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2025 saw AI-assisted dermatology move from academic research toward early clinical adoption across Canada, with clearer regulatory guidance from Health Canada and continued documentation of specialist wait times by CIHI.
By Mohsen Khoddami, Chief Executive Officer
Read moreTraining AI on thousands of skin images without moving a single file off-clinic servers is one of the central design problems in medical AI. Federated learning is the approach the research community has converged on. Here is how it works and what the trade-offs look like...
By Elham Sayyah, Chief Technology Officer
Read moreRosacea affects roughly 3% of Canadians, yet most patients go years without a clear trigger map or treatment plan. This guide covers the latest evidence on rosacea flare-up triggers, topical and oral therapies, and practical diet and lifestyle adjustments.
By Mohsen Khoddami, Chief Executive Officer
Read moreThe Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) mandates audit logs for every electronic health record access in Ontario. This guide breaks down what fields to capture, how long to retain logs, and how PHIPA compares to PIPEDA and HIPAA.
By Elham Hafezi, Chief Information Officer
Read moreClear skin photos help your dermatologist see exactly what you see. This guide covers lighting, distance, focus, and scale so your images are useful from the first upload.
By Maryam Sobhkhiz Sabet, Chief Operating Officer
Read moreOver 6 million Canadians live in rural or remote areas where specialist wait times and travel distances are far worse than in cities. Telehealth is narrowing that divide. Here is what the evidence shows.
By Mohsen Khoddami, Chief Executive Officer
Read moreA technical primer on how skin lesion classification CNNs work — from the HAM10000 benchmark dataset to architecture tradeoffs, class imbalance solutions, and published validation results from peer-reviewed research.
By Elham Sayyah, Chief Technology Officer
Read moreSPF 30 blocks 97% of UVB rays; SPF 50 blocks 98%. This Canadian sunscreen guide explains the difference, covers UVA vs. UVB protection, and tells you what the UV index means for your skin.
By Mohsen Khoddami, Chief Executive Officer
Read moreOntario has run several regional pilots aimed at cutting dermatology wait times through eConsult and teledermatology triage. This article examines what those pilots found, which models cut waits the most, and what they mean for patients today.
By Maryam Sobhkhiz Sabet, Chief Operating Officer
Read moreWhen an AI skin analysis tool reports 87% confidence, that number has a specific statistical meaning with several important caveats. This article explains how machine learning confidence scores work, how they are calibrated, and how clinicians should interpret them.
By Elham Sayyah, Chief Technology Officer
Read moreFrom corticosteroid creams to IL-23 biologics, this dermatologist-written guide covers every tier of psoriasis treatment available to Canadian patients in 2025, including what provincial drug plans typically cover.
By Mohsen Khoddami, Chief Executive Officer
Read moreCanadian clinics running OSCAR EMR or Telus PS Suite face common interoperability challenges when connecting a specialist dermatology tool. This guide explains the technical approach, compliance requirements, and setup steps involved.
By Elham Hafezi, Chief Information Officer
Read moreAdult acne affects up to 15% of women over 25. This article breaks down what 2025 clinical research says about causes, hormonal triggers, and the most effective treatment options available in Canada.
By Mohsen Khoddami, Chief Executive Officer
Read moreA monthly self skin check at home takes less than 10 minutes and can catch melanoma and other skin cancers at their most treatable stage. Follow this step-by-step skin self exam guide from a board-reviewed dermatology team.
By Maryam Sobhkhiz Sabet, Chief Operating Officer
Read moreHealthcare providers handling dermatology images must encrypt patient data both at rest and in transit to meet PHIPA and PIPEDA requirements. This guide explains the standards, tools, and implementation steps that protect medical images from breach.
By Elham Hafezi, Chief Information Officer
Read moreCanadian winters strip moisture from skin faster than almost any other climate. This guide explains why atopic dermatitis flares between October and March and what a dermatologist recommends to manage it.
By Mohsen Khoddami, Chief Executive Officer
Read moreBoth teledermatology and in-person dermatology visits have clear strengths. This guide breaks down which option fits which condition, and when you genuinely need to be in the room.
By Maryam Sobhkhiz Sabet, Chief Operating Officer
Read moreAcne, eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, and contact dermatitis are among the most prevalent skin conditions affecting Canadian adults. This article covers symptoms, Canadian prevalence data, and evidence-based first-line treatments.
By Mohsen Khoddami, Chief Executive Officer
Read moreAI-powered dermatology tools are only as fair as the data they train on. This article explains how the Fitzpatrick scale guides dataset diversity efforts and what gaps still exist for darker skin types.
By Elham Sayyah, Chief Technology Officer
Read moreArtificial intelligence (AI) dermatology tools trained mostly on lighter skin tones perform worse for patients with darker complexions. Understanding the Fitzpatrick scale and dataset diversity gaps is the first step toward fixing the problem.
By Elham Sayyah, Chief Technology Officer
Read moreThe ABCDE rule gives you a structured way to examine moles for melanoma warning signs. Dr. Mohsen Khoddami explains each letter and what to do if a mole concerns you.
By Mohsen Khoddami, Chief Executive Officer
Read moreStaff burnout is a staffing crisis in slow motion. This guide walks through the operational levers dermatology clinic managers can pull, from scheduling design to documentation load, to protect their teams without sacrificing patient volume.
By Maryam Sobhkhiz Sabet, Chief Operating Officer
Read moreTwo federal and provincial privacy laws govern how dermatologists and AI-assisted tools handle your skin health data in Canada. Here is what they protect, where they differ, and what you can do if something goes wrong.
By Elham Hafezi, Chief Information Officer
Read moreConvolutional Neural Networks trained on hundreds of thousands of dermoscopy images can now classify skin lesions at accuracy levels that match or exceed general practitioners. This primer explains the core technology behind AI skin diagnosis.
By Elham Sayyah, Chief Technology Officer
Read moreCanadians waiting for a dermatologist face some of the longest specialist delays in the country. This article examines why wait times are growing, which provinces are hardest hit, and what options patients have right now.
By Mohsen Khoddami, Chief Executive Officer
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