Generation SunSmart encourages kids to protect their skin from UV rays
A new programme supported by the Irish Skin Foundation is encouraging school children to protect their skin from UV rays and to reduce risk of developing cancer in the future during high-risk months March to September. Through the programme supported, by Irish skin care company Elave, every primary school child in Co. Sligo with receive […]
Psoriasis 1916-2016: Reflecting on a century of discovery
As the ceremonies to mark the centenary of the 1916 rising come to a close, we reflect on some of the advances in psoriasis treatment that have occurred during this period. Until relatively recently, progress in the treatment of psoriasis had been steered by a succession of fortuitous accidental discoveries. A timeline for some of […]
Webinars for Nurses: E-learning in Dermatology from Dermcloud.ie
Dermcloud.ie is running a series of four interactive webinars offering e-learning opportunities for nureses interested in dermatology. Interactive Webinar Course will be run over 4 weeks, starting on Wednesday 6th April 2016. Each webinar will last for 1.5 hours 8pm – 9.30pm. Who are these webinars designed for: Dermatology, practice Nurses, paediatric, & public health […]
WHO Global Report on Psoriasis
In 2014, the (World Health Organisation) WHO recognised psoriasis as a chronic, non-communicable, painful, disfiguring, and disabling disease for which there is no cure. The resolution underscored that too many people in the world suffer needlessly from psoriasis due to incorrect or delayed diagnosis, inadequate treatment options, insufficient access to care and because of social […]
Eczema Drug Trials Show Promising Results
Japanese researchers at an early phase in clinical trials, have found that a new drug given as a single injection, reduced the itch, sleep disturbance and topical steroid use in patients with atopic eczema, according to a study published in the British Journal of Dermatology. What is atopic eczema? Atopic eczema is a common, non-contagious […]
Eczema and General Election 2016: What can you ask election candidates?
In the last week of General Election 2016 campaigning, what can people with eczema ask election candidate who call to their door? 1 in 10 of children under the age of 7 in Ireland and 1 in 20 adults suffer from eczema. The condition is now estimated to be 30% more common than it was […]
What should people with psoriasis ask election candidates?
It’s election time! This means you’ll get all sorts of direct mail, leaflets and knocks at the door all asking for your vote. So we thought we’d suggest three important questions that everyone with psoriasis should ask their election candidates. Not a 5 point plan: just three simple questions that you can ask any candidate […]
ISF Psoriasis Council meets to discuss plans for the first time
The members of the ISF’s Psoriasis Council have met for the first time in Dublin to develop an agenda to help people with psoriasis in Ireland. The first Council members have been invited by ISF Board Members, Dr Brian Kirby and Caroline Irwin (Chair and Secretary of the Council respectively), to champion psoriasis, encourage greater […]
First HS Community Meeting – Reports from the day
On the 30th January, the Irish Skin Foundation (ISF) and the ‘Hidradenitis Suppurativa Ireland’ Facebook Support group, held the first ever Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Community Meeting for people with the condition, their families and supporters. HS is a chronic (long term) skin condition that can cause painful, inflamed areas typically located around the armpits, groin […]
Reduce VAT on moisturisers, sun creams & extend product list available on medical card & DPS
Eczema in adults is more than an uncomfortable, itchy disease. It’s can also be a serious financial burden for the estimated 1 in 12 of Irish adults who have the most common form of the condition, atopic dermatitis. Medical cards don’t cover the full spectrum of treatments for eczema.  While aqueous cream (a soap substitute), […]
