Program
WELCOME AND OPENING ADDRESS
Michael Schön, Göttingen, Germany (EDF President)
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PLENARY GUEST LECTURES 1
Chairpersons: Marie Aleth Richard, Marseille, France
Alexander Navarini, Basel, Switzerland
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New insights into the mechanisms of tumor immune evasion
Thomas Tüting, Magdeburg, Germany
The phagosome in normal and inflamed human skin
Wolfgang Weninger, Vienna, Austria
UPDATE FROM SISTER SOCIETES
Chairpersons: Nick Reynolds, Newcastle, UK
Charlotta Enerbäck, Linkoping, Sweden
EADV
Branka Marinovic, Zagreb, Croatia
ESDR
Curdin Conrad, Lausanne, Switzerland
SSF
Michel Gilliet, Lausanne, Switzerland
UEMS
Daiva Jasaitiene, Kaunas, Lietuva
ILDS
Henry Lim, Detroit, USA
EADO
Josep Malvehy, Barcelona, Spain
IUSTI-Europe
George-Sorin Tiplica, Bucharest, Romania
WELCOME GATHERING AT THE HOTEL MAJESTIC
Restaurant
1) INTERACTIVE FORUM:
Postgraduate education – what is needed and what works?
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Welcome and introduction
Chairpersons: Kaisa Tasanen-Määttä, Oulu, Finland
Ana-Maria Forsea, Bucharest, Romania
Developing and implementing clinical practice guidelines: Engaging the audience
Alexander Nast, Berlin, Germany
Artificial Intelligence in dermatology education: Opportunities and challenges
Philipp Tschandl, Vienna
Competence-based education for residents with entrustable professional activities
Tamara Griffiths, Manchester, UK
Addressing educational challenges in postgraduate dermatology training
Marie Aleth Richard, Marseille, France
Coffee Break
Salon Gris, Vert, Or
2) INTERACTIVE FORUM:
Treatment strategies
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Welcome and introduction
Chairpersons: Charlotta Enerbäck, Linköping, Sweden
Alexander Stratigos, Athens, Greece
Trained immunity and disease modification
Curdin Conrad, Lausanne, Switzerland
Melanoma treatments – soon at 100% long-term survival?
Dirk Schadendorf, Essen, Germany
Healing Psoriasis
Christopher Griffiths, London, UK
Debate: Can we soon modulate immune reactions to oblivion?
All speakers in this session
3) INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM
Chairpersons: Josep Malvehy, Barcelona, Spain
Alexander Enk, Heidelberg, Germany
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Lunch
Salon Gris, Vert, Or, Restaurant
4) COMMISSIONS AND DISCUSSION GROUPS
(open to all members, corporate partners and guests)
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EDF European guidelines development and updates
Nick Reynolds, Newcastle, UK
Maria Kinberger, Berlin, Germany
Genetics, networks and registries
Johann Bauer, Salzburg, Austria
John McGrath, London, United Kingdom
Erasmus project, update
Martine Bagot, Paris, France
Harald Gollnick, Magdeburg, Germany
Vahid Djamei, Zurich, Switzerland
Cyberderm, update
Günter Burg, Zurich, Switzerland
Alexander Navarini, Basel, Switzerland
Vahid Djamei, Zurich, Switzerland
Physician Scientist Fellowship Program
Michel Gilliet, Lausanne, Switzerland
Coffee Break
Salon Gris, Vert, Or
PLENARY GUEST LECTURES 2
Chairpersons: Antonio Costanzo, Milan, Italy
Miklos Sárdy, Budapest, Hungary
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Advances in Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Oliver Distler, Zurich, Switzerland
The molecular secrets of the lymphatic system
Michael Detmar, Zurich, Switzerland
Discussion
All speakers from this session
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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PRO MERITIS AWARD 2026
NETWORK DINNER
Breakfast
Departure
Thank you for coming and attending our EDF Annual Meeting this year in Montreux!
