#Five17Eight Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) awareness campaign finishes on high note in Cork
Our Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) awareness campaign began on March 6th with the aim of encouraging those potentially living with this chronic skin condition to reach out and seek information about the disease. The campaign was entitled #Five17Eight, so called because a new Irish study found that a HS diagnosis can take up to eight years, […]
People living with HS speak out about misunderstood and misdiagnosed condition
#Five17Eight campaign highlights frequently delayed diagnosis of common chronic skin disease The ISF is encouraging those potentially living with the chronic skin condition hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) to reach out and seek information about their condition. As a part of this campaign, entitled #Five17Eight, we have launched an online hub dedicated to HS. From symptom recognition to care […]
Primary Care Dermatology Society of Ireland, Annual Meeting, 30 March-1 April
The Primary Care Dermatology Society of Ireland (PCDSI) has announce that it’s 2017 Scientific Meeting will take place in the Killashee Hotel, Naas from March 30th – April 1st 2017 Full programme of meeting available here.Â
Role of the skin barrier in atopic dermatitis: Prof. Alan Irvine
Role of the skin barrier in atopic dermatitis Atopic deramatitis and other types of eczema are very common, especially in young children, and the dry, itchy and damaged skin can be difficult to manage. Prof. Irvine, of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and Trinity College Dublin, shared his insights and experience about atopic dermatitis. He […]
A parent’s experience of eczema
Parent and former Board Member of the ISF Jeannette Brazel discusses her personal eczema journey and how treatment of the condition has changed in the past 14 years. Jeannette pictured above, second from the right with some of the ISF team and volunteers at Barrettstown in 2015 My son is now 14. From the moment […]
Mindfulness & Psoriasis Research Study
The Department of Dermatology in St. Vincent’s University Hospital are conducting new research with people who have psoriasis using a technique called Mindfulness. If you choose to take part in this research you will be randomly assigned to one of two possible treatment groups: 1. Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy or 2. Treatment as Usual What […]
Nationwide Psoriasis Meetings in November
To follow World Psoriasis Day on 29th October, the ISF held a series of roundtable meetings for people affected by psoriasis during November. We held meetings attended by about 50-60 people in Waterford, Galway, Limerick and Athlone, asking people to break up into small groups of under 10 people. Five speakers (a dermatologist, a dermatology […]
ISF Helpline @ Ploughing Championships 2016
We brought the largest team yet to our stand at the National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore this year.  We met over 800 people, offering information and support about a range of skin conditions.  Of the more than 1,500 exhibitor stands in Tullamore, we were thrilled to be profiled as one of only nine ‘Top picks’ […]
Tadhg Dolan talks about psoriasis to SpinTalk
‘Psoriasis’. It’s a small word that packs a punch. For those unfamiliar with the disease, it can be defined as a skin disorder that causes you to break out in patches of red scales that can itch or be incredibly painful. Like many skin disorders, there are variations in the degree and severity of the […]
Skin Cancer Prevention – Lessons from Australia
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in Ireland. Yet in most cases, it is preventable and early detection leads to better outcomes. With rates projected to treble over the next 25 years, how can this trend be reversed? A world first In 2014, Australia became the first country in the world to bring about […]