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Meeting Programme

1st International Meeting

Burma Skincare Initiative

Yangon, Myanmar

21-24 February 2020

www.bsi2020.com

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Email: [email protected]

Website: www.bsi2020.com

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BURMA SKINCARE INITIATIVE

1ST INTERNATIONAL MEETING

YANGON, MYANMAR

CO-CHAIRS

Su Mar Lwin (London, UK)

Chris Griffiths (Manchester, UK)

LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Khine Khine Zaw

Myat Thandar

Myat Sanda Kyaw

Khin Mya Lwin

Thinn Thinn Hlaing Phyo Min Thu

Thiri Hlaing

ORGANISING SECRETARIAT

UK

The British Association of Dermatologists

Willan House Email: [email protected]

4 Fitzroy Square Telephone: +44 207 391 6072

London Website: www.bad.org.uk

W1T 5HQ

MYANMAR

Hearth Travel & Tour

Aung Kyaw San

Thu Thu Aung

Yamin Oo

No. 486, Room B2, 1st Fl, Theinbyu Road Email: [email protected]

Mingalar Taung Nyunt Township Telephone: +95 9 794 611 711

Yangon, Myanmar

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CONTENTS

Welcome 5

Meeting Information 6-8

Friday Nurses’ Day Programme 9

Saturday Main Meeting Programme 10-11

Sunday Main Meeting Programme 12-13

Monday BSI Sustainability Roundtable (By Invitation Only) 14

Speaker Biographies 15-26

BSI Partners 33

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WELCOME Welcome to Myanmar and the inaugural Burma Skincare Initiative (BSI) Meeting. This is the

first international dermatology meeting to be held in Myanmar and brings together the

Myanmar and international dermatology communities.

World-class dermatologists and scientists from the UK and Germany will present latest

clinical and research information on a range of important skin diseases. We are also delighted

to host the first meeting in Myanmar to be dedicated to dermatology nursing; this will be

delivered by dermatology specialist nurses from the UK at the University of Nursing, Yangon.

The main meeting will be held in the newly opened Wyndham Grand Hotel at the heart of

Myanmar’s economic capital in Yangon. There will be ample opportunities for networking

including at the magnificent Karaweik on Sunday23 February.

We founded the BSI charity, following a visit to dermatology centres in Yangon and Mandalay

in December 2018, with the aim to improve access to skincare for the people of Myanmar.

This is being developed in a sustainable manner by working with the country’s dermatological and healthcare communities across the three domains of education, research and clinical

services. This meeting will be one of the first steps in the process.

Burma and the British has a long and romanticised history. Rangoon, now Yangon, in the

1920s, was home to many novelists and poets alike: from George Orwell and Somerset

Maugham to Pablo Neruda. Myanmar hosts a collective of diverse landscapes with

mesmerising quality woven together by the fascinating cultures and traditions of 135 ethnic

groups; not to mention the food and the people with unparalleled hospitality, that bring the

country to life. It also contains the newly awarded 2019 UNESCO world heritage site, Bagan

which was the first capital of the Kingdom of Burma founded in the 9th century AD.

February is an ideal time to visit Myanmar. We do hope you will be able to stay in Myanmar

for a few days after the conference ends to see more of this wonderful but little-known

country.

Dr Su Mar Lwin Professor Chris Griffiths OBE

Co-Founder Co-Founder

Burma Skincare Initiative Charity Burma Skincare Initiative Charity

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MEETING INFORMATION

NOTES FOR SPEAKERS AND CONTRIBUTORS

Friday 21 February 2020 Nurses’ Day

University of Nursing, Yangon Speakers are requested to upload their presentation in the auditorium at least half an hour

before their lecture.

Saturday 22 – Sunday 23 February 2020, BSI Main meeting

Wyndham Grand Hotel, Yangon

The meeting will be held in the Ball Room, 3rd Floor, Wyndham Grand Hotel.

It is essential to the smooth running of the Meeting that all speakers upload their presentations

in the Ball Room at least one hour before the beginning of their sessions.

Monday 24 February 2020, BSI Sustainability Roundtable


The meeting will be held in Kan Daw Kyi Room, 3rd Floor, Wyndham Grand Hotel.

There will be facilities for powerpoint presentations.

POSTER DISPLAY

The poster display area will be situated on the Ball Room Foyer, 3rd Floor, Wyndham Grand

Hotel. Presenters can mount their posters from 08:30 on Saturday 23 February. Posters are

to be removed by 17:00 on Sunday 23 February. Presenters are asked to be at their poster

sites for discussion from 12:50-13:50 on Saturday 22 February, and 12:50-13:50 on Sunday 23 February 2020.

PRIZES FOR BEST POSTERS

Prizes will be awarded to the presenters of the best posters. The presentation of the prizes

will be from 17:30-17:45 on Sunday 23 February.

WELCOME RECEPTION AND NETWORKING DINNER

Saturday 22 February 2020 18:30-21:30

Welcome reception 18:30-19:00

Networking Dinner 19:00-21:30

These will both be held in the Outdoor Garden, 4th Floor, Wyndham Grand Hotel.

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NETWORKING DINNER

Sunday 23 February 2020 18:30-21:00

The Networking Dinner will be held at the Karaweik Hotel.

CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE

Certificates of Attendance can be found in your delegate pack.

LUNCH AND REFRESHMENTS

Lunch and refreshments as indicated in the programme are included in your registration fee.

Friday 21 February 2020, Nurses’ Day

Lunch and Refreshments will be served in the auditorium.

Saturday 22-Sunday 23 February 2020, BSI Main meeting

Lunch and Refreshments will be served in the Ball Room Foyer, 3rd Floor, Wyndham Grand

Hotel.

REGISTRATION

Friday 21 February 2020, Nurses’ Day

The registration desk is located at the entrance to the auditorium and is staffed between

08:30-12:00 hours.

Saturday 22-Sunday 23 February 2020, BSI Main meeting

The registration desk is located in the Ball Room Foyer, 3rd Floor, Wyndham Grand Hotel

and is staffed between 08:00-17:00 hours.

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VENUES

Conference BSI Nurses’ Day

Friday 21 February 2020

University of Nursing Yangon

677/709 Bogyoke Aung San Road

Lanmadaw

P.O 11131

Yangon, Myanmar

Website: www.uonygn.gov.mm/


Telephone: +95-1-222883, 222884, 222885

Monday BSI Sustainability Roundtable

(By Invitation Only)

Monday 24 February 2020

Wyndham Grand Hotel No.11, Corner of Kan Yeik Thar Road & U

Aung Myat Road

Mingalar Taung Nyunt Township

Yangon, Myanmar

Website: www.wyndhamgrandyangon.com/en


Telephone: +95-1-9377188

Social Networking Dinner

Saturday 22 February 2020


Aung Myat Road


Yangon, Myanmar



Telephone: +95-1-9377188

BSI Main Meeting

Saturday 22-Sunday 23 February 2020


Aung Myat Road


Yangon, Myanmar



Telephone: +95-1-9377188

Networking Dinner

Sunday 23 February 2020

Karaweik Hotel

Kandawgyi Compound Mingalar Taung Nyunt Township

Yangon

Myanmar

Website: karaweikpalace.com


Telephone: +959-459-222-222

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NURSES’ DAY PROGRAMME

Friday 21 February 2020

University of Nursing, Yangon

08:30 Registration

09:30-09:40 Welcome and Introduction

C. Griffiths (Manchester, UK) and S. Lwin (London, UK)

SESSION 1

Chairs: N. Khin (Myanmar), M. Thandar (Myanmar)

09:40-09:50 Background to Dermatology in Myanmar

K. Zaw (Yangon, Myanmar)

09:50-09:55 Introduction to Professor Tin Tin Kyaw

M. Thandar (Yangon, Myanmar)

09:55-10:00 The Role of Dermatology Nurses in Myanmar

T. Kyaw (Yangon, Myanmar)

10:00-10:30 The Role of Dermatology Specialist Nurses in the UK

R. Penzer-Hick (Hatfield, UK)

10:30-10:45 Break

SESSION 2

Chairs: Y. Mya (Myanmar), R. Penzer-Hick (UK)

10:45-11:15 Promoting Skin Health

L. Moorhead (London, UK)

11:15-11:45 Dermatological Emergencies

S. Registe (London, UK) and S. Neal (London, UK)

11:45-12:15 Treatment Options when Topicals Fail

L. Moorhead (London, UK)

12:15-13:00 Networking Lunch

13:00-14:00 Tour of the Dermatology Department, Yangon General Hospital

(speakers and dermatology nurses only) and return to University of

Nursing for the workshop

14:00-15:15 Workshop (4 parallel groups): Topicals and Dressings

S. Registe (London, UK), S. Neal (London, UK)

R. Penzer-Hick (Hatfield, UK), L. Moorhead (London, UK)

15:15-15:30 Concluding remarks

S. Lwin (London, UK) and C. Griffiths (Manchester, UK)

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MAIN MEETING PROGRAMME

Saturday 22 February 2020


08:00 Registration

09:00-09:10 Welcome and Introduction

C. Griffiths (Manchester, UK) and S. Lwin (London, UK)

SESSION 1

Chairs: S. Lwin (UK), C. Griffiths (UK)

09:10-09:20 Background to University of Medicine 1 Yangon

Z. Soe (Yangon, Myanmar)

09:20-09:30 Background to University of Medicine 2 Yangon

A. Tun (Yangon, Myanmar)

09:30-09:40 Background to University of Medicine Mandalay

K. Maung Lwin (Mandalay, Myanmar)

09:40-10:10 Introduction to the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) and

Dermatology in the UK

R. Murphy (Sheffield, UK)

10:10-10:50 Genetic Skin Diseases and How to Set Up a National Diagnostic

Laboratory

J. McGrath (London, UK)

10:50-11:10 Break

SESSION 2

Chairs: K. Zaw (Myanmar), J. McGrath (UK)

11:10-12:10 Paediatric Dermatology

Common Paediatric Skin Diseases: R. Murphy (Sheffield, UK)

Rare Paediatric Skin Diseases: J. Mellerio (London, UK)

12:10-12:50 Severe Drug Eruptions S. Walsh (London, UK)

12:50-13:50 Lunch and Poster Presentations

SESSION 3

Chairs: M. Kyaw (Myanmar), R. Murphy (UK)

13:50-14:30 Lessons Learned in Dermatological Surgery

J. Ross (London, UK)

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14:30-15:10 Introduction to the International Foundation for Dermatology (IFD)

and the Scabies Eradication Programme

C. Fuller (London, UK)

15:10-15:40 Break

SESSION 4

Chairs: K. Mya Lwin (Myanmar), J. Mellerio (UK)

15:40-16:20 Cutaneous Lymphomas

S. Whittaker (London, UK)

16:20-17:00 Deep Fungal Infections

C. Fuller (London, UK)

17:00-17:30 Opening Ceremony and Performance by UM1 Dermatology

Dr Myint Htwe, Minister of Health and Sports (Myanmar)

Dr Russell Roberts, Royal College of Physicians (UK)

18:30-19:00 Welcome Reception at Outdoor Garden, 4th Floor,

Wyndham Grand Hotel

19:00-21:30 Networking Dinner at Outdoor Garden, 4th Floor,

Wyndham Grand Hotel

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MAIN MEETING PROGRAMME

Sunday 23 February 2020


SESSION 5

Chairs: Z. Soe (Myanmar), S. Walsh (UK)

09:00-09:05 Background to the Dermatology Department at UM1 Yangon


09:05-09:10 Background to the Dermatology Department at UM2 Yangon

M. Kyaw (Yangon, Myanmar)

09:10-09:15 Background to the Dermatology Department at UM Mandalay

K. Mya Lwin (Mandalay, Myanmar)

09:15-09:20 Introduction to the Role of Nurses in Dermatology in Myanmar

T. Kyaw (Yangon, Myanmar)

09:20-09:25 Introduction to the Role of Clinical Nurse Specialists in Dermatology

in the UK

R. Penzer-Hick (Hatfield, UK)

09:25-09:50 Tropical Skin Infections


09:50-10:30 Psoriasis and the Global Psoriasis Atlas (GPA)

C. Griffiths (Manchester, UK)

10:30-11:10 Atopic Eczema and Epidemiology

C. Flohr (London, UK)

11:10-11:30 Break

SESSION 6

Chairs: A. Tun (Myanmar), C. Flohr (UK)

11:30-12:10 Immunobullous Diseases and Diagnostics

E. Schmidt (Lübeck, Germany)

12:10-12:50 Phototherapy and Photodermatoses

H. Menagé (London, UK)

12:50-13:50 Lunch and Poster Presentations

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SESSION 7

Chairs: K. Maung Lwin (Myanmar), H. Menagé (UK)

13:50-14:30 How I use Systemic Therapies in:

Psoriasis: C. Griffiths (Manchester, UK)

Atopic Eczema: C. Flohr (London, UK)

14:30-15:00 How I set up Clinical and Non-clinical Research

J. McGrath (London, UK)

15:00-15:30 Photobiology and How to Set up a Cost-effective Phototherapy Unit

in the Tropics

A. Young (London, UK)

15:30-15:45 Break

SESSION 8

Chairs: K. Zaw (Myanmar), C. Griffiths (UK)

15:45-16:00 The Role of Trainees in Building the Foundation for Skincare in

Myanmar

S. Lwin (London, UK)

16:00-16:10 The ESDR Myanmar Fellowship: A Personal Journey

T. Hlaing (Yangon, Myanmar)

P. Thu (Yangon, Myanmar)

16:10-16:30 MACADAMIA

T. Tian (Manchester, UK)

16:30-17:00 Interesting cases from Myanmar

Z. Htet (Yangon, Myanmar)

K. Aung (Yangon, Myanmar)

T. Zin (Yangon, Myanmar)

17:00-17:30 Interesting cases from the UK

S. Khan (Manchester, UK)

T. Tian (Manchester, UK)

17:30-17:45 Poster Prizes and Closing remarks

S. Lwin (London, UK) and C. Griffiths (Manchester, UK)

18:30-21:00 Networking Dinner at Karaweik Hotel

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BSI SUSTAINABILITY ROUNDTABLE

By invitation only

Monday 24 February 2020


09:30-09:45 Introduction and Roundtable Objectives

C. Griffiths and S. Lwin

09:45-11:15 BSI Goals: the next steps

BSI 2021

Exchange fellowships

Research collaborations

Workforce planning

Establishing dermatology clinics in rural areas

Teaching and training – dermatology curriculum

UK-Myanmar Joint Training Programme

11:15-13:30 Removing Barriers to Skincare Access: Clinical Barriers and Beyond

(With working Lunch) Short Presentations:

Highlights of the UN General Assembly 2019

F. Bourgouin, LEO-Pharma

Reinvigoration of Yangon General Hospital

N. Wuttke and C. O’Connor, Article 25

The Role of Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) in

Myanmar

T. Hlaing, THET

Discussion Points:

Infrastructure – transportations and communications

Technologies – teledermatology and access to media

Public health interventions

Access to medicines and continuation of care

Opportunities for industry engagement and corporate social

responsibility

A Regional Dermatology Training Centre

13:30-13:45 Conclusion and meeting closure

S. Lwin and C. Griffiths

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SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

PROFESSOR CARSTEN FLOHR London, UK

Carsten Flohr studied at Cambridge and Oxford Universities and then

trained in both paediatrics and dermatology. He was the first UK National

Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinician Scientist in Dermatology

(2009-2014) and also holder of a Career Development Fellowship from

the NIHR (2014-2019). He directs the Unit for Population-Based

Dermatology Research at St John’s Institute of Dermatology.

Carsten Flohr is Professor of Dermatology and Population Health Science at King’s College

London and Honorary Consultant Dermatologist at St John’s Institute of Dermatology, Guy’s

& St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

He has a particular interest in novel methods of disease prevention (early life risk factors) and

therapeutics in atopic eczema. He is Chief Investigator of the UK-Irish TREatment of severe

eczema in children Trial (TREAT), which compares cyclosporine with methotrexate in

children with recalcitrant atopic eczema. He is also Chief Investigator of the Softened water

for eczema prevention trial (SOFTER) and the UK-Irish Atopic Eczema Systemic Therapy

Register (A-STAR).

DR CLAIRE FULLER London, UK

Dr Claire Fuller has been a Consultant Dermatologist since 1997. She

Chairs the International Foundation for Dermatology and is a board

member of the International League of Dermatological Societies.

She is Service Director at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation

Trust in London, UK.

As a general, paediatric and vulval dermatologist with a global portfolio,

she has expertise in management skin of colour. She has particular interests in infectious

dermatoses as well as the epidemiology of dermatoses in the tropics. She chairs the Neglected

Tropical Disease NGO Network Skin Cross Cutting Group and is founder and Vice Chair of

the newly formed GLODERM (International Alliance for Global Health Dermatology)

She has field experience in UK, East Africa, India, Mexico and Cambodia. This has included

projects involving advocacy, teaching, service development and research assignments. Her

current areas of particular focus include podoconiosis, challenges for people with albinism in

the tropics and scabies.

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PROFESSOR CHRIS GRIFFITHS Manchester, UK

Chris Griffiths qualified from St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School, London

and trained in Dermatology at St Mary’s Hospital, London, and at the

University of Michigan, USA. He was appointed to the Foundation Chair

in Dermatology at the University of Manchester in 1994 and is an

honorary consultant dermatologist at Salford Royal NHS Foundation

Trust. In 2015 he received the Sir Archibald Gray Medal, for outstanding

service to British Dermatology and in 2019 the British Society for Investigative Dermatology Medal for contributions to research. In the 2018 Queen’s New

Year Honours he was appointed OBE, “for services to dermatology”.

Chris is current President of the European Society for Dermatological Research and a past-

President of the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) and the International Psoriasis

Council. He is Director of the MRC stratified medicine consortium on psoriasis (PSORT);

Director of the Global Psoriasis Atlas; Chief Investigator of the BAD Biologics and

Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR) and; Editor-in-Chief of Rook’s Textbook of

Dermatology. He has a career-long research interest in all aspects of psoriasis and is active in

global health initiatives being special advisor to the International League of Dermatological

Societies on global health research and policy and co-founder of the BSI charity.

DR THIRI HLAING Yangon, Myanmar

Dr Thiri got her M.B.B.S degree from University of Medicine (I), Yangon

in 2006. Prior to post graduate training for dermatology, she worked as

civil assistant surgeon at Pyar Pon General Hospital and specialist hospital

(Mingalardon). She completed her post graduate training for dermatology

at University of Medicine (I), Yangon in 2015. She is also a certified doctor

for Specialist in Dermatology by Myanmar Medical Council.

Since 2015, she has worked as specialist assistant surgeon (Dermatology) at Yangon General

Hospital. She works enthusiastically in daily dermatology practice as part of the dermatology

team and having special interest in inflammatory dermatoses and immunobullous diseases.

Moreover, she also actively takes part in teaching purposes of undergraduate and post

graduate training of Department of Dermatology, Yangon General Hospital.

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DR SIDRA KHAN Manchester, UK

Dr Sidra Khan studied at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, before

completing her undergraduate medical education at the University of

Manchester, UK. She undertook her medical training in the west of

Scotland and is now working a dermatology trainee (ST4) at The

Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal Hospital, Manchester.

Her interests include Tropical Dermatology and Global Health. She has completed the

diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and spent three months working as a general

physician at the Kwai River Christian Hospital.

PROFESSOR MYAT SANDA KYAW Yangon, Myanmar

Dr. Myat Sanda Kyaw is Professor of Department of Dermatology,

University of Medicine 2, Yangon. She got her basic medical degree from

University of Medicine 1, Yangon in 1993. She completed her Diploma in

dermatology, Thailand in 2000. Then, she achieved a master degree for

dermatology in 2003 and she is also a holder of Diploma in Medical

Education in 2014.

She started her career as a dermatologist in 2000. She worked as a leprosy team leader at

Tanugoo General Hospital in 2003 and 2004. Then, she worked as a dermatologist at Yangon

General Hospital from 2004 to 2009. After that, she was posted to North Okkalapa General

and Teaching Hospital in 2009. She has been practicing as a Professor. She is guiding the under-

graduated and post-graduate students in University of Medicine 2 and giving patients care. She

started M.Med.Sc Dermatology course in University of Medicine 2.

PROFESSOR TIN TIN KYAW Yangon, Myanmar

Pro-rector, The University of Nursing, Yangon, Myanmar

PROFESSOR KHIN MAUNG LWIN Mandalay, Myanmar

Rector, UM Mandalay, Myanmar

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PROFESSOR KHIN MYA LWIN Mandalay, Myanmar

Dermatology Departmental Lead, UM Mandalay, Myanmar

DR SU MAR LWIN London, UK

Dr Su Mar Lwin is co-founder and trustee of the Burma Skincare Initiative

charity (1187197). Su qualified from Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School

of Medicine and is currently a dermatology registrar (ST4) at Guy’s and

St Thomas’ Hospitals in London.

In 2014, Su joined Professor John McGrath’s Lab at King’s College London as a clinical

research fellow conducting gene and cell therapy trials for epidermolysis bullosa (EB). For

her PhD, Su pioneered the first human clinical trial of fibroblast gene therapy for recessive

dystrophic EB (RDEB) which was published in JCI Insight in June 2019 and won the Royal

Society of Medicine Hugh Wallace Essay Prize. As a co-Principal Investigator, Su is currently

leading the innovation and development of a spray-on gene therapy for RDEB.

Su regularly presents at various international dermatology conferences including the European

Society for Dermatological Research Future Leaders Symposium and the 1st EB World

Congress. Su’s wider interests include medical education and global health; she is the founder

of “A Day @ St John’s” – a national dermatology taster course for junior doctors, and is

committed to helping remove barriers to skincare access in her home country – Myanmar.

PROFESSOR JOHN MCGRATH London, UK

John McGrath is the academic head of St John’s Institute of Dermatology

in London. He holds the Mary Dunhill Chair in Cutaneous Medicine at

King’s College London and is Honorary Consultant Dermatologist to the

Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals.

Within the UK, he has key roles in national genomics and bioresource

projects. He is a past President of the European Dermatology Forum and the European

Society for Dermatological Research. His research focuses on the molecular characterization

of inherited skin diseases and the development and testing of novel treatments for rare skin

diseases.

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PROFESSOR JEMIMA MELLERIO London, UK

Prof Mellerio is a Consultant Dermatologist and Honorary Professor of

Paediatric Dermatology at St John’s Institute of Dermatology, Guy’s and

St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London. She is the Chief of

Dermatology and lead of the Adult Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Service.

Her clinical expertise is in areas of genetic skin disease, notably EB, other

genetic skin diseases and paediatric dermatology. She is a strong advocate

of subspecialty training in these areas having established training fellowships in both paediatric

dermatology and genodermatoses at St John’s. Prof Mellerio’s research activities mirror those

of her clinical interests, in particular focusing on novel translational therapies for

genodermatoses such as cellular and gene therapy approaches for EB and other genetic skin

diseases. She has published widely in these areas and lectures nationally and internationally on

a regular basis.

DR HÉLÈNE MENAGÉ London, UK

Dr Menagé was appointed Consultant Dermatologist to Lewisham

Hospital and the Dpt of Photodermatology, St John’s Institute of

Dermatology, GSTT in 1996.

She qualified from Guy’s Hospital in 1985 with a BSc in Psychology. She

trained in general medicine at London teaching and postgraduate hospitals

with an exchange to Brussels before training in dermatology at St John’s

with research and a specialist interest in Photodermatology notably the pathogenesis of

Chronic Actinic Dermatitis and Actinic Prurigo. She is a former Senior Examiner for the MSc

in Clinical Dermatology (KCL) and led the integration of medical student dermatology

teaching at Lewisham. She is a past President of the St John’s Dermatological Society and past

Secretary-Treasurer of the British Photodermatology Group section of the British Association

of Dermatologists. She is member of the Dermatology Council of the Royal Society of

Medicine (RSM), past President and past Secretary of the section. She is a Trustee of the

RSM.

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MS LUCY MOORHEAD London, UK

Lucy is a consultant nurse in inflammatory skin disease at St John’s

Institute of Dermatology. 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 co-leads the Clinical Dermatology

Care Course for nurses at St Johns.

She has published 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. Last year

she was in the first cohort of nurses to receive the Nightingale Nurse Award which recognises

the most outstanding nurses who are the ultimate role models. She is currently a trustee for

the British Dermatological Nursing Group having previously served as their representative

for London and chair of their Biologics subgroup.

DR RUTH MURPHY Sheffield, UK

Dr Ruth Murphy has been a Consultant Adult and Paediatric

Dermatologist for almost 20 years. She has an international interest in

medical education and inflammatory skin diseases in adults and children.

She is particularly interested in mucosal disease and the rheumatology

dermatology interface.

She is an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham and is currently the

President of the British Association of Dermatologists and the Immediate past President of

the British Association of Paediatric Dermatologists.

MS SHIRLEY NEAL London, UK

My name is Shirley Neal and I am 56 years old and Mother of three

children.

I grew up in London and started my Nurse training in 1981. Since this

time, I have worked in acute clinical settings and specialised in

anaesthetics, surgery and recovery Nursing in the 90’s, and became a

Senior Nurse.

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Whilst living in Australia, I worked in the Plastics Theatre a great deal, where I learnt more

about Dermatology, prompting my interest in this field. On return to the U.K. I became a

School Nurse and specialized in children’s health. I eventually returned to Hospital

environment working in the Dermatology Dept. where I have gained a great deal of

experience working in this specialty and helped to run Nurse-lead clinics.

I am looking forward to sharing my knowledge and skills in Burma with other Nurses and

Health care professionals.

MS REBECCA PENZER-HICK Hatfield, UK

Rebecca Penzer-Hick is a senior lecturer at the University of

Hertfordshire teaching on a multi-professional MSc programme in Clinical

Dermatology. She also works as a dermatology specialist nurse, in a

community dermatology clinic. She has published widely and regularly

presents at national and international conferences. She is a member of the

All Party Parliamentary Group on Skin Oversight Committee and current President of the

British Dermatological Nursing Group.

Rebecca has a long-standing interest in global dermatology and has worked for the

International Skincare Nursing Group and the World Health Organisation lymphatic filariasis

programme. She is currently helping to establish a Global Alliance for Nurses in Dermatology

which aims to enhance international collaboration between national dermatological nursing

groups. She is on the editorial boards of two Journals: Community Skin Health and

Dermatological Nursing.

MS SHIRLEY REGISTE London, UK

I am a Dermatology Specialist Nurse with thirty-three years’ experience.

I work as a Dermatology Nursing Sister in a Dermatology Department at

a University Hospital in London. My main interest is basic and diseased

skin management. My aim is to help patients / carers understand and

become competent in treating and managing their skin condition.

I am a practical nurse who use resent and up to date research in my job as a leading

dermatology nurse. I am able to help patients cope and manage their skin diseases with

encouragement, teaching and reassurance.

I run nurse led clinics and specialise mostly in acne, psoriasis, eczema, nodular purigo,

photherapy treatment, iontophorisis, performing doppler assessments, I am also a nurse

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prescriber. I am a qualified camouflage artist, I attend MDT meetings, help in the teaching of

medical and nursing students. I do talks at dermatology meetings in the hospital and

community settings, I am active in organising yearly melanoma days in our department, I

received award for commitment to quality of care award.

To conclude, l am passionate about my job as a dermatology nurse and intend to make a vast

difference for my patients who I see and treat.

DR JANET ROSS London, UK

Dr Ross qualified in 1982 from Guys Hospital Medical School. After 5

years of general medicine she took up the study of dermatology. She

trained at The Institute of Dermatology St Thomas Hospital and Chelsea

and Westminster Hospital.

Throughout her training she perused her interest in skin surgery and was

attached to the dermatology surgical training program at Masstricht

(University) Hospital Holland.

In 1995 she was appointed Consultant Dermatologist at Lewisham University Hospital and

Honorary Consultant at The Institute of Dermatology attached to the Institute’s Skin Tumour

and Laser Surgical Group.

PROFESSOR ENNO SCHMIDT Lübeck, Germany

Prof. Enno Schmidt received his medical degree in 1997 and his PhD in

2002. He is a board-certified in dermatology and venereology, allergology,

and dermatohistopathology. He is Full Professor at the University of

Lübeck and Director of the Lübeck Institute of Experimental

Dermatology (LIED) as well as senior consultant at the Department of

Dermatology, University of Lübeck. His main clinical interests are

inflammatory dermatoses in particular autoimmune diseases of the skin.

His research focuses on autoimmune blistering diseases. Prof. Schmidt has published more

than 250 articles in peer-reveiwed journals. He currently serves as chair of the Task Force

Autoimmune Blistering Diseases of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.

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PROFESSOR ZAW WAI SOE Yangon, Myanmar

Professor Zaw Wai Soe has been Rector of the University of Medicine (1)

Yangon, Myanmar since May 2015. He was appointed as Rector of

University of Medicine (2) Yangon in 2014. He is also the task force leader

for reform process of 16 Health Related Universities in Myanmar. He was

born on 3 October, 1961 in Myingyan, Middle Myanmar.

After he obtained his MBBS in 1986 from University of Medicine (2), he served as a civil assistant surgeon for 3year in Myingan District Hospital. He attended M.Med.Sc (Orthopaedics

and Traumatology) in University of Medicine, Mandalay from 1993 to 1995. In 1997, he passed

FRCS (Glasgow) examination and he worked as an orthopaedic registrar in Falkirk Royal

infirmary, Scotland for 2 years.

After coming back from UK since 2000, he worked in Orthropaedic Department of Yangon

General Hospital, Yangon Orthopaedic Hospital and University of Medicine (1).

He obtained Dr. MedSc (Ortho) in 2005 and Diploma in Medical Education in 2006. He is

one of the key founders of spine Surgery and Emergency Medicine in Myanmar.

PROFESSOR MYAT THANDAR Yangon, Myanmar

Dr Myat Thandar is the Rector of the University of Nursing (Yangon).

She has got her MBBS degree from the University of Medicine 1 in 1985,

and Doctoral degree from the Ehime University, Japan in 1997. She

served as the Professor and Head of Physiology Department at the

University of Medicine 1 and then as Pro-rector at the same university till

2014. She had led the undergraduate nursing curricular reform, and

introduced the outcome-based nursing curriculum to the diploma and bachelor programs in

2017.

Under her leadership, the distance learning program for the Bachelor of Nursing Science

degree was launched for in-service diploma nurses in 2019, and that has a great appeal

countrywide. As the Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Midwifery,

she has participated in national and regional nursing and midwifery activities in promoting

quality of nursing education, service and research.

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DR PHYO MIN THU Yangon, Myanmar

Phyo Min Thu is an assistant dermatologist and one of the first Myanmar

dermatology trainees who attended 49th annual meeting of ESDR in

Bordeaux, France in 2019. Previously, he received his MBBS Degree from

University of Medicine 2, Yangon in 2010. Before he joined government

service at Yangon Children Hospital in 2013, he had worked at private

hospitals for 3 years.

In 2015, he moved to dermatology department at Yangon General Hospital as a dermatology

trainee and studied postgraduate master course for 3 years. He received a Master Degree

from University of Medicine 1, Yangon in 2017. Now he has been working as an assistant

dermatologist at North Okkalapa General and Teaching Hospital since 2018.

DR TINA TIAN Manchester, UK

Dr Tina Tian attended medical school at University College London, and

undertook her medical training in Wales and Severn Deanery. She

currently works as a senior Dermatology Trainee (ST5) as part of the

North West Training Programme, at The Centre for Dermatology,

Salford Royal Hospital, Manchester.

Her interest in Global Health began with working in Uganda for her medical elective. She has

also volunteered for Mercy Ships (an NGO hospital ship) in the Gambia for 2 months in 2014,

where she was responsible for implementing the WHO nutrition programme for children

with cleft palate.

Dr Tian is currently undertaking a project under the Burma Skincare Initiative entitled

MACADAMIA (Mycetoma and Chromoblastomycosis – a Dermatology Access in Myanmar

Initiative). The aim of the project is to improve skincare access in Myanmar, establish the

distribution of skin diseases, and identify the aetiological organisms of mycetoma and

chromoblastomycosis.

PROFESSOR AYE TUN

Yangon, Myanmar

Rector, UM2, Myanmar

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DR SARAH WALSH London, UK

Dr Sarah Walsh is a consultant dermatologist working at King’s College

Hospital in London. She completed her training in Ireland at University

College Cork, and post-graduate training in Edinburgh and Glasgow,

before migrating to the south-east of England for her consultant post, in

search of drier weather for her tennis.

Her primary clinical and research interest is severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCAR), and

she is a contributing member of the UK severe drug reaction registry, SCAR UK. She has

considerable clinical experience and publications in the domain of SCAR, and has authored

chapters on the topic in major textbooks including the Oxford Textbook of Medicine and the

Rook Textbook of Dermatology. She is the dermatologist responsible for the tertiary referral

multidisciplinary sarcoidosis service at King’s. She runs the female genital skin clinic. She is a

member of the Guideline writing group for Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis at the British

Association of Dermatologists, published in 2016. In her free time, she is a keen tennis player,

skier, and enjoys history of art.

PROFESSOR SEAN WHITTAKER

London, UK

Professor Sean Whittaker is a Consultant Dermatologist at St John’s

Institute of Dermatology, Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust.

He also holds the post of Professor of Cutaneous Oncology at Kings

College London, is the Co-Director for the Kings Health Partner’s

Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Clinical Director for the South London

Genomic Medicine Centre and Interim Medical Director for the London

South GLH.

He is on the Advisory boards of Galderma, Takeda and Kyowa and has been a Visiting Lecturer

at the following institutions: Vancouver 1995; Harvard Medical School 1996; Yale Medical

School 2000; Stanford University 2009; National Skin Centre Singapore 2015.

PROFESSOR ANTONY YOUNG London, UK

Antony Young is emeritus professor of experimental photobiology at St

John’s Institute of Dermatology, King’s College London, UK. His research

has focussed on the effects of solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) on human

health, especially in terms of risks versus benefits. This work has covered

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UVR-induced DNA damage and its repair, photoimmunosuppression, photoageing and vitamin

D synthesis.

Professor Young has a long-standing interest in photoprotection by sunscreens, and more

recently has worked on the impact of skin colour on UVR outcomes. This is important

because most photobiological research has been on white skin. Such research has been

typically performed under laboratory conditions but, with funding from the European Union

(EU), Professor Young has studied the effects of environmental UVR under holiday conditions

in children and adults. Professor Young is a member of the Environmental Effects Assessment

Panel (EEAP) on the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) that reports to about

200 governments.

PROFESSOR KHINE KHINE ZAW

Yangon, Myanmar

Please let me introduce myself. I am Khine Khine Zaw, a professor and

head of department of dermatology, University of Medicine (1) Yangon.

I have been with university of medicine (1) Yangon for many years and

could not have find better or more honourable university for which to

work.

My background goes as follow: I earned M.B.,B.S from University of Medicine (1) (1982 to

1988), After graduation, I worked as demonstrator in department of physiology in UM1. Then

I went to Gunma University, Japan, as a state scholar student, where I earned PhD

(Dermatology) (1995 to 2000). During my scholarship period I worked in the lab of Prof

Miyachi Yoshiki and Prof Ishikawa Osamu and together characterized a novel three-

dimensional fibroblast culture system that gave rise to skin model in-vitro. I continued to do

research in extracellular matrix metabolism and role of antioxidants. When I came back from

Gunma University after graduation, I persuaded my career in dermatology as a dermatologist.

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