Your guide to face masks and your skin
Some people find that their skin beneath their face mask can become irritated or that their skin condition has flared as a result of wearing their mask. Below is a handy guide on face masks and your skin – how to wear them, remove them, wash them, picking one that suits you, and how to […]
Call for Access to Game-Changing Eczema Treatment on RTÉ’s Ray D’Arcy Show
Listen to the full interview Ray D’Arcy interviewed Paul Herriott, ISF Board Member, who has lived with eczema since childhood and Prof Alan Irvine, Consultant Dermatologist at St James’ Hospital and Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin about the urgent need for access in Ireland to first-in-class drug (dupilumab), which has been available to patients elsewhere […]
ISF Calls for Access to Life-Changing Eczema Treatment
Ireland among last countries in EU to make new drug available to patients Listen to Paul Herriott and Prof Alan Irvine being interviewed on The Ray D’Arcy Show, RTÉ Radio 1 The ISF is calling on HSE management to reimburse a first-in-class drug (dupilumab) to provide access to hundreds of people living with severe […]
ISF Partner of SECURE-AD Patient Registry*
The Irish Skin Foundation is delighted to be a partner of SECURE-AD, two international COVID-registries for atopic dermatitis/eczema. One registry, is completed by healthcare providers and the other registry is completed by individuals with this skin condition. Atopic dermatitis and COVID-19 registries Atopic dermatitis (AD) also known as eczema, is a common chronic inflammatory skin […]
COVID-19 Hand Care Advice
First published 6th March 2020 COVID-19 outbreak It is essential during the outbreak of COVID-19 that we follow the advice recommended by infection control experts, which highlights the importance of frequent hand washing, with soap and water, or using alcohol-based hand rub. For up-to-date health information and advice in Ireland in relation to COVID-19 please […]
The Importance of Emollient Treatment in Eczema
Atopic eczema is a very common, non-contagious, chronic inflammatory skin condition. While the exact cause is not known, certain factors are thought to be important in its development, these include an inherited predisposition to have a weakened skin barrier, as well as altered inflammatory and allergy responses. Atopic eczema most frequently begins in infancy but may […]
Updated frequent hand washing advice – BAD statement
Statement on frequent hand washing to reduce coronavirus risk for people with skin diseases affecting the hands The British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) makes statements on best practice, teaching, training and research in dermatology which is often followed by dermatology departments and consultants in the Republic of Ireland. This statement was last updated by the […]
New Irish data reveals burden of common skin condition – World Atopic Eczema Day
Over 40% of reported cutting household expenditure due to cost of managing eczema1 To mark the second annual World Atopic Eczema Day (14 September) and reveal the hidden burden of living with atopic eczema, we’ve released the key findings 1 from the Irish Skin Foundation’s (ISF) ‘Living with Atopic Eczema Survey’ which over 450 people […]
