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Melanoma Monday in May

Written by Dr Shelley Ji Eun Hwang Recently, we have successfully held ‘Melanoma Monday in May’ education forum for the general public at Westmead hospital auditorium on 23rd of May. This forum was aimed at educating patients and their families from the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma. The first speaker was Professor Mann (geneticist) who …

Hidradenitis Suppurativa – a paradigm shift

A/Prof. Pablo Fernandez-Peñas was invited to Taiwan and Singapore to review the new concepts in Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS). This is “a chronic, inflammatory, recurrent, debilitating, skin disease that usually presents after puberty with painful deep seated, inflamed lesions in the apocrine gland-bearing areas of the body, most commonly the axilla, inguinal and anogenital region” J …

Introducing new staff

Written by Dr Cathy Zhao My name is Cathy and I am a new research fellow at the department this year. The research team, consisting of Professor Pablo Fernandez-Penas, Dr Shelley Hwang (research fellow), Dr Marina Ali (research unit manager) and Ms Rupal Patel (clinical trials Admin officer) has been such a pleasure to work …

GRAPPA is not a wine, it’s about psoriasis!

A/Prof. Pablo Fernandez-Peñas was invited to the GRAPPA 2016 Psoriatic Diseases Asian Summit in Seoul (South Korea). GRAPPA is the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis. From its website “GRAPPA is organized exclusively for non-profit, educational, and scientific purposes, specifically to facilitate sharing of information related to psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, …

Melanoma information forum

Written by Dr Shelley Ji Eun Hwang We will be holding “Melanoma Monday in May” education session at Westmead auditorium on 23rd of May 2016. The session aims to increase the awareness of melanoma to the general public and to educate on the preventative measures, diagnosis and treatment options. Informative talks will be provided by …

21st Annual Lorne Proteomics Symposium

The 21st Annual Lorne Proteomics Symposium, organized by the Australasian Proteomics Society, was held between February 4th – 7th 2016 at the Mantra hotel and conference centre in Lorne, Victoria. The Symposium which was attended by more than a hundred scientists and researchers presented the latest developments in proteomics technologies and tools for the interpretation …

Cutaneous immune-related Adverse Events, anti-melanoma drugs and survival

The JAAD has recently published our paper describing the cutaneous immune-related adverse events (irAE) that appear with anti-PD1 monoclonal antibodies (pembrolizumab or nivolumab). These molecules do not create the dramatic changes in melanoma metastasis that BRAF inhibitors show, but it seems to create more sustained responses. Moreover, they are the most effective treatment for patients …

Our first New England Journal of Medicine: Nicotinamide for Skin Cancer Chemoprevention

Prof Diona Damian and Prof Gary Halliday have been working for many years on the effects of nicotinamide in skin cancer, from basic research to clinical studies. This publication is one of the latest outcomes of their work, and Westmead Dermatology is honoured to have been part of this study. Bonita, Pablo, Gaya and Nira …

Quality of Life and PRO in Psoriasis

A/Prof. Pablo Fernandez-Peñas was invited to the 40th Annual Dermatology Conference of the Persatuan Dermatologi Malaysia to talk about “Quality of Life and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Psoriasis”. Patients with psoriasis have to deal with the challenge of rejection and life impairment, and this can be measured using different Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO). Generic instruments that …