Program
WELCOME AND OPENING ADDRESS
Marie Aleth Richard, Marseille, France (EDF President)
Salon 4 Saisons
PLENARY GUEST LECTURES 1
Chairpersons: Marie Aleth Richard, Marseille, France
Michael Schön, Göttingen, Germany
Salon 4 Saisons
Unraveling the tight regulation of human skin pigmentation
Thierry Passeron, Nice, France
CD1a-reactive T cells and lipid antigens in inflammatory skin diseases
Graham Ogg, Oxford, United Kingdom
UPDATE FROM SISTER SOCIETES
Chairpersons: Carlo Pincelli, Modena, Italy
Véronique del Marmol, Brussels, Belgium
EADV
Branka Marinovic, Zagreb, Croatia
ESDR
Enikö Sonkoly, Uppsala, Sweden
SSF
Michel Gilliet, Lausanne, Switzerland
UEMS
Daiva Jasaitiene, Kaunas, Lietuva
ILDS
Luca Borradori, Berne, Switzerland
EADO
Josep Malvehy, Barcelona, Spain
IUSTI
George-Sorin Tiplica, Bucharest, Romania
WELCOME GATHERING AT THE HOTEL MAJESTIC
Restaurant
1) INTERACTIVE FORUM: SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING FOR RESIDENTS IN DERMATOLOGY: MODELS AND BENEFITS
Salon 4 Saisons
Welcome and introduction
Chairpersons: Kaisa Tasanen-Määttä, Oulu, Finland
Alexander Navarini, Basel, Switzerland
Simulation-based training with Dassault Systèmes’ virtual twins: Medical applications for residents
(recorded talk)
Claire Biot, Paris, France
Simulation-based training in dermatologic surgery: Cadaveric Simulation vs. FAST (Facial Simulator Aesthetic Training)
(recorded talk)
Sebastien Garson, Paris, France
Benefits of simulation using standardized patients for training dermatology residents in breaking bad news
Antoine Bertolotti, Saint Pierre, La Réunion, France
Enhancing intuitive recognition skills with perceptual learning modules: Experiences from Finland
Alexander Salava, Helsinki, Finland
Debate: Is healthcare simulation the exclusive training model of tomorrow?
All speakers from this session
Coffee Break
Salon Gris, Vert, Or
2) INTERACTIVE FORUM NEW IMAGING TECHNIQUES IN DERMATOLOGY: A NEW WAY TO LOOK AT THE SKIN
Salon 4 Saisons
Welcome and introduction
Chairpersons: Josep Malvehy, Barcelona, Spain
Charlotta Enerbäck, Linkoping, Sweden
Noninvasive examination of healthy skin at different stages in life
Stéphanie Christen-Zaech, Lutry, Switzerland
New imaging techniques in skin cancers
Josep Malvehy, Barcelona, Spain
Updates on ultrasound imaging in inflammatory skin diseases
Ximena Wortsman, Santiago, Chile (recorded talk)
Debate: New imagine techniques. Should we change our practices? Which indications? challenges and opportunities in European dermatology centers regarding cost/reimbursement, training, and integration
All speakers in this session
3) INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM
Chairpersons: Miklós Sárdy, Budapest, Hungary
Alexander Enk, Heidelberg, Germany
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Industry Symposium: Novartis
Drug development in inflammatory skin diseases: how can we get even better?
Christian Loesche, Basel, Switzerland
Industry Symposium: Boehringer Ingelheim
IL-36 blockade in Dermatology
Herwig Zach, Vienna, Austria
Industry Symposium: Sanofi
The role of IL-4 and IL-3 in Prurigo Nodularis: New clinical data and pathophysiology concepts
Simmi Wiggins, Woking, United Kingdom
Industry Symposium: Bristol Myers Squibb
The Role of TYK2 in Psoriatic Disease
Torben Kasparek, Princeton, USA
Industry Symposium: Pfizer
Alopecia Areata: Can Systemic Treatments Help Close the Clinical Care Gap?
Thierry Passeron, Nice, France
Industry Symposium: UCB
UCB’s Commitment to Advancing Scientific Progress in Immunology and Dermatology
Davies Owen, Slough, United Kingdom
Lunch
Salon Gris, Vert, Or, Restaurant
4) COMMISSIONS AND DISCUSSION GROUPS
(open to all members, corporate partners and guests)
Guideline commission
Chairpersons: Nick Reynolds, Newcastle, United Kingdom
Enno Schmidt, Lübeck, Germany
Salon 4 Saison / Room A
EDF European guidelines development and updates
Enno Schmidt, Luebeck, Germany
Maria Kinberger, Berlin, Germany
Genetics, networks and registries
Johann Bauer, Salzburg, Austria
John McGrath, London, United Kingdom
Salon Lavaux / Room B
Education, training and media
Chairpersons: Michael Schön, Göttingen, Germany
Miklós Sárdy, Budapest, Hungary
Salon Riviera / Room C
Erasmus project, update
Martine Bagot, Paris, France
Günter Burg, Zurich, Switzerland
Harald Gollnick, Magdeburg, Germany
Vahid Djamei, Zurich, Switzerland
Cyberderm, update
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
Véronique del Marmol, Brussels, Belgium
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CAR T-cell therapy in autoimmune diseases
Yannick Muller, Lausanne, Switzerland
mRNA-based therapeutics developing a new class of drugs: A revolution?
Clemens Krepler, North Wales, PA, USA
Discussion
All speakers from this session
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Salon 4 Saisons
PRO MERITIS AWARD 2025
NETWORKING DINNER
Breakfast
Departure
Thank you for coming and attending our EDF Annual Meeting this year in Montreux!