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The Irish Association of Dermatologists are offering 2 scholarships
The Irish Association of Dermatologists is offering two scholarships for medical students studying at a university in Ireland with an interest in dermatology to attend their Autumn meeting at the Johnstown House Estate, Enfield, Co. Meath on Thursday, 9th October and Friday, 10th October 2025. Scholarship recipients will receive complimentary registration, an invitation to the IAD conference dinner, and two nights' accommodation at the hotel. Recipient would be encouraged to bring along a poster presentation.
Please forward a letter of application by email to Prof. Mary Laing, Honorary Secretary IAD iad@outlook.ie before Friday 1st August 2025.
Application letter should include the following information:
Where they are studying
What hospital they did their attachment
What they enjoyed from Derm attachment
Future career ambitions
Spring 2025 Abstracts
The Burrows Cup
The Burrows Cup is awarded to the best oral presentation of clinical / laboratory based / translational research. Abstracts submitted for the Burrows Cup should include a statement outlining the aim of the study, the methods used, a factual summary of results and a conclusion. Any abstracts that do not conform to this may be rejected by the scientific committee after the abstract submission deadline.
Case reports should not be submitted for the Burrows Cup but instead retained for submission for the Case Report Competition at the Autumn IAD.
There is scope for a small number of poster presentations at the Spring meeting. Please indicate when submitting your abstract for the Burrows Cup if you wish for your abstract, if not selected for oral presentation, to be considered for poster presentation. Submitters please note that the Scientific Committee may receive more abstracts than can be accommodated and your understanding is appreciated.
Please ensure that the box has been ticked indicating that the senior / supervising author has approved submission of the abstract or it will not be considered.
Please note that there is a 250 word limit on the abstract.
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Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland (AoP) Annual Meeting 3rd/4th April 2025
The Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland (AoP) actively organise and promote a number of different events and webinars throughout the year for both members and non-members who are interested in Translational Medicine. This year the Annual Meeting is being held at the Royal College of Physicians in London, 3rd and 4th April 2025.
The 2025 Programme will feature four Symposia focusing on key interdisciplinary Translational Themes:
Translating Big Data and AI / Health and a Changing Environment / Changing Paradigms in Emerging Therapeutics / Open Theme
We have an exciting array of speakers including Professor Sir Stephen H. Powis, Professor Patrick F. Chinnery, Professor Lucy Chappell, andProfessor Andrew Morris to name just a few.
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St. John’s DermAcademy Events 2025
Dear all,
Come and join us for our St. John's DermAcademy events in 2025. Concessional rates are available for trainees and nursing staff. For more details and to register please visit Upcoming Events | stjohnsdermacademy
Best wishes,
St. John's DermAcademy
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IAD Travel Reports 2024
2 new Travel Reports for 2024 have been added for Dr Fiona Lynch & Dr Mark Wheeler
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EADV Scholarships for the EADV Spring Symposium 2025 - Prague, Czech Republic - 22-24 May 2025
We are reaching out to you as, on behalf of the EADV Honours and Awards Committee, chaired by Prof. Asja Prohić, we are pleased to offer several scholarship opportunities.
The Michael Hornstein Memorial Scholarship offers a 1000 EUR travel stipend, a waived registration for the 2025 Spring Symposium, and a complimentary EADV membership for the entire year of 2026. The growth and recognition opportunities that come with these benefits are truly exceptional!
→ This scholarship will be awarded to one successful applicant per country. (If the Committee receives 10 or more eligible applications from the same country, there may be two winners from that country).
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Upcoming St. John’s DermAcademy Courses
Dear all,
St. John’s DermAcademy is pleased to invite you to join us for our upcoming events. St. John’s DermAcademy is dedicated to providing high-quality, evidence-based dermatology education, designed and delivered by leading clinicians and academics from St. John's Institute of Dermatology, along with distinguished invited speakers.
We are also excited to announce our latest podcasts episodes where our host Dr Sarah Drummond discusses Immunobullous Disorders with Dr Thomas Tull and explores Eczema Therapeutics with Professor Catherine Smith and Dr Andrew Pink.
For further information please visit https://www.stjohnsdermacademy.com/. We look forward to welcoming you at our future events.
Best wishes,
Dr Leonard Timoney
Senior Clinical Fellow in Medical Dermatology and Medical Education
On behalf of St John’s DermAcademy
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The Irish Association of Dermatologists are offering 2 scholarships
The Irish Association of Dermatologists are offering 2 scholarships open to medical students studying at a University in Ireland with an interest in Dermatology to attend their Autumn meeting in The Fairways Hotel, Dundalk on Thursday 10th & Friday 11th October 2024. The scholarship recipient will receive complimentary registration, invitation to the IAD conference dinner and two nights’ accommodation in the hotel. Recipient would be encouraged to bring along a poster presentation.
Please forward a letter of application by email to Prof. Mary Laing, Honorary Secretary IAD iad@outlook.ie or info@irishdermatologists.ie before Friday 2nd August 2024.
Application letter should include the following information:
- Where they are studying
- What hospital they did their attachment
- What they enjoyed from Derm attachment
- Future career ambitions
EADV Fellow Scholarship
The Irish Association of Dermatologists are offering a scholarship to attend their Autumn meeting in the Fairways Hotel, Dundalk on Thursday 10th & Friday 11th October 2024 to an EADV fellow.
This is available to new consultants (within 3 years of appointment) or trainees working or training in Europe.
Meeting registration, invitation to conference dinner on Thursday evening along with 2 nights' accommodation in the conference hotel will be included in the scholarship. Travel expenses up to a maximum of €500 will also be covered. We would encourage the successful fellow to present a clinical poster.
Applications should be sent to Prof. Mary Laing, Honorary Secretary IAD by email iad@outlook.ie or info@irishdermatologists.ie The submission should include a short CV and covering letter of support of application from a substantive mentor. Closing date for applications is Friday 2nd August 2024.
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Psoriasis Association Annual Conference 2024
Psoriasis Update: What you need to know Annual Conference and Educational Event 2024
The exciting educational programme is suitable for people with psoriasis, their carers and health care professionals with sessions from leading psoriasis experts including Dr Helen Young, Prof. Darren Ashcroft and Dr Catherine O’Leary.
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Fellowship in Inflammatory Skin Disease and Medical Dermatology
Clinical Lead – Dr Ali Alsharqi
Site - St Vincents Hospital
This programme is available to candidates who have received their relevant CCT within the last three years or are due to receive their CCT in July 2024. If you wish to be considered for this programme please send your latest cv and state the Fellowship that you are interested in pursuing to kratikadubey@rcpi.ie .
The closing date for applications is Sunday, 4th February 2024.
This one-year Fellowship post based at St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin. It is an opportunity to gain additional training in Medical Dermatology, specifically in severe eczema, psoriasis, and hidradenitis suppurativa. It is a unique opportunity to develop specialist knowledge of therapeutics in severe inflammatory skin disease, and the use of novel biologic agents. The applicant will also gain experience in clinical trials which are currently running within the department.
Informal enquiries are welcomed by:
Dr Ali Alsharqi, Consultant Dermatologist alialsharqi@svhg.ie
Prof Brian Kirby, Consultant Dermatologist bkirby@svhg.ie
Association of Physicians of GB and Ireland
The Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland (AoP) actively organise and promote a number of different events and webinars throughout the year for both members and non members who are interested in translational medicine. This year the annual meeting is being held in Newcastle, 23rd and 24th May 2024.
The 2024 Programme will feature Five symposia focusing on key interdisciplinary translational themes:
Population Health & Data Science / Ageing and Multimorbidity / Novel therapies and diagnostics / Rare Diseases / Open Themes
We have an exciting array of speakers including Professor Sir Adrian Hill, Professor Cathie Sudlow, Professor Mary M Reilly, and Professor Sir John Burn to name just a few.
Click here for more information
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