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: Correspondence

Critically Appraised Topics in the British Journal of Dermatology

M. Sladden, University of Tasmania, Department of Dermatology, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia E-mail: [email protected] Funding: None Conflicts of interest: None declared

Editor I read with interest the recent Critically Appraised Topic (CAT) about whether isotretinoin should be stopped prior to surgery [1]. Several years ago, Professor Hywel Williams and I helped to develop the CAT section in Archives of Dermatology (now JAMA Dermatology) and I am delighted to see that the CATs are now thriving in the BJD.

CATs are short summary documents created in response to clinical, ‘patient-orientated’ questions, the answers to which are not easy to find in a textbook. My dream was that these CATs could be prepared by trainees and registrars, presented and refined at journal clubs, and then published in order to share the information with others. A ’clowder of CATS’ so to speak.

This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This current CAT is relevant to every day dermatological practice and will help direct doctor and patient decision making. I am particularly impressed by the addition of the patient perspective (which of course is all important) as well as the multidisciplinary approach (orthopaedic involvement). CATs are an excellent educational tool and I hope that these CATs will continue to breed long into the future. I encourage registrars to become actively involved in CAT development and dissemination.

Reference 1.

Wootton CI, Cartwright RPE, Manning P, Williams HC. Should isotretinoin be stopped prior to surgery? A Critically Appraised Topic. 2014 Br J Dermatol 2014; 170: 239–244.

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