PCDS News


Best Practice London & Women’s Health Professional Care 2025 News

Monday, 9 December 2024
Best Practice London & Women’s Health Professional Care 2025 returns to Olympia London on 26-27 February 2025. This free-to-attend event brings together over 2,000 healthcare professionals working in general practice, primary care, and primary care-focused women’s health (including menopause care, reproductive health, and HRT) for two days of education, networking, and innovation.

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PCDS Teledermatology Positioning Statement News

Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Telemedicine is an innovative and rapidly evolving method of managing patients with dermatological problems. Used appropriately it can improve the co-ordination of patient care and communication between medical specialties. It should also ensure that patients are seen at the right time and place by an appropriately accredited dermatologist or GPwER.

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Mind the Gap News

Wednesday, 2 June 2021
There is more and more literature on the need for medical schools to address the equality and diversity agenda in order to ensure that future doctors can effectively treat the diverse population in the UK. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how marginalised and particularly BME communities have poorer health outcomes. If medicine does not decolonize its curriculum and teach students to recognis...

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Eczema Unmasked News

Tuesday, 9 March 2021
Eczema Unmasked - PCDS Sponsor LEO Pharma has partnered with the National Eczema Society to commission a report ‘Eczema Unmasked’ with insights from over 1,000 people affected by the skin disease.

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Mental Health and Skin Disease News

Monday, 5 October 2020
I am delighted to introduce the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Skin’s report on the mental health impact of skin disease. As demonstrated by the above evidence provided by a young woman from Edinburgh, skin conditions can have a devastating impact on a person’s life. Our inquiry heard from many people with a skin condition who have experienced social isolation, stigmatisation, depression, anxiet...

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Annual Meeting of the European Society for Pediatric Dermatology News

Thursday, 1 March 2018
London is hosting the 18th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Pediatric Dermatology (ESPD 2018) on the 7-9th of June 2018. The scientific programme is very exciting, with worldwide expertise in both the chairs and speakers selected. The meeting will feature two parallel sessions breaking for six plenary Keynote Lectures. Further details can be found in the programme section of ...

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Galderma
Glenmark
Johnson & Johnson
La Roche-Posay
LEO Pharma
Pierre Fabre
Schuco