauren Lam and Dr.Susan Poelman PART 1

💡💡💡 HS is a debilitating, and poorly understood condition sub optimally diagnosed, managed, and treated.

Did you know that on average, literature has demonstrated that patients go undiagnosed for 8 years and see 5 physicians over 17 visits before receiving a proper HS diagnosis?

💡💡 #𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦.  

 

🎙️🎙️🎙️ 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟐 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐒 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬, Dr.Lauren Lam and Dr.Susan Poelman, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 clinical 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐒 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐭

🟢 What's the latest data demonstrate around secukinumab as a new  tool in the toolkit for managing patients with HS?  

🟢 Is there a role for ultrasound for grading HS?

 

🎙️🤩  𝐀 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐤𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 Skin and Joints Podcast 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐫.𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 #𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 #hidradenitis #suppurativa:

💭  𝙄𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙨 1-2-3?💭 𝙊𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 2-4-6?

Did you know that one of our guest experts actually was in a Hollywood movie production?

 

Episode Learning Objectives

 Review the clinical presentation and patient impacts of hidradenitis suppurative (HS)Describe SUNSHINE and SUNRISE and what it means for frontline healthcare providers in the dermatology communityDiscuss the emerging treatment options for managing HS

ABOUT Dr. Lauren Lam BScH, MD, FRCPC Medical, Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatologist 

Calgary,AB

Clinical Lecturer | Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine | University of Alberta

Dr. Lam is a Canadian board-certified dermatologist. She completed her medical school training at the University of Calgary & her dermatology residency at the University of Alberta. Since graduating, Dr. Lam has become a Clinical Lecturer with the University of Alberta. Her particular passions in dermatology are acne & hidradenitis suppurativa deroofings. 

In addition to her regular practice, she volunteers on overseas medical trips. Her passion for providing care for under-served populations has taken her to Nunavut & rural Fiji. Outside of medicine, Dr. Lam is a proud aunt to 4 dogs, culinary enthusiast & international explorer.

ABOUT Dr.Susan Poelman, MSc, MD, FRCP(C), FCDA

Calgary,AB

Dr. Poelman is a Canadian and U.S. board-certified Dermatologist specializing in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology. After getting a Master's degree in Cancer Biology and a Medical Degree from the University of Calgary, she went on to complete her dermatology residency at McGill University and the University of British Columbia. She has established a women's health clinic at Beacon Dermatology which includes treatment for acne, rosacea, vulvar (female genital) skin conditions, hidradenitis suppurativa, and cosmetic procedures. 

She is very active on provincial, national and international committees and advisory boards and is currently Chair of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee of the Canadian Dermatology Association and President of the Canadian Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation. She enjoys teaching and serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine. She lives just outside Calgary with her husband and three children and enjoys hiking, tennis and skating on her outdoor rink in her backyard in the winter. 
 

 

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