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Here are the winners of the first edition of the Flare Games. Congratulations to District 1: Lathaanghi Gajendran, Nancy Bhardwaj, Rubina Akhter, Area Ali and Satwinderjit Shinhmar On Thursday 22 October 2026, Bright Med brought dermatology multidisciplinary teams together at Willan House, London, for The Flare Games: a CPD-approved learning day built around competition rather than slides. Teams battled through complex cases in psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and hidradenitis su

Beef tallow, topical steroid withdrawal, “toxic” sunscreen: a dermatology clinician’s guide to the skincare misinformation walking into your clinic, and how to respond without losing the patient. Every dermatology clinic in the country is now seeing it. A patient arrives having stopped their sunscreen because an influencer called it “toxic.” Another has swapped their emollient for beef tallow. A third has stopped their topical steroids entirely, convinced they are suffering “

Last reviewed: 27 Sept 2026 Acne is one of the most common skin conditions in the world. It affects around 9.4% of the global population and the large majority of teenagers, and for many people it continues well into adulthood. Because it is so common, acne is easy to underestimate. Yet it can leave permanent scars, affect confidence and mental health, and prove surprisingly difficult to treat well. This article gives an overview of the main acne treatment options and the cha

In conversation with Dr Hannah Wainman, consultant dermatologist and NIHR doctoral fellow Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is one of the most under-recognised inflammatory skin diseases in UK practice. It affects roughly one person in every 130 registered with a GP,[3] and the average patient still waits the better part of a decade for a correct diagnosis.[2][4] For the Bright Med interview series, we spoke to Dr Hannah Wainman, consultant dermatologist at Bristol Royal Infi

A practical guide to assessing atopic dermatitis For dermatology nurses, doctors and pharmacists EASI, POEM and DLQI capture different aspects of atopic dermatitis: clinical signs, patient-reported symptoms and the impact on daily life. Using them together can give a more complete account of eczema than any one score alone. This guide explains their roles in eczema severity assessment and how to interpret them during an adult review. [1–5] EASI vs POEM vs DLQI at a glance Mea

PASI is widely used to record the extent and severity of psoriasis, but it is easy to score inconsistently. Estimating the affected area, distinguishing slight from marked plaque signs and recognising erythema across different skin tones can all influence the final result. This practical guide explains how to calculate a PASI score, how to measure improvement from baseline and where the score can miss clinically important disease. The Bright Med PASI Calculator provides a gui

Better biologics haven't made eczema easy. Often it's not the treatment that's failing, it's the diagnosis. Five conditions that mimic atopic dermatitis, and how to tell them apart.

Healthcare professionals lose nearly two hours to admin for every hour spent with patients, yet most remain wary of the AI tools meant to help. This recap of Bright Med's free 13 August webinar unpacks why clinicians hesitate on AI, the evidence behind the admin burden, and Bright Med's new HI model: human dermatology expertise, made easier to use.

If you are looking for dermatology education for healthcare professionals UK wide, whether that is online dermatology training you can fit around shifts, structured dermatology CPD courses, or simply better dermatology courses for healthcare professionals than the generic modules you have already sat through, you have probably found no shortage of options: society modules, university diplomas, eLearning platforms, one-off courses. What you are less likely to have found is a s

Live now on the Bright Med platform · Free for all members Bright Med has released a new interactive PASI (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index) calculator with visual reference for darker skin tones, unveiled live at the 106th Annual Meeting of the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) in Manchester, 30 June to 2 July 2026. It's free, it's live on the platform today, and it's built to do something no mainstream PASI tool has done well before: score psoriasis severity accu

Despite a heat wave and warnings of transport disruption across the capital, 88% of registered attendees made it to Willan House on 25 June for Acne Unfiltered CPD workshop — and the day more than delivered. The room brought together a genuinely mixed group: consultant dermatologists, registrars, GPs, pharmacists, and specialist nurses, all there for the same reason — practical, no-nonsense acne education. What the Day Covered The programme ran from morning to afternoon and c

We all know the feeling. You're in clinic, the next patient is waiting, and you suddenly need that protocol, dosing table or patient information sheet you saved a few weeks ago. You know it exists. You just can't remember whether it's in your downloads, your emails, a WhatsApp chat or buried somewhere on your phone. That moment of searching, while the clock keeps ticking, is exactly what Bright Toolkit has been designed to fix. What is Bright Toolkit? Bright Toolkit is a bran

25 June 2026 · Willan House, London · CPD Accredited We're excited to announce Acne Unfiltered — a practical, clinically-focused full-day event brought to you by Bright Med Education. Designed for dermatology clinicians and allied health professionals, this workshop cuts through the noise and gets straight to what matters: real-world acne management from pathophysiology to private practice. What to Expect This isn't a passive lecture day. Across eight tightly curated sessions

30 April 2026 | Willan House, London | By the Bright Med Team On 30 April 2026, Bright Med hosted its very first in-person workshop — and what a day it was. Held at Willan House in Fitzroy Square, the London headquarters of the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD), the Speaker Training Programme brought together a carefully selected group of ten healthcare professionals for a full day of practical, hands-on learning. This event was always going to be small by design. T

Psoriasis is supposed to be easier now. We have biologics, more choice, and better control than ever before. Yet real practice keeps reminding us that the hardest cases never read the algorithm. This CPD-accredited, full-day workshop is built for the grey zone of psoriasis care: the patient with obesity who is not responding as expected, the patient who develops cancer while on treatment, or has become pregnant, and the clinician left navigating risk, evidence, and uncertaint

We are delighted to announce an exciting new feature that is now available to our members: the Training Portfolio Tracker. This powerful new tool is designed to make your professional development easier, smarter, and far more organised. With the Training Portfolio Tracker, you can securely upload and store your education certificates, keep a running total of your training hours, and add personal reflections alongside your learning records. It is more than just a storage space

Bright Med is launching its very first live webinar on Thursday 26 February at 7:00pm: Lipids & Blood: Managing Systemic Complications — a 2-hour interactive session designed for busy dermatology clinicians navigating increasingly complex systemic monitoring in the era of modern therapeutics. Join Dr John Wong (Consultant Lipidologist) and Dr Stefania Bonetto (Consultant Haematologist) for two highly practical talks on approaching unexpectedly raised lipids and deranged blood