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JCMS: Author Interviews & Editor's Choice with Dr Kirk Barber (Listen and earn CME credit)Ep 86: Psychodermatology - Insights from Alberta's First Clinic with Dr. Marlene DytocIn this episode of JCMS Author Interviews, host Dr. Kirk Barber interviews Dr. Marlene Dytoc, a clinical professor at the University of Alberta and the director of several specialty dermatology clinics including psychodermatology. This fascinting episode discusses findings from an article co-authored by Dr. Dytoc on Alberta's first psychodermatology clinic. Key topics include the challenges of managing delusional parasitosis, Morgellons disease, and other psychocutaneous disorders, the difficulty in patient adherence to medication, and the importance of developing therapeutic alliances. The podcast also examines the potential for community engagement and improvements in treatment metrics through clinical surveys and support groups.2025-04-0221 minJCMS: Author Interviews & Editor's Choice with Dr Kirk Barber (Listen and earn CME credit)Ep 68: Psychodermatology with Dr Marlene DytocWe're thrilled to have Dr Marlene Dytoc back on the podcast. In this episode she and Kirk discuss the fascinating article she co-authored in the March/April edition of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery titled: "Pharmacological Interventions for Primary Psychodermatologic Disorders: An Evidence Mapping and Appraisal of Randomized Controlled Trials." Kirk and Marlene really bring the world of psychodermatology alive in this thoughtful and wide ranging discussion. Dr Dytoc's co-authors are Tarek Turk, Chaocheng Liu, Esther Fujiwara, Sebastian Straube, Reidar Hagtvedt, Liz Dennett and Adam Abba-Aji. Dr Marlene Dytoc is a Clinic...2023-08-1740 minJCMS: Author Interviews & Editor's Choice with Dr Kirk Barber (Listen and earn CME credit)Ep 60: Why Empathy is Good Medicine with Dr Marlene Dytoc"Empathy goes a long way in making the patient increase their adherence to our treatment options, our management plans."Dr Marlene Dytoc joins Kirk to discuss her letters on why empathy is an important tool in dermatology practices. They appear in the Sept/Oct 2022 and Jan/Feb 2023 issues of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. She and Kirk talk about why empathy helps improve patient outcomes, why it is compatible with efficiency, the many ways doctors can use empathy, including everything from helping patients prep ahead of time for visits, their check-in, wait...2023-01-1028 min