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Date Added: 18th May, 2013
Acne Priority Partnership - Join in Today
HELP US IDENTIFY BETTER WAYS OF TREATING ACNE The Acne Priority Setting Partnership was set up in November 2012 to bring together people with acne and healthcare providers in order to identify and then prioritise unanswered questions about acne treatments. We would like to invite you to take part in our survey and tell us what questions about acne treatments you’d like to see answered by new research. This is your chance to tell us what’s wrong with existing treatments and what changes…
Date Added: 13th May, 2013
Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme - Research into Skin Disease
The Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme (EME Programme) aims to support excellent clinical science with an ultimate view to improving health or patient care. Broadly, while the Experimental Medicine schemes address the proof of concept and “can it work?” questions, the EME Programme examines the efficacy of the intervention (“does it work?”) to the point where, in the example of a drug, a marketing authorisation could be sought or widespread use in healthcare supported.…
Date Added: 8th April, 2013
Quality Standards for Teledermatology
Please click on the following link Quality Standards for Teledermatology
Bulletin PDF Download: PCDS Bulletin Spring 2013
PCDS Bulletin Spring 2013
Although, I’m writing this in February it does really feel like Spring today. The sun has finally come out, there are some Daffodils starting to flower and I’ve managed to get to the top of the beacon without wearing my gloves! However, I feel a sense of impending doom as there are 8 nine year old girls soon arriving for a birthday sleep over. My husband has conveniently organised to do some RCGP examining in London instead of providing some moral support. If I didn’t know better…
Date Added: 4th April, 2013 - Click here for the full Bulletin Synopsis
Date Added: 13th March, 2013
New Clinical Chapter - Alopecia
Refer to the chapter Alopecia - an overview
Bulletin PDF Download: PCDS Bulletin Winter 2012
PCDS Bulletin Winter 2012
Tim Cunliffe and I have been taking part in a collaborative effort with the RCGP Clinical Innovation and Research Centre (CIRC) to produce an audit tool which can be used in the future to satisfy needs for revalidation and to produce evidence for primary care skin surgery. You may have already responded to the RCGP/PCDS email request immediately below but, if not, it may not be too late to get involved. “If you undertake minor surgery in the community, at any level or volume, we would encourage…
Date Added: 1st December, 2012 - Click here for the full Bulletin Synopsis
Date Added: 27th November, 2012
New Dermoscopy Blog - Dr Stephen Hayes
Dr Stephen Hayes, long-term member of the PCDS, has recently launched his own excellent dermoscopy blog
Date Added: 27th November, 2012
New PCDS guideline on Actinic Keratoses
In addition to our full clinical guidance on actinic keratoses, which can be found on the A-Z list of clinical conditions, the PCDS has now produced a shortened version on actinic keratoses.
Bulletin PDF Download: PCDS Bulletin Autumn 2012
PCDS Bulletin Autumn 2012
The recent summer meeting in Warwickshire was an educational and social success and enjoyed by delegates and sponsors alike. The numbers however were less healthy and your committee have therefore decided to concentrate such meetings in major centres and to move the timing of this summer two day meeting to the spring when the pressure of holidays interferes much less. In addition we note the popularity of international speakers especially on dermoscopy which provided us with our biggest audience…
Date Added: 18th October, 2012 - Click here for the full Bulletin Synopsis
Bulletin PDF Download: PCDS Bulletin Spring 2012
PCDS Bulletin Spring 2012
I am pleased to report another increase in the Trustees Committee. We are delighted to welcome Sandra Webb who is the Secretary of the Xeroderma Pigmentosum Society and who will provide further support and oversight of the Executive Committee activities. Sandra completes our Trustees and allows a quorum to be achieved even when holidays or sickness intervene. It may surprise you to know that no-one knows how many and what type of GPwSIs we have in dermatology! The Department of Health, the BAD, PCTs/CCGs…
Date Added: 1st May, 2012 - Click here for the full Bulletin Synopsis