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EDITORIAL BOARDCONSEIL DE RÉDACTIONNational Editor / Rédacteur en chefCHARLES W. LYNDE, MD3 Ovida Blvd., Markham, ON L3P 7N8Tel: (905) 472-1700 Fax: (905) 472-6343E-mail: [email protected] Director / Directeure généraleMICHELLE ALBAGLI425 – 1385 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON K1H 8N4Tel: (613) 738-1748 / 1-800-267-3376 Fax: (613) 738-4695Fax: 1-866-267-2178E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] / ÉditeurLOUIS VOGEL5353 boul. Thimens, St-Laurent, QC H4R 2H4Tel: (514) 334-3835 Ext: 121 Fax: (514) 334-7078E-mail: [email protected] Coordinator / Coordonnatrice de publicationCHRISTINA GATTUSOE-mail: [email protected] Editors / Rédacteurs régionauxBENJAMIN BARANKIN, MD208 Bloor St. W., Ste 403Toronto, ON M5S 3B4Tel: (416) 922-9620 Fax: (416) 922-4358E-mail: [email protected] BOURCIER, MD35 rue Providence,Moncton NB E1C 8X3Tel: (506) 857-9015 Fax: (506) 862-4256E-mail: [email protected] FINLAYSON, MD5850 University Ave., PO Box 9700Halifax, NS B3K 6R8Tel: (902) 470-8043 Fax: (902) 470-8137E-mail: [email protected] de GANNES, MD888 West 8th Ave., Ste 314, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3Y1Tel: (604) 731-5353 Fax: (604) 731-6166Email: [email protected] R. HULL, MD103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W8Tel: (306) 966-5157 Fax: (306) 966-5166E-mail: [email protected] JACKSON, MD82 Viscount Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1Z 7M9Cell: (613) 851-2197 Fax: (613) 729-8179E-mail: [email protected] KALIA, MDThe Skin Care Centre, 835 W. 10th Ave,Vancouver, BC V5Z 4E8Tel: (604) 875-4747 Fax: (604) 873-9919E-mail: [email protected] LANDELLS, MD1 Anderson Ave., St.John’s, NL A1B 3EITel: (709) 726-7546 Fax: (709) 726-7575E-mail: [email protected] McCUAIGHôpital Ste-Justine - Dermatologie3175 Ch. Côte-Ste-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T 1C5Tel: (514) 345-4675 Fax: (514) 345-4822E-mail: [email protected] MOSES, MD1752 Rhodes Crescent, Ottawa, ON K1H 5T2Tel: (613) 733-5411 Fax: (613) 733-3755E-mail: [email protected] POULIN, MD2880 Chem. Quatre-Bourgeois, Québec QC G1V 4X7Tel: (418) 650-3555 Fax: (418) 650-1260E-mail: [email protected] G. DANIEL SCHACHTER, MD208 Bloor Street, W. Suite 403, Toronto, ON M5S 3B4Tel: (416) 922-9620 Fax: (416) 922-4358E-mail: [email protected] TARASKA, MDWinnipeg Clinic, 425 St. Mary Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0N2Tel: (204) 957-1900 Fax: (204) 942-2044E-mail: [email protected] ZIP, MD124-42nd Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2S 3B3Tel: (403) 299-5800 Fax: (403) 299-5828E-mail: [email protected]

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Editorial .................................................................................... C.W. Lynde 2President’s Column / Rubrique du président....................... L. Warshawski 3CDA Meeting & Reception- AAD 2009 / réunions et réception................. 4Treasurer’s Report / Rapport du trésorier............................... B. Kunimoto 5Secretary’s Report / Rapport de la secrétaire .................. E. Amdemichael 6Executive Director’s Year-End Report / Rapport de la directeure exécutive 2007-2008 ......................... M. Albagli 7New CDA Members / Nouveaux Membres de L’ACD .............................. 12CDA Ethics Committee / Comité d’éthique de l’ACD................................ 12Le 83e Congrès Annuel de L’ACD- Montréal 2008 .................................... 13CDA-RFS Annual Reception at CDA ......................................... D. Sereda 17CDA Residents & Fellows Society .............................. E. Nasseri, J. Kraft 18CDF Grants Awarded in 2008 ...................................................................... 18Accréditations Québec / Quebec Candidates 2008 ...................................... 19Royal College Fellows / Associés du Collège Royal 2008.......................... 19Hanson Nominated as Top Doctor ............................................................... 19Canadian Dermatology Foundation............................................ G. Lauzon 20British Columbia News ......................................................... G. de Gannes 23Atlantic Provinces News.......................................................... M. Bourcier 23Quebec City News.........................................................................Y. Poulin 24Manitoba News. ...........................................................................V. Taraska 24University of Alberta Program Update ........................................ P. Grewal 25Université de Montréal Program Update.................................... E. Nasseri 25University of Ottawa Program Update ................................. J. MacDonald 25Université de Laval Program Update .............. M-M. Blouin, M. Theriault 26McGill Program Update....................................................................Y. Asai 26Quebec Dermatology Residents’ Retreat ................................... E. Nasseri 26UBC Program Update................................................................. J. Shapero 26When Media Asks re CDA Endorsement .................................. M. Albagli 27Dermatologists Wanted................................................................................. 27Post- Marketing Surveillance of Pharmaceuticals ...................................... 28CDA Public Education Awards .................................................................... 28Santé Canada Modifications......................................................................... 29Risk Communication Documents for Health Products ................................ 29Have You Read #11.................................................................... R. Jackson 30Tom Enta’s Note ........................................................................................... 30Thanks to Sponsors ...................................................................................... 30Obituaries / Nécrologies............................................................................... 31CDI Association............................................................................................ 33Ottawa Dermatological Society.................................................................... 34Marriage Announcements .............................................................. L. Vogel 34Birth Announcements / Naissances ............................................... L. Vogel 35Office Moves and Practice Starts................................................... L. Vogel 35Wine & Food Gems ....................................................................... L. Vogel 36

CDA Membership Has Value

CDA Membership Has Value

Martin Davis

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EditorialThis editorial has been simmering in my head formany months now. However, time, procrastinationand numerous other excuses have somehow pre-vented me from crafting my thoughts. This delayor detouring the “to do list” is exactly the focus ofmy editorial. For all of us it is very easy to reroute,give excuses and waffle. We are all very busy.Each of us have moments when we hope thatsomeone else will do the extra job. Our subcon-scious defaults to passing the responsibility tosomeone else. We are physicians/professionalsand we are required to wear many hats, volunteerour time, and give of our energy to improve theprofile of dermatology! To this end I have createda Canadian dermatology “to do list”.

Attend the Annual MeetingOur annual meeting has become a high quality event with a shar-ing of dermatology education through small learning groups, ple-nary sessions and symposiums. The mix of international andCanadian specialists is outstanding. Where else can you meet andinteract with such experts at a meeting, and chat on a ‘one onone’ over cocktails. The meeting gives a great opportunity notonly for education but for networking and for making newfriends and socialize with other families. Go one step further andconsider presenting a paper, poster or abstract. Let’s makeVancouver, June 2009, a meeting with maximum attendance.

For more information… CDA Head Office, Michele Albagli at 1-800-267-3376 ext 227 or email at [email protected]

MentorOne of the greatest rewards as a physician is to mentor the youngphysician. They are our future. Give back with some input ofyour years of expertise to the upcoming dermatologists just asthose before us helped us to gain knowledge and confidence inour practices. To be in touch with the growing mind of the youngphysician has hidden rewards. I encourage you to reach out andget to know these young dermatologists at our CDA meeting.Demonstrate your support and interest in their presentations andefforts.

Be a Proud CDA MemberSpread the word and tell others including your patients that youare a CDA member. Display your membership certificate proud-ly in your waiting room.

Support the “Skin” AllianceThis group has become firmly established and will be able tooffer our patients better education and advocacy.

Contact Christine Jackson, Executive Director at:www.sknpatientalliance.ca

Support the CDF (Canadian Dermatology Foundation)The CDF has grown and flourished. It is now in a position to sup-port basic skin research in Canada through its annual grants. Bea member and consider being a life member or even a patron.

Recruit a MemberAll Canadian dermatologists should be proud to be a member ofour organization. Help a colleague enjoy the benefits of the CDAmembership, help our numbers grow. We would particularly likeour Quebec members to point out to their colleagues the benefitsof this national membership.

Donate your Time to Your AssociationVolunteer in a little way or with visible enthusiasmin the numerous tasks in which the CDA is involvedwith each year. Volunteers are always welcome. Byvolunteering to your organization you have input,your voice can be heard, it is a time to make newfriends and enrich your professional life.

Contact: Michele Albagli at 1-800-267-3396 ext 227or email at [email protected]

CDA WebsiteThe CDA website is well designed, organized andupdated. Here you can learn more about your organ-ization and volunteer opportunities.

Volunteer for Skin Cancer AwarenessOther physicians often consider our subspecialty frivolous. Oneof the areas of expertise where we are recognized is skin cancer.Our skin cancer awareness programs keep our specialty beforethe public, the media and other payers in a positive light.Remember to support these initiatives through your recommen-dation of CDA logo endorsed sunscreens.

Contact: Contact CDA head office at 1-800-267-3376 [email protected]

Or Dr Cheryl Rosen at 416-603-5952 email [email protected]

Submit an Article to JCMSJCMS (Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery) is growingunder the leadership of its editor Dr Jason Rivers. You can help itgrow further by supporting your journal. Submit interestingcases, a review article or other papers to Dr Rivers.

Contact: JCMS website, dermweb.comj/jcms

Share Ideas and NewsThe CDA Bulletin always would like to include your news!

Your Awards

Special Recognitions

Births

Letters to the editor

Your views of dermatology

In future issue of the Bulletin, please send your news worthyitems to Dr C Lynde @ [email protected] or Lou Vogel @[email protected] or your regional editors as listed on theMast Head of the Bulletin.

Connect with the CDA Head OfficeWe are lucky to have excellent head office staff that are alwayseager to help. If you have suggestion or need help our team inOttawa will be happy to connect by email, fax or phone.

Contact:

Call or email Michelle Albalgi, CDA Executive Director at 1-800-267-3376 ext 227 or email at [email protected]

Enough of Motherhood. We are lucky to be dermatologists. It isa subspecialty that offers a wide spectrum of interests for each of us. Share some of this good fortune and volunteer to make this subspecialty even better for yourself, other and future dermatologists!

Editor’s Note: Please note new email for Dr Charles Lynde [email protected]

CHARLES W. LYNDE, MDMarkham

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President’s ColumnThe members of the CDA wish to thank Dr BethO’Brien and her team for putting on a first classmeeting in Montreal. The academic sessions andsocial activities were superb. We aim to have anequally successful meeting next year inVancouver. Please mark your calendars now!

We are in the process of changing the annualconference format to more closely meet theneeds and ideals of our members. In 2011, wewill move one week earlier to the St. JeanBaptiste Day weekend, which will free up theJuly 1st long weekend when many of our mem-bers wish to be at their summer cottages or toattend family events. This would also be better for our mem-bership in Quebec and we hope that we can attract more atten-dance from La Belle Province. Needless to say, this change isgreatly appreciated by our friends in industry.

Our membership is keen for a slightly shorter format and thereis a wish to have a free afternoon where there is a scheduledevent or outing. This was very popular when it was done in thepast and it is one time that families can be together. We are aim-ing for a three and a half or four day family orientated confer-ence, to include half day courses on medical and basic cosmet-ic topics. That is the amount of time that most us spend at theAAD and other meetings. There are many factors to consider,such as symposia and high school exams, and we will need to“fine tune” the meeting over the next few years.

Next year we will begin offering a GP course the day before theCDA annual conference. This will be an annual event. Dr BrianKunimoto has kindly agreed to help set this up, modeling itafter his very successful UBC Spring Dermatology Update forFamily Physicians. The aim is to have attendance from the localareas of the CDA meeting. However, the UBC course attractsattendees from across the country and elsewhere and hopefullythe same will be true for the CDA course once we are up andrunning. Local residents-in-training will be invited.

We are continuing to look into the possibility of recognizingmoisturizers, modeled after our highly successful sunscreenprogram. As with the latter, the revenue received would beapplied solely to education of the public and health careproviders. This would complement our new “annual nationalskin disease awareness program”, this year’s condition which isto be Atopic Dermatitis. The National Eczema AwarenessCampaign was announced on Sept. 13th at the OttawaDermatological Society meeting in Iqaluit on Baffin Island.

The Canadian Skin Patient Alliance continues to grow and tobecome more established. We look forward to working withsome very accomplished members of the alliance in our effortsto improve skin care in our country. The activities of the CSPAhave been noticed by members of the executive of the Canadian

Rubrique du présidentLes membres de l’ACD voudraient remercier le Dr Beth O’Brien et son équipe pour avoir organiséun excellent congrès à Montréal. Les séancesacadémiques et activités sociales ont été superbes.Nous voulons que le congrès de l’année prochaineà Vancouver recueille le même succès. N’oubliezpas de le noter à votre calendrier dès maintenant !

Nous procédons actuellement à la modification duformat du congrès annuel pour qu’il correspondeétroitement aux besoins de nos membres. En 2011,nous devancerons la date d’une semaine, c’est-à-dire, lors de la fin de semaine de la Saint-Jean,libérant ainsi la longue fin de semaine du 1er juil-

let alors que nombre d’entre vous préférez être à vos chaletsd’été avec vos familles. Par ailleurs, cela répond mieux auxsouhaits de nos membres québécois. Nous espérons que nouspourrons ainsi attirer plus de membres du Québec. Il va sansdire que cette modification est très appréciée par nos amis del’industrie.

Nos membres préfèrent nettement une durée légèrement pluscourte et voudraient disposer d’un après-midi de libre afin depouvoir participer à une activité ou à une sortie planifiée. Celaa bien réussi quand on l’a fait précédemment et c’est unmoment où la famille peut se rassembler. Nous tentons d’axerle congrès sur la famille et de faire en sorte qu’il ne dure quetrois jours et demi ou quatre. Il comprendrait une demi-journéede cours sur des questions médicales et sur les cosmétiques.C’est la même durée que consacre la majorité d’entre nous àces sujets lors de l’AAD et d’autres congrès. Il faut tenircompte de nombreux facteurs comme les symposiums et lesexamens du cycle secondaire, et nous devrons « peaufiner » lecongrès au cours des prochaines années.

L’année prochaine nous offrirons un cours destiné auxmédecins généralistes la journée précédant le congrès annuelde l’ACD. Ce sera là un événement annuel. Le Dr BrianKunimoto a gentiment accepté de nous donner un coup de mainpour mettre au point ce cours en s’inspirant de celui qu’il aimplanté à UBC Spring Dermatology Update for FamilyPhysicians, qui a su s’attirer la faveur générale. Ce cours aurapour objectif d’attirer les médecins de la région où se tient lecongrès de l’ACD. Toutefois, le cours de l’Université de laColombie-Britannique (UBC) attire des participants del’ensemble du pays et d’ailleurs, nos espérons qu’il en sera demême pour le cours de l’ACD une fois que nous y auronsapporté la touche finale et que nous l’aurons mis en œuvre. Lesrésidents en formation locaux y seront invités.

Nous continuons d’examiner la possibilité de reconnaissancedes produits hydratants sur le même modèle que notre pro-gramme de reconnaissance des écrans solaires qui a reçu unexcellent accueil. Comme pour ce dernier, les fonds reçusseront consacrés uniquement à l’éducation du public et des

LARRY WARSHAWSKI, MDVancouver

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fournisseurs de soins de santé. Cela s’ajouterait à notre nou-veau « Programme annuel de sensibilisation aux troubles de lapeau », la condition choisie pour cette année, celle de l’eczéma.La Semaine nationale de sensibilisation à l’eczéma a été annon-cée à Iqaluit, île de Baffin, le 13 septembre à l’occasion de laréunion du 13 septembre de l’Ottawa Dermatological Society.

L’Alliance canadienne des patients en dermatologie (ACPD)continue de croître et de s’établir. Nous envisageons avecplaisir de collaborer avec les membres émérites de l’Allianceen vue d’améliorer les soins de la peau dans notre pays. Lesactivités de l’ACPD ont été remarquées par des membres del’exécutif de l’Association médicale canadienne qui examinemaintenant la possibilité de constituer un groupe semblable dedéfense des intérêts médicaux – un vrai compliment à l’ACPD.

L’ACD a soutenu l’offre canadienne en vue du XXIII WorldCongress of Dermatology en 2015, pour qu’il se tienne àVancouver. Les docteurs Jerry Shapiro et Harvey Lui prennenten mains la proposition qui devrait être présentée aux membreslors du prochain Congrès mondial en mai 2011 à Séoul, Corée.Nous avons de bonnes chances de l’obtenir, Jerry et Harveysouhaiteraient que vous les aidiez et fassiez la promotion duprojet.

N’oubliez pas le congrès annuel de l’année prochaine du 1er

au 5 juillet à Vancouver.

Medical Association and they are considering a similar medicaladvocacy group – a real tribute to the CSPA.

The CDA has endorsed the Canadian bid for the XXIII WorldCongress of Dermatology in 2015, to be held in Vancouver.Drs Jerry Shapiro and Harvey Lui are spearheading the pro-posal, which is to be presented to the members of theInternational League of Dermatologic Societies at the nextWorld Congress meeting in May, 2011 in Seoul, Korea. Wehave a very good chance of a successful bid. Jerry and Harveywould appreciate your promotion and assistance.

Remember next year’s annual conference, July 1 to 5, inVancouver.

CDA Meetings and Reception at the AAD 2009 Annual Meeting Les réunions d’affaires et la réception–cocktail à l’AAD 2009

March 6-10, 2009 / les 6-10 mars 2009San Francisco Marriott Hotel

DATE MEETING / RÉUNION TIME / HEURE ROOM

Friday, March 6

CDA-Industry Committee / Comité ACD-industrie 07h00 – 08h00 Pacific D

le vendredi 6 marsCamp Liberté / Comité du Camp Liberté 08h00 – 09h00 Pacific G

CDA WCD2015 Bid Meeting /Réunion de la soumission de l’ACD pour le CMD 2015 17h30 – 19h00 Pacific J

Saturday, March 7

Canadian Professors of Dermatology /

le samedi 7 mars

Les professeurs canadiens de dermatologie 07h00 – 08h30 Pacific C

Annual Conference Task Force / Groupe de travail du congrès annuel 08h30 – 09h15 Pacific C

CDA Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery /Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery de l’ACD 16h00 – 17h00 Pacific C

Sunday, March 8

CDA Board of Directors /

le dimanche 8 mars

Conseil d’administration de l’ACD 07h00 – 08h30 Pacific A

Canadian Dermatology Foundation Meeting /Réunion de la Fondation canadienne de dermatologie 12h00 – 15h00 Sierra G

CDA Bulletin / Bulletin de l’ACD 12h00 – 13h00 Pacific A

CDA Reception / Réception Cocktail de l’ACD 18h30 – 20h00 Yerba Buena Salon 8

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Rapport du trésorierEncore une année écoulée ! C’’est avec anticipationque j’envisage celle qui vient. Notre congrès deMontréal a remporté un vif succès qui prouve bienque l’ACD est capable d’organiser un tel événe-ment tout en assurant son équilibre financier et sesaspects éducatif et récréatif. Mes enfants sont déjàen train de me suggérer des activités pour l’annéeprochaine !

Comme j’en ai fait état lors de l’AG à Montréal, lesfinances de votre association se portent très bien etnous avons même pu dégager des fonds pourfinancer d’éventuelles initiatives en soutien à notremandat.

Déjà, le siège social a reçu des propositions de projets. Il sem-blerait que les membres ne manquent vraiment pas d’imagina-tion et d’énergie ! Pour que le Conseil puisse considérer votreprojet, n’oubliez pas que le règlement de l’ACD exige que lespropositions doivent s’accompagner d’un plan d’affaires détail-lé. L’année qui vient verra le lancement d’une campagnenationale de sensibilisation au traitement et à la gestion del’eczéma (septembre-février) et à la définition du programmede reconnaissance des produits hydratants.

Comme je l’ai dit lors de l’AG, l’impact économique d’un con-grès plus court à Vancouver en 2009 constituera l’un des défisfuturs. C’est surtout la volonté d’attirer une plus grande audi-ence qui a motivé ce changement. Bien sûr, seul le temps nousdira s’il s’agissait de la bonne décision. De plus, le Conseil étaitdisposé à entendre toute proposition sur la manière d’aug-menter le nombre d’adhérents à l’ACD. Il appert que de nom-breux dermatologues n’ont pas choisi d’adhérer à leur associa-tion professionnelle. Pour que cette association puisse bienreprésenter les intérêts de la dermatologie, elle se doit derassembler un plus grand nombre de praticiens de notre spé-cialité. C’est là le défi des prochaines années.

On a déjà entrepris l’organisation du congrès de l’annéeprochaine auquel s’ajoutera un atelier qui dure une journée etqui s’adresse particulièrement aux fournisseurs de soins primaires et surtout aux résidents en médecine familiale. Deplus, les docteurs David McLean, Harvey Lui et Jerry Shapiro travaillent actuellement aux soumissions pour le congrès deVancouver. Il ne tient qu’à nous d’appuyer cette entreprise.

Meilleurs souhaits pour l’année qui vient !

Treasurer’s ReportAnother year has come to a close and I am defi-nitely looking forward to the next. Our recentMontreal conference was a great success provingthat CDA has what it takes to host a meeting that isfinancially sound, educational and fun. My chil-dren are already providing me with suggestions fornext year!

As I reported at the AGM in Montreal, your associ-ation’s finances are in good shape leaving somecapital that can potentially fund future initiativesthat support the mission statement.

Already, head office has received proposals forprojects. It seems the membership has no limit ofimagination and energy! Please remember that it is CDA policythat proposals must be accompanied by a detailed business plan inorder to be considered by the board. The coming year will be occu-pied launching the national awareness campaign on the treatmentand management of eczema (September-February) and definingthe moisturizer recognition program.

As mentioned at the AGM, a challenge for the future will be theeconomic impact of a shorter conference in Vancouver in 2009.The biggest reason for this change was to attract a larger audience.Of course, time will tell if this was the correct decision. Further tothis, the board is open to suggestions on how to increase member-ship in the CDA. It appears there is a large number of practicingdermatologists who have not chosen to join their professional soci-ety. The organization, in order to properly represent the interests ofdermatology in Canada, probably needs to consist of a biggermajority of our specialty. That will be a challenge for the next fewyears.

Work has already begun on next year’s conference. Attached tothis will be a one-day workshop appealing to primary-careproviders, and, in particular, family practice residents. In addition,Drs David McLean, Harvey Lui, and Jerry Shapiro are busy work-ing on the World Congress bid for Vancouver. It will be up to all ofus to support this endeavour.

Best wishes for the coming year!

BRIAN T KUNIMOTO, MD,Vancouver

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Rapport de la secrétaireJe voudrais féliciter le Comité organisateur pourla grande réussite du Congrès de l’été passé etprofiter de cette occasion pour remercier lesmembres du Conseil de l’ACD pour m’avoir sichaleureusement reçu à mon poste. C’est avecplaisir que j’envisage de collaborer avec eux àtitre de secrétaire de l’ACD.

Bien qu’au cours des dernières années nous ayonsréussi à augmenter sensiblement les adhésions ànotre association, nous devons persévérer pourrejoindre les dermatologues qui n’en font pas par-tie dans le but de mieux représenter notre secteur.Je voudrais remercier le Dr Karen Edstrom pour

son indéfectible dévouement au cours des deux dernièresannées à titre de secrétaire de notre organisme.

Je voudrais également souhaiter la bienvenue aux docteursNathalie Shaffer, Nathan Shaffer et Amy Cheng à titre de mem-bres de plein droit et le Dr Virginia Killby de membre à vie.Nous nous félicitons de sa contribution future à l’ACD.

Lors de la dernière réunion du Conseil de l’ACD, il a été convenu à l’unanimité que certains dermatologues formés dansd’autres pays que les États-Unis, et reconnus par leur organisme de réglementation provinciale à titre de dermato-logues à pratique restreinte, puissent demander l’adhésion àl’ACD comme membres associés. Les membres du Conseil ontjugé que nonobstant le fait que ces personnes n’aient pas étéformées en fonction des critères de pleine adhésion établis parle CRMCC, elles ont été soumises à un rigoureux processus desélection par les collèges provinciaux en vue de leur permettrede pratiquer de manière restreinte la dermatologie et ainsisoulager la pénurie de dermatologues travaillant dans des hôpitaux universitaires ou en milieu mal desservi. Il a égale-ment été convenu que les demandes d’adhésion de membreassocié seraient examinées individuellement au mérite; ilappert qu’il n’est pas nécessaire d’établir une nouvelle catégorie de membre ou de modifier les conditions d’admissi-bilité de la catégorie des membres associés à la condition quele Conseil conserve son pouvoir d’accepter ou de refuser lesdemandes. Dans ce contexte, les membres associés serontexaminés périodiquement (quelques années) et le Conseil seréserve le droit de renouveler ou suspendre l’adhésion d’unmembre en fonction des circonstances. Les Docteurs StephenGlassman, Wei Jing Loo et Fatemeh Jafarian ont maintenant étéaccueillis à titre de membres associés.

Un nouveau Prix de « Maître dermatologue » de l’ACD seraétabli pour honorer l’ « Œuvre de toute une vie » d’un derma-tologue membre ayant œuvré, et continuant de le faire, dansl’excellence. Dès que le Comité des adhésions et des prix auraachevé d’établir les critères qui gouverneront ce prix, vous enserez avisés.

Enfin, le Comité des adhésions et des prix est heureux d’accueillir un nouveau membre, le Dr Maureen O’ Malley.C’est avec plaisir que nous envisageons sa collaboration.

Secretary’s ReportCongratulations to the Montreal organizing com-mittee for putting together a super meeting thispast summer. I want to take the opportunity tothank members of CDA board for extending awarm welcome to me. I am looking forward toworking with them for the next couple of years inmy role as Secretary of the CDA.

Although we have made great strides in increas-ing our membership over the last few years, westill need to reach out to nonmember dermatolo-gists to have a stronger representation. Thanks toDr Karen Edstrom for her unwavering dedicationand efforts for the last two years as Secretary ofour organization.

I would like to welcome Drs Nathalie Shaffer, Nathan Shafferand Amy Cheng as full members and Dr Virginia Killby as lifemember. We look forward to their involvement with the CDAin the years to come.

At the last meeting of the CDA board, it was unanimouslyagreed that certain dermatologists trained in countries otherthan USA and recognized by their respective provincial licens-ing bodies as dermatologists with restricted practice can applyfor and be admitted as associate members of CDA. Boardmembers felt that even though these individuals are not quali-fied under the criteria set by RCPSC for full membership,they had gone through a rigorous screening process by theprovincial colleges to be allowed to practice dermatology underrestricted circumstances to alleviate the shortage of dermatolo-gists working in teaching hospitals or underserviced areas. Itwas also agreed that each application to the category of associ-ate membership will be decided on its individual merits; theneed to create a new membership category or revise the currentassociate category was not necessary as long as the boardretains the authority to review and accept or reject membershipapplications. Associate membership under these circumstanceswill be reviewed every few years and the board reserves theright to renew or suspend membership depending on the cir-cumstances. Drs Stephen Glassman, Wei Jing Loo and FatemehJafarian have now been admitted as associate members.

A new “CDA Master Dermatology Award” will be created for‘lifetime achievements’ to honour member dermatologists whohave done and continue to do superlative work. Further infor-mation will follow once a set of criteria has been developed bythe Membership and Awards committee.

Finally, the Membership and Awards Committee is pleased towelcome Dr Maureen O’ Malley as a new member. We lookforward to working with her.

ESIAHAS AMDEMICHAEL, MDCambridge

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The number of requests to CDA and its headoffice for things that should or could be doneincreases each year. The only way to “corral” thismultiplicity of requests is to work within the twinmissions of the board-approved strategic plan –Representation and Continuing ProfessionalDevelopment.

CDA Annual ConferenceHead office has been working with the planningcommittee and the task force on the future of theannual conference to set up the new format anddates, and invitations to potential conferencechairs. So far, Drs Janice Liao (Edmonton 2011),Louis Weatherhead (Ottawa 2012), Yves Poulin(Québec City 2013), Jerry Shapiro (Vancouver2015) and Cheryl Rosen (Toronto 2016) have accepted.

RepresentationHO work is primarily focused on Representation, whichfocuses on the need to increase the visibility and credibility ofCDA as the professional society, and dermatologists as highly-qualified medical specialists. The underlying message isalways to highlight the dermatologist as the skin expert.

Government RelationsHead office contains to maintain a positive relationship withthe bureaucracy: At the federal level, we provide expert opinionon the communication of skin issues for the CompetitionBureau; research expert dermatologists for Health Canada proj-ects and communicate with the federal government on policydecisions of relevance to CDA members. I continue to sit on theadvisory board of the Institute of Musculoskeletal Heath andArthritis (IMHA – CIHR).

At the provincial level, we have increased the number of skincancers screenings in provincial legislatures. These events go along way toward demonstrating to decision-makers the essen-tial work of the dermatologist.

Member relationsCDA has increased its membership in the past few years; how-ever, there is still a way to go to invite all Canadian dermatolo-gists to join the association. Some people are just not joinerswhile, unfortunately, others do not see the benefits of member-ship (free quantities of top-notch materials for patients; mem-bers’ rate at the CDA annual conference, free subscription tothe Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, advocacy onbehalf of the specialty, among others).

All CDA members are invited to explain the benefits of mem-bership in the association to their non-affiliated colleagues.

Sun Protection Evaluation ProgramThe increase in the number of SPEP contracts demonstrates thevalue placed on the CDA brand by both industry and the pub-lic. CDA members are enthusiastic supporters of the program,

Le nombre de demandes et de propositions quidevraient ou pourraient être mises en œuvre necesse d’augmenter tous les ans. Le seul moyen de« maîtriser » cette multiplicité de demandes est detravailler dans le cadre de la double mission duplan stratégique approuvé par le Conseil –Représentation et Perfectionnement professionnelpermanent.

Congrès annuel de l’ACDLe siège social collabore avec le Comité de plani-fication et le Groupe de travail sur l’avenir duCongrès annuel en vue de définir un nouveau for-mat et de nouvelles dates, ainsi que des invitationsà des présidents de congrès potentiels. Jusqu’ici,les docteurs Janice Liao (Edmonton 2011), Louis

Weatherhead (Ottawa 2012), Yves Poulin (ville de Québec2013), Jerry Shapiro (Vancouver 2015) et Cheryl Rosen(Toronto 2016) ont accepté.

ReprésentationLe but principal du travail du siège social est de mettre l’accentsur la représentation, qui cible la nécessité d’accentuer la visi-bilité et la crédibilité de l’ACD à titre d’association profession-nelle, et d’en arriver à ce que les dermatologues soient recon-nus comme étant des spécialistes hautement qualifiés. Le mes-sage sous-jacent est toujours celui d’affirmer la réputation dudermatologue comme expert de la peau.

Relations avec les gouvernementsLe siège social continue d’entretenir des relations positivesavec les bureaucrates : au niveau fédéral, nous offrons notreavis professionnel en matière de diffusion d’informations surles troubles de la peau pour le compte du Bureau de la concurrence ; de recherche d’experts-dermatologues pour desprojets à Santé Canada et de discussions avec le gouvernementfédéral sur des décisions politiques touchant les membres del’ACD. Je continue de siéger au Conseil consultatif de l’Institutde l’appareil locomoteur et de l’arthrite (IALA – IRSC).

Au niveau provincial, nous avons augmenté le nombre deséances de dépistage dans les législatures provinciales. Cesmanifestations témoignent éloquemment auprès des décideursdu rôle essentiel des dermatologues.

Relations avec les membresL’ACD a augmenté le nombre d’adhérents au cours desdernières années ; il y a, toutefois, encore du chemin à faire sil’on veut inviter tous les dermatologues canadiens à se joindreà l’association. Malheureusement, certains ne sont pas faitspour adhérer à des associations alors que d’autres ne perçoiventpas les avantages de l’adhésion (les grandes quantités de docu-mentation gratuite d’excellente qualité pour leurs patients ; lestarifs avantageux pour les membres qui assistent aux congrèsannuels de l’ACD ; l’abonnement gratuit au Journal ofCutaneous Medicine and Surgery ; la défense des intérêts de ladermatologie ; et autres).

Executive Director’s Year-End Report 2007-2008

Rapport de fin d’exercice 20072008 de la Directeure exécutive

MICHELLE ALBAGLIExecutive Director, CDADirecteure générale, ACD


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pointing out to patients that they would be well-served bychoosing a sunscreen that carries the CDA logo.

We take every opportunity to inform those who ask (media, thepublic and the tanning industry via the media) that the fundsreceived from this program are held in a restricted account andused exclusively for sun safety education programs.

The sun protective clothing program is now with the CDAlawyer, to ensure that all ethical and legal issues are covered.

Sun Awareness ProgramThe public skin cancer screening events continue to be verypopular and a worthwhile investment in terms of money andtime. Media coverage increases yearly across most of the coun-try – the visual elements of the screenings make for good TVcoverage.

Under the direction of Dr Cheryl Rosen, this program increas-es in strength and popularity. Head office continues to designall print and web materials in-house. We have produced onemore edition of Sun Facts, giving an overview of sun safety.This edition of the 81/2” x 11” publication will probably be thelast: public sales are decreasing as people makes increasing useof issue-specific materials printed directly from the internet,Starting with the “melanoma” theme for SAW 2009, CDA willproduce a more compact format to be offered without cost toCDA members as a benefit of membership, and sold to publichealth groups upon request. These brochures are alwaysordered in large quantities by CDA members, and are also usedfor the school programs by medical students under a CDAmember’s tutelage.

A major new SAW project for 2008 was the production of theOutdoor Workers Manual and Outdoor Worker Program.The audience for this now ongoing program is two-fold: the HRand/or Safety Officer in organizations that hire outside workers,and the workers themselves. Different materials were produced for each group. The Manuals are selling steadily – wehave undertaken an advertising campaign to MunicipalGovernments this summer.

Another new sun awareness project this year has been the ten-page special report on Sun Safety, published with the May 20edition of the Globe and Mail. We continue to receive very pos-itive feedback on this venture We have negotiated with theGlobe that editorial text strictly comprises interviews conduct-ed by a Globe journalist with individual CDA members on apre-determined issue – the interviewee has the opportunity toreview his/her text before it goes to print (thus no surprises).Editorial text mentions neither brand nor company name and iscompletely free of any bias, perceived or real. Editorial com-prises at least 60% of the total page space and is kept separatefrom advertising.

On to the future – 2008-2011 Strategic PlanThe proposed 2008-2011 strategic plan was ratified at the 2008AGM. This document now forms the foundation for CDA headoffice priorities for the next three years. New priorities/projectswill be added as circumstances dictate.

Tous les membres de l’ACD sont invités à expliquer à leurs collègues non-membres les avantages de l’adhésion à l’association.

Programme d’évaluation des écrans solaires(PÉÉS)L’augmentation du nombre de contrats dans le cadre du PÉÉSest la preuve incontestable de l’importance qu’accordent l’in-dustrie et le public à la crédibilité de la marque ACD. Les mem-bres de l’ACD sont de fervents adeptes du programme, faisantremarquer à leurs patients qu’ils ont intérêt à choisir un écransolaire qui porte le logo ACD.

Nous profitons de toutes les occasions pour expliquer à ceuxqui le demandent (les médias, le public et l’industrie du bron-zage) que les fonds reçus par le biais de ce programme sontconservés dans un compte à accès limité et destinés exclusive-ment aux programmes de protection solaire.

Le Programme des vêtements protégeant du soleil est main-tenant entre les mains de l’avocat de l’ACD pour qu’il puisses’assurer du respect de toutes les exigences éthiques etjuridiques.

Programme prudence au soleilLes séances publiques de dépistage du cancer de la peau con-tinuent d’attirer beaucoup de monde et constituent un boninvestissement en termes d’argent et de temps. La couverturepar les médias augmente chaque année à travers le pays – leséléments visuels des séances de dépistage font de bonnesimages télévisuelles.

Dirigé par le Dr Cheryl Rosen, ce programme s’attire de plusen plus la faveur du public et de ce fait, se renforce. Le siègesocial poursuit, intra muros, la conception de tous les impriméset du matériel Internet. Nous avons produit une nouvelle édi-tion de Sun Facts, qui donne un aperçu de la sécurité au soleil.Ce sera probablement le dernier numéro de cette publication deformat 81/2” x 11” les ventes publiques sont en baisse vu queles gens ont de plus en plus recours à l’Internet qui renfermedes documents très ciblés sur des problèmes particuliers etdirectement imprimables. En prévision de la Prudence au Soleil2009, l’ACD produira sur le thème du « mélanome » une pub-lication de format plus compact qui sera fournie gratuitementaux membres de l’ACD, à titre d’avantage de membre, et ven-due aux groupes de santé publique sur demande. Ces brochuressont toujours commandées en grandes quantités par les mem-bres de l’ACD, elles sont également utilisées pour les pro-grammes scolaires des étudiants médicaux sous la directiond’un membre de l’ACD.

L’une des initiatives majeures dans le cadre du projet Prudenceau soleil 2008 a été celle du Guide – sécurité au soleil pour lestravailleurs en plein-air et le Programme sécurité au soleilpour les travailleurs en plein air. Ce programme déjà mis enœuvre a deux publics cibles : les RH et/ou les agents de santéet sécurité des organisations qui engagent des travailleursexternes, ainsi que les travailleurs mêmes. Le contenu de cesdocuments diffère selon chacun de ces groupes. Les ventes deguides sont soutenues – nous avons entrepris une campagne depublicité auprès des gouvernements municipaux cet été.



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Executive Director’s priorities for 2008-2009This list was submitted to, and accepted by, the CDA board atits meeting in July.

Election for 2009-2010 boardNominations are sought for the following positions:

Vice President (must reside outside of Atlantic Provinces andQuebec)TreasurerRegional Director for Quebec Regional Director for Ontario

Please consider which of your colleagues would make goodcandidates. How about you yourself?

Serving on the CDA board is an excellent means of havinginput into the future of the specialty in Canada. It is an inter-esting but not onerous task – head office deals with the man-agement and administration for the board and its individualmembers, as well as committees.

Communications/media relations/public awarenessThis new edition of the strategic plan focuses more heavily onpublic relations and communications to highlight the specialty.Although head office has worked in this area for a number ofyears now, we couldn’t do as much as we wanted because of thelack of resources. However, with the welcome addition of anew staff member with experience in communications, we willbe able to accomplish much more.

The first increased venture in media relations was the newsconference put on at the 08 Montreal conference. The twin top-ics were the shortage of dermatologists and the increase inmelanoma.

Speakers were Drs Jack Toole, CDA president, Brian Day,CMA president, and Joël Claveau, director of the CDA Québecsun awareness program. This event gave rise to a very satisfac-tory 91 pieces in the print and electronic media, which put theincreasing lack of specialist dermatological care for Canadiansdirectly in the spotlight.

Another communications initiative will be a winterskin/eczema report to appear in the Globe and Mail onDecember 1, 08. These reports are very popular with skinpatients and their families, and the public in general. Thechoice of the Globe and Mail as CDA’s media partner wasmade because of the Globe’s national reach, high circulationand the demographics of the readership.

Annual skin disease education campaignThe board approved this new head office project proposal withthe request that the first condition reviewed would be the treat-ment and management of eczema. Schering Canada andGalderma have provided unrestricted educational grants in sup-port of the campaign – such grants allow us to provide highquality and relevant public education materials.

The Ottawa Dermatological Society held an exceptional meet-ing in Iqaluit in mid-September. The ODS had agreed to letCDA launch its eczema campaign from Iqaluit. The campaignitself will be a country-wide public education campaign,

Cette année, dans le cadre du projet Prudence au soleil, nousavons produit un rapport spécial de 10 pages sur la prudenceau soleil et l’avons diffusé en supplément à l’édition du 20 maidu Globe & Mail. La réaction à cette initiative continue d’êtrepositive. Nous avons négocié avec le Globe pour arriver à ceque les textes soient constitués strictement d’entrevues auprèsde membres de l’ACD menées par un journaliste du Globe etportant sur des sujets prédéterminés – la personne interviewéea pu ainsi avoir l’occasion de relire son texte avant parution (lessurprises sont ainsi évitées). Les textes ne mentionnent ni mar-ques ni fabricants et sont tout à fait neutres. Ils occupent aumoins 60 % de l’espace total du supplément et ne sont pasmélangés à la publicité.

La marche en avant – Plan stratégique 2008-2011Le Plan stratégique 2008-2011 proposé a été ratifié lors del’AG 2008. Ce document est maintenant à la base des prioritésdu siège social de l’ACD pour les trois prochaines années. Denouvelles priorités ou nouveaux projets seront ajoutés le caséchéant.

Priorités de la Directeure exécutive pour l’exercice 2008-2009La liste des priorités a été présentée au Conseil d’administra-tion de l’ACD qui l’a acceptée lors de sa réunion de juillet.

Élections au Conseil 2009-2010Des candidatures sont souhaitées pour les postes suivants :

Vice-président(e) (doit résider ailleurs que dans les provincesde l’Atlantique ou qu’au Québec)Trésorier/trésorièreDirecteur/directrice régional(e) pour le Québec Directeur/directrice régional(e) pour l’Ontario

Veuillez penser à des collègues qui feraient de bons candidats.Pourquoi pas vous ?

Siéger au Conseil d’administration de l’ACD est un excellentmoyen d’influer sur l’avenir de votre spécialité au Canada. Letravail est intéressant sans être accaparant – le siège social s’occupe de la gestion et de l’administration pour le compte duConseil d’administration et de tous ses membres, il s’occupeégalement des comités.

Communications / relations avec les médias /sensibilisation du publicCette nouvelle édition du Plan stratégique s’appuie davantagesur les relations publiques et la communication pour faire con-naître la spécialité. Bien que le siège social ait depuis plusieursannées déjà œuvré à cela, nous n’avons pas pu faire tout ce que nous voulions réaliser à cause du manque de ressources.Toutefois, la venue d’un nouveau membre du personnel connaissant la communication, nous permettra d’en faire beaucoup plus.

En ce qui concerne l’intensification des relations avec lesmédias, nous avons commencé par la conférence de pressetenue lors du Congrès de Montréal 2008. Nous y avons abordédeux sujets, notamment la pénurie de dermatologues et l’augmentation du nombre de cas de mélanomes.



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focusing on print and web-based information as well as radioPSAs. However, a launch from Nunavut, where there is a preva-lence of eczema, should attract media attention as well as pro-viding a real public service to both health professionals and thepublic who live in areas where such information is not readilyavailable.

For the first time, CDA has prepared a patient-orientedbrochure in not only English and French but Inuktitut also. Thebrochures will be made available to the twenty-six health cen-tres across Nunavut. If there is a feasible means of dissemina-tion, we will also distribute the brochures in Nunavik andLabrador. Quantities of the brochure in English and French(and Inuktitut, if you so desire) are available to CDA membersat no charge as a benefit of membership.

The board will shortly be making a decision as to the skin con-dition that will be the focus of the second edition of a skin dis-ease education campaign. The success of these campaignsdepends on the willingness of CDA members to share their spe-cialist knowledge with head office. We have the knowledge in-house to carry out all the communications/media relations/pub-lic awareness aspects of these campaigns; however, we arestymied if we do not have access to medical knowledge andinput So thank you in advance to all CDA members who cangive a little of their time to share in helping us produce highquality materials.

Sun Awareness ProgramNational Sun Awareness Week 2009 will run Monday June 8-Sunday June 14. SAW has become just the official launch weekfor the program, which now runs from about March toNovember.

The 2009 twin themes are the continuation of the outdoorworkers program, and melanoma, for which head office willbe producing new print materials available free to CDA mem-bers as well as downloadable information on the CDA websiteavailable to anyone.

Because of the increasing popularity of the SPEP program,there are sufficient funds to put on further events as volunteerand staff resources become available. Dr Cheryl Rosen has alsoproposed a shade competition and is working on the businessplan for this new project. Working with Dr Rosen, I would liketo implement some fresh ideas, possibly in conjunction withthe Canadian Ophthalmological Society or the CanadianPediatric Society. A one-off event with another professionalsociety would strengthen the messaging without compromisingSPEP revenue. We are also hoping to put on a major sun aware-ness event at the national level that will attract media, and thuspublic, attention.

Suggestions for further sun awareness campaigns that youwould like to participate in would be welcomed.

As soon as the sun protective clothing program is ready tolaunch, CDA will organize a media, public and industry aware-ness campaign.

Another of the Sun Safety reports is scheduled in partnershipwith the Globe and Mail, to be published just before Sun

Ce sont les docteurs Jack Toole, président de l’ACD, BrianDay, président de l’AMC, et Joël Claveau, directeur au Québecdu programme Prudence au soleil de l’ACD qui ont animé laconférence de presse. Dans la foulée de cet événement, nousavons eu droit à 91 articles dans les médias traditionnels etélectroniques, ce qui est très satisfaisant. La conférence depresse a mis de l’avant la pénurie de plus en plus aigue de soinsspécialisés en dermatologie pour les Canadiens et Canadiennes.

En outre, nous publierons dans l’édition du 1er décembre 2008du Globe and Mail un rapport sur la peau/l’eczéma en hiver.Ces rapports sont très appréciés par le grand public, maissurtout par ceux et celles qui souffrent de troubles de la peau etleurs familles. Le choix de ce média partenaire, le Globe andMail, par l’ACD est motivé par le rayonnement national de cejournal, sa diffusion et son lectorat.

Campagne annuelle d’éducation sur les troublesde la peauLe Conseil a approuvé ce nouveau projet proposé par le siègesocial à la condition toutefois que le premier thème examinésoit celui du traitement et de la gestion de l’eczéma. En soutienà la campagne, Schering Canada et Galderma ont offert desbourses éducatives inconditionnelles – de telles bourses nouspermettront d’offrir des documents éducatifs de grande qualitéet pertinents.

La « Ottawa Dermatological Society » a organisé une réunionexceptionnelle à Iqaluit à la mi-septembre, L’ODS a convenude permettre à l’ACD de lancer sa campagne Eczéma à partird’Iqaluit. La campagne même sera nationale et s’adressera augrand public, ciblant l’information disponible sur papier etInternet ainsi que les communiqués d’intérêt public radiodif-fusés. Toutefois, le lancement à partir du Nunavut, où l’eczémaest prévalent, devrait attirer l’attention des médias et fournirainsi un vrai service, d’intérêt public et professionnel à la fois,qui touchera ceux et celles qui habitent ou exercent dans desrégions où l’information n’est pas facilement accessible.

Pour la première fois, l’ACD a élaboré une brochure destinéeaux patients non seulement en français et en anglais, maiségalement en inuktitut et sera diffusée dans les vingt-six cen-tres de santé du Nunavut. Si on parvient à trouver un moyenrentable de diffusion, nous la distribuerons également auNunavik et au Labrador. Des quantités de brochures en françaiset en anglais (et en Inuktitut si vous le désirez) sont mises à ladisposition des membres de l’ACD sans aucun frais, à titre deprivilèges de membre.

Le Conseil décidera bientôt du trouble de la peau qui fera l’ob-jet de la deuxième édition de la campagne d’éducation sur lesmaladies de la peau. Le succès de ces campagnes est tributairede la volonté des membres de l’ACD de partager leur savoirdans leur spécialité avec le siège social. À l’interne, nous pou-vons assumer les aspects communication, relations publiques etsensibilisation de ces campagnes, mais nous serons mal pris sinous n’avons pas accès au savoir médical des spécialistes.Merci d’avance donc à tous les membres de l’ACD qui pour-ront nous consacrer un peu de temps et nous aider à produireune documentation d’excellente qualité.



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Awareness Week. Please let us know if you are willing to beinterviewed for this report.

Government RelationsIn conjunction with Dr Joel DeKoven, CDA has written toHealth Canada regarding the revealing of product ingredients toprevent allergic reaction.

CDA will also follow up regarding the new Spectro 3, which isnow been approved for OTC use and which some members feelshould only be used under a physician’s supervision.

In what is a vicious circle, “skin” is disappearing from theIMHA agenda, due primarily to the fact that, there are so fewdermatologists doing research. The IMHA advisory board hasa strong “skin” component – Dr Jan Dutz, Dr Lucie Germain,Allan Stordy (CSPA) and me, so this is not the issue.Suggestions from CDA members as to what can be done toimprove the situation are most welcome.

Membership/Corporate DirectoryFeedback received demonstrates that the print version of thedirectory remains useful a useful tool for the membership. Themembership directory is also available on line (www. derma-tology.ca on the members’ only site). You will find only a fewemail addresses here as CDA members must give us direct per-mission to add this information. Please let us know if youwould like to add your email address to this online directory,available only to other CDA members. The directory is sent toall members at the beginning of the academic year.

Also, please note that the directory is confidential and restrict-ed to CDA members only. Please do share any of the content,particularly member information, with anyone else.

www.dermatology.caWe are in the process of redesigning the CDA website. Thecontent that is there is excellent quality, thanks to CDA mem-bers. However, the navigation system now leaves to be desired;the website grew so quickly, there is no longer a form or for-mat. The new design will be issue- rather than target-audienceoriented – today’s internauts do not like to be told what theymay or may not view.

Product Recognition ProgramThe product recognition committee is in the process ofresearching the possibility of setting up a recognition programfor moisturizers, based on the successful template for the SPEP(sun protection evaluation program). The committee is at thestage of defining criteria and putting together a business plan.All ethical considerations will be taken into account.

CDA Head Office staff:Caroline Herzberg, Professional education and programs officer

Maura Hope, Administrator

Kristina Murray, Communications and projects officer

Jennifer Scott, projects and administrative assistant

Michelle Albagli, Executive director

Programme Prudence au soleilLa Semaine nationale de prudence au soleil (SNPS) 2009 commencera le lundi 8 juin 2009 et se terminera le dimanche14 juin. La SNPS est devenue la semaine du lancement officialdu programme, qui dure de mars à novembre.

Le double thème de 2009 comporte deux volets, celui sur lestravailleurs en plein air et celui sur le mélanome pour lequelle siège social produira de nouveaux documents au formatpapier mis gratuitement à la disposition des membres del’ACD, et que tout le monde pourra télécharger sous formeélectronique à partir du site Internet de l’ACD.

À cause du succès croissant de la PPS, nous disposons de fondssuffisants pour organiser d’autres événements dans le cadre dece programme, à condition d’avoir suffisamment de bénévoleset d’employés. Le Dr Cheryl Rosen a également proposé unconcours de l’ombre. Elle travaille actuellement sur le pland’affaires de ce nouveau projet. En collaboration avec le DrRosen, je voudrais mettre en œuvre quelques idées nouvelles,si possible conjointement avec la Société canadienne d’ophtal-mologie ou la Société canadienne de pédiatrie. Un événementunique organisé avec un autre ordre professionnel renforceraitle message sans compromettre les revenus de PPS. Nousespérons également organiser un événement majeur sur lethème de la prudence au soleil à l’échelle nationale qui attireral’attention des médias, et du même coup celle du public.

Nous accueillons avec plaisir toute proposition de campagne deprudence au soleil à laquelle vous aimeriez participer.

Dès que le programme Vêtements protégeant du soleil sera prêtà être lancé, l’ACD organisera une campagne d’informationauprès des médias, du public et de l’industrie.

Nous prévoyons un autre rapport sur la Prudence au soleil avecle Globe and Mail qui devrait être publié la semaine précédantla Semaine de prudence au soleil 2009. Veuillez nous dire sivous accepteriez de participer à une entrevue dans le cadre dece rapport.

Relations avec les gouvernementsL’ACD a écrit, conjointement avec le Dr Joel DeKoven, à SantéCanada concernant la divulgation des ingrédients dans les pro-duits afin de prévenir les réactions allergiques.

L’ACD effectuera un suivi du nouveau Spectro 3, actuellementen cours d’essai pour approbation comme PGP. Certains mem-bres estiment qu’il ne devrait être utilisé que sous la surveil-lance d’un médecin.

Le mot « peau » a tendance à disparaître du programme del’IRSC, à cause principalement du peu de dermatologues selivrant à la recherche, établissant de ce fait un cercle vicieux.Le Conseil consultatif de l’AILA a une forte représentation « peau » – les docteurs Jan Dutz et Lucie Germain; AllanStordy (CSPA) et moi-même, le problème n’est donc pas là.Toutes les propositions de membres de l’ACD sur ce qui peutêtre fait sont bienvenues.

Annuaire corporatif/des membresLes réactions des membres confirment que la version sur papierde l’annuaire continue de leur être très utile. L’annuaire des


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membres est également disponible en ligne (www. dermato-logue.ca dans la partie réservée aux membres). À condition queles membres nous autorisent à ajouter ce renseignement, vouspourrez trouver quelques adresses de courriel. Veuillez nousdire si vous voulez ajouter votre adresse courriel à cet annuaireen ligne réservé exclusivement aux membres de l’ACD.L’annuaire est envoyé à tous les membres au début de l’annéescolaire.

Veuillez également noter que l’annuaire est confidentiel etréservé exclusivement aux membres de l’ACD. Nous vous pri-ons donc de ne pas en partager le contenu, surtout les ren-seignements sur les membres, avec qui que ce soit.

www.dermatologue.caNous travaillons actuellement à la reconfiguration de siteInternet de l’ACD. Son contenu est d’excellente qualité grâceaux contributions des membres de l’ACD. Toutefois, le sys-tème de navigation n’est plus tout à fait au point à cause de sacroissance accélérée qui fait en sorte que la forme et le formatn’existent plus. La nouvelle formule mettra l’accent sur les

sujets plutôt que sur le public ciblé – les internautes d’aujour-d’hui n’apprécient pas de se faire dire ce qu’ils peuvent ou nonconsulter.

Programme de reconnaissance de produitLe Comité de reconnaissance de produit examine actuellementla possibilité de mettre sur pied un programme de reconnais-sance des produits hydratants, selon l’efficace modèle utilisépour le PÉPS (Programme d’évaluation de la protectionsolaire). Le Comité est arrivé au point de définir les critères etd’établir un plan d’affaires. Il sera tenu compte de tous lesaspects éthiques.

Personnel du siège social de l’ACD :Caroline Herzberg, Agente de l’éducation et des programmesprofessionnels

Maura Hope, Administratrice

Kristina Murray, Agente, Communications et projets

Jennifer Scott, Adjointe, projets et administration

Michelle Albagli, Directeure exécutive

New CDA Members / Nouveaux membres de l’ACDThe following new members have been accepted by the Board of Directors

Les nouveaux membres suivants ont été acceptés par le Conseil d’administration

Dr Amy Cheng St Louis, MO

Dr Stephen Glassman Ottawa, ON

Dr Fatemeh Jafarian Montréal, QC

Dr Wei Jing Loo London, ON

Dr Nathan Rosen Burlington, ON

Dr Nathalie Shaffer Brossard, QC

CDA Ethics Committee Members / Membres de Comité d’éthique de l’ACDDr Richard Langley (2006-2009) Chair

Dr Rob Hayes (2006-2009) Member

Dr Nordau Kanigsberg (2007-2010) Member

Dr Kim Papp (2008-2011) Member

Dr Sandra Skotnicki-Grant (2007-2010) Member

Dr Scott Walsh (2008-2011) Member

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Le 83e Congrès Annuel de L’ACD - Montréal 2008

The CDA President’s pin was given to outgoing president Dr Jack Toole byincoming president Dr Larry Warshawski

The CDA Young Dermatologists’ Volunteer Award was presented to Dr IanLandells, St-John’s, by Dr Karen Edstrom.

Presentation of the gavel and worry beeds to incoming CDA President Dr LarryWarshawski, Vancouver by outgoing President, Dr Jack Toole, Winnipeg

The CDA Award of Merit was presented to Dr Bernice Krafchik, Toronto by DrJack Toole

Dr Ralph Willsinson, Montreal, received the CDF Practitioner of the YearAward with Drs Ken Kobayashi, John Elie, Neil Shear

The CDA President’s Cup was presented to Dr Alfred Balbul. Montreal by DrJack Toole.

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Le 83e Congrès Annuel de L’ACD- Montréal 2008

Dr Jeffrey Donovan, University of Toronto, received the Canadian Professorsof Dermatology Award for his presentation at the Canadian Society ofInvestigative Dermatology Annual Meeting.

Group shot of everyone present who had a residency with Dr Ralph Wilkinson

Dr Pierre-Luc Dion, Univeristé de Laval, received the CPD/LaRoche-PosayTrainee Award for Best Oral Presentation from Dr Neil Shear, Toronto,President Canadian Professors of Dermatology.

The CDA Best Scientific Poster Award was presented to Dr Irina Turchin,McGill University by Dr Jack Toole

Dr Dalia Mikhael Saikaly, University of Ottawa, received the CDA BestScientific Poster Award in Therapeutics Category

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Le 83e Congrès Annuel de L’ACD- Montréal 2008

CDA Public Education Award, media print category, was presented to LaurenFerranti-Ballem, Glow Magazine by Dr Karen Edstrom

The CDA Public Education Award, Industry Catagory, was presented to DianeLaberge of Unilever Canada for Dove Pamphlet [not present]

The CDA Most Educational Symposium Award was presented to DominiqueSoussan, La Roche-Posay, by Drs Kirk Barber & Jack Toole.

CDA Public Education Award, Not-for-Profit Categopry (2) was presented toApril Grenon, Sudbury & District Health Unit by Dr Karen Edstrom

CDA Public Education Award, Not-for-Profit (1) was presented to IreneRutherford, Durham Region Health Department by Dr Karen Edstrom

CDA-Residents & Fellows Society past co-chairs Drs Danya Sereda, SusanPoelman with new co-chairs Drs Eiman Nasseri, John Kraft.

The CD Barry Usher Research Award in Dermatology was presented to DrThusanth Thuraisingam, first-year student at l’Université de Montréal, by DrsKaren Edstrom & Jack Toole

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Le 83e Congrés Annuel de l’ACD, Montréal 2008

Marie-Claude and Dr Kirk Barber, Calgary

Drs Susan Swiggum and Jack Adam, Ottawa

Dr John Elie and Kathy, Montréal

Residénts de l’Université de Laval.Est-ce-que Dr Pierre-Luc Dion est chanceux ?

Dr Wayne Gulliver and Beverly, St-John’s

Dr Stephen Stone (Past-President AAD), Lisa Stone, Sylvia & Louis Vogel

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The 2008 CDA-RFS reception at the CDA conference inMontreal was an evening to remember as Dr Joël Claveau gaveresidents a highly informative and interactive lecture on der-matoscopy. Throughout the evening, residents also had time tomingle and catch up with colleagues from across the country.For the fourth year in a row, the CDA-RFS was able to presentClinical and Resident Teaching Awards, generously sponsoredthrough an unrestricted educational grant from Dermik, theDermatology division of Sanofi-Aventis.

Congratulations go out to the following clinical teachers whohave made an outstanding contribution to resident teaching,and have inspired and mentored residents in their programs:

1) Dr Thomas Salopek: Division ofDermatology, University ofAlberta

2) (Below) Dr Harvey Lui: Department ofDermatology and Skin Science,University of British Columbia

3) Dr. Richard Dubuc: Division ofDermatology, Université deMontréal

Congratulations also go out to the following residents whomade an outstanding contribution to peer-resident and medicalstudent dermatology teaching in their programs:

1) Dr Thérèse El-Helou: Division of Dermatology, McGillUniversity

2) Dr Simon Wong: Department ofDermatology and Skin Science,Unversity of British Columbia

We look forward to continuing to provide recognition forinvaluable leadership, teaching and mentorship.

The CDA-RFS Teaching Awards were announced by co-chairs Drs SusanPoelman, McGill University & Danya Sereda, Université de Montréal

2. Drs Danya Sereda, Harvey Lui, University of British Columbia,Vancouver, Susan Poelman

Drs Thérèse El-Helou, McGill University, Montreal & Susan Poelman

CDA-RFS Annual Reception at the CDA 82nd Annual ConferenceDANYA SEREDA, MD, Université de Montréal

Dr Thomas Salopek

Dr Simon Wong

Dr Richard Dubuc

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To past residents that are still with us, and new residents justjoining us in the wonderful specialty of Dermatology,welcome! We are very pleased to be your representatives on theCanadian Dermatology Association - Resident and Fellows’Society, and look forward to supporting any initiatives that youmay have throughout the coming months.

Last year’s co-chairs Danya Serada and Susan Poelman haveworked hard to get our new Mentorship Program up and going,providing residents with a database of contacts for potentialsub-specialty electives across the country. As well, the Programdirects residents towards a flurry of funding opportunities tohelp cover elective costs. Look for it soon on the CDA website.

Below, you will find the resident representatives from each university that make up the CDA-RFS 2008-2009 Executive:

Co-chairsEiman Nasseri, PGY-2 Université de MontrealJohn Kraft, PGY-3 University of Toronto

Past Co-chairsSusan Poelman, PGY-5 McGill UniversityDanya Sereda, PGY-5 Université de Montreal

University of British Columbia RepresentativesJonathan Shapero, PGY-3 Shannon Humphrey, PGY-5

University of Alberta RepresentativePerry Grewal, PGY-3

University of Toronto RepresentativesRahul Shukla, PGY-2Mike Jiaravuthisan, PGY-4

University of Ottawa RepresentativesLauren Fratesi, PGY-2 Jillian Macdonald, PGY-4

Université de Montréal RepresentativesChristina Lam, PGY-3 Monika Winnicki, PGY-4

Université de Laval RepresentativeNicolas Aubut, PGY-3

Université de Sherbrooke RepresentativesJanie Bertrand, PGY-2Loukia Mitsos, PGY-2

McGill University RepresentativesSara-Élizabeth Jean, PGY-3 Yuka Asai, PGY-4

Dalhousie University RepresentativeKerri Purdy PGY-3

Please let your representatives know about any awards, fellow-ships, publications, marriages, births, and other projects youhave in store, so that we can spread the word and congratula-tions through the CDA Bulletin.

Also, feel free to email us submissions for this year’sResidents’ Edition of the Bulletin coming out in February2009. Write about anything that might interest your fellow dermatology residents and staff. The submissions can be of any length. Email it to us in French or in English at:[email protected] or [email protected].

Finally, don’t forget to make space on your calendar for ourbiannual meeting at the AAD, in beautiful San Francisco. Withthe support of Canderm Pharma, we will celebrate another yearof Dermatology on March 7, 2009 at the Empress of ChinaRestaurant (838 Grant Ave, San Francisco, at 7:15 pm). Gom bui!

CDA - Residents & Fellows SocietyEIMAN NASSERI, MD, Université de Montréal

JOHN KRAFT, MD, University of Toronto

CDF Grants Awarded in 2008Some Researchers

L – R: Top row: Drs David McLean, Cheryl Rosen,

Neil Shear, Laura Finlayson

Middle row: Drs Youwen Zhou, Kevin McElwee, Gang Li,

Wayne Gulliver, Chuck Lynde

Bottom row: Drs Jerry Shapiro, Yuka Asai, Nhung Ho,

Gurbir Dhadwal

New co-chairs, Drs John Kraft and Eiman Nasser

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Accréditations Québec / Quebec CandidatesListe des médecins qui ont réussi les examens de la Corporation Professionnelle des médecins du Québec en dermatologie.

The following list of physicians passed the examination of the Corporation Professionnelle des Médecins du Québec in dermatology.

2008Nom / Name Gradué(e) de / Graduate of

Dion, Pierre-Luc Université de Sherbrooke 2003

El-Helou, Thérèse Université Libanaise 2000

Krasny, Mark Université McGill 2003

The following candidates were successful in the recent exami-nation in dermatology of the Royal College of Physicians andSurgeons of Canada

Les candidats suivants ont réussi les examens dermatologiquesdu Collège Royal des Médecins et Chirurgiens du Canada

2008Name / Nom Graduate of / Gradué (e) de

Al Arayedh, Wesam Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 1998

Alhusayen, Raed Omar S Kingdom of Saudi Arabia University, Riyadh 2002

Chan, An-Wen Univeristy of Calgary 2000

Coffey, James William Memorial University of Newfoundland 2003

Dion, Pierre-Luc Université de Sherbrooke 2003

Elliott, John Francis University of Alberta 1982

Hogeling, Marcia University of British Columbia 1999

Kalisiak, Michal Stan University of Alberta 2003

Krasny, Mark McGill University 2003

Mimesh, Samara King Abdul Aziz University 1995

Shainhouse, Tsippora University of Toronto 2000

Shayesteh Alam, Maryam Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1990

Wong, Yat Wing The Queen's University of Belfast 1995

Yu, John Tsien McGill University 2003

Royal College Fellows /Associés du Collège Royal

Hanson Nominated as Top DoctorOur own Dr Dana Hanson, a dermatologist from Fredericton,NB has been nominated to become the president of the WorldMedical Association for 2009/2010. If elected, he will be thefirst Canadian (and also first Canadian Dermatologist) to headthe organization.

Dana, we wish you good luck.

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Please see under separate headings in this issue: 2008Practitioner of the Year Award and 2008 CDF GrantRecipients.

CDF Treasurer’s ReportI would like to take this opportunity to announce the officialassumption of the Secretary’s position by Dr Gilles Lauzon andwelcome him, on behalf of the CDF Board, to his new role inthe CDF. Gilles has been a Director on the CDF Board since2004. As many of you will know, Gilles is well-versed in manyaspects of Canadian Dermatology, including research, and willbring a unique perspective and experience to this vital positionwithin the CDF. I am sure Gilles will help propel the CDFonward!

The financial status of the CDF remains in a healthy state withjust over 3 million dollars in investment funds, currently beingmanaged by Phillips, Hager & North Investment ManagementLtd. The recent acquisition of PH&N by RBC does not appearto have caused any impact in the management of our funds todate.

Look for a summary of the Financial Statements in theFebruary edition of the CDA Bulletin.

In my role as the former Secretary-Treasurer and now, sinceFebruary of this year, as the Treasurer of the CDF, I have beenpleased to work closely with our accountant Mr. Lloyd Wright,partner in McMane Dunkel Kingston & Stranz, LLP (MDKS).MDKS is also the Auditor for the CDF and together over thepast two years we have tightened up the various processes ofthe CDF in a proactive fashion to remain ahead of the CRArequirements for non-profit organizations.

As Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee, Dr Harvey Luihas worked fastidiously to revise the Research GrantApplications and the reviewing processes to fall into line withthe Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Dr JanDutz, one of our Directors, has also played a major role in pro-moting the future of Dermatology research at the level of theInstitute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA).

Consequently, the CDF is well poised to push ahead and steadily increase support for research in Canada. The CDF cancontinue to assure our membership, including our dedicatedLife and Benefactor Life Members and Benefactor LifePatrons, as well as our generous Corporate Sponsors that thefunds they contribute remain well-managed in keeping withcontemporary high standards.

Ken Kobayashi, MD, FRCPCTreasurerCanadian Dermatology Foundation

CDF Secretary’s ReportBoard of Directors for 2008-2009

Directors are elected at the annual membership meeting forterms of three years. This year was marked by the segregationof the duties of Secretary and Treasurer. Dr Ken Kobayashi willcontinue the duties of Treasurer, while Dr Gilles Lauzonassumed the duties of Secretary, effective July 1, 2008. TheBoard wishes to acknowledge the competent contributions ofDr Kobayashi in his combined role as Secretary and Treasurerover many years.

Dr Neil H. ShearPresident

Dr Gilles J. LauzonSecretary

Dr Kenneth A. KobayashiTreasurer

Dr Harvey LuiChair, Medical Advisory Committee

EX OFFICIODr H. John AlbersPast President

2009 Research Grant Applications InvitedThe Medical Advisory Committee of the CanadianDermatology Foundation invites applications for the year 2009Research Grants. Application forms and guidelines can beobtained from our website (www.cdf.ca) or from Dr HarveyLui, Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee, Department ofDermatology and Skin Sciences, 835 West 10th Avenue,Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4E8. Web-based updated applications andguidelines are available.

CDF Research Grants (up to $20,000) and industry-sponsoredgrants (up to $50,000) will be available in this competition.Applications for the 2009 Research Grants are to be deliveredto Dr Harvey Lui and must be date-stamped no later thanMonday January 12, 2009 for next day delivery by the courier company.

Dr Frederick Kalz BursariesIn 1991, the late Dr Zoltan Fekete initiated the Dr FrederickKalz Fund with a generous gift to the Canadian DermatologyFoundation. Numerous colleagues and friends of Dr Kalz(1906-1993) have contributed to this fund.

The fund’s purpose is “to commemorate the name, life, workand teaching of Dr Frederick Kalz through bursaries or schol-arships for Dermatology training”. It is assumed that the resi-dents applying will be driven by curiosity and a strong desireto learn or to take part in a learning experience. Activitiesundertaken primarily to acquire financial gains or skills to pro-duce income do not qualify. Endorsement of the application by

Canadian Dermatology Foundation NewsGILLES J. LAUZON, MD, Secretary

Dr Robert BissonnetteDr Jan DutzDr Laura FinlaysonDr Catherine J. McCuaigMr Richard J. MacKayDr Cheryl Rosen Dr Zohair TomiDr Jack TooleDr Larry WarshawskiCDA President

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a senior faculty member of a Canadian university is required.

Recent recipients of Dr Frederick Kalz Bursaries were:

Dr Susan Poelman (McGill) for training in BlisteringDisorders and Melanoma with Drs Dedee Murrell and ScottMenzies in Sydney, Australia. Much was learned regarding der-moscopy, confocal in vivo videomicroscopy and the manage-ment of high-risk melanoma. Stated Dr Poelman: “I amimmensely grateful to the Canadian Dermatology Foundationfor awarding me with the Frederick Kalz Bursary, whichallowed me to travel to Australia and experience 2 very differ-ent aspects of dermatology” and “Overall it was a wonderfullyproductive and inspiring elective, and I am so grateful to theCanadian Dermatology Foundation for affording me thisunique opportunity to learn from and be mentored by theserenowned dermatologists”.

Dr Shannon Humphrey (UBC) for training at the Universityof Toronto (Community Pediatric Dermatology andOccupational Contact Dermatology), under the tutorship of Dr Bernice Krafchik and Dr Sandra Skotnicki-Grant. Dr Humphrey gained valuable exposure to very common andexceedingly rare dermatological pediatric conditions. Also, shegained valuable experience in the workup, diagnosis and man-agement of patients with occupational dermatological con-cerns. Stated Dr Humphrey: “The knowledge and skillsacquired during this elective will greatly enhance my confi-dence and clinical armamentarium as a practicing dermatolo-gist. I encourage Canadian dermatology residents to work withDr Bernice Krafchik and Dr Sandra Skotnicki-Grant in theirrespective subspecialty areas as they are both highly motivatedand committed teachers. Finally, this elective would not havebeen possible without the financial support provided by theCanadian Dermatology Foundation in the form of a FrederickKalz Bursary”.

Dr Frederick Kalz Bursary Applications are invited. TheCDF Board accepts enquiries outlining the proposed trainingactivity and completed applications at any time by writing tothe Secretary at the NEW CDF address below. Application

forms should be downloaded from the website (www.cdf.ca)and sent by mail to the NEW CDF address below. Processingof an application can take up to six months.

Acknowledgements

The Board acknowledges the continuing support of CDF oper-ations by Mr Richard (Dick) MacKay and Stiefel Canada. TheBoard further aknowledges the efforts and patience of Mr LouisVogel (Canderm Pharma), Publisher of the CDA Bulletin,regarding the promotion of the CDF through these news bul-letins.

REMEMBER…Membership renewals and dona-tions can now be processed on-line! Simply log on towww.cdf.ca. Payment is via PayPal and is easy, secure and reli-able. Furthermore, receipting is immediate! Try it out!!

Best wishes to all.

Gilles J. Lauzon MD, PhD, FRCPCSecretary, CDF211 Lady Macdonald DriveCanmore, AB T1W 1H2

(Nous regrettons de ne pas pouvoir inclure un texte enfrançais)

CDF Board Members at the Research Grant Awards

L- R, top row: Drs Cheryl Rosen, Gilles Lauzon L- R, bottom row: Drs Kenneth Kobayashi, Laura Finlayson,Jack Toole, Harvey Lui, Neil Shear

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CDF President Dr Neil Shear welcomed the first non-derma-tologist supporters of the Foundation at a special reception forBenefactor Life Members held in Montreal.

Presenting three new Benefactor Life Patrons (Mr RichardMacKay, Mr Robert Lavoie and Mr Louis Vogel) with a com-memorative Birks crystal bowl, Dr Shear said “This is an excel-lent initiative and a significant personal commitment by ourfriends in the industry, who have been long term supporters ofthe CDF.

The new CDF membership categories for non-dermatologistswere approved earlier this year by the CDF Board: BenefactorLife Patron, and Life Patron, to accommodate a number ofindustry partners and friends who expressed a strong desire todemonstrate their personal support of the Foundation and itsgoals of advancing dermatological research and knowledge.Benefactor Life Patrons make a one-time contribution of$10,000 and Life Patrons $2,000. Participation is not limited toindustry partners. The CDF encourages anyone desiring to sup-port clinical research into diseases of the skin to join theFoundation as a Benefactor Life Patron, or Life Patron.

For more information contact Gillian PaniniGillian Panini Communications Inc.253 Milton Road, Beaconsfield, Qc. H9W 1K4, CanadaTelephone: 514 697 4670 Fax: 514 697 0764 email:[email protected]

CDF Treasurer Dr Kenneth Kobayashi and PresidentDr Neil Shear welcome new Benefactor Life Patronsas members of the Canadian Dermatology Foundation.

Canadian Dermatology FoundationWelcomes First Non-Dermatologist Supports

Mr Richard J. MacKay

Mr Robert Lavoie

Mr Louis Vogel

Dr Richard Langley of Halifax, is presented with a commemo-rative plaque by CDF President, Dr Neil Shear at the CDAAnnual Conference., for the CDF Lecture in 2008.

This award is made in recognition of the excellence of hisresearch and of his address on “Advancing the early diagnosisof cutaneous melanoma at the bedside with laser microscopy

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British Columbia NewsGILLIAN DE GANNES, MD, Vancouver

Dr Alastair McLeod, ClinicalProfessor Emeritus was recog-nized by the Dean ofMedicine for his contribu-tions to the University at aspecial recept ion honour-ing faculty members whohad provided long-term aca-demic service. Alastair joinedthe UBC Division ofDermatology as a ClinicalInstructor in 1966 and rose tothe rank of Clinical Professor

in Dermatology in 1995. Alastair formally established thehospital Division of Dermatology at St. Paul's Hospital andserved as its Head until 1999. Perhaps Alastair's greatest con-tribution has been in the area of HIV and AIDS care. As an aca-demic hospital-based dermatologist in downtown Vancouverduring the early 1980’s, Alastair took on the challenge of car-ing for patients affected with HIV in a manner that was exem-plary, not only to dermatologists but also to all health care pro-fessionals.

The DermatologySociety of BritishColumbia pre-sented the 2008Practitioner of theYear Award to DrJohn Amiss at itsAnnual ClinicalDay in Vancouver.This award isgiven each year torecognize exem-plary patient careand service to theprofession; recip-ients are selected

by their peers. John has been a longstanding member of theUBC Department of Dermatology and Skin Science and is aClinical Instructor with the Island Medical Program.

We welcomed the following residents to the UBC program on1 July 2008:

PGY-1 Drs Aaron Wong, Patrizia Moccia, Iren Kossintseva,Jason Sneath (University of Manitoba)

PGY-2 Dr Mohammed AlJasser (Saudi Arabia)

PGY-5 Dr Susan Poelman (transfer from McGill University)

Our fellowship programs continue to attract physicians fromacross the world:

Photomedicine/Laser– Dr Bernadette Policarpio (Philippines)

Hair– Drs Isabel Restrepo (Columbia), Nina Otberg(Germany), Adel AlSantali (Saudi Arabia)

Dermatologic Surgery – Dr Eduard Raklyar (USA)

Pigmentation – Dr Min Gao (China)

Dr Simon Wong MD FRCPC completed his Royal CollegeFellowship exams in May 2008. He has 6 months of his resi-dency training to complete and will be opening his dermatol-ogy practice in the Lower Mainland in January 2009. He is alsolooking forward to his role as a clinical instructor with theDepartment of Dermatology & Skin Science at UBC.

Dr John Yu MD FRCPC (McGill University) completed hisRoyal College Fellowship exams in May 2008. John will beopening his dermatology practice in West Vancouver and NorthVancouver this fall to service the north shore area.

World Congress Bid

Dr Harvey Lui reports thecommittee is actively work-ing to promote the WCDthrough various internation-al channels. The only otherofficial declared city isBangalore, India. We will beinviting our international

voting delegates from the International League ofDermatologic Societies to attend our CDA reception during theAAD meeting in San Francisco on Sunday, March 8, 2009.

Atlantic Provinces News MARC BOURCIER, MD, Moncton

The APDA (Atlantic Provinces Dermatology Association) heldits annual meeting at the Algonquin Resort in St-Andrews, NB,on May 31st 2008.

There was an excellent participation from the members. Thepharmaceutical industry was also well represented.

Dr JB Ross did a genuine presentation on the History ofWestern Dermatology. This was followed by a review of neu-rocutaneous syndromes by Dr Laura Finlayson (Chief of

Pediatric Dermatology at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax)and Dr William Maloney (Chief of Division of Neuroradiologyat the QE II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax). Dr MarcBourcier presented on the highlights of the Spring session ofthe EADV meeting that was held in Istanbul in May 2008. Thiswas followed by case reports and discussion from the residentsin Dermatology and by various members of the APDA. We areplanning a fall session in Bermuda. Dr Ian Landells is in chargeof exploring this possibility. The highlight of the Gala dinnerwas the performance of the band Diagnosis II led by our saxo-phonist Dr Doug Keeling.

Dr John Amiss, Victoria with Dr Roberta Ongley,who presented his award

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Greetings from ManitobaVICTORIA TARASKA, MD, Winnipeg

Summer has seen a slow down in activities. Everyone is enjoy-ing the beautiful lakes. Congrats to Dr Jack Toole for a won-derful, busy and productive year as president of the CDA.Those of us who have sat on the board know how many hoursthe CDA can consume in a year. The president is the most indemand, with the most time sensitive decisions, the most com-mittees and almost daily correspondence with head office.Thank you Jack for all your hard work, time and effort. Youmade all the Manitoban derms proud and hopefully allCanadian derms feel the same way, too. We are lucky that youwill continue to volunteer as past president this next year.Thanks again for all you guidance and insight. Enjoy your extrafree time!!

Marcie Ulmer has started her practice at the Winnipeg Clinic.It is a delight to have her in Winnipeg and hope she remainswith us for many years. We have a new resident, Dr RobertSnead. He started his residency this July and will be practicingin Brandon, Manitoba when he is finished. Brandon isManitoba's second biggest city and has not had a dermatologistfor 6 years. It will be a most welcome edition for our rural cit-izens to have a dermatologist back in the city. We extend ourwarmest wishes to you both. Hopefully, we can attract a der-matopathologist and a dermatologist for Thompson, Manitoba.Any takers??

Quebec City NewsYVES POULIN, MD, Québec

Dermatology life has been very active in Quebec City duringthe last months. Quebec is under the stamina of its 400thanniversary celebrations and this was the theme of each activity.

The highlight of all activities was the Atlantic DermatologicalConference held April 25-27, 2008.

Three hundred dermatologists attended this prestigious event,making it the largest dermatological event ever held in Canadaup to now!

The scientific program was of very high quality, featuring 10prominent lecturers (Drs J Bolognia, C Drouin, N Shear,R Bissonnette, MF Demierre, J Claveau, C McCuaig,R Pelletier, J Powell, D Sasseville ).

Four exciting symposia were presented. The following expertsgave presentations during these symposia: Drs D Rigel, ABGottlieb, J Tan, E Stockfleth, J Claveau, Y Poulin, L Stein Goldand M Bourcier.

Most importantly the patient viewing session included 63 cases(65 patients) showing a wide variety of skin disorders. Thepatient booklet was 171 pages. This was the highlight of the

meeting. The venue was the bright new research unit buildingof the Hopital Hotel-Dieu. This patient viewing session, fol-lowed by a very well organized case discussion was trulyexceptional.

The venue was gorgeous, the Chateau Frontenac being a fan-tastic location and their services reaching the highest expecta-tions.

General comment was that no one ever attended such a greatsetting with such a high quality of a patient’s viewing session

at an Atlantic Dermatological Conference. Comments havebeen dithyrambic from both our Canadian and US colleagues.Sorry for those who missed it!

For more information please visit the meeting website. Itincludes a lot of information and photos of the event:www.sorelcomm.ca/atlanticderm2008

Almost all dermatologists from the Quebec DermatologicalSociety attend practically all the events held in Quebec. Journalclubs are held each month, general meetings of the QuebecDermatological Society are featured every 3 months and spe-cial events are occurring almost every month. The attendanceis exceptional, reflecting the high quality of presentations andthe importance to meet together.

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Université de Montréal /University of MontrealEIMAN NASSERI, MD, Montréal

Les résidents de dermatologie de l’Université de Montréal veu-lent féliciter Dr Mark Krasny dans le début de sa carrièrecomme patron ! Le Dr Krasny se joindra au sein de l’équipeclinique de dermatologie à l’Hôpital St-Luc, avant de partir l’anprochain pour un fellowship en Chirurgie de Mohs au Vermont.Nous tenons aussi à souligner le docteur Valérie Joncas, qui apostulé avec succès pour un fellowship l’an prochain enDermatologie Pédiatrique à Denver, au Colorado.Tous nos meilleurs vœux, Mark et Valérie !

Congratulations are in order for Dr Mark Krasny, who success-fully completed his residency at the University of Montreal,and will be joining the team at St-Luc Hospital for a year,

before heading off to Vermont to complete a fellowship inMohs Micrographic Surgery.

Dr Valérie Joncas also deserves acknowledgement, as she islooking forward to a fellowship in Pediatric Dermatology nextyear at the University of Colorado, in Denver.Best of luck to both of you!

University of Ottawa ProgramUpdateJILLIAN MACDONALD, MD, Ottawa

Dr Renee Beach has won the Montgomery Resident ResearchAward for the resident with the best research project in theDept. of Dermatology, University of Ottawa, 2008.

Greetings from the Division of Dermatology and CutaneousSciences of the University of Alberta. This is an exciting timeof year for our program as we welcome new faces to our pro-gram, follow the exploits of recent graduates and prepare foranother exciting academic year.

We would like to welcome our two new first year residents –Isaiah Day and Vimal Prajapati. They represent the best of whatboth the University of Alberta and University of Calgary haveto offer. We look forward to working with the both of them inthe future and wish them luck in their first exciting year of res-idency. We would also like to welcome two new additions toour dermatology family. Congratulations to Dr Jaggi Rao andhis wife as they welcome baby Anjali into their family. She wasborn at 9:29am on August 25, 2008, and weighed in at 6lbs and14 ounces. And, congratulations to Dr Alim Devani and hiswife as they welcome baby Elyse into their family. She wasborn at 10:15pm on June 15, 2008, and weighed in at 8lbs and11 ounces.

We would also like to congratulate our recent graduates. All ofthem definitely made their mark in our dermatology program,and those individuals that are leaving us will be sorely missedas both residents and friends. Dr Jay Coffey has decided toreturn back to Newfoundland with his family. And even thoughwe are upset to see him go, we know that Newfoundland is verylucky to have a dermatologist of his caliber. Dr John Elliott hasaccepted an academic position at the U of A. He is currentlyjuggling the day-to-day responsibilities of his immunology lab and the establishment of a dedicated Patch Testing clinic.We look forward to working in his clinic when it starts up inOctober of this year. Dr Mike Kalisiak has been doing variouslocums both inside and outside of the city of Edmonton. Wewish him nothing but good fortune when he makes his finaldecision as to where he will establish his practice.

We are also gearing up for a number of events with regards toour Dermatology division. Dr Alain Brassard is currently in theprocess of organizing our Alberta Society of Dermatologymeeting. This is a wonderful biannual meeting that gives thedermatologists of Edmonton and Calgary an opportunity to gettogether. The central focus of this meeting, as it has been in thepast, is the wonderful live patient teaching rounds and the dis-cussions that follow. We know Dr Brassard will do an amazingjob organizing this important event. Also, we are currently inthe process of collaborating with the Calgary dermatopatholo-gists, Drs Martin Trotter, Andrea Bruecks, and Duane Barber,in order to set up a teleconference dermatopathology session.These sessions will run on a biweekly basis and help supple-ment our regular dermatopathology teaching with Dr EricSchloss. We are grateful for the support of our program direc-tor, Dr Gordon Searles, and our divisional director, Dr ThomasSalopek, for organizing this important initiative. We have alsobeen privileged to have the addition of a number of pediatricdermatology clinics through Dr Loretta Fiorillo. We are verypleased with this unique opportunity to increase our exposureto pediatric dermatology. Our monthly journal clubs continueto be a success with a strong attendance from both residentsand staff. Many thanks to all of the attending staff that havechaired previous journal club sessions. Drs Thomas Salopek,Muba Taher and Chris Keeling are also to be commended ontheir efforts in creating a monthly surgical lecture series. OnOctober 8th, 2008, residents of our dermatology program willalso be participating in a community outreach program for the Edmonton Public Services. The day long presentationincludes session about staying safe in the sun and basics aboutskin cancer.

Finally, we would like to wish all of our fellow dermatologistsand residents continued success and well being for the upcom-ing academic year.

University of Alberta Program UpdatePERRY GREWAL. MD, Edmonton

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Université de Laval ProgramUpdateMARIE-MICHELE BLOUIN, MD & MIMI THERIAULT,MD, Ville de Québec

The Laval University program is still expanding and this is veryexciting to welcome four new residents this year! As a result,our team is now composed of 11 residents. Diane Tran (PGY-4), who successfully coordinated the patient viewing sessionfor the Atlantic Dermatological Conference in Québec city2008, is our chief resident 2008-2009. Furthermore, we arethrilled to welcome Marie-Claude Dionne (PGY-1)and JanieBujold (PGY-1) in our program. We are also excited to greetAngélique Gagné-Henley (PGY-3) who studied dermatology atthe University of Sherbrooke for the last two years and Marie-Michèle Blouin (PGY-2) who previously completed two yearsof residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation. We areeager to see again our colleague Hélène Veillette (PGY-2) inApril 2008 after the arrival of her second son, Jules. The lastbut the not least residents are not to forget : Nicolas Aubut(PGY-3), Pascale St-Amour (PGY-3), Monica Stanciu (PGY-2), Marilyn Caron (PGY-2) and Mimi Thériault (PGY-2).

We are proud of our newest Royal College graduate, Dr Pierre-Luc Dion, who successfully completed his final exams. We willmiss him while he completes his fellowship in venereology atthe Hôpital Saint-Louis in Paris until August 2009. We con-gratulate Dr Dion as well for his award as the Best oral presen-tation at the Canadian Dermatology Association annual meet-ing in Montreal. Finally, we will have the privilege to workwith Dre Geneviève Thérien, who completed her fellowship inOttawa and just began her practice at the Hôpital l'Enfant-Jésus.

It was a busy year for dermatology in Quebec city with theAtlantic Dermatological Conference in April 2008. We werevery pleased to participate in the organization of this event andto welcome you in our place for the 400 years of Quebec! Wehope to catch up with you for the upcoming meetings in 2009.

McGill Program UpdateYUKA ASAI, MD, Montreal

Awards: Former graduate Anwar Al-Hammadi was givenTeacher of the Year Award at the Mount-Sinai School ofMedicine, for the first time given to a fellow.

Fellowship: Recent graduate Wesam Al-Areyadh has begunsurgical training in New York.

Births: Yousef Bin-Amer and his wife welcomed their firstchild Mohammed Bin-Amer on January 30, 2008. MastourAlthubaiti and his wife welcomed baby boy Albaraa Althubaition May 5, 2008. Recent graduate John Yu and his wifeVeronique welcomed Kayla Alexis Yu on July 5th, 2008.

2nd Annual Quebec Dermatology Residents’ RetreatEIMAN NASSERI, MD, Montréal

The University of Montreal and McGill University were proudto welcome dermatology residents from across the province tothe 2nd Annual Quebec Dermatology Resident’s Retreat, inspectacular Mont-Tremblant.

Co-chairs Dr Eiman Nasseri and Dr Yuka Asai worked theirrespective glutes off to make the event – which featuredrespected guest speakers covering topics from sunscreens andpsoriasis to lasers and fillers – a huge success. The event was-n’t all educational, though. Residents from McGill, Montreal,and Sherbrooke got the chance to meet, mingle, and relax in thebeautiful Laurentian wilderness. Sounds like we might needsome topical steroids, because Quebec dermatology residentsare on fire!

UBC Program UpdateJONATHAN SHAPERO, MD, Vancouver

It has been an eventful time for UBC dermatology, both academically and personally. In July, we welcomed our newPGY-1 residents Iren Kossintseva, Patrizia Moccia, JasonSneath and Aaron Wong. Mohammed AlJasser has joined ourprogram for his PGY-2 year. And Susan Poelman has joined usas a PGY-5 from McGill. This brings are current number of residents in all years to 17. We are glad to have so many freshnew faces around our program!

Congratulations to Simon Wong, PGY-5, on his successfulcompletion of the Canadian dermatology board examinations,and also on receiving a CDA-CFRS peer teaching award.

Kudos to Shannon Humphrey, PGY-4/5 for receiving the CDFFrederick Kalz Bursary for an elective at The University ofToronto with Scott Walsh, Bernice Krafchik, and SandySkotnicki Grant. Shannon also introduced her baby Stella MaiHumphrey to the world on May 25th 2008. In other baby news,on Jan 6, 2008. Amelie Sadie Afifi was born to Tarek, PGY-5.

Susan Poelman married Marlen Buitelaar in Canmore, Alberta,on August 8, 2008. Irèn Kossintseva married Sean Wormsbeckeron June 14, 2008. Sean is a PGY-4 in Emergency Medicine. Welook forward to seeing Marlen and Sean at our upcoming socialevents!

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I received an email from the national reporter, consumer affairs,at CanWest News Service about professional organizations’endorsement programs, including the financial aspects. Theanswer below may provide a framework if a journalist, patient,etc, asks you about CDA’s Sun Protection Evaluation Program(SPEP).

CDA has a program called the Sun Protection EvaluationProgram (SPEP) for sunscreens and other skin products thatcontain a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 15+. We are alsoworking toward a similar program for sun protective clothing.Please note that these are recognition and not endorsement programs. This means that following a stringent review of inde-pendent laboratory reports on the product by a volunteer dermatologist expert in this area, CDA may recognize that theproduct does what it claims it will do. This is different than anendorsement, which implies that CDA would encourage thepurchase of any specific product. Nor does it imply that CDAis in a partnership with any one or more companies.

A list of criteria for inclusion in SPEP can be found athttp://www.dermatology.ca/sap/safety_resources/sunscreen_faqs/logo_criteria.html

CDA does not charge a percentage of sales. We do charge a flatfee (the same for every company) for a contract for the use ofthe CDA logo and recognition statement. This fee covers theindependent laboratory reviews, administration of the programand, above all, the many public skin cancer education eventsorganized, and production of information materials (print, web-based, PSA’s) on skin cancer awareness for Canadians, createdwithin the mandate of CDA’s national sun awareness program

(SAP). The monies accrued from SPEP are put into a restrictedfund for SAP and are used for a number of specific purposes,including:

• free public skin cancer screening clinics across the country

• skin cancer screenings and educational events in provinciallegislatures, to make MPPs/MLAs aware of the prevalenceof skin cancer, and especially melanoma,in Canada; as wellas giving these officials a chance to have a personal screen-ing to enable them to see part of how dermatologists work

• national sun safety public awareness events

• free quantities of sun safety materials for CDA members tohand out to their patients in their practices and clinics.These materials are also available to physicians and otherhealthcare providers at cost. Other public information mate-rials are downloadable, free of charge, from the CDA web-site (www.dermatology.ca).

A recent major product for CDA under its national sunawareness program was the production of the Sun SafetyManual for Outdoor Workers, created for use by humanresources and safety officers in companies, governments,municipalities, etc. that employ outdoor workers.

Neither the association nor any of its members profit financial-ly from the Sun Protection Evaluation Program. All the derma-tologists who provide of their time and expertise to the CDA’snational sun awareness program do so on a voluntary basis.The program could not be put on without them.

When the Media Asks About CDA’s “Endorsement” ProgramMICHELLE ALBAGLI, Executive Director, CDA

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Safety of prescription drug products is a major issue and isbecoming increasingly important. A recent comparative, analy-sis of international postmarketing surveillance systems by DrsMary Wiktorowicz and Joel Lexchin at York University,Toronto found that active surveillance is important to the earlyidentification of unanticipated adverse drug related eventsespecially those from new medications. Coordination ofresearch and information dissemination among regulatoryauthorities, drug benefit plans and academic research networkscan enhance regulators' capacity to investigate safety and effec-tiveness issues.

A number of national organizations have collaborated to sup-port this initiative. These include:

• Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI)

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

• Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health(CADTH)

• Statistics Canada

• Canada Health Infoway (CHI)

• Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

• Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF)

All project details, full report and other related works can be foundon the CPSI website at http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/research/Funded_Projects/Wiktorowicz_and_Lexchin.html

L’innocuité des médicaments prescrits est une question consid-érable qui devient de plus en plus importante. Une analysecomparative récente des systèmes de pharmacovigilance inter-nationaux par le Dre Mary Wiktorowicz et le Dr Joel Lexchinde l’Université York à Toronto, démontre que la vigilanceactive est importante au niveau de la détection d’évènementspotentiellement indésirables liés aux médicaments surtout ceuxengendrés par les nouveaux médicaments. La coordonnation dela recherche et la diffusion des connaissances parmi les organ-ismes de réglementation, les régimes provinciaux d’assurancemédicaments et les réseaux de recherche peuvent renforcer lacapacité des investigations liées aux problèmes d’efficacité etde rentabilité.

Un certain nombre d'organisations collaborent afin de soutenircette initiative. Elles sont :

• L’Institut canadien pour la sécurité des patients

• Les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC)

• L’Agence canadienne des médicaments et des technologies

• Statistique Canada

• Inforoute Santé du Canada

• L’Institut canadien d'information sur la santé (ICIS)

• La Fondation canadienne de la recherche sur la santé

Vous pouvez accéder à toutes les informations du projet, aurapport complet et autres documents liés au projet en visitant le site Web de l’ICSP au: http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/research/Funded_Projects/Wiktorowicz_and_Lexchin_F.html

Strategies for Post-Marketing Surveillance of Pharmaceuticals ReportRapport des stratégies en matière de pharmacovigilance des médicamentsCanadian Patient Safety Insitute / Institut canadien pour la sécurité des patients

CDA Public Education AwardsCall for Entries

Nominations are now being sought for the CDA 2009 PublicEducation Awards.The Canadian Dermatology Association’s Public EducationAwards program publicly recognizes and honours those in themedia, not-for-profit organizations and industry for their effortsin helping further the understanding of dermatologic issues andencouraging healthy behaviour in the medical, surgical andcosmetic care of skin, hair and nails.

CDA members are encouraged to nominate outstanding pro-grams, articles or activities that raise awareness in the field ofdermatology by their peers, not-for-profit organizations andindustry, as well as outstanding print or broadcast media.

Entries are due by February 5, 2009 with the awards presentedat the CDA Annual Conference.

Watch for the Public Education Awards nomination forms inyour mailbox this November. Forms may also be downloadedfrom the CDA website at www.dermatology.ca

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Proposed Amendments to the Food Allergen Labelling Regulations in Canada Gazette, Part I/ proposition de modifications a la réglementation sur l'étiquetage des allergènes alimentaires dans la partie I de la Gazette du Canada (G)

Health Canada is publishing its Proposed Amendments to the Food Allergen Labelling Regulations in Canada Gazette, Part I (CGI)

You will find the Proposed Amendments at the following links.

HTML: http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2008/20080726/html/regle1-e.html

PDF: http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2008/20080726/pdf/g1-14230.pdf#page=46

Santé Canada publie sa proposition de modifications à la réglementation sur l’étiquetage des allergènes alimentaires dans la partie Ide la Gazette du Canada (GC1).

Vous trouverez la proposition de modifications réglementaire aux liens suivant:

HTML français: http://gazetteducanada.gc.ca/partI/2008/20080726/html/regle1-f.html

PDF: http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2008/20080726/pdf/g1-14230.pdf#page=46

The Bureau of Chemical Safety would like to advise you of the following update(s) to the Food Allergies & Intolerances section ofHealth Canada website:

Allergen Labelling.

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/allergen/index-eng.php

Health Canada is co-sponsoring a new Canadian food allergy prevalence study initiated by the Allergy, Genes and EnvironmentNetwork (AllerGen);

Le Bureau d’innocuité des produits chimiques aimerait vous aviser des changements suivants apportés à la section " allergies alimen-taires et intolérances alimentaires" du site Internet de Santé Canada.

Étiquetage des allergènes dans les aliments

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/allergen/index-fra.php

Santé Canada soutient une nouvelle étude Canadienne sur la prévalence des allergies alimentaires initiée sous l’égide du réseau –Allergies, Genes et Environnement (AllerGen

Description of Current Risk Communication Documents forMarketed Health Products for Human UseDescription des documents actuels de communication des risques concernant les produits de santé commercialisés destinés aux humainsHealth Canada, Marketed Health Products Directorate has issued a new Guidance Document - "Description of Current Risk Communication Documents for Marketed Health Products for Human Use".

La Direction des produits de santé commercialisés, Santé Canada, a diffusé les lignes directrices intitulées "Description des docu-ments actuels de communication des risques concernant les produits de santé commercialisés destinés aux humains".

The document can be found at/ Lien vers l'avis sur le site Web de Santé Canada :http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/branch-dirgen/hpfb-dgpsa/mhpd-dpsc/risk-risques_comm-eng.php

Health Canada Amendements / Santé Canada Modifications

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As I have pointed out before, mostformer Canadian dermatologistswrote about down to earth day to dayproblems they met in their practice.Only a few papers created much dis-cussion and dissention. One that didwas a short note in 1977 by JohnMitchell of Vancouver entitled “Theangry back syndrome: eczema creates eczema1”. His basic thesiswas that “a single strong positive patch test reaction createsan angry back which is hyper-active to other patch test appli-cations”.

One particularly critical article admits that there is some truth toDr Mitchell’s concept,2 but they point out that similar ideas havebeen expressed in the German literature since 1921 and thatseveral names have been given to the same or similar reactions.Some of their comments sound like sour grapes, would thatthey had thought of the concept and the neat name.

The problem is not simple. There are several names given tothe phenomena of hypersensitive skin over the years whichmight have relevance to Mitchell’s observations. These includethe autosensitization of Whitfield (1921),3 status eczematicusof Bloch (1924),4 hyper-irritable skin of Roper and Jones(1982),5 the excited skin syndrome of Mitchell and Maibach(1982),6 and Evolution of the Terminology of “Crazy” inAngry Back Syndrome (1996)7 .

No matter because of John Mitchell’s article the “Angry BackSyndrome” is now well established in the world literature nomatter who first saw it or what other names it had been called.

1 Mitchell JC. The angry back syndrome: eczema creates eczema. ContactDermatitis 1975;1:193-194.

2 Kligman A,m Gollhausen R. The “angry back”: a new concept or old con-fusion? Brit J Dermat 1986;115(Supplement 31):93-100.

3 Whitfield A. Some points in the etiology of skin disease. Lancet1921;2:122.

4 Bloch B. Pathogenesis des Ekzems. Arch Dermat and Syphil 1924;145:34.

5 Roper SS, Jones HE. A new look at conditioned hyper-irritability. J AmerAcad Derm 1982;5:643.

6 Mitchell JC, Maibach HI. The angry back syndrome – the excited skin syn-drome. Seminars in dermatology 1982;1:9.

7 Fisher, Alexander A. The Evolution of the Terminology of “Crazy” or“Angry” Back Syndrome in Patch Testing Procedures: Part I. Cutis1996;58:389-390.

Tom Enta, retired in Calgary,writes:

“I have not stopped but as a retired carpenter I have volunteered to be a coordina-tor of volunteers for theConstruction of our NewChurch Sanctuary starting inlate 2004. (price 3.6 million)”

Thanks to SponsorsGraceway Pharmaceuticals for its support of the Residents’subscriptions to the official journal of the association, theJournal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery.

Dermik Canada and Graceway Pharmaceuticals for theircontribution to the Residents Grant Program, which helped ourResidents participate in CDA’s 83rd Annual Conference inMontreal, June 27 – July 2, 2008.

Have You Read? #11 Interesting Early Papers by Canadian DermatologistsROBERT JACKSON, MD, CPA Archivist

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Obituaries / NécrologiesDenis R S Howell

R ROY FORSEY, MD, Montréal

Denis Howell graduated inmedicine at St. Bartholomew’sHospital, London, England, in1939. He was a distinguishedfootball player (full-back) for the English AmateurInternational Football Team.Shortly after graduation hejoined the Royal NavyVolunteer Reserves and heserved with distinction in theFar East and was awarded theD.S.C. (Distinguished ServiceCross). During the war he met

his wife Libby, from St. John, New Brunswick, while she wasserving in London. After the war he chose Halifax as a place tolive. Denis stated that they chose Halifax as he wanted to practice in a university centre. He completed his dermatologytraining at the University of Toronto under Norman Wrong andopened his practice in Halifax in 1949. At that time he was theonly dermatologist east of Quebec City and the Maritimes andNewfoundland was his beat. He covered this vast area in post-graduate training and local medical meetings.

Denis served as President of the Canadian DermatologicalAssociation in 1958.

Denis was a dedicated and jovial man. Always a pleasure tomeet. He certainly served the Maritimes well and became aninspiration for all who followed him.

Ref. Des Howel. REV. JBR/DRSH June 22, 1998

Personal comm.. J. Barrie Ross.

Arthur Robert Burns

BOB CONKLIN, MD, Richmond, BC

I am honored that you shouldask me to add a few personalcomments re Dr Bob Burnswith whom I practiced inRichmond, BC for manyyears. I recall one experienceabout Bob Burns that I havealways remembered, veryfondly. When I qualified inDermatology, 33 years ago,(having benefited greatly myfinal year by the teaching ofall you great teachers inOttawa) I asked Bill Stewart,

the head of Dermatology UBC, how I should approach choos-ing a practice site in BC in what was then a very tight market.

(How times have changed!)

I spoke to most of the practicing dermatologists in BC and eventraveled to the Interior. I was met with a range of responses, allnegative, and I was becoming very discouraged. Finally, I vis-ited Bob Burns in Richmond. He showed me his appointmentbook. There were openings only a few days ahead. This was atime when the population of Richmond was one fifth or less ofwhat it is now. Yet, he said he would welcome me. I wasfloored!... and quite overcome by his generous attitude. I feltbad about setting up in his territory, but I had few options. Infact, he did contact me several times in the next year and askedme how I was doing! Imagine! I knew from my receptionistthat his practice had slowed even more, initially. (Don’t recep-tionists know everything?)

It was really very slow starting my practice, but I have alwayshad a very fond memory of Bob Burns because of this experi-ence. He was a very non assuming, and very compassionateperson, possessing the best traits for a doctor.

Money was not his major concern.

I came to know that his compassion to people was not just lim-ited to his practice; it was a way of life for him. His wife,Sylvia, is a patient of mine in later years, and misses him dear-ly. Bob, in retirement, used to come in with her fromTsawwassen where they lived. I could see he was sufferingfrom his disease, but he would always rise in his chair, manag-ing his friendly smile, shake my hand, and ask me how I wasdoing with no complaint about himself..

1911 - 2007 1921-2007

An Apology

In the last edition of the Bulletin the incorrect photo wasincluded in the obituary of Robert A. Burns. There werealso were two typing mistakes. We apologize for these.

A more detailed obituary and the correct photo will appearin this issue.

ROBERT JACKSON, MDArchivist/historian

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Ricky Kanee Schachter

JONATHAN SCHACTER, Toronto, Grandson

Many people in the dermatol-ogy community, both inCanada and abroad, have beensaddened by the loss of DrRicky Kanee Schachter (23December 1918 – 1 July2007). Dr Ricky, as her col-leagues and patients calledher, had an extraordinary lifeas a committed healer andeducator, who had to fightfiercely to be taken seriouslyin a profession dominated bymen, and in an era when Jews

faced anti-semitism across the globe. She was an intenselydriven person who could do whatever she wanted. She did sowith considerable grace, perspicacity, aplomb and care whenshe could, and with sheer strength, nerve and perseverancewhen necessary.

She was born in Melville, SK, in 1918, the only daughter ofRose and Sam Kanee. Her parents were Russian immigrants,who became leaders in their community. Sam worked for theCP Railway until he opened a general store in Melville, andsoon after got involved in the grain business. The Kanees werea nurturing and progressive family, who saw education as theonly means of achieving equality for Jews (and for women, andfor immigrants…) in Canada.

Her brothers were her inspiration: Abe was a trader in the graintrade and was instrumental in interfaith dialogue in Winnipeg;Ben went to Columbia University to study dermatology and hewas Ricky's medical role model; and Sol was a lawyer whojoined his father in the milling business, became the longestserving member of the board of directors of the Bank ofCanada, and held prominent positions in the Canadian JewishCongress and the World Jewish Congress. Harry suffered fromcerebral palsy, and died at a young age. Rose Kanee was aheadof her time in her care of her handicapped son, and this taughtRicky about dealing with chronic illness, caring for the sick,and becoming sensitive to the special needs of others.

Indeed, the narrative of Ricky Kanee Schachter's success isinseparable from the success of her parents and siblings. Moregenerally, the narrative of her success is part of much biggernarratives, of the integration of immigrants in Canada and ofthe growing movement for equality (for women, for Jews) inher time.

The Kanees felt that a young woman should be educated,achieve her goals and be equal to men. So, in the footsteps ofher brothers, Ricky went off to university at the age of 14, toget a B.A. Her parents' mindset was unusually forward-think-ing for that era, but when she decided that she wanted tobecome a doctor, her father admitted that even he thought shewould be taking up a place for a man. He would have preferredher to get married and start a family, but she threatened that she

would never get married, until she had a university education.With her science degree in hand, she moved to Toronto in 1939to study medicine. She would later follow in her brother's foot-steps, going to Columbia in NY to specialize in dermatology.Along the way, she was constantly reminded of what the Deanof Medicine at U of T told her: her two congenital anomalies,being a woman and being a Jew, would ensure her failure in thefield. No one can blame the Dean for underestimating herresolve, after all she was a tiny Jewish woman trying to betaken seriously in a world dominated by tall, Christian men.

In 1942, she married Dr Benjamin Schachter – perhaps thesmartest decision of her career. In Benj, she found a caringintellectual whose own research was cutting-edge, and whosebelief in the capacity of women to be equals was only surpassedby his belief in Ricky Kanee Schachter to achieve greatness.

The two of them supported each other in every venture, ensur-ing their success in their careers, and building a family thatknew the importance of education, new ideas, and occasionalchutzpah when necessary. His support and equal partneringmade it easier for Dr Ricky to achieve her goals. Through hisunremitting support of his wife, he proved to be quite progres-sive in his own right. The balance they struck between careerand family was impressive, even by today's standards.

In medicine, she challenged centuries-old traditions, and peo-ple were not entirely comfortable with the changes in medicinethat she and her colleagues represented. She always pushed theboundaries of what constituted good care. She delighted intelling people about her experience on rounds in London. Shefollowed the doctor from patient to patient. The doctor wouldask the nurse to ask the patient about his or her discomfort. Dr Ricky got sick of this method; although the doctors didn'tapprove, she preferred to ask patients directly. She empoweredboth nurses and patients, as central to the healing process. In2008, it is almost impossible to imagine medicine practiced anyother way.

She made important contributions to our understanding of pso-riasis and scleroderma, and her model of treating psoriasis onan outpatient basis has remained best practice, being copied inmany other jurisdictions and for many other ailments. This wasless about treating psoriasis than it was about treating sick peo-ple. Health, to Dr Ricky, was about more than just pills, bloodpressure and sunscreen; it was about ensuring the wellbeing ofthe whole patient, and this holistic approach was quite revolu-tionary among doctors trained in her era. She was interested inhelping her patients to help themselves, manage their illnessesand live normal lives. This is the mainstay of healing today. AsProf. Shear put it, “Ricky was not only the right person, but inthe right place to really deliver a model of care that, even 30years later, is still innovative and cutting-edge.”

It is often difficult for grandchildren to see their grandparentsas anything more than grandparents. Not so for the four of us!I remember being told in third grade that I had huge shoes to

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fill. More recently, during my grandmother's recovery from herfirst stroke, and in the wake of her second stroke, I have beentold by many people of her significance to them, to her field, toour country: “She had balls!”, “She made dermatology sexy!”,“She changed the way we look at patients”, “She was the onlyseptuagenarian who could pull off wearing a mini-skirt!”

We know from the way she laid out her CV that she was a wife,mother and grandmother first. Other than that, she was ateacher, student, healer and fighter, in equal parts. To quote Dr Vera Price: “She was a great physician in the style of SirWilliam Osler. She had an amazing perception of people andtheir problems. She was a most incredible woman, with a greatimpact on everyone around her.” Many people have told me,since I delivered my eulogy, that my grandmother was theirfavourite teacher, and this may be even more important than hercontributions as a doctor, because this is how she lives on.

Fortunately, she received recognition of her contributions,throughout her career. In 1979, she served as president of theCDA, the first woman in Canada to lead specialists in her field.Also Chief of Medicine at Women's College Hospital. She washonoured by the Ezrath Nashim Herzog Hospital, which dedi-cated a unit for the enhancement of healing to her, in Jerusalemin October 1991. In 1995, the Women's Dermatologic Society,a branch of the American Academy of Dermatology, gave herthe Rose Hirschler Award for Excellence, named after the first known female dermatologist in the US. In 1997 she was selected to receive one of the “Women Who Make a differenceAward” in Ontario. She was inducted into the Order of Canadain 1999. In bestowing this honour, the Governor General statedthat she was “a researcher, teacher, administrator and healer,whose work in the areas of skin cancer and psoriasis hasimproved the lives of her patients, and inspired fellowresearchers across Canada.” The Governor General’s wifecalled her "an inspiration and role model for all women." She

was awarded a Queen's Jubilee medal in 2002. And these arejust a few of the awards she received after her first retirement.Most recently she received an honorary doctor of laws fromQueen's, and she was named 2005's CDA Practitioner of theYear. Still, I can't help but think that if one of the four grand-children gave her a “World's Greatest Grandmother” mug, shewould have thrown that on her CV, and told everyone about itbefore she mentioned the Order of Canada.

Was Dr Ricky Kanee Schachter the most important doctor,dermatologist or grandmother of her time? Certainly not. Butshe was part of something bigger: she and her colleaguesbrought about important changes in the way patients areregarded, and in the way women are seen in professional occu-pations. As a student of history and political science, I knowthat the twentieth century brought many important changes inmedicine and in gender equality. I can say, without a doubt, thatmy grandmother was an important part of this. Throughout herlife she was able to tackle adversaries head-on and solve mostproblems. We will remember her as a valiant, learned, aggres-sive fighter for many causes, especially the role of women. Shewas a great woman, a great person.

Ricky Kanee Schachter had a long and fulfilled career and personal life. She was undeniably lucky to have had the driveto do what she wanted, the intellect to be taken seriously, theaudacity to overcome prejudice, the longevity to be recognizedfor it, and the dignity to know that it was far more than enoughfor one person to do.

Publisher’s Note:Ricky’s brother, Dr Ben Kanee practiced dermatology formany years in Vancouver..

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CDI AssociationDr Paul Kidson (Leo) took over as President of the CanadianDermatology Industry Association and Rob Goldberg(Astellas) as Vice President of the organization on Tuesday July 1 at the CDIA-CDA meeting

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Marriage AnnouncementsLOUIS VOGEL, Publisher, Montreal

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Dr Anatoli Freiman, of Toronto, is marrying

Andrea Kurtz on October 12th, 2008

in Toronto

Dr Jillian Macdonald, a resident at

University of Ottawa married Trefor Nodwell

on August 9, 2008 in St. Andrews, NB

Dr Caroline Heughan, a resident at University

of Ottawa will be marrying Mark McLeod on

January 16, 2009 in Melbourne,

Australia

Dr Irèn Kossintseva, a resident at UBC

married Dr Sean Wormsbecker

on June 14, 2008

Dr Susan Poelman, now a resident at UBC and

formerly from McGill married Marlin Buitelaor

in Canmore on August 8, 2008.

Ottawa Dermatological Society Meeting in Iqaluit in September

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Birth Announcements / NaissancesLOUIS VOGEL, PUBLISHER, Montréal

Dr Tarek Afifi, a resident at UBC, Vancouver and his wifeTracie Olfrey are pleased to announce the birth of a daughterAmelie on January 6, 2008

Dr Mastour Althubaiti, a resident at McGill, and his wife wel-comed a boy Albaraa on May 5, 2008.

Dr Yousef Bin-Amer, a resident at McGill, and his wifeAlhidary Rabaa welcomed their first child Mohammed onJanuary 30, 2008

Dr Joe Coffey of Corner Brook, NL and his wife Susy cele-brated the birth of a daughter Carley Sue Emily, a sister toBrady, age 3, on June 2, 2008

Dr Alim Devani, a resident at University of Alberta, Edmontonand his wife, Tazz celebrated the birth of a daughter Elyse onJune 15, 2008.

Dr Shannon Humphrey, a resident at UBC, Vancouver and herhusband David welcomed the birth of a daughter Stella Mai, onMay 25, 2008

Dr Audrey Lovett, a terminé son Fellowship en dermatologiquepédiatrique/genodermatoses à St-Justine, Université deMontréal, et son mari Sebastian Demyttenaere ont célébré lanaissance d’une fille, Juliette Emma le 20 juin, 2008.Présentement ils sont à Columbus, Ohio ou son époux completun fellowship en chirurgie

Dr Jaggi Rao, of Edmonton, and his wife Namita celebrated thebirth of a daughter Anjali on August 25, 2008.

Dr John Yu of North Vancouver and his wife Veronique Jutras-Paquette celebrated the birth of a daughter Kayla Alexis on July5, 2008

Office Moves and Practice Starts LOUIS VOGEL, Publisher, Montréal

Alberta

Dr John Elliott is starting his practice at the UniversityDermatology Centre, 2-125 Clinical Sciences Bldg.,Edmonton, T6G 2G3. He specializes in contact dermatitis andwill continue his research program

Dr Eric Schloss has relocated his practice to 11010-101 St.,Unit 504, Edmonton, T5H 4B9

British Columbia

Dr John Yu has started his practice at Ocean Walk MedicalCentre, 1884 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, V7V 1J6 and atLonsdale and 19th Medical Clinic, Suite 108, 1940 LonsdaleAve., North Vancouver V7M 2K2

Ontario

Dr Geoffrey Dilworth has closed his office in London andretired

Dr Kenneth Kobayashi is closing his practice in WaterlooNovember 1; and has accepted a position in industry

Dr Wei Jing Loo has started a practice at St. Joseph’s HealthCare Dermatology Dept., 268 Grosvenor, London N6A 4V2

Dr Michael McNeely has started his pediatric dermatologypractice at 272 Oxford St. W., London N6H 1S9

Newfoundland & Labrador

Dr James Coffey has started his practice at 7 Pinset Drive,Grand Falls–Windsor A2A 2S8; in association with Dr CAnandakrishnan

Dr Syed Pirzada has started his practice at Family DermatologyClinic, Wedgewood Medical Centre, 12 Gleneyre St., St-John’sA1A 2M7, and also visiting clinics in Labrador City and HappyValley Goose Bay

Québec

Dr Jean Coté a déménager sa pratique a 3 boul Samson, bureauH, Laval H7X 3S5

Dr Mark Krasny a débuté sa pratique a la Clinique Médicale3000, 3000 rue Bélanger, Montréal H1Y 1A9

Dr Thérèse El-Helou has started her practice as assistant pro-fessor at McGill, with office at the Montreal General Hospital,1650 Cedar Ave. L8-210, Montreal H3G 1A4, as well at RoyalVictoria Hospital and Montreal Children’s Hospital

Dr Geneviève Thérien a débuté sa pratique à l’Hôpital del’Enfant Jésus, service de dérmatologie, 1401-18e rue, QuébecG1J 1Z4, et aussi à l’Institute de chirurgie privée de Québec

The Canadian Dermatology Association Bulletin is published three times yearly by the Canadian Dermatology Association as a forum forAssociation news, information of interest to members and for members’ opinions. • Statements and opinions expressed in the CDAB reflectthe opinions of the authors and not necessarily the CDA. The CDA does not assume responsibility or liability for damages arising from errorsor omissions, or from the use of information or advice contained in the CDAB articles or letters. Please notify the Executive Director of anychange of address.L’Association canadienne de dermatologie publie trois fois par année le Bulletin de l’Association canadienne de dermatologie en tant queforum de nouvelles de l’Association, d’informations qui pourraient intéresser nos membres, ainsi que pour recueillir leurs opinions. • Les texteset les opinions publiés dans le BACD reflètent les points de vue de leurs auteurs et non pas nécessairement ceux de l’ACD. L’ACD ne peutêtre tenue responsable des dommages qui pourraient résulter d’erreurs ou d’omissions reliées à l’utilisation de renseignements ou de conseilsinclus dans les articles ou lettres apparaissant dans le BACD. Prière d’aviser la Directeure générale pour tout changement d’adresse.

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Stratford & Niagara-on-the-Lake

For many years, Sylvia & I have enjoyed our Ontario theatreweek, usually seeing two plays each day, with dinner and winein between.

There are differences: Niagara-on-the-Lake is the prettier townand more fun to explore. The main street is alive with tourists,children and beautifully lined with flowers and plants. Also theFalls are not too far away.

Stratford has continued to provide excellent theatre produc-tions, including the musicals. Shakespeare is featured, but otherauthors are also produced. Stratford can be compared to thebest productions of Broadway, London and Stratford-on-Avon.

This season’s production at Niagara-on-the-Lake has comeback from the previous two seasons, which seemed to haveslipped in quality. Shaw here is the feature along with contem-poraries and musicals.

A trip here has the advantage of enjoying a winery dinner. Ihighly recommend Peller Estates; and also Strewn Winery.

Another highlight here are winery tastings. This season, we visited Stratus. Their Stratus Red and White are both assem-blage wines, i.e. using a variety of grapes in each. The winesare excellent; both complex and flavorful; and will age well.

We have had excellent dinners at Peller, Cave Spring, andVineland. Our favorite restaurant here is Tony de Luca; and thelast few years we have stayed at Shaw Club Hotel, next to theFestival Theatre. In Stratford, I highly recommend the ArdenPark Hotel. The rooms are spacious, inexpensive and a 10minute walk to the main Theatre; as well as an inexpensive wellrun dining room.

Our favorite restaurant in Stratford is Keystone Alley Café. Wealso recommend Down the Street; a bistro type. We have givenup on the 3 heavy hitters as we found they do not respect yourtheatre reservation, or too pretentious.

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