PCDS Promoting Confident Dermatology Since 1994
The Primary Care Dermatology Society (PCDS) is the leading UK society for all members of the primary healthcare team with an enthusiasm for dermatology, dermoscopy and skin surgery. With thousands of members the PCDS delivers high quality educational events and provides a Primary and Intermediate Care voice in all aspects of dermatology working with stakeholders to improve patient care.

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Membership benefits include reduced rates for educational events, the quarterly bulletin including the journal watch, access to the PCDS Skin Club and Dermoscopy Group, Case of the Month, and bite-sized learning modules. Read more and join.

The PCDS continues to work with international partners and is open to new ideas. Read more.

PCDS Headline Events

The society's big four annual meetings providing a comprehensive and varied mixture of education for our members. In addition to presentations from leading specialists, many of the meetings provide hands-on learning opportunities in workshops, which can't be found online. The Annual conference is a 2-day event with a Saturday night function, which is always fun and great for networking.

Just a quick note to say thank you so much for delivering such a brilliant day for our Essex GPs and Nurses.At a quick glance of the evaluations it was very highly rated and many have asked for Essential Dermatology Series 2.

Essex EQUIP

If more GPs attended these training sessions, referral into dermatology depts. could be decreased & therefore more cost effective to the NHS & practices

GP

As a relatively new nurse prescriber found this study day really useful and think it would help to promote these clients for practice nurses/nurse prescribers in general practice

Nurse

Extremely helpful to have memory stick with notes of talks given and further information. Thank you. Also, length of sessions about right and good speakers. Would recommend it to other GPs.

GP

The most practical CPD course I have been on so far this year – easy practical applicable advice, thank you. Good coverage of main 4 common GP diagnoses

GP

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