Irish Examiner: ‘The genetics are complex’: Psoriasis is not just a skin disease
The below article, ‘The genetics are complex’: Psoriasis is not just a skin disease, written by Helen O’Callaghan, was published in the Irish Examiner on 20 June 2023. The chronic inflammatory skin disorder can expose a child to schoolyard name-calling and make them self-conscious. But systemic medications and biologic treatments have helped to revolutionise the treatment […]
Survey: Participate in ground breaking research
The International Alliance for Dermatology Patient Organizations (also known as GlobalSkin) in collaboration with researchers at Cardiff University (UK) and University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (Germany) is inviting people living with a skin condition to take part in the Global Research on the Impact of Dermatological Diseases (GRIDD) project. The survey is open from June 5 […]
SkinSideOut 2023: Our Skin Health Event
Take our skinsideout feedback survey On Saturday, 22 April, the ISF hosted SkinSideOut, our skin health information and exhibition event in O’Reilly Hall, UCD, Dublin. The full-day event consisted of talks, panel discussions and “How to” sessions on eczema, psoriasis, acne, rosacea, hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and skin cancer prevention. Attendees had the opportunity to meet […]
HSE’s NCCP and Healthy Ireland Launch Get SunSmart! Children’s Art Competition
The HSE’s National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) in collaboration with Healthy Ireland have launched the Get SunSmart! Children’s Art Competition. The competition is open to all primary school children. Depending on their age category, children are invited to complete the SunSmart colouring sheets or draw their own picture showing how to be SunSmart. There are […]
SkinSideOut: REGISTRATION CLOSED
Registration closed. Our skin health information and exhibition event takes place this Saturday 22nd April in O’Reilly Hall, University College Dublin (UCD), Belfield, Dublin 4. This year’s event will include talks, panel discussions and “How to” sessions on skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, acne, rosacea, hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and skin cancer prevention. Meet skin […]
Patients Seminar Cutaneous Lymphoma, Dublin, May 4
Patient Seminar on Cutaneous Lymphoma Thursday, May 4, 2023 17:30 – 19:30 Kilmainham Suite @ the Aisling Hotel 10-13 Pargate Street Dublin 8, D09 P38N This free Patients Seminar is offered to help patients, care partners and others affected by cutaneous lymphoma receive accurate information about cutaneous lymphoma and connect with other people who share […]
Minister Hildegarde Naughton launches National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan 2023-2026
On 22 March 2023, Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Hildegarde Naughton, launched the National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan 2023-2026, in the Department of Health1. Rising incidence of skin cancer Skin cancer* is the most common cancer in Ireland. According to the National Cancer Registry, annual average incidence during 2018-2020 was […]
Hospital visits about your skin condition: How you can make the most of your appointment
If you attend a hospital regularly for treatment of a skin condition, or if you’ve been newly referred to see a consultant dermatologist, the ISF has a new guide available to help you make the most of your time. It can be tricky to remember what you want to say or bring up, what has […]
Skin Registries: Call for Atopic Dermatitis/Eczema and Alopecia Areata patient representatives
National and International Skin Registry Solutions CLG (NISR) is seeking an Atopic Dermatitis/Eczema patient and an Alopecia Areata patient to join the Executive Committees of two new skin registries for people living with these conditions. What is a NISR? NISR is a not-for-profit organisation which builds and maintains skin registries, both in Ireland and Internationally. […]
Biomap explore measurable predictors (biomarkers) linked with negative health complications in psoriasis
In a recent paper published in the British Journal of Dermatology, the Biomap consortium performed a scoping review of biomarker studies investigating disease progression in psoriasis. What are biomarkers? According to the Biomap consortium “Biomarkers are molecules that naturally exist within the human body and are often present at different levels in people who […]
