Previous Meetings

Our evidence-based update meetings have been successfully taking place for over 15 years. During that time, a variety of topics have been covered, including acne, blistering skin diseases, skin surgery, psoriasis, infectious skin diseases and eczema.

Hidradenitis Suppurativa (2025)

Presentation slides available:

Dr Laura Savage - Epidemiology and Holistic View of HS
Dr Linnea Thorlacius - Outcome Measures for HS
Lt. Col. Rachel Howes - Laser and Light Treatments for HS
Prof. Brian Kirby - Update on Clinical trials for HS Therapies
Dr Chris Sayed - HS Surgery: Balancing available evidence and practicality
Prof. Falk Bechara - German and European HS Guidelines
Kate Henaghan-Sykes -

Acne (2024)

Programme of talks with presentation slides available:

Evidence informing best treatment for acne vulgaris in clinical practice - Eugene Healy
Long term oral antibiotic use in people with acne - Ketaki Bhate
Evidence based treatment of negative sequelae of acne - Alison Layton
Spironolactone for acne - the latest evidence - Brigitte Dreno (slides not available)
(video)
Acne and acne treatments: Evidence of impact on mental health and suicide risk - Tess McPherson
Blood testing in isotretinoin – A waste of time? - David Jackson

Eczema (2022)

Presentation slides available:

Best Emollients for Eczema, BEE Study results - Matthew Ridd
Eczema Care Online (ECO) Study - Ingrid Muller
Understanding Co-morbidities in Adult Eczema - Sinead Langan
Treatment of Severe eczema in Children (TREAT) study - Carsten Flohr
HOME Core outcome set for eczema trials - Kim Thomas
BEACON adult eczema study - Andrew Pink
Overdiagnosis and treatment of milk allergy in infants - Robert Boyle
Emollients for Eczema Prevention SCI-PAD Update - Maeve Kelleher

Keratinocyte cancers (2021)

Video presentations available:

Additional presentations were made by Dr Chrysalyne Schmults (USA), Marlies Wakkee and Klara Mosterd (Netherlands) and Prof Catherine Harwood (UK).

Hair Disorders (2019)

Developments in trichology - Zoe Passam
Hair Cosmetics - Prof. Victoria Jolliffe
Early treatment to prevent alopecia - Dr Matthew Harries
Working with patients for Alopecia Research - Alopecia UK
Mindfulness based therapy - Dr Andrew Thompson
Surgery for hair disorders - Dr Bessam Farjo
Developing core outcome measures for alopecia - Dr A Macbeth

Acne and Hidradenitis Suppurativa (2018)

Overview

The Evidence Based Update on Acne and Hidradenitis SuppurativaPresentations:

Core Outcome Measures for HS - Prof. Gregor Jemec
What do patients with HS want? Ceri Harris
HS Guidelines from the BAD - Dr John Ingram
Surgery for HS - Prof. Falk Bechara
Maintenance of acne treatment - Corinna Dressler
Laser Therapies for Acne - Dr Daron Seukeran
Sprironolactone for acne in adult women - Dr Alison Layton

Further Information

Programme

Credit: 5 CPD points

Exhibitors:

Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology

Eczema and Contact Dermatitis (2017)

Overview

The Evidence Based Update on Eczema and Contact Dermatitis was held in Nottingham on the 17th May 2017.

Presentations:

Dr R Boyle
Dr S Langan
Dr N Francis
Prof. P Coenraads
- D Grindlay
Prof. K Thomas
Dr G Johnston

Further Information

Programme

Credit: 5 CPD points

Exhibitors:

Cosmetic Dermatology (2016)

Overview

This update featured three Cochrane systematic reviews covering the topics of acne scarring, melasma, hirsutism, an RCT on incobotulinumtoxin A for upper facial lines, and the presented the latest on skin camouflage and it's place in 2016.

Sharon Aryiku and Douglas Grindlay launched a new resource on dermatological problems in skin of colour (on the ).

Finally, a paper by Jasmijn Herruer and colleagues from Nijmegen, on satisfaction predictors for those seeking cosmetic facial surgery. As always, we included our very popular “ask the expert” panel, where delegates are invited to submit practical questions to our specialist panel, including representatives from the

Presentations:

Dr A Layton
Prof B Rzany
R Rajaratnam
S Aryiku
E van Zuuren
J Herruer

Further Information

Programme

Credit: 5 CPD points

The meeting was kindly sponsored by Galderma and La Roche-Posay (L'Oreal).

Skin Surgery (2015)

Overview

This update focused on surgical treatments of skin disease (mainly skin cancer). The latest evidence from randomised controlled trials were presented to over 130 delegates. We linked up with the research committee of the to provide an interesting and informative question & answer session.

Presentations:

Dr C Harwood
Dr N Kelleners-Smeets
Dr E Pynn
Prof. J Blazeby
Dr E Linos

Further Information

Programme

Credit: 5 CPD points

The meeting was kindly sponsored by Stiefel (GSK), Leo Pharma, Schuco, Alliance, Galderma and RB Pharmaceuticals UK.

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