Justine has developed a specialist interest in acne over the past decade and founded a private acne service in Harley Street London in 2016 to provide specialist medical and skincare advice and treatment to people living with the condition. The multidisciplinary team now comprises four Consultant Dermatologists, a Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Consultant Gynaecologist and a Psychologist specializing in psychodermatology.
Justine shares skincare and healthy lifestyle tips on social media and in the press, and is a member of the scientific advisory board at Renude helping to develop AI to recognise common dermatological presentations. She has just created her first online course to support women with adult acne: Clear Skin Programme. A Personalised Roadmap to Overcome Adult Acne for Women.
DR JAGUN
COMMON COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS IN DIVERSE SKIN
9TH NOVEMBER 2023
6:30PM
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Co-Founder of Skin of Colour Training
Dr Jagun is a Dermatology Specialty Registrar in East Kent. She studied medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) medical school in Dublin and subsequently completed an MSc in Clinical Dermatology at Cardiff University where she graduated with a Distinction. She holds a Post Graduate Certification in Teaching and Learning and is the co-founder of the Skin of Colour Training Day UK. She has presented at a number of meetings and is a member of the British Association of Dermatologists, Royal College of Physicians, London and the Royal Society of Medicine. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, calligraphy and personal styling.
DR EMMA AMOAFO
AFRO-TEXTURED HAIR AND COLOURISM
9TH NOVEMBER 2023
6:30PM
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Dr Emma Amoafo-Mensah graduated from Imperial College London with distinctions in 2015. She is currently working as a dermatology registrar in South London.
Dr Emma is also the co-founder of the House of Medics, a global platform of thousands of healthcare professionals from all different disciplines. Here, she leads a community of medics and provides mentorship to students.
After completing her foundation training in 2017, Dr Emma worked as a clinical teacher at Imperial College London, where she completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education and became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. This, alongside her intercalated first class Bachelors degree in Management, has cemented her interest in education and healthcare management.
She is a passionate mentor and advocate for students and junior doctors, providing guidance for prospective healthcare students and junior doctors who wish to excel in medicine.
DR RINALDI
PAEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY IN DIVERSE SKIN TYPES
9TH NOVEMBER 2023
6:30PM
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Dr Rinaldi is an ST3 dermatology registrar currently based in Surrey. She is aware of the gaps in educational resources for skin of colour dermatology and is very keen to be involved in closing this gap. One of her favourite areas of dermatology is paediatrics.
YOON SOO PARK
SKIN CANCER IN DIVERSE SKIN TYPES
30TH NOVEMBER 2023
6:30PM
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Yoon Soo Park is a fifth year medical student who is this year’s Imperial DermSoc president. She has always had a passion for dermatology and believes that skin of colour is a topic that should be integrated into medical school curriculums.
DR BELLO
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT DERMATOLOGY IN AFRICAN AND CARRIBEAN PATIENTS
07TH DECEMBER 2023
6:30PM
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Yemi is a Dermatology Registrar with a keen interest in hair. She has led community projects, including conferences and events on Afro-textured hair. Her Master’s dissertation was on traction alopecia.
DR AKHRAS
RHEUMATOLOGICAL SKIN PRESENTATIONS IN DIVERSE SKIN TYPES
11TH JANUARY 2024
6:30PM
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Dr Victoria Akhras is a consultant Dermatologist at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She has a special interest in skin cancer and connective tissue diseases. She carries out combined clinics with rheumatology for connective tissue diseases. She is a faculty member of the British College of Dermatology and has lectured patients, healthcare professionals and medical students on a variety of topics in the field of dermatology, as well as writing educational content for the British Association of Dermatologists and Lupus UK
DR NAVIN NAGESH
SOUTH ASIAN SKIN PRESENTATIONS
11TH JANUARY 2024
6:30PM
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Navin is a dermatology registrar in South Wales with an interest in public health and medical education.
DR ELAMIN
VITILIGO IN SKIN OF COLOUR
25TH JANUARY 2024
6:30PM
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Dr Shahd Elamin is a dermatology registrar in Belfast and sits in the Skin of Colour Training UK committee. She has a passion for skin of colour dermatology and improving its education.