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Description
Our mission is provide information and support for psoriasis patients which will allow each sufferer to improve their quality of life.
  • Help you to have a better understanding of your psoriasis
  • Help you to identify the things that trigger your psoriasis
  • Help you to improve your quality of life
  • Allow you to communicate with other psoriasis sufferers
  • Increase the level of awareness and understanding of psoriasis in the general public.


Services
Adviceline
Confidential Psoriasis Adviceline service can be contacted at 087 2046789 (Thursdays only)or 087 2046799 (Fridays only) from 10.00am - 5.00pm.

Sore-i-a-sis
Sore-i-a-sis is our electronic newsletter which is published quarterly and is available to members only. As well as a regular news snippets section, it features comprehensive articles on all aspects of Psoriasis and its management.

Information leaflets
The Association publishes a wide range of information leaflets including 'A Guide to Psoriasis and its Management', Biologics and Psoriasis, The Scalp and Psoriasis', 'Looking Good with Psoriasis', 'Sunshine and Psoriasis' and Coping with Psoriasis.

Skin Care Plan
The Skin Care Plan is an invaluable management tool, which can help you monitor your treatments, identify triggers and exacerbations, as well as record other useful information.

Self-help groups The Association has successfully set up support groups in the Kilkenny, Roscommon/Longford, Meath and North County Dublin areas and will be expanding this service nationwide over the next 18 months.

Public information seminars
PAI hosts at least 4 public information meetings each year in various locations around the country. The National Psoriasis Convention also takes place each year in conjunction with World Psoriasis Day on the 29th October. Check this site regularly for upcoming meetings or join our reminder list for the next time an event takes place close to you.


Contact
Address: The Psoriasis Association of Ireland
  PO Box 4233
  Dublin 12.
Tel: +353 87 204 6789
  +353 87 204 6799
Email: office@psoriasisireland.ie
Web: www.psoriasisireland.ie/
 

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