About this event
- Date and time Thu 20 Dec 2018 from 8:30am to 12:30pm
- Location Royal Society of Medicine
- Organised by Dermatology
This is a clinically-orientated meeting of interest to dermatologists, clinical geneticists and paediatricians of all grades. It will provide practical advice and tips for dealing with the diagnosis and management of a range of genetic diseases that affect the skin. Highlighting specific problems or complications that need to be considered and potential therapeutic pitfalls.
Topics include:
- The diagnostic algorithms and criteria for some of the more common genetic diseases affecting the skin
- Develop practical clinical approaches to manage these conditions
- Which other professionals should be involved in the management of these patient groups
Key speakers
Professor Jemima Mellerio
Dr Nigel Burrows
Consultant Dermatologist, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Professor Julian Sampson
Director, Division of Cancer and Genetics, Cardiff University
Dr Catherine Orteu
Consultant Dermatologist, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Celia Moss
Consultant Dermatologist, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Agenda
View the programme
Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction
Professor Jemima Mellerio, President, Dermatology Section, Royal Society of Medicine and Professor Mike Pope, Consultant Dermatologist
Setting the scene: Phenotyping and genotyping of genetic skin diseases
Professor John McGrath
Approaching the child with epidermolysis bullosa
Dr Anna Martinez, Consultant in Paediatric Dermatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Management tips for ichthyosis
Professor Jemima Mellerio
An update on pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Dr Nigel Burrows, Consultant Dermatologist, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Tea and coffee break
Tuberous sclerosis complex
Professor Julian Sampson, Director, Division of Cancer and Genetics, Cardiff University
An update on diagnosis and management of Fabry disease
Dr Catherine Orteu, Consultant Dermatologist, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Important birth marks
Professor Celia Moss, Consultant Dermatologist, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Close of meeting
Lunch
Location
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom