NHS England elearning for healthcare has worked with the Pfizer to develop a new programme on the current and future management of atopic dermatitis, also known as atopic eczema.

This very common skin condition, caused by skin inflammation, may start at any age but the onset is often in childhood. 1 in every 5 children in the UK is affected at some stage. It may also start later in life in people who did not have atopic dermatitis as a child.

The 30-minute session looks at the pathophysiology, risk factors, clinical manifestation, patient experience, current treatment and future therapeutic treatments of atopic dermatitis.

It is aimed at healthcare professionals with an interest in atopic dermatitis, such as GPs, children’s community nurses, health visitors, practice nurses, dermatology trainees, paediatric and dermatology nurses and pharmacists.

For more information and to access the new session please visit the Current and Future Management of Atopic Dermatitis programme page.

Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) has worked with the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) to update 17 existing sessions within the e-dermatology elearning programme.

The updated sessions, which cover a range of dermatological issues such as dermatopathology, genital disorders, contact dermatitis and inflammatory dermatoses, now include further resources about skin of colour and updated information from the field of dermatology, including mapping to the new curriculum.

Each session takes approximately 20 minutes to complete and learners will gain a greater understanding and specialist training in dermatology from accessing the resources.

e-dermatology launched in 2010 and features 160 sessions covering a range of key topic areas. Since 2017, there have been up to 35,000 session launches per year with elearning on psoriasis, eczema, melanoma and other skin cancers particularly popular with learners.

For more information and to access the newly updated sessions, please visit the e-dermatology programme page.