Video: Atopic Eczema Emollient Therapy Workshop Launched for World Atopic Eczema Day 2024
To mark World Atopic Eczema Day 2024 (14 September) the ISF have launched a new information video, a workshop and ‘How to’ session on ‘Atopic Eczema Emollient Therapy’. Emollient (moisturiser) therapy is often used to manage a number of skin conditions, such as eczema and psoriasis. However, with such a wide variety of emollients available on the market […]
WORLD ATOPIC ECZEMA AWARENESS DAY 2024
20 questions about allergy & eczema answered by the experts at IFAN To mark World Atopic Eczema Day 2024 which takes place on 14th September, the Irish Skin Foundation (ISF) and the Irish Food Allergy Network (IFAN) have launched a newly updated ‘20 Questions about allergy & eczema answered by the experts at IFAN’ information […]
The Irish Times: ‘We all want to enjoy time in the sun, but it’s important to be careful,’ says mother of woman (33) who died of melanoma
The below article, ‘We all want to enjoy time in the sun, but it’s important to be careful,’ says mother of woman (33) who died of melanoma, written by Arlene Harris, was published in The Irish Times on 20 July 2024. ‘Neither of us thought that it would be something so serious,’ says Bernie Rice […]
Let’s Talk Skin – Eczema Podcast
Let’s Talk Skin – Eczema hosted by Brendan Courtney, is proudly supported by AbbVie. This four-part podcast series features enlightening conversations with medics, experts and well-known faces about the realities of living with and treating eczema, a common everyday skin condition that affects as many as 1 in 10 Irish adults. From debunking common myths […]
Skin Cancer Awareness Month: New Information Video
SKIN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH This May marks Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and to support this, the Irish Skin Foundation (ISF) have launched a new information video resource for people affected by skin cancer. The video resource, presented by Dr Rupert Barry, Consultant Dermatologist, St James’s Hospital, provides information on what causes skin cancer; who gets […]
Get SunSmart! Children’s Art Competition
The HSE’s NCCP in collaboration with Healthy Ireland have launched of the Get SunSmart! Children’s Art Competition for its third year. The competition is open to all pre-school and primary school children and depending on their age category, to complete the SunSmart colouring sheets or draw their own picture showing how to be SunSmart. The […]
Rosacea Awareness Month: New information video
ROSACEA AWARENESS MONTH This April marks Rosacea Awareness Month, and to support this, the Irish Skin Foundation (ISF) have launched a new information video resource for people living with this common skin condition. The video resource, presented by Professor Anne – Marie Tobin, Consultant Dermatologist, Tallaght University Hospital, provides information on the causes, symptoms, and […]
Patient Seminar: Cutaneous Lymphoma
The Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation and the ISF invite you to a free Patients Seminar taking place on Thursday, 9 May, 2024 from 4:30pm – 7:30pm, at the Aisling Hotel, 10-13 Parkgate Street, Dublin 8 to help patients, care partners and others affected by cutaneous lymphoma receive accurate information about the condition and connect with other people who […]
Cork Dermatologist Awarded European Leader Prize in Madrid
Dr Cathal O’Connor, specialist registrar in dermatology at the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, was presented with the Future Leader Award of the European Society for Dermatological Research at the recent academy in Madrid, Spain. Dr O’Connor presented findings from his PhD study – the ‘assessing sleep in infants with atopic dermatitis’ (SPINDLE) study which […]
ISF Launch Video Resources to Mark World Psoriasis Day
To mark World Psoriasis Day (29 October 2023), the ISF have launched a new set of information video resources for people living with or caring for someone with psoriatic disease (psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis). The new psoriasis videos include a talk entitled, ‘Psoriasis in 2023’, presented by Professor Brian Kirby, Consultant Dermatologist, St Vincent’s Hospital […]
