Arlene has been practicing hospital pharmacy since 2007. After qualifying she went on to complete a post graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy practice and became a Specialist Dermatology & Allergy Pharmacist in 2013 at Guys and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust within the St Johns Institute of Dermatology.

Arlene has a special interest in psoriasis and immunotherapy, and developed the role of the clinical pharmacist in the severe psoriasis biologics clinic – qualifying as an Independent Prescriber in this field in 2015.

Arlene has taught on the Kings College undergraduate pharmacy programme, Derm Academy programmes and St Johns Clinical Dermatology MSc course. She has presented previously at the National Association of Specialist Phototherapy nurses conference and the British Association of Dermatology Nurses Biologics Network. Arlene is a member of the BAD clinical guideline subgroup and Pharmacist Workstream and contributed to the update of the Guidelines for Biologic therapy in Psoriasis 2020.

Arlene sits on the editorial board for Dermatology in Practice and started a national network for NHS pharmacists working within dermatology across the UK to share expertise and best practice.

Over the last 2 years Arlene has been a member of the steering group and judging panel for the Quality in Care Dermatology Programme.

Colas graduated in 2015 from the National Institute of Applied Science of Toulouse with a Biochemestry Engineer degree. He joined the pharmaceutical industry in 2015 working in various roles. In the past 7 years, he worked in the Dermatology department of Sanofi in France, the US and the UK in commercial functions.

I am a Dermatology Specialist Nurse in secondary care, having recently transitioned from a role as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in Primary Care, where I had a keen interest in Dermatology. I’m an ex-military nurse by background. My father was military, and my mother was a nurse, so I naturally fell into it. I always knew I would join the military and nursing seemed like a great way to make a really difference. I was a Critical Care Transfer Specialist nurse in the military and finished up at RAF Mountain Rescue at RAF Valley on Anglesey, North Wales. When I left the military, I made the change to working as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner in both Minor Injuries and Minor Illness. After my Independent Prescribing course, an Advanced Clinical Practice MSc was a natural progression. I went to Primary Care for the training opportunities, continuity of patient care and work life balance. After a very short time in Primary Care, I realized that I would be seeing a lot of skin related issues. I really enjoy the fact that unlike a lot of other medicine you get to see the condition evolve in front of your eyes, and hopefully see it improve. In secondary care I am involved in the management of patients with chronic disease, Acne, Eczema and Psoriasis, and manage nurse led monitoring of these patients on systemic and biologic medications.

Anna has been a GP partner and GPwSI in dermatology since 2004 in St.Neots in Cambridgeshire.

She graduated from St.Edmund Hall in Oxford in 1993 with a degree in Experimental Psychology and subsequently went on to study medicine at St.Mary’s Medical School in London.

She has recently given up GP partnership and is now a prison doctor at HMP Littlehey whilst continuing her GPwER in dermatology role in the community.

Chin is a GP partner in Cheltenham. She completed the Cardiff Diploma in Practical Dermatology and also the Cardiff dermoscopy course in 2011, and was invited to stay on and teach on the forums afterwards. She did this for 8 years for DPD, and continues to do so for the dermoscopy course. 

She is an executive committee member for the primary care dermatology society (PCDS), and also the PCDS dermoscopy lead (and collector of dermatoscopes)

Outside of work, she is a keen crafter, crocheting jewellery, sewing, and making greetings cards

Richard is a consultant dermatologist and Mohs surgeon who holds substantive posts in both Walsall/ Wolverhampton and Leicester, where he is dermatological surgery and Mohs lead.

He completed his medical degree in Nottingham in 2012 before later moving to West Midlands Deanery for core medical and subsequently dermatology training, where he was awarded ‘dermatology trainee of the year’ in 2019.

He later returned to Nottingham for a post CCT Mohs fellowship in 2020 to achieve his British Society for Dermatological Surgery Mohs accreditation.

He is passionate about teaching and furthering dermatology education. He is currently co-consultant honorary president of the University of Birmingham Dermatology Society. He is regularly involved in regional and national teaching for undergraduates and postgraduates particularly with the British Society for Dermatological Surgery. He is also an anatomy demonstrator and prepares prosections at the University of Nottingham.

He has led numerous successful quality and service improvement projects in dermatology and is always looking for ways to improve the quality and efficiency of the services in which he works.

He has been involved in setting up new, and improving existing, Mohs services in the West and East Midlands since 2021.

Richard was on the original steering group for this programme, advocating the recognition of psychodermatology services and resources as well as establishing a formal supporting partnership with Psychodermatology UK, for whom he was also a previous committee member.

Outside of medicine Richard loves to travel and enjoys several hobbies including numerous sports, scuba diving and DIY. He has previously achieved his private pilot’s licence in 2007.

Dr Rukshana Ali is the Clinical Psychologist within the Paediatric Dermatology team and jointly leads a specialist Paediatric Psychodermatology service at the St John’s Institute of Dermatology. Dr Ali qualified with her doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) from Royal Holloway, University of London.

Dr Ali is the psychology lead for Psychodermatology UK (sub speciality group of The British Association of Dermatologists). She has worked with the British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Dermatology (BSPAD) Psychology Taskforce, developing guidelines around mental health monitoring and support, for children and young people. Dr Ali is passionate about raising awareness about the psychological impact of skin diseases and has contributed to training, research, publications and conference presentations around this.

Kläre is the directorate pharmacist for Dermatology and has been an independent prescriber since 2016. She qualified as a pharmacist in 2007 and has worked in both adult and paediatric hospital settings. Kläre began specialising in Dermatology at Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool in 2013. Prior to becoming a pharmacist Kläre was a Biomedical Scientist specialising in blood transfusion science.

As well as working within the pharmacy department, Kläre has developed her specialist role within the Dermatology directorate. Kläre has developed the role of the pharmacist in the severe psoriasis biologics clinic where she reviews patients. She also reviews patients being treated with DMARDS. Kläre also leads the clinical pharmacy service to dermatology inpatients and patients attending the dermatology day ward, Kläre also provides dermatology support, advice and education to nursing, medical and pharmacy colleagues across the Trust.

Kläre has developed a special interest in psoriasis and eczema. Kläre has been a member of the British Association of Dermatologists since 2016 and has presented posters at the annual BAD conferences in 2019 and 2020 and the EADV in 2023.

Outside of work Kläre enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, walking and spending time in her garden.

Lucy Moorhead is a Nurse Consultant in Inflammatory Skin Disease at St John’s Institute of Dermatology at Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. She has been awarded a BA (Hons) in Nursing and an MA in Medical Ethics and Law. She has a strong interest in dermatology education for nurses, and is on the steering committee for St John’s Derm Academy. She has published over 30 articles in a variety of nursing publications including Nursing Times, Nursing Standard and Dermatological Nursing. She was awarded the inaugural ‘Psoriasis nurse of the year’ award at the British Dermatological Nursing Conference in 2016 after nomination from her patients. In 2021 she was awarded the Stone Achievement Award which recognises the work of an individual who has made a consistently great contribution in the field of dermatology nursing. In 2022 she was awarded the Guys and St Thomas’ patient’s choice award. She served 5 years as a trustee for the British Dermatological Nursing Group stepping down in 2023.

Sarah Thorne has been in healthcare for over 30 years, initially in dentistry as a dental hygienist, graduating from Birmingham University and then further
studies at UCLan with special interests in maxillofacial surgery, oral medicine and head and neck cancers. Over the years Sarah has worked in
both the NHS and private sectors. More recently, Sarah gained a Masters in Physician Associate Studies at the University of Manchester. Throughout her varied career she has been involved in science communications, education, mentoring, research, diabetes care pathways, patient-led assessments of secondary and primary care settings, and as a volunteer mental health advocate.  

Sarah has a passion for dermatology, research, and strives for high standards of patient care.

Sarah works for the British Skin Foundation as a Research Officer and is both excited and privileged to again be on the QiC Dermatology judging panel.