Invited Lectures



    • ‘The EXPS’. European Academy of Dermatovenereology Annual Conference, Virtual, 2020

    • Photoprotection, UV and Covid-19. Royal College of Physicians, Virtual, 2020.

    • Dermatology Team of the Year: the XP team. British Association of Dermatologists Annual Conference. Liverpool, 2019.

    • The NIHR Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) study: detailed investigation of photoprotection behaviours in XP patients, and of the psychosocial factors causing these behaviours. British Association of Dermatologists Annual Conference. Liverpool, 2019.

    • The Sun and the Skin. Dermschool Annual Conference. Liverpool, 2019.

    • The Bullous Porphyrias. The Medical Dermatology Society. Royal College of Physicians. London, 2019;

    • Understanding and improving photoprotection behavior in Xeroderma Pigmentosum. International Symposium on Xeroderma Pigmentosum and other Nucleotide Excision Repair Disorders Downing College. Cambridge, 2019

    • Making sense of the porphyrias. Primary Care Dermatology Society, Stratford-on-Avon, 2019.

    • Photoprotection: psychological factors and beyond. European Society for Photodermatology. Madrid, 2019.

    • EPP: background and update. British and Irish Porphyria Network. Dublin, 2019.

    • ‘The Sun and the Skin’ and ‘Systemic Diseases and the Skin’. Royal College of Physicians’ Conference ‘General Medicine for the Physician’. Cyprus, 2019.

    • Update in the photodermatoses and ultraviolet. ‘Barcelona International Conference’. Barcelona, 2018.

    • What’s new in Photosensitivity and photoprotection. Royal College of Physicians. London, 2018.

    • Therapies for EPP. British and Irish Porphyria Network. Birmingham, 2018.

    • The sun and the skin. Primary Care Dermatology Society. London, 2018.

    • Photosensitivity: Is it lupus? British Society of Rheumatology Annual Conference. Birmingham, 2017.

    • Pan-European study of photoprotection in XP: results. European XP Society. Geneva, 2017.

    • Gerald Levene Oration. Photosensitivity and Lupus. Royal Society of Medicine. London, 2017.

    • What’s new in porphyria: a personal view. British Photodermatology Group Annual Symposium, Liverpool 2017.

    • Photoprotection: What should we be telling our patients? British Association of Dermatologists Annual Conference. Birmingham, 2016.

    • Advances in Xeroderma Pigmentosum. International Symposium on rare skin disorders. Madrid, 2016.

    • Cutaneous Porphyrias. World Congress of Dermatology, Vancouver 2015.

    • Protoporphyria: new developments and novel treatment approaches. Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine Annual Conference. Cardiff 2015.

    • XP and DNA Repair: the National Service. BAD Dermatology and Genetic Medicine Society Annual Symposium. Glasgow 2014.

    • ‘Genophotodermatoses’ and ‘The Cutaneous Porphyrias’. European Society for Photodermatology, Dublin 2014.

    • ‘UK National XP service’. International Symposium on XP and diseases of DNA repair. Kobe, Japan, 2014.

    • A full Teaching Course (11 lectures). Estonian Society for Dermatovenerologists Annual Conference. Tallinn, 2014.

    • The Cutaneous porphyrias. Danish Dermatological Society Annual Conference, Vejle, Denmark 2013.

    • The skin in porphyria: clinical clues to mechanisms. World Congress of Porphyrias.  Lucerne, 2013.

    • Systemic therapy in the Photodermatoses. UK Medical Dermatology Society Annual Meeting. Liverpool, 2013.

    • Managing the photogenodermatoses in children. British Paediatric Dermatology Group Annual Meeting. Liverpool, 2013.

    • The Cutaneous porphyrias. Dutch and Flemish Dermatological Society Annual Conference. Antwerp, 2012.

    • Photogenodermatoses. European Academy of Dermatovenereology Spring Meeting.  Verona 2012.

    • Photogenodermatoses. British Photodermatology Group Annual Meeting, 2012.

    • Differential diagnosis of cutaneous porphyrias. Porphyrins and Porphyrias World Congress. Cardiff 2011.

    • New Developments in Xeroderma Pigmentosum. European Academy of Dermatovenereology Annual Conference. Lisbon, 2011.

    • Xeroderma Pigmentosum: the destructive power of ultraviolet. British Association of Dermatologists' Annual Conference. London, 2011.

    • Porphyria for the Dermatologist. European Academy of Dermatovenereology Annual Conference . Gothenburg, 2010.

    • Phototherapy in cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma. 10th International Congress of Dermatology. Prague, 2009.

    • Management of the Cutaneous Porphyrias. European Academy of Dermatovenereology,

    • What’s new in EPP? International Congress of Photobiology. Dusseldorf, 2009.

    • Clinical Management of the porphyrias.  American Academy of Dermatology 2008 (San Antonio) and 2007 (Washington).

    • ‘The epidemiology of the porphyrias’. British Epidermoepidemiology Society meeting, St. Andrews, 2006

    • ‘The management of the cutaneous porphyrias’. European Academy of Dermatovenereology Photodermatology workshop, Rhodes, 2006.

    • Everything you ever wanted to know about porphyria but were afraid to ask. British Photodermatology Group meeting, Glasgow, 2005

    • ‘What’s new in the cutaneous porphyrias’ and ‘The pathogenesis of photosensitivity in the porphyrias’. European Academy of Dermatovenereology. London, 2005.

    • A practical guide to Porphyria for the Dermatologist’ and ‘The management of porphyria cutanea tarda’. European Academy of Dermatovenereology Spring Conference. Florence 2004.

    • Update in the genetics of erythropoietic protoporphyria. World congress of Dermatology. Paris 2002

    • Investigating the porphyrias. Annual UK Dermatology course for Consultants. London 2002

    • The cutaneous porphyrias: clinical aspects. Royal College of Pathologists. London,  2001

    • Update on the diagnosis and management of porphyria cutanea tarda. British Association of Dermatologists' Annual Meeting. Cardiff ,2001.

    • The porphyrias: from Sir Walter Raleigh to molecular biology. Royal College of Physicians. London, 2000

    • The porphyrias: genetic and clinical presentation and management. Scottish Dermatological Society. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. Glasgow, 1999

    • The pathogenesis of erythropoietic protoporphyria. Tetrapyrrole Discussion Group Annual Meeting. London, 1997.

    • Porphyria: from Sir Walter Raleigh to molecular biology. International Rheumaderm Conference. Malta, 1997.

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