Please join us at our FREE eczema information event, where you’ll hear the latest updates on eczema from leading dermatology experts. The event is aimed at both adults with eczema and parents of children with eczema.

To book your FREE place please register at www.nes2018.eventbrite.co.uk

Alternatively, if you don’t have internet access or experience problems with booking online, then call us on 020-7281-3553 or email info@eczema.org and we will register for you.

National Eczema Society’s

Eczema Information DaySaturday 22 September 201811.30am-4.30pm

St George’s Centre, 60 Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3DL

Registered charity England and Wales (No.1009671) and Scotland (No.SCO43669)

www.eczema.org

The National Eczema Society is a registered charity in England and Wales (number 1009671) and in Scotland (number SC043669) and is a company limited by guarantee (registered in England, number 2685083). Registered Office: 11 Murray Street, London NW1 9RE

We encourage you to take your own action by finding out how you could manage your eczema better.

You can come along for the whole day, or just those sessions that interest you most. Dermatology nurses will be on hand throughout the day to answer any questions you might have about your own eczema.

Venue directionsSt George’s Centre is located in the centre of Leeds, next to the Leeds General Infirmary hospital. Car parking in available in nearby commercial car parks, all within 10 minutes’ walk of St George’s Centre. Leeds Train Station is a 15-minute walk away, and the city centre circular bus (Route no. 5) stops near to the Centre.

For more on travel information see: www.stgeorgescentreleeds.org.uk/find-us/

11.30am – Doors open

12.00-1.00pm – Top tips for living with eczema and making the most of consultationsSandra Lawton, Nurse Consultant Dermatology and Clinical Lead, Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

1.00pm – Lunch break Please bring your own lunch or there are commercial outlets to buy food in the area outside St George’s Centre

1.30-2.00pm – National Eczema Society’s Annual General MeetingEveryone is welcome at the meeting but only members of the Society can vote

2.00-3.00pm – Stress management and mindfulness techniques for parents of children and adults living with eczemaAndrew Thompson, Reader in Clinical Psychology, University of Sheffield, and Julie Carr, Senior Children’s Dermatology Nurse Specialist, Sheffield Children’s Hospital

3.00-3.30pm – Tea, coffee and light refreshments break

3.30-4.30pm – New hope, new treatments for eczemaProfessor Andrew Wright, Consultant Dermatologist at Bradford Hospitals and Honorary Visiting Professor at Bradford University

4.30pm – Information Day ends

Our special information day is being held as part of National Eczema Week (15-23 September), which is asking everyone to

Experts in the field of eczema are offering a fantastic programme of information, advice and support, looking at ways to best manage your eczema and also exploring the psychological impacts of living with the condition.

You’ll also hear about the exciting research that’s underway into new treatments.