Black Country Skin Club

Hyperpigmentation

Wondering how to add dermatology to your portfolio or learn for the fun of it? Or are you the expert? Come along, either way, to join like-minded healthcare professionals to learn and network over dinner.

Wednesday 16th July 7pm

NOT TO BE MISSED! LIMITED SPACES!

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Mercure West Birmingham

 

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Learn

Hear from the experts in the field in the area to learn and develop your clinical practice and confidence.

Network

Connect with like minded clinician with similar interests and find out about opportunities and stay up to date.

Share

Share your expertise clinical or otherwise on the stage with your colleagues and become the go-to.

Speaker

Dr Amuthalingam is a GP with a special interest in dermatology and minor surgery. He works across Birmingham and the Black Country in Community Dermatology. He is the founder of the Black Country Skin Club and Dr.Derme Skin and Aesthetic Clinics.

Dr. Thuva Amuthalingam
MBBS, BMedSci, MRCGP, DipDerm (Dist)

 

Chair

Rakesh is the Clinic Manager at Dr.Derme in Birmingham’s Edgbaston Medical Quarter. With strong healthcare management experience, he leads the clinic’s dermatology, aesthetics, and minor surgery services 

Rakesh Bagha

Testimonials

Dermatology Live Learning

"Excellent presentation", "Very useful talk"; "Brilliant talk"

Black Women in Health

"Detailed explanation of management plans", "Amazing doctor. Very knowledgeable, honest and practical."

VdGM Forum

"Very practical examples"; "Practical tips that can be done on the NHS and private"

Agenda

18:30 - Arrival and buffet (HALAL)

18:45 - Welcome by the chair

19:00 - Recognising Hyperpigmentation in Primary Care
Essential guidance on assessing hyperpigmentation, and distinguishing benign conditions from those requiring further investigation or referral.

  • Red Flags & Pitfalls: Key clinical signs to differentiate between benign hyperpigmentation and more serious underlying causes.

  • Common & Atypical Presentations: Understand how conditions like melasma, and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation typically present—and how they can mimic other diseases.

  • Systemic Clues: Recognising when pigmentation changes may signal systemic illness or medication effects.

  • Management & Referral: When to reassure, initiate treatment, or refer to dermatology for further investigation.

  • Case-Based Learning: Interactive review of real-world cases to support practical, confident diagnosis and management.

  • Evidence Based Treatments: His experience with NHS and Private options.

20:00 - Questions and answers

20:15 - Close and networking

Please let us know in advance if you need anything in particular to allow you to attend the day.

 

NOT TO BE MISSED! LIMITED SPACES!

Click the link emailed to you to confirm your place. Please check your junk folder.

Thanks to our sponsors for their support. The sponsors are paying for exhibition stand space only and had no input into the content of this meeting.

Mercure Birmingham West Hotel

✦ Birmingham Road B70 6RS
☎ 0121 609 9988

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