Understanding Drug Eruptions
Einstein/Montefiore Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Thursday, February 07, 2013
8:00 AM: Forchheimer Medical Science Building 3rd Fl Lecture Hall
Speaker & Info
Neil H. Shear, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Professor & Chief of Dermatology
Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology
Pediatrics and Pharmacy
University of Toronto, Canada
Dr. Neil Shear has conducted clinical trials in dermatology, from first
in human early pharmacology studies to large randomized trials of novel
therapeutics. He has served on and chaired international Data Safety
Monitoring Boards. His research has been funded by numerous peer-reviewed
agencies and the pharmaceutical industry. His main interest is in
idiosyncratic drug reactions that involve the skin. He has published more
than 300 peer reviewed papers and numerous chapters and abstracts. His
clinical interests are diverse, from rosacea and camouflage makeup to
autoimmune blistering diseases and drug reactions.
Dr. Shear is a past president of the Canadian Society for Clin
ical Pharmacology and a recipient of the society’s Distinguished Serv
ice Award. He is the Chair of the Canadian Professors of Dermatology, and
President of the Canadian Dermatology Foundation. He was the founding edi
tor of the Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and has served on the
editorial boards of the Archives of Dermatology, Journal of the American
Academy of Dermatology, the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, a
nd Journal Watch Dermatology. He is currently on the editorial boards of D
rug Safety and the American Journal of Clinical Dermat
ology.
Dr. Shear joined the staff of Sunnybrook Hospital in 1984
and is now the Head of Dermatology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centr
e, and the Director of the University of Toronto Dermatology Division. He f
ounded the Drug Safety Clinic at Sunnybrook in 1985, and was the foundin
g chair of CADRAC, the Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Advisory Committee
of Health Ca
nada.
Dr. Neil Shear is Professor and Chief of Dermatology at
the University of Toronto Medical School. He graduated with a degree
in Engineering Science from the same university in 1973 and a medi
cal degree from McMaster University in 1976. He completed training in In
ternal Medicine and Dermatology, both recognized by the Royal College o
f Physicians of Canada and the American Boards, and a research fellows
hip in Clinical Pharmacology, supported by the Medical Research Council of
Canada, at the Hospital for Sick Children i
n Toronto.
After attending this activity, pa
rtici
pants will:
- Improve diagnostic accuracy of drug reactions usin
g Shear’
s Diagnostic Triangle
- Appreciate the potential role of genomic
testing to assi
st in risk management
- Appreciate the utility of the dermatologis
t in guiding diagnos
is and
inves
tigations
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ould claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participat
ion in the ac
tivity.
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dicine of Yeshiva University is accredited by the Accreditation Council f
or Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical
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