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Monthly archives: September, 2017

World Psoriasis Day Community Forum – Psoriasis Inside Out

At Westmead Hospital, we will be having our World Psoriasis Day celebration as we have been doing since 2010. This time will be on the 25th of October at 6 pm (with some food available from 5:30 pm). The World Psoriasis Day theme for 2017 is “Psoriasis Inside Out” and it is all about showing …

Understanding pathways, the clinician view

During the last meeting of the Australasian Society for Dermatology Research, Pablo Fernandez-Peñas presented a review of the influence of cellular and biochemical pathways in understanding diseases. Pablo described how the use of BRAF inhibitors in melanoma created a number of cutaneous effects. Clinical findings and basic research (including original research by our group) helped …

Skin Effects of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies

Written by Dr Cathy Zhao The Department of Dermatology at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, is holding our first “Skin Effects of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies” education day. This is an opportunity for anybody involved in the management of these patients to learn about the diagnosis and management of skin conditions in patients on anti-cancer therapies, including dermatologist, …