Ivanhoe Dermatology Clinic & Skin Therapy Centre

20/04/2023

11/03/2023

Congratulations to Head of the Transplant Dermatology Clinic, A/Prof Alvin Chong, Dr Edward Upjohn and colleagues on having their paper ‘Nicotinamide for Skin-Cancer Chemoprevention in Transplant Recipients’ published in the March edition of The New England Journal of Medicine.

Immunosuppressed organ-transplant recipients have an increased incidence of, and mortality from, skin cancer. In this 12-month, placebo-controlled trial, oral nicotinamide therapy did not lead to lower numbers of keratinocyte cancers or actinic keratoses in immunosuppressed solid-organ transplant recipients.

To read the full publication, visit the link below.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2203086

13/01/2023

Have you been sunburnt? This is how you can treat it.👍

Whether incidental or deliberate, unfortunately many of us have been sunburnt at some point in time. This information is provided to help you treat sunburn.

16/12/2022

Assoc. Prof. Alvin Chong created Spot Diagnosis, a podcast about skin diseases that has been downloaded 30000 times in 62 countries!

The podcast has now surpassed 30,000 downloads!

We launched Spot Diagnosis podcast just as the COVID pandemic was declared, in March 2020. Our aim was to provide monthly, evidence-based teaching to medical students and GPs. Since then, we have published 33 episodes on a range of skin diseases which have been listened to in 109 countries, and made it onto the resource lists of many medical schools in Australia.

We would like to say thank you to everyone who has listened to Spot Diagnosis, our subscribers, our incredible hosts, and all our wonderful guests for their contribution to our podcast. We couldn’t have achieved this without your continued support!

Spot Diagnosis creator, A/Prof Alvin Chong has written a few words about surpassing 30,000 downloads, visit the link below to read.
https://bit.ly/spotdiagnosis30000downloads

We would like to thank our Institute Partner, Melbourne Pathology, for their support of the Spot Diagnosis Podcast.

12/12/2022

UV radiation is the main cause of skin cancer. Each time your skin is damaged by UV, your risk of skin cancer increases. It’s never too late to start using all 5 forms of sun protection - slip, slop, slap, seek, slide when the UV is 3 or above. Read about our latest men’s campaign here www.sunsmart.com.au/about-sunsmart/media-and-communications/sunsmart-campaigns/same-goes-for-you

29/11/2022

Assoc. Prof. Alvin Chong was panellist on the “Ask Me Anything” Spot Diagnosis Podcast!

The latest episode of is part 2 of our special ‘Ask Me Anything’ episode.


In this special episode, we’ll answer a fresh mix of questions submitted by our listeners with the help of our returning guest panel, specialist dermatologists A/Prof Alvin Chong and Dr Belinda Welsh, GP Dr Naveen ‘Sunny’ Singh and GP trainee Dr Karen Freilich.

Ever wondered how to get rid of dark circles under the eyes? Or how cosmetic lasers work? We also discuss how to manage facial redness, prevent scar formation, how to manage itch in children, and we explore the endless mineral versus chemical sunscreen debate, whether there is a difference and what we should choose.



Listen to the latest podcast episode via the link below.
https://bit.ly/spotdiagnosiss3e13

26/10/2022

Congrats to A/Prof Alvin Chong for his ongoing contributions to medical education!

Congratulations to A/Prof Alvin Chong, A/Prof Peter Foley and Dr Sarah Adamson on having their paper ‘Actinic keratoses- a guide to treatment with 5-fluorouracil cream’ published in the October edition of Medicine Today Journal.

The article describes how topical 5-fluorouracil can be used to effectively treat multiple actinic keratoses on areas of severely sun damaged skin.

You can also listen to A/Prof Alvin Chong and Dr Michelle Goh, in a special episode of , for an in-depth discussion of the clinical aspects of actinic keratoses and squamous cell cancers of the skin.

Link to podcast: https://www.skinhealthinstitute.org.au/page/445/spot-diagnosis-s2e3-scc

Link to publication: https://medicinetoday.com.au/2022/october/regular-series/actinic-keratoses-guide-treatment-5-fluorouracil-cream

11/10/2022

Assoc. Prof. Alvin Chong, featured in the latest Spot Diagnosis Podcast in autoimmune connective tissue diseases and the skin.

The latest episode of is a special 2-part autoimmune disorders of connective tissue episode.

In part 1, we focus on lupus erythematosis including its subtypes, clinical presentation, investigations, and management.

In part 2, we focus on dermatomyositis and systemic sclerosus including clinical presentation, investigations, and management.

Our panel for this episode includes A/Prof Mandana Nikpour, rheumatologist at St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, and A/Prof Alvin Chong, visiting specialist dermatologist at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and Head of the Transplant Dermatology Clinic at the Skin Health Institute.

Listen to the podcast via the link below.
https://bit.ly/spotdiagnosisS3E11_12

10/05/2022

Assoc. Prof. Alvin Chong is part of a special panel for this “Ask Me Anything” episode of Spot Diagnosis Podcast!

The latest episode of Spot Diagnosis is a special ‘Ask Me Anything’ episode. We asked for your burning dermatological questions, now hear the answers directly from the experts! Listen to the podcast here: http://ow.ly/2jjo50J2nkb

Our panel for this episode includes specialist dermatologists Dr Belinda Welsh and Assoc. Prof. Alvin Chong, Dr Naveen "Sunny" Singh, a general practitioner with 25 years of experience and Dr Karen Freilich, GP Trainee and creator of medical student podcast "Humerus Hacks".

31/03/2022

Well done to Assoc. Prof. Alvin Chong and the Transplant Dermatology Team @ Skin Health Institute for their important paper.

Congratulations to the SHI Transplant Dermatology Team on having their paper
“A long-term cohort study of acitretin for prevention of keratinocyte carcinoma in solid organ transplant recipients” published in the Australasian Journal of Dermatology (2022).

Organ transplant recipients in Australia are at an increased risk of developing keratinocyte cancers of the skin due to immunosuppression. In this retrospective cohort study, the authors found that a low-dose of oral acitretin, a type of retinoid, significantly reduced the rate of developing skin cancers in organ transplant recipients by at least 50% over a five-year period.
Moreover, the treatment was well-tolerated. Oral acitretin is hence a useful medication that can be considered in organ transplant recipients who are developing multiple skin cancers.
The article can be found here - http://ow.ly/BL6t50Ivzvq

25/03/2022

Assoc. Prof. Alvin Chong has a new article on teledermatology published!

Congratulations to our colleagues A/Prof Alvin Chong, Specialist Dermatologist and Dr Anneliese Willems, Education and Research Fellow, on having their paper on Teledermatology: the way of the future published in the Partyline journal, the online magazine of the National Rural Health Alliance. A must-read!

The article can be found here - http://ow.ly/AHMk50IrTH1

18/03/2022

Spot Diagnosis Podcast is now two years old! Well done team! 🙌👏🏻

Happy 2nd Birthday to the Spot Diagnosis podcast!

A/Prof Alvin said at the time “Podcasts are a great way of learning dermatology, and our aim is to create an educational resource that is engaging, up-to-date, and evidence-based”.

How right he was! – It was launched just as the pandemic hit and to date we have had 13,039 downloads, it has been listened to in 87 countries, made it onto the resource lists of many Australian medical schools, and has contributed to dermatology education for GPs and medical students. We have been featured in the press, and we have even landed the number one spot for medical podcasts in Australia.

We’d like to say a huge thanks to everyone who listens to Spot Diagnosis, our subscribers, and all our wonderful guests for their contribution to our podcast. We wouldn’t have done it without you