BAD
The BPG meets each year at the Annual British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) Conference in July. The meeting consists of an Annual General Meeting followed by a symposium on a specific theme of photodermatology with invited guest speakers followed by short papers. A prize is awarded to the best presenter.
To register, please visit https://badannualmeeting.co.uk/
The BPG Annual General Meeting 2025 was held in Glasgow on 3rd July.
BPG Prizes 2025: The BPG prize for the best registrar oral presentation was awarded to Sam Hughes for the presentation: “Liver fibroscanning identifies hepatic fibrosis at an early stage in erythropoietic protoporphyria: a new analysis in 132 patients”. The BPG prize for the best poster was awarded to Chee Hian Tan for the poster: “Clinical features and prognosis of actinic prurigo in Scotland.”
We welcomed two excellent guest speakers in Glasgow in 2025: Dr Thomas Tull – An update on the role of ultraviolet radiation in the pathogenesis of cutaneous lupus erythematosus; and Prof Craig Sinclair – Australia’s sunbed ban: lessons learnt to inform future international policy reform.
BSID
The BPG provides a guest lecture every 3-4 years at the British Society for Investigative Dermatology (BSID) annual meeting.
At the annual BSID meeting in Southampton in April 2024, Prof Sean Whittaker (St Johns Institute of Dermatology, Kings College London) gave a stimulating and thought-provoking invited BPG Guest Lecture on ‘UVR and T cells’.
Please see the BSID website BSID – The British Society for Investigative Dermatology regarding the 2026 BSID meeting.