PIL -The “Discoid” Pattern of Atopic Eczema

We have just launched the latest in our series of Patient Information Leaflets. The latest PIL is about Discoid Atopic Eczema. What it is and how it differs from ordinary atopic eczema. It is available now and can be downloaded free. Just go to the “Information Leaflets” page and click on “The Discoid Pattern of Atopic Eczema” for your copy.

NSGCCE Email Alert Service - Podcasts

Following on from Professor Hywel Williams Radio Nottingham interview with John Holmes we are now able to bring you that interview and the BBC Radio 4 Case Notes programme in the form of podcasts. A podcast, for those that don't know, is a way of making available, via the internet, audio and visual material without the need for the individual to get specialist equipment or software to review it.

By going onto our website and clicking on the podcast icon located at the top left of most pages (its the purple figure next to the page title), you will be taken to a new podcast page. From here you will have two ways of using the audio:

1. Click on the green triangle under the podcast that you are interested in listening to. It should start up almost instantly. Please make sure that your computer speakers are switched on!

2. You can click on the purple podcast icon. This could display in a number of ways. If you get presented with a page that shows the file name, they will usually end in .mp3, click on it. Then, depending how your computer is set up, you will get the option to save it or it will start your default media player. If your media player starts you should be able to save the file by clicking ‘File > Save As’ on the menu bar. Once saved you will then be able to transfer it to your mp3 device and review it at a more convenient time and as often as you would like.

In the fullness of time it is hoped that we will be able to bring you more podcasts with information that will be of general interest to eczema sufferers and carers. In the meantime enjoy these very informative podcasts and if you have any feedback on any aspect of our services then please get in touch via our contacts page. We will be very pleased to hear from you.

NSGCCE Awareness Day Thursday 17th September, 2009

The NSGCCE Eczema Awareness Day is to be held on Thursday 17th September, 2009 10-12 noon and 1pm-3pm and has been timed to coincide with The National Eczema Society's Eczema Week 19 to 27 September 2009. The Post Graduate Education Centre, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospital is the venue and it will be open to all who have an interest in eczema. On arrival you will find practical workshops demonstrating the use of emollients & topical corticosteroids, information about the National Eczema Society, NICE childhood eczema guidelines, current research and details of our support group activities. There will be doctors and nurses on hand to answer your questions as well as parents of children who suffer from eczema. It should be noted that answers would be in general terms only as we are unable to give individual consultations. For all the latest information please visit our website and have a look at the Awareness Day '09 page.