About this event

  • Date and time Thu 21 Mar 2024 from 2:00pm to 5:35pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Dermatology

The clinical cases are to gain an understanding of the diagnosis and management of some of the rarer and more unusual dermatology conditions and unusual presentations of common dermatological problems.  

By attending, you will:

  • Gain an understanding of the diagnosis and management of some of the rarer and more unusual dermatology conditions and unusual presentations of common dermatological problems   
  • Know about recent progress in diagnostics and management of dermatological conditions 
  • Understand the impact of skin disorders on individuals and the importance of a holistic approach to management and know about new research in dermatology   

For those attending in person, the clinical cases will be followed by a drinks reception to facilitate networking.

The Dermatology Section: Trainee Research Prize will also be presented and awarded at the meeting. Click here to apply and make your submission. For further details on the prize, please see below. 

Book to attend this event in person or virtually. To view the rates and agenda, please select your preference below. 

Attendance criteria

You can only attend this meeting if you hold a Consultant or training post in dermatology. You must bring ID with you to show this. Exceptions are made for those who are Section members (by completing an additional application form) who have made significant contributions to dermatology and are of good standing in the profession.

This event will be recorded* and all registered delegates will be able to access the recording for 60 days after. The link will be distributed 3 days after the event takes place. 

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The Dermatology Section would like to thank our Annual Sponsors AbbVie, Almirall, Eucerin, La Roche-Posay & Cerave, Lilly UK, Pfizer and Sanofi for their valued support of the 2023 to 2024 Academic Programme. We would also like to thank our sponsors Aveeno®, Avene, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis and UCB Pharma Ltd for their support of this meeting.
Please note that none of the companies listed has had any influence or involvement over the agenda, content or organisation of the meetings.

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Key speakers

Professor Richard Gallo

Chairman, Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego, USA

Speaker's biography

Professor Richard Gallo is the Irma Gigli Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of California San Diego. He trained at the University of Chicago, the University of Rochester, Johns Hopkins, and Harvard prior to moving to San Diego where he founded the UCSD Dermatology Department. A highly accomplished basic scientist, his lab is credited with discovery of antimicrobial peptides in mammalian skin, and in a series of landmark publications his group has shown how antimicrobial peptides play an important role several human diseases. He is also known for his seminal contributions in the field of microbiome research where his lab described several mechanisms by which the skin microbiome plays a critical role in skin immunity. These basic laboratory investigations have driven novel therapeutic approaches to skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis and rosacea.

 

 

Dr Gallo has over 450 publications, many in high profile journals, and has been cited over 75,000 times. He has received numerous awards and named lectureships for his work in the fields of Dermatology, Microbiology, Allergy, and Immunology. A dedicated mentor, he has launched successful careers of many scientists and physicians around the world.

 

 

As recognition of his accomplishments Dr. Gallo has been elected to the US National Academy of Medicine, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, the American Society of Microbiology, and the American Dermatological Association.

 

 

Link to the Gallo Lab.

Gallolab.UCSD.edu

Agenda

View the programme (In person)

Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

Dr Jane Sansom, President, Dermatology Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Case 1: A challenging case of chronic idiopathic urticaria

Dr Helena Wells, Clinical Fellow Dermatology, Birmingham Children’s Hospital on behalf of Dr Diba, Birmingham Children’s Hospital 

Case 2: Pigmented Epithelioid Melanocytoma

Dr Su Myat Aye, Internal Medicine, Year 2 on behalf of Dr Manju Kalavala, Consultant, Dermatology and Paediatric Dermatology and Dr K May, Consultant Histopathologist, University Hospital of Wales

Case 3: A Case of Aplasia Cutis Congenita Type V

Dr Vidya Madhwapathi, Speciality Training Year 6 on behalf of Dr Samantha Ibbs, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital

Case 4: A case of acro-osteolysis

Dr Nicola Kearney, Dermatology Registrar, Beaumont Hospital on behalf of Dr Muireann Roche, Consultant Dermatologist, Beaumont Hospital

Case 5: Mycoplasma pneumoniae-induced rash and mucositis (MIRM)

Dr Vani Agarwal, Specialist Training Year 6 Registrar, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust on behalf of Dr Neil P Patel, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Case 6: An unexpected cause of subcutaneous nodules: systemic sarcoid-like granulomatosis secondary to dupilumab

Dr Laksha Bala, Specialist Training Year 3, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust on behalf of Dr Christina George, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Tea and coffee break
Gerald Levene Oration: The many roles of innate immunity and the microbiome in skin disease

Professor Richard Gallo, Chairman, Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego, USA

Closing remarks
Close of meeting

Drinks reception

View the programme (Virtual)

Welcome and introduction

Dr Jane Sansom, President, Dermatology Section, Royal Society of Medicine 

Case 1: A challenging case of chronic idiopathic urticaria

Dr Helena Wells, Clinical Fellow Dermatology, Birmingham Children’s Hospital on behalf of Dr Diba, Birmingham Children’s Hospital 

Case 2: Pigmented Epithelioid Melanocytoma

Dr Su Myat Aye, Internal Medicine, Year 2 on behalf of Dr Manju Kalavala, Consultant, Dermatology and Paediatric Dermatology and Dr K May, Consultant Histopathologist, University Hospital of Wales

Case 3: A Case of Aplasia Cutis Congenita Type V

Dr Vidya Madhwapathi, Speciality Training Year 6 on behalf of Dr Samantha Ibbs, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital

Case 4: A case of acro-osteolysis

Dr Nicola Kearney, Dermatology Registrar, Beaumont Hospital on behalf of Dr Muireann Roche, Consultant Dermatologist, Beaumont Hospital

Case 5: Mycoplasma pneumoniae-induced rash and mucositis (MIRM)

Dr Vani Agarwal, Specialist Training Year 6 Registrar, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust on behalf of Dr Neil P Patel, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Case 6: An unexpected cause of subcutaneous nodules: systemic sarcoid-like granulomatosis secondary to dupilumab

Dr Laksha Bala, Specialist Training Year 3, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust on behalf of Dr Christina George, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Comfort break
Gerald Levene Oration: The many roles of innate immunity and the microbiome in skin disease

Professor Richard Gallo, Chairman, Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego, USA

Closing remarks
Close of meeting

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Registration for this event will close at 1:00am on 21 March 2024. Late registrations will not be accepted.   

The agenda is subject to change at any time 

If the event is recorded, we are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. There is no guarantee that all sessions will be available after the event, this is at the presenters and RSM discretion. 

All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations. 

This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.