Dermatology education for GPs in Ireland
Primary Care Dermatology Society of Ireland
Welcome to the Primary Care Dermatology Society of Ireland - supporting GPs across Ireland with practical dermatology education and a network of peers.
Annual membership of the society costs €40.
Upcoming Meetings
PCDSI Annual Meeting 2027
- Date
- Thursday 4 – Saturday 6 March 2027
- Venue
- Galmont Hotel, Galway
Our annual conference: keynote lectures, hands-on workshops, exhibition area and member networking over three days in Galway. Focussed sessions on acne and dermoscopy.
PCDSI Annual Meeting 2028
- Date
- Thursday 2 – Saturday 4 March 2028
- Venue
- Silver Springs Hotel, Cork
Three days of primary care dermatology teaching, case-based discussion and the society's AGM, hosted at the Silver Springs Hotel in Cork.
Membership
PCDSI membership is open to general practitioners, GP trainees, and primary care clinicians with an interest in dermatology across Ireland.
Benefits of joining
- Access to all PCDSI webinars, live and recorded
- Reduced rates for study days, conferences and dermoscopy workshops
- Full archive of member lectures and presentation slides
- Practical, primary-care focused dermatology teaching from experienced GPs
- A network of colleagues with a special interest in skin disease
- Support for CPD and quality improvement in your practice
PCDSI Committee
The society is run by a volunteer committee of practising primary care clinicians.
Dr John Flanagan
Chairperson
Dr Finbar Fitzpatrick
Treasurer
Dr Conor Brosnan
Secretary
Dr Siobhan Twohig
Committee Member
Dr David Buckley
Committee Member
Dr Paul Cooper
Committee Member
Dr Claire Brennan
Committee Member
Dr Vicki Marchant
Committee Member
Dr John Veitch
Committee Member
Dr Aisling Farrell
Committee Member
Our origins
The PCDSI was born out of an educational meeting held at the Royal Hospital in Donnybrook, Dublin, in 1996. The subject of the first meeting was cryosurgery, with Professor Christos Zouboulis (Berlin) and Arthur Jackson (UK) as the main speakers.
The Society was established by our founding members: Dr Hilda Fennell O'Shea, Dr David Buckley, and Dr Johnny Loughnane.
The PCDSI was developed partly in parallel with the UK Primary Care Dermatology Society (formed July 1994), and was originally a branch of the PCDS (UK) before becoming an independent Irish society.