Event Cancellation – Dermatology Study Day 2020
The ISF have taken the decision to cancel the Dermatology Study Day 2020, on 21st March in the Ashling Hotel, Dublin, due to the rapidly evolving circumstances surrounding the Covid-19 virus. The ISF are conscious that as healthcare professionals, delegates have critical infrastructure roles in healthcare and have taken this decision to decrease any unnecessary […]
Phototherapy service opens in Naas General Hospital
A phototherapy service has recently opened in Naas General Hospital to serve the needs of patients in Kildare and West Wicklow. This will facilitate the delivery of the service which requires weekly attendance closer to home. Ultraviolet light is found in sunlight. Phototherapy is a form of artificial ultraviolet light treatment, comprising of […]
Dermatology Study Day for GPs, Nurses and Pharmacists
CANCELLED Due to the rapidly evolving circumstances surrounding the Covid-19 virus, we regret to inform you we have taken the decision today to cancel the Dermatology Study Day 2020, on 21st March next. The Irish Skin Foundation is delighted to announce its fifth annual Dermatology Study Day for hospital, community-based, GP practice, public health […]
All You Need to Know about Adult Seborrhoeic Dermatitis
What is Seborrhoeic dermatitis? Seborrhoeic dermatitis is a common skin condition, causing scaly red patches of skin and flaking. It mainly affects areas on the body where there are a lot of oil-producing (sebaceous) glands and is more commonly found on the scalp, centre of the forehead, sides of the nose, eyelids, eyebrows, moustache and […]
World Psoriasis Day: ISF joins international efforts to raise awareness of complex emotional toll of common skin condition
Psoriasis on Your Mind? – expert ‘SkinSideOut’ panel to meet at Science Gallery, Dublin on 16 Nov This World Psoriasis Day (29th October), the Irish Skin Foundation (ISF) joins with the International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA) and 55 members globally to raise awareness of psoriasis and the complex emotional toll of this common skin […]
Survey Call for Women with Psoriasis or Psoriatic Arthritis
Are you a woman, aged 18-45, living with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis? Would you like to share your opinions and views about what it’s like, for you, to live with psoriasis? Follow the link on the button below: Click here to take the survey! The International Federation of Psoriasis Associations(IFPA) and EUROPSO, in […]
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 […]
HS Information Videos
In November 2018, the ISF, supported by AbbVie, held the first-of-its-kind ‘Skin Matters’ meeting and webinar for people living with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Through a panel discussion with HS patient advocates, Suzanne Moloney and Barry McGrath, Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Anne Marie Tobin, and GP, Dr Catherine Wilkinson, the meeting aimed to explore common problems and […]
Interactive Webinar on Melanoma – 18th June 2019
The South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital and Dermcloud are pleased to announce their upcoming interactive webinar on Melanoma. Date: Tuesday, 18th June 2019 Time: 20:00 to 22:00 Cost: €30.00 Agenda 20:00 Welcome & Introduction, Dr Michelle Murphy, Consultant Dermatologist, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork 20:05 Epidemiology & Early Detection of Melanoma, Dr Mary Bennett, […]
UCD Get Sun Smarter: Second Annual Sun Awareness Event to Prevent ‘Killer Tans’
On 9th and 10th April, we hosted our second annual ‘UCD Get Sun Smarter’ event in collaboration with the Charles Institute for Dermatology, Systems Biology Ireland and the Irish Cancer Society. At the two-day sun awareness event, the Irish Skin Foundation provided students, staff and members of the public with guidance on how […]
