{"id":1546,"date":"2021-02-15T11:50:47","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T11:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/thor\/?page_id=1546"},"modified":"2021-09-14T13:03:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T12:03:49","slug":"epiderm-the-occupational-skin-disease-surveillance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/thor\/thor-uk-reporting-schemes\/epiderm-the-occupational-skin-disease-surveillance\/","title":{"rendered":"EPIDERM &#8211; Occupational Skin Disease Surveillance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;header-image-section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.74&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;padding-top:0px&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; module_class=&#8221;header-image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/thor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/284\/2021\/02\/dermatitis-on-hands.jpg&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; border_color_all=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.74&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; module_class=&#8221;breadcrumbs-row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Breadcrumbs (do not remove)&#8221; module_class=&#8221;breadcrumbs&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.87&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;border-bottom: 1px solid #ececed;&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/thor\/\">The Health and Occupation Research (THOR) network<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.74&#8243; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#1d1d1d&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_sidebar admin_label=&#8221;Left Nav Sidebar&#8221; area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_1&#8243; show_border=&#8221;off&#8221; module_id=&#8221;left-nav-menu&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.74&#8243; remove_border=&#8221;on&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: EPIDERM info&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>EPIDERM<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"color: #28a0d8\">Occupational Skin Disease Surveillance<\/h2>\n<p class=\"subHeading\">EPIDERM collects data on occupational skin diseases and the agents that cause them. Approximately 120 dermatologists are currently reporting to the scheme.<\/p>\n<p>EPIDERM was initiated at the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH), The University of Manchester. It has been collecting cases from dermatologists&#8217; reports since 1993. Case reports of work-related ill-health collected by EPIDERM are the Health and Safety Executive&#8217;s (HSE) preferred source of data for several dermatological conditions.<\/p>\n<h2>Reported diseases<\/h2>\n<p>Between 2010 and 2019, a total of 4,698 cases of work-related skin disease were reported to EPIDERM:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1549\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/thor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/284\/2021\/02\/epiderm_pie_chart-cropped-300x280.png\" alt=\"EPIDERM reported diseases pie chart.\" width=\"250\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/thor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/284\/2021\/02\/epiderm_pie_chart-cropped-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/thor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/284\/2021\/02\/epiderm_pie_chart-cropped-150x140.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/thor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/284\/2021\/02\/epiderm_pie_chart-cropped-250x233.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/thor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/284\/2021\/02\/epiderm_pie_chart-cropped.png 318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Contact dermatitis \u2013 86%<\/li>\n<li>Neoplasia \u2013 9%<\/li>\n<li>Contact urticaria \u2013 3%<\/li>\n<li>Mechanical \u2013 1%<\/li>\n<li>Other skin disease \u2013 1%<\/li>\n<li>Folliculitis\/acne \u2013 under 1%<\/li>\n<li>Infective \u2013 under 1%<\/li>\n<li>Nail \u2013 under 1%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Who can join EPIDERM?<\/h2>\n<p>To become an EPIDERM reporter, you must be a consultant, associate specialist or speciality doctor in dermatology, based in the UK. Trainee physicians are also able to report, provided they are endorsed by a qualified and named dermatology physician.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; \/][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: D Gawkrodger&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #28a0d8;font-size: 1.25em\">&#8220;We have already obtained a lot from EPIDERM. It has allowed an insight into the skin health of the working nation and, as such, is unique.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor David J Gawkrodger<\/strong> \/ Consultant Dermatologist and Honorary Professor of Dermatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; \/][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Reporting options&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Your reporting options<\/h2>\n<p>Once you become an EPIDERM reporter, you will have a choice between core reporting and sample reporting.<\/p>\n<p>Core reporters report throughout the year, reporting cases for each month. Sample reporters report for just one randomly allocated month per year.<\/p>\n<p>Online reporting of occupational cases is done via a secure web form. You will have your own account for completing this form.<\/p>\n<p>You will receive a reporting email, which includes your username and password, at the beginning of every month (core reporters) or at the beginning of your randomly allocated month (sample reporters).<\/p>\n<p>There is currently also an option to report by card, which is sent by post to reporters every month (core reporters) or once a year (sample reporters).\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Blogs by our reporters<\/h2>\n<p>You can read blog posts by current EPIDERM reporters about their experiences on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/thor\/category\/epiderm\/\">THOR blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Join EPIDERM now<\/h2>\n<p>To join us as an EPIDERM reporter, please complete our recruitment form.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button admin_label=&#8221;Button: Form&#8221; button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk\/jfe\/form\/SV_eFEUuenGi3QbmvA&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Recruitment form&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; 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