The British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Dermatology (BSPAD) exists to further understanding of skin disease in children and to enhance their care by encouraging education and research in all aspects of paediatric and adolescent dermatology. As a part of this role, the BSPAD holds meetings three times a year at the annual conferences of the British Association of Dermatologists and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and has its own Annual Scientific Meeting.  The BSPAD is the only organisation in the UK and Ireland specifically dedicated to paediatric and adolescent dermatology. The BSPD membership includes consultant and trainee dermatologists and paediatricians, geneticists and members of other medical specialties involved in the care of children with skin disease.