Beyond In this issue:

Melanoma Fashion European Parliament meeting Paris welcomes the Page 3 17th EADV Congress Dermatology 17-21 September 2008 in Europe Page 4 Dermatology in Bosnia & Herzegovina Page 8

Election of EADV President-Elect Meet the candidates Page 14

European Dermato- epidemiology Network Collaborative projects Page 18

EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY

ACADEMIE EUROPÉENNE DE DERMATOLOGIE ET VÉNÉRÉOLOGIE

Inside Editorial President’s Perspective ______2 Euromelanoma______3 Event at the European Parliament 17th EADV Congress______4 Programme highlights Update from the Task Force on Operative Collaboration Dermatology ______6 The role of surgery leads to EADV Education for Private Practitioners ______7 A private practitioner’s training report Servicing the Dermatology Community ______7 empowerment European Society of Dermatopathology Dermatology in Europe ______8 Dermatology in Bosnia & Herzegovina We all like to be thought of as independent, active individuals who control Servicing the Dermatology Community ______9 European Society for Veterinary Dermatology our own destiny. In economic terms, traditional theory suggests that the most Members’ Views ______10 efficient society is created for the greater common good, when we act as Spotlight on a young dermatologist informed rational entities, which make informed choices and take Patients’ Information ______10 responsibility for our actions. Swiss Psoriasis and Vitiligo Association Over the last few decades the idea of the patient as consumer has therefore International Dermatology ______11 International Forum for the Study of Itch been advocated. This would imply several changes. Traditionally, patients are 5th EADV Symposium ______12 seen as passive and dependent, whereas consumers are more active and Post-event report rational, always seeking optimum returns on their investment. The advocates EADV President-Elect Candidates ______14 of such changes believe that a more consumerist attitude among patients will Election statements lead to more effective healthcare as patients take greater responsibility for Update from the Task Force on Skin their health, thereby liberating resources in the healthcare system hitherto Diseases in Pregnancy______16 bound in paternalistic care. By liberating the patients you may also liberate the Patients’ leaflets organisation. Update from the Media & PR Committee _ _ _ _ _ 16 Media training The life of an organisation is however dependent on many things. The tasks Update from the Task Force on Eczema ______17 at hand play a role, as do structure, membership and leadership. The EADV is Improving standards a constantly evolving organisation dedicated to the science of dermatology, Servicing the Dermatology Community ______18 and this year is no different from other years. As we grow both in members European Dermato-epidemiology Network and stature, new challenges and opportunities arise, to which the Academy Update from the Secretary General ______19 adapts on all levels. In this issue you are presented with information that will From Istanbul to Paris be helpful to you when you vote for a new president later this year. Picture Gallery ______20 Squamous Cell Carcinoma The consumerist view of patients has implications for the organisation, but it Calendar of Events ______20 also has implications for the individual patient. Choice and responsibility are Dates for your diary Siamese twins. The consumerist patient therefore has to carry more responsibility; and when you ask patients it not clear that this is what they want. What patients want is a close collaboration with an expert who can guide them in their management of disease. They are neither interested in EADV News Published by EADV blind paternalism nor in all-seeing consumerism, but in a mutually respectful Editor: Gregor Jemec co-operation that marshalls all resources available to deal with their problems. Technical Editor: Dee O‘Sullivan Design & Production: MCI Similarly, you may notice, with organisations. Providing structure and The contents of this publication are compiled in good faith. leadership is one thing, but it does not work without the involvement of the The publisher accepts no responsibility for omissions or errors. membership. Not only though voting, but through participation in the life of EADV Office the organisation. Avenue General de Gaulle, 38 B-1050 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32-2-650 0090 Fax: +32-2-650 0098 E-mail: [email protected] Gregor Jemec Website: www.eadv.org Editor Advertising Rates Back Cover ______€ 5.000 Inside Front Cover______€ 3.000 Inside Back Cover ______€ 2.750 ➤ Please send your suggestions, feedback and contributions Full Page______€ 2.500 for the attention of the Editor, EADV News c/o Stefanie Blum, € 1/2 page______1.100 Administrative Officer at the EADV Office via: [email protected] 1/4 page______€ 600 EADV Leadership Executive Committee Officers GIANNETTI Alberto (IT), President RING Johannes (DE), A successful Past President KATSAMBAS Andreas (GR), President-Elect Symposium and EGM PACE Joseph L (MT), Secretary General OLAFSSON Jon Hjaltalin (IS), Treasurer TSCHACHLER Erwin (AT), Representative of the Board Prof Alberto Giannetti Dear colleagues and cantons and not only for the Ticino KARPATI Sarolta (HU), Representative of the Board President (2006-2008) members of the EADV, canton) can help to guarantee, assuring us a condition of non-taxation if in the Congress/Symposia Presidents After the Istanbul Symposium, the JOLY Pascal (FR), Statutes it is clearly indicated that EADV President 17th Congress 2008 meetings of the EC, the Board, the LUGER Thomas (DE), pursues aims of “public utility” and if the th Committees, the presidents of the President 18 Congress 2009 organisation of our activities takes place LARKÖ Olle (SE), national societies and the EGM, I can say th in Lugano (in other words if the PCO President 19 Congress 2010 (and I think this is also the opinion of the GÜRER Mehmet Ali (TR), activity is carried out directly by EADV). Chairman 5th Spring Symposium majority) that we have made an 2008 important advance in the organisation The documented interventions by our FORSEA Dan (RO), Chairman 6th Spring Symposium and in the development of the Society. lawyer, Walter Cassola, the Treasurer, Jon 2009 First of all I would like to underline that Olafsson and other EC members have JEADV Editor been precise and effective and persuaded ORTONNE Jean-Paul (FR) the work and the debate between the great majority of the Board members Board of Directors different opinions in the single sessions ALOMAR Agustín (ES) and in the Board took place in an and of those who voted directly or ANDRE Josette (BE) atmosphere of friendliness, mutual electronically to endorse the changes in CHAIDEMENOS Georgios (GR) CLAUDEL Jean-Paul (FR) comprehension and respect. It should the Statutes. These changes had to be CONEJO-MIR Julian (ES) also be noted that before Istanbul a very undertaken with urgency in order to put DAVIDSSON Steingrimur (IS) the administrative situations of 2006 and ETTLER Karel (CZ) intense and open mail discussion had FIGUEIREDO Americo (PT) been developed between Frank Powell, 2007 right. Obviously we now have to FORSEA Dan (RO) perfect what has been approved and we FRITZ Klaus (DE) Joe Pace, Walter Cassola, other members GABBUD Jean-Paul (CH) of the EC and myself, but also involving have to define completely our operative GORKIEWICZ-PETKOW Anna (PL) the members of the Board, which led to a attitude. GÜRER Mehmet Ali (TR) HÖNIGSMANN Herbert (AT) preliminary clarification of potentially The Board meeting was completed by the JEMEC Gregor (DK) controversial aspects regarding the KARPATI Sarolta (HU) interventions of the presidents (or their LAMBERT Julien (BE) suggested modifications of the Statutes. delegates) of the national societies which LARKÖ Olle (SE) had accepted to subscribe their members LIPOZENCIC Jasna (HR) Focus on education LUGER Thomas A. (DE) to the EADV as supporting members. For The different options, the advantages MEDENICA Ljiljana (RS) everyone this has been perceived as an MONFRECOLA Guiseppe (IT) and the disadvantages, the possible risks NEUMANN Martino (NL) important moment since it marks the real (mentioned with his usual clarity by Frank PAUL Carle (FR) beginning of a common path aimed at PEC Juraj (SK) Powell, Committee Chairman) have been facing in a clear way - and possibly with a PESERICO Andrea (IT) closely examined and I must express my RANTANEN Tapio (FI) common strategy - the problems linked to ROBINSON Angela (GB) thankfulness to all (but in particular to our discipline and encountered by ROGERS Sarah (IE) the Secretary General Joe Pace) for the RONNEVIG Jørgen (NO) European dermatologists. RUBINS Andris (LV) intense activity carried out in a co- SCERRI Lawrence (MT) operative and serene spirit, which It is clear that the more numerous we are SCHROEDER Fabienne (LU) (and now we are numerous) the more STRATIGOS Alexander (GR) demonstrated the heartfelt wish of TIPLICA George Sorin (RO) contributing to the growth and the weight we will have in our relationships TSANKOV Nikolaï (BG) success of EADV. It was cleared up and with the political authorities, the scientific WOJNAROWSKA Fenella (GB) ZAOURA PETRANYI Maria (CY) subscribed to by everyone that the main societies and the pharmaceutical compa - Staff aim of EADV is the educational activity, nies. Moreover we will also be able to INDUNI Nancy represented by the fostering activities. represent with even a greater force the BLUM Stefanie CATHALA Catherine Obviously this is possible only if the interests of dermatological patients in co- CAUCHI Monica Society has at its disposal an adequate operation with their associations. We will DONOU Elli PAPP Ildiko budget, which the fiscal authorities from have to make a special effort, establishing STRASSER Judith Lugano (as is the case for all Swiss a calendar of priorities and interventions, to 2 EADV News n°27 - Summer 2008 President’s Perspective Melanoma: debate at the European Parliament

develop common projects and to formulate shared solutions. An evening debate on “Melanoma: Istanbul confirmed that many countries on Prevention and Early Diagnosis” was the borders with Europe are looking at held on Tuesday, 3 June at the EADV with great interest as a great society European Parliament in Brussels, for a clinical/scientific co-operation of organised by Professor Antonios mutual benefit. For this reason I appeal Trakatellis MEP with the Association of once again to all members - and especially European Cancer Leagues (ECL). to the newly subscribed ones - for your Several EADV members representing active contribution to the activities of the the Belgian Euromelanoma organisation Society: the task forces are waiting for were invited as was Dr Myrto Trakatelli (Greece), who stood in for Professor Professor Antonios Trakatellis MEP and you. Dr Ralph Braun Katsambas, Euromelanoma President, It is unavoidable that an increase in who could not attend the meeting. EADV’s subscriptions leads to the melanoma, its prevention and diagnosis. opportunity of changing the structures of The aim of the evening was to establish Euromelanoma was cited as the only the communication means and activities some basic understanding about this European campaign in this field. lethal disease and explain to other of the Society. Therefore, EADV News At the end of the presentations, an open members of Parliament the importance and the website could be reorganised in discussion on the issues took place with of this skin cancer in Europe. After a order to meet new requests. many of the participants present; the brief introduction by Professor meeting was concluded with the hope Growth and progress Trakatellis and Mrs Cora Honing, ECL that, in future, skin cancer will be Meanwhile, I remember with pleasure Board President, three European highlighted as an EU health priority. that the fostering activity will be dermatologists (Dr Braun – Switzerland, • intensively developed in the coming Dr Trakatellis – Greece and Professor Véronique del Marmol months, with courses for residents on Bergman – Netherlands) gave an Assistant Professor ULB – Brussels lymphoma in Copenhagen, with summer overview of different aspects of Belgian Melanoma Task Force schools on STD in Sofia, and on dermato- pathology in Graz, and with courses for practitioners (also open to residents) on typical of the last day of many The election process for the election of lasers in Geneva and on hand and facial congresses. The convention centre EADV President will come to an end in dermatitis in Brussels in September, with perfectly housed the various sessions, Paris and the Board will vote for the the final meetings on dermatoscopy in including that of the spectacular opening General Secretary. Modena. ceremony. I would like to offer my sincere My best wishes to the candidates! In Istanbul, Verona and Karlovy vary thanks to the President of the Congress, So, see you in Paris and have a nice presented their bidding for the Spring Professor Mehmet Ali Gürer and his summer. Symposium of 2011: two excellent colleagues. • locations, on which we will have to make We are now moving towards our a choice after the results of the site visits. appointment in Paris, sure that the ville Istanbul has been a real success for the lumière will welcome us with its usual number of participants, the quality of the fascination and its proven organisation. The Congress President, Pascal Joly, is lectures and the numerous attendants... Alberto Giannetti doing his best to assure us the except on Saturday, on which the EADV President overwhelming desire of visiting the best possible hospitality. The scientific beautiful city on a wonderful day programme has been defined and is at prevailed. But this is a common problem the same level of our best congresses.

3 17th EADV Congress - Paris 17-21 September 2008 Beyond fashion

aris, Capital of Fashion goes promises to be a powerful learning and the highest reputation and, in addition to P“Beyond Fashion”! sharing experience. the six plenary lectures, attendees will be able to tailor-make their programme The past months have been decisive to and select their points of interest among I am sure this title will sound a little strange fine-tune and enrich the programme with 45 workshops, 29 symposia, 19 courses to you: you are probably wondering why the successful call for abstracts which has (including a live surgery one), and many Paris, the capital of fashion, is going generated over 2.000 papers from which other sessions such as: “Beyond Fashion”? No more haute 1.700 poster presentations and 17 free couture? No more new trends? No, do not communi ca tions sessions have been • Interactive ”Test Yourself“ sessions worry, nothing of the kind! selected, including a junior session (paediatric dermatology, internal “Beyond Fashion” is the 2008 EADV dedicated to residents - not forgetting medicine, contact dermatitis…). Congress theme: a reminder that derma - the two poster forums. • Forum sessions, such as ”Dermatology: tologists have an obligation to work in Altogether, the core programme comprises think differently“ devoted to innovative accordance with a high standard of care 142 sessions which have been frame - ideas, preliminary data, and original and evidence-based medicine, beyond worked over three intense working days, opinions; “The best clinical studies fashion. bringing updates and creating debates on from co-operation between academic We are now only three months away from various fields and hot topics such as and office-based dermatologists” and the Congress and, like a jigsaw, every autoimmune bullous skin disorders, “The best clinical studies from European single piece has been gently placed next to cutaneous lymphomas, skin cancers, groups”. the other keeping our theme in mind and cutaneous disorders of organ-transplant giving shape to a prominent and multi- patients and many more. • “What’s new?” sessions addressing the dimensional scientific program me which Presentations are delivered by experts of latest findings and developments.

are keen on: just enjoy Paris your way Enter the magic of the Arts Forains and make the most of its art de vivre! Museum, a unique venue, located close to the river Seine, where you will enjoy an Remember that the Congress offers a exquisite dinner and a delightful evening wide selection of tours to discover Paris of amusement and fun among one of the and other regions of France: check the largest collections of authentic fairground list and conditions on the website: objects, including roundabouts, carousels www.eadvparis2008.com and all sorts of ancient toys. And do not miss the wonderful social The evening will provide an unforgettable events organised within the Congress ambiance, with fun rides, old-fashioned time frame: attractions, dancing and so on. • The Opening Ceremony and Welcome This dinner is optional; to sign up please Reception on Wednesday, 17 Paris, la ville lumière refer to the Congress website registration September 2008 Make sure that, after the busy scientific page: www.eadvparis2008.com The perfect time and place to meet sessions, you take some time off to friends, renew old acquaintanceships and wander around the city and soak up the make new ones while enjoying music and Parisian atmosphere: stroll down its wide canapés in a convivial atmosphere! and magnificent boulevards, sit at a café and watch the crowds and trends go by, Held in the Palais des Congrès, this event go crazy for some fashion shopping or is included in participants’ and spouses’ just remain speechless while admiring the registration fees. masterpieces at the Louvre. • The Congress Dinner on Friday, 19 Whatever your mood is, whatever you September 2008 Congress dinner venue

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are represented in the programme and among the attendees: more than 80 countries from all continents.

EADV is stretching out far beyond Europe’s boundaries: dermatologists and venereologists in demand worldwide for exchanges and co-operation have Registration recognised the high scientific profile of its The next registration deadline is 25 annual congress. August 2008; sign up before that date in Let me just add a few words now about order to benefit from the reduced fees. the wonderful city that is hosting the Several registration categories are Congress: Paris synonymous with available for attendees and remember elegance and romance, history and that the Congress is open to EADV culture, is waiting with open arms for members as well as non-members. your visit. And all you will have to do is to breathe it, taste it, watch it, feel it… A special registration fee is applied to your stay and visit will be simply magical! accompanying persons.

EADV, the Local Organising Committee To find out more and to book your place, and the French community of please refer to the registration section of dermatologists are doing their best to the website: www.eadvparis2008.com The sub-specialty meetings which are make the 17th EADV Congress a most scheduled on Wednesday, 17 September memorable event and we look forward to Exhibition and sponsorship are also a great and essential part of the welcoming you to Paris in September. The EADV Paris 2008 Exhibition will be Congress, as well as the industry satellite • held on three different levels of the Pascal Joly symposia taking place over the four days. Palais des Congrès, where pharma - On behalf of the Local Organising ceutical companies, laboratories and Impressive and exciting too are the Committee equipment providers will have ample variety and number of nationalities that space to show their products and technologies to an international and Paris, practical and easy Paris, Congress useful facts tightly focused audience. Paris is offering visitors not only history Venue More than 180 exhibitors and sponsors and tradition but also modernity, excel- The Congress will take place at the Palais have chosen to be part of this dynamic lent transportation and accommodation des Congrès (Paris Convention Centre) exchange platform and highly facilities. which is ideally located in the western professional environment. To learn more part of the capital, only 10 minutes away Located at the crossroads of Europe, the about exhibition and sponsorship options, from the Champs-Elysées, the Arc de city has two international airports, seven please contact the Congress Office at: Triomphe or the Eiffel Tower. train stations and is linked to several [email protected] motorways. It is easily accessible: by car (Parking Porte Maillot under the Convention Contact The metro pass you will receive with your Centre), by local city buses (lines: 82, 73, EADV PARIS 2008, c/o MCI registration on site will allow you to 43, 244, PC), by metro (line 1) or by RER 24 rue Chauchat quickly reach the Palais des Congrès and (Paris Suburban Express Metropolitan 75009 Paris - France move around downtown Paris by metro, Network, line C). Tel : +33 (0)1 53 85 82 70 bus and tram for the entire duration of Fax.: +33 (0)1 53 85 82 83 The welcome desks will be located on the Congress. level 0 and the conference rooms on General information: Looking for a place to stay? All sorts of levels 1-2-3. [email protected] accommodation suiting any budget and Scientific programme: taste can be found in all city areas. The Key Dates [email protected] Congress office can propose a large range • Late registration deadline: Exhibition and sponsorship: of hotels but do not wait too long to book 25 August 2008 [email protected] your room: remember that September is a • Opening of the Congress and Welcome Registration and accommodation: very busy month in Paris, so please Reception: 17 September 2008 [email protected] reserve your hotel as soon as you can. • Congress Dinner: 19 September 2008 5 For further information and to register: www.eadvparis2008.com Update from the Task Force on Operative Dermatology Dermatological surgery is an important part of dermatology

ermatology is an “organ” specialty Dermatological surgery has a long It is our intention to find out more and to Dso we dermatologists have to tradition in our specialty and help build a solid training in dermato- attend to our patients’ complaints in the dermatologists invented surgical surgery everywhere in Europe. We are, round, that is we have to establish instruments and methods of treatment therefore, pleased to anounce that one of diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and that gave powerful contributions to our very active members, Dr Gertruud rehabilitation. its development. To name just a few Krekels, is organising from 29-31 January we will mention hair transplant, 2009 a European course in dermato- liposuction, tumescent anaesthesia and surgery with live demonstrations of dermabrasion. Mohs surgery in Eindhoven. Workshops on dermato-surgery and laser surgery will Our Task Force had its first formal also be included. For further information meeting during the EADV Congress in please contact Dr Krekels at Rhodes and we are planning to meet [email protected]. again in Paris (see box below). • Dr António Picoto During that Rhodes meeting we Moderator understood that there are a lot of Task Force on Operative Dermatology differences regarding the practice of dermatological surgery in different European countries and also the teaching programmes during derma - tological residency vary widely all over Europe.

Here you can see two surgical interventions in the Centro de Dermatologia Medico-Cirurgica de Lisboa, one to extirpate a basal cell carcinoma and a rotation flap to close the defect after The Task Force’s next meeting will take Mohs surgery, another to remove a melanoma and the closure. place during the Paris Congress on Saturday, 20 September at 09.30, immediately after the workshop on Mohs surgery.

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EADV Education for European Society of Private Practitioners Programme Dermatopathology (ESDP)

A private Founded practitioner’s The ESDP was established in June 1996 in Zurich to focus on dermatopathology - the microscopic aspects of clinical training report dermatology.

“My name is Mihaela Costache, Scope and Purpose and I am a dermatologist working in The aims are as follows: a private practice in Arad, Romania. • To educate by organising meetings, creating slide sets, and providing opportunities for trainees in pathology and Because I wanted to improve my dermatology to spend time in centres of dermatopathology knowledge in dermato-surgery I of their choices. applied for the EADV Education for • To establish a European Diploma of Dermatopathology, that Private Practitioners programme is the equivalent of the Board examination in the United and I was very lucky to be accepted States and that which now exists in the United Kingdom. at Neukölln Clinic of Dermatology in Berlin run by Professor This diploma would be accessible to both pathologists and Peter Karl Kohl. dermatologists. I spent my time in the surgery room mainly with Chief Doctor • To enhance co-operation between pathologists and Karl Grunow, who was in charge of dermato-surgery at dermatologists interested in dermatopathology. Neuköln Clinic, but also with Professor Kohl and Dr Fabian • To standardise quality criteria of performance in Ziller. My training ranged from basic dermato-surgery dermatopathology (asepsy, suture materials, anaesthesia, small incisions) to doing flaps and skin grafts which I find very interesting and Membership helpful for my future caeer. The ESDP currently has 250 members. Membership provides Because this clinic treats many cases of skin tumours, access to all Society activities and a substantial discount including melanomas, I attended several sentinel lymph node subscription to the journal Dermatopathology – Practical and biopsies. In addition to dermato-surgery I took part in the Conceptual. scientific activity of the clinic. Every Wednesday a lecture was held on dermatology, and on Mondays and Thursday Activities Professor Kohl and the other doctors interested in dermato- pathology gathered together to read slides from the patients The Society organises two meetings, one at the ESDR of the clinic. I believe that dermato-surgery and dermato- (European Society of Dermatological Research) meeting, more pathology are very important for a dermatologist and focused on the links between research and dermatopathology, Professor Kohl told me from the first day I arrived there that and one at the EADV meeting, which is more orientated a good dermatologist means a good clinician, a good skin towards educational dermatopathology. At the EADV meeting surgeon and last but not least a good dermato-pathologist. the practical details of the European Board Certification of Dermatopathology (a yearly exam which takes place in During my time spent at Neukölln Clinic, I enhanced a lot my Frankfurt in December) are also discussed. This exam is skills in dermato-surgery and came back home more organised under the auspices of the UEMS and ESDP. confident and willing to put into practice what I learned in Berlin. Further information I would like to express my thanks to Professor Kohl, If you would like to become a member, Dr Grunow and Dr Ziller for teaching me and helping me please see the website: www.esdp.net during my stay there. I also thank Christine Bardeck, the Or contact: secretary of the clinic and the others doctors for the warm President: Bernard Cribier welcome they gave me in Berlin. [email protected] Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to EADV for this Secretary: Carlo Francesco Tomasini wonderful opportunity for young doctors to be trained in [email protected] Europe.”•

7 Facts & Figures Dermatology in Europe Country Name: Bosnia & Herzegovina Dermatology Capital: & Sarajevo in Bosnia Herzegovina Population: 4.552.198 inhabitants History a leprosarium was established in Sarajevo, which was the first one of its kind in the Area: The first written documents on medical Balkans. 50,000 km2 treatment of skin diseases in Bosnia & Herzegovina date from 1866. At the time th GDP per capita (2006): In 1903, the 8 Congress of Austrian syphilis, leprosy, mycology and parasitic US$ 5.600 Dermatologists was held in Sarajevo and diseases were present. In 1885, when was chaired by Leopold Gluck. In 1907, Number of dermatologists: Bosnia & Herzegovina was under he was succeeded by his son Alexander 120 Austrian-Hungarian reign, Austrian Gluck who had worked out the clinical physician Leopold Gluck was ordered by description of syphilis and published the the Austrian-Hungarian authorities to book titled Syphilis. The first serological came to Bosnia & Herzegovina and solve laboratory for diagnosing syphilis was the problems of skin diseases. An article established. Professor Dr Ernest Grin, on statistics on etiology and prophylaxis appointed as the WHO expert, has of favus was left from that period. headed the Clinic for Dermato- In 1890, Professor Izidor Neuman arrived venereology since 1966. The Clinic from Vienna to start working on repelling became the reference center for syphilis. At his instigation a hospital was eradicating syphilis and fungous diseases opened in Sarajevo in 1894 as a precursor in the territory of Bosnia & Herzegovina. to the present Clinical Center of the The mycological laboratory is run by University of Sarajevo, which is also a Professor Ozegovic. In the last 50 years the Clinic for Dermatology with all its scientific base of the Medical Faculty of laboratories has continued to develop in Sarajevo University. The Clinical Center the spirit of modern dermatology. marked its 100th anniversary in 2004. The first head of the Department for Syphilis The recent war, initiated by Serbian and Skin Diseases was Leopold Gluck who aggression, that befell Bosnia & had worked with Professor Hebre in Herzegovina and occupied Sarajevo for Vienna before coming to Bosnia. In 1897, five years entirely devastated the Clinic for

The Dermato-venereology Society of Bosnia & Herzegovina

The Society was established in 1996 and currently has 120 members. It has organised two allergy schools, one international conference (the first Bosnia & Herzegovina dermato-venerology conference in May 2007) and a dermatoscopy course in November 2007. The meeting in May 2007 was reported in British Journal, Expert Review of Dermatology.

There is no specific Bosnian journal of dermatology but there is a Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences. This was first published in 2002 by the Association of Basic Medical Sciences of the Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina. The journal is indexed in: CAB Abstract/Global Health databases and Index Medicus/MEDLINE. Its Editor- in-Chief is Muzafer Mujic, Deputy Editor Potkonjak Dubravka, Secretary: Begovic Begler and Advisory Board President Berberovic Ljubomir.

Contact Muzafer Mujic: [email protected]. 8 EADV News n°27 - Summer 2008

Servicing the Dermatology Community European Society for Veterinary Dermatology (ESVD)

duration for a limited number of Bullous impetigo Foundation in a dog participants (30-50 persons) on basic The Society was founded in 1984 and with currently has about 500 members. dermatological science (skin biology, hyperadrenocorticism Associate Membership is open to all immunodermatology, dermatopathology), veterinarians while Affiliate Membership on clinical topics (clinical pathology, is open to all non-veterinarians who are dermatological therapy, skin oncology) or interested in veterinary dermatology. species-orientated (equine dermatology, Information on membership and canine dermatology, feline dermatology, application forms can be found on the avian and exotic pets). Society's website: www.esvd.org. The ESVD supports research in the field of veterinary dermatology by offering an Scope and purpose annual grant of €15.000. Guidelines for The ESVD is a non-profit making application to the ESVD grant can be organisation with the following aims: found on: www.esvd.org.

1 To promote veterinary dermatology in The ESVD's journal, Veterinary all animal species, in both clinical and Dermatology, is the only international Feline atopic Feline pemphigus foliaceus dermatitis non-clinical fields publication entirely dedicated to 2 To improve standards of diagnosis and veterinary dermatology. The journal Canine atopic dermatitis treatment currently has an impact factor of 1.393 3 To encourage the exchange of and contributions from researchers information outside the veterinary world are most 4 To contribute to the research and welcome. It is published six times per teaching of veterinary dermatology at year and is complimentary for all ESVD postgraduate level members and associated veterinary The ESVD organises an annual congress dermatology organisations. A sample in three out of every four years, each issue of the journal can be viewed Contact time in a different European country. for free on: http://www.blackwell Ian Mason, ESVD Treasurer and The next meeting will take place in publishing.com/vde Membership Secretary Bled, Slovenia, in September 2009. c/o 89 Queen Street The Society also publishes an annual The congresses are held over three days Newton Abbot report and two bulletins every year. The and include specialised/scientific and Devon TQ12 2BG, UK constitution and by-laws of the Society, continuing education programmes. Fax: +44 (0)1626 335135 application forms and any further E-mail: [email protected] Each year the ESVD also organises two or information can be found on the home www.esvd.org three advanced workshops of 3-4 days’ page: www.esvd.org. •

Dermatology and all other clinics in the Today dermato-venereology clinic in Istanbul. Clinical Center. We are now trying with Dermatology in Bosnia & Herzegovina This gives us the possibility to update our great difficulty to make up for everything faces a number of challenges: there are knowledge and educate our doctors at a lost. One of the steps in that direction has 100 dermatologists in hospitals in the reasonable cost. • been the acquisition of an apparatus for country and only 20 in private practice. Ass Prof Faruk Alendar PhMD dermoscopy, Mole max II, which was But the main problem is the lack of funds Chief of Dermato-venerology Clinic formally put in use on 14 May 2006. to buy equipment and train doctors. and Dr Hana Helppikangas Another step was to organise the 1st Clinical Center University of Sarajevo International Bosnia and Herzegovina We have established co-operation with Bosnia & Herzegovina Dermato-venereology Conference which Austrian dermatology clinics in Graz and was hold in May 2007 with great success. Vienna, as well as with a Turkish 9 Members’ Views Patients’ Information The Swiss Psoriasis Spotlight on a and Vitiligo young Association (SPVG) dermatologist.

Klaus Eisendle (Austria) he Swiss Psoriasis and Vitiligo Association (SPVG) was Tfounded in 1974. It is the only organisation in Switzerland “I was born 1972 in Bolzano (northern Italy) and went with a commitment to patients who suffer from psoriasis or to Innsbruck (Austria) after scientific high school to vitiligo. Its goals are to involve more youngsters and children study microbiology and immunology. My Master’s afflicted by psoriasis and vitiligo and to develop the website as thesis in molecular biology brought me to the a major resource tool, including forums and chat rooms. Department of Biochemistry (under Professor Klaus Bister) at Innsbruck University but then I changed to At present, the Association has 1.200 members. They deal with the immuno-oncological research group of Günther diverse questions and problems in connection with psoriasis and Gastl (Department of Haematology) for my PhD. vitiligo. Furthermore, well-known doctors and specialists are available in the form of a scientific council. Working on dendritic cells and T cells, I discovered my interest in medicine and started at Innsbruck Medical This non-profit organisation regularly informs its members about University. The enthusiasm for dermatology began medical, legal, financial or economic matters and advocates the after hearing a dermatological lecture by Peter Fritsch, patients’ interests vis-à-vis medical insurances or authorities. The who gave me the opportunity to begin my training as SPVG also tries to acquaint the public with the specific problems a dermatologist in 2001. Together with Bernhard Zelger encountered by psoriasis and vitiligo patients by means of I developed a new sensitive detection method for lectures, exhibitions and meetings. cutaneous borreliosis (focus floating microscopy), The bi-monthly magazines Hautsache (literally: skin-matters) in which is now my main field of research. Further German and La peau surtout in French are included in the interests are medical statistics, infectious dermatology, membership fees. Those members who wish to get into contact allergology and immunology and dermatological with other members can join regional groups all over Switzerland. oncology. Here, they exchange experiences or just enjoy a good meal with My wishes for the EADV are to become an even others afflicted by the same illnesses. stronger network to promote dermatology and defend Moreover, informative lectures and seminars by well-known the interests of our specialty, but also to be a platform medical specialists, doctors and other experts are presented on a to gain new contacts and friends all over Europe, regular schedule and at different venues. providing possibilities for scientific exchange and clinical skills training. I hope the Academy continues The SPVG is a member of the European Association of Psoriasis regularly to organise EADV symposia and congresses as (EUROPSO) and the International Federation of Psoriasis they offer good opportunities for education and Associations (IFPA) and also supports World Psoriasis Day, held friendship. Furthermore, I would like to thank the in October each year, with official street stalls in main Swiss Academy for the excellent “Fostering Dermatology” towns. • programmes. It would be helpful if the Academy could Claudia Rohr provide regularly updated standards for dermatological diseases preferably as an online researchable database, Contact like the “up to date” library for internal medicine or as Adelheid Witzeling review articles in the JEADV. As for the dermatological President field I think it should continue to have a strong SPVG emphasis on operative dermatology, wound care and Scheibenstr. 20 dermatological oncology with special training in CH-3000 Bern 14 palliative care and pain management.” • Telephone: +41 (0)31 359 90 99 E-mail: [email protected] www.spvg.ch

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International Dermatology The International Forum for the Study of Itch (IFSI)

n September 2005, the 3rd International IWorkshop for the Study of Itch was held in Heidelberg, Germany. The largest meeting of its kind, the workshop had in attendance 200 scientists and physicians from throughout the world interested in itch.

This workshop was the location for the official launch of the International Forum for the Study of Itch (IFSI), the first Foundation of the International Forum for the Study of Itch (IFSI), 25 September 2005. international society that exclusively Many of the founders were active EADV members. focuses on itch research. The IFSI is a multidisciplinary international association present the latest findings in the field. be requested from [email protected] for clinical practitioners, researchers and The official journal of the IFSI is the Acta muenster.de or from the home page scientists from all medical fields dedicated Dermato-Venereologica, where an Itch www.itchforum.net. • to improving the understanding and Section with IFSI members acting as treatment of itch for the benefit of section editors was established. This is suffering patients worldwide. the first journal worldwide with a Contact Advancing research dedicated itch section. ISFI supports the Prof Dr Sonja Ständer MD The main mission of the non-profit publication of high quality papers in this Clinical Neurodermatology organisation is to advance itch-related section by covering the publication costs Department of Dermatology research and education and to promote on request. University of Münster treatment and clinical efforts to help Moving forward Von-Esmarch-Strasse 58 alleviate this debilitating symptom. In During the meetings, the Board members D-48149 Münster addition to managing all future were elected: the first President and Germany international workshops for the study of founder of IFSI was Gil Yosipovitch from Tel: +49-251-8356534 itch, IFSI will also disseminate new 2005-2007; during the 4th International Fax: +49-251-8356522 information about itch to its members, Workshop for the Study of Itch in E-mail: [email protected] the international medical community and September 2007 in San Francisco, Sonja www.itchforum.net the public at large through various Ständer was elected as President. The media. current Board members of IFSI are: Sonja Global focus Ständer (President), Alan Fleischer IFSI conducts international meetings (Treasurer), Elke Weisshaar (Secretary), every second year; the next to be held in Earl Carstens, Kenji Takamori, Thomas Tokyo in October 2009 (organiser: Prof Mettang, Jacek Szepietowski and Kenji Takamori) where researchers will Gil Yosipovitch. A membership form can

11 Closing ceremony - handing over of EADV flag to Bucharest th (our next Spring symposium) 5 EADV Sympo

Celebrating

he 5th EADV Spring Symposium was enjoyment. The opening cocktail in the Torganised in Istanbul between 22-25 exhibition area was followed by the May 2008. The Symposium held at Lütfi opening ceremony. Kırdar Convention and Exhibiton Centre The scientific sessions of the Sympoisum was completed with great success. continued on 23 and 24 May. Despite the Symposium Statistics nice weather, matchless beauty of the • 2.983 participants in total The congress centre was only walking Bosphorus and many historical and distance from many hotels in the • 75 countries represented tourist places in Istanbul, the attendance neighbourhood by the Bosphorus, from • 1.700 attended the opening at these scientific sessions was very high. where it was also easy to visit the reception Updates in dermatology were discussed historical and tourist sites. Therefore, the throughout the Symposium in 2 plenary • 800 attended the opening participants made great use of both the ceremony lectures, 18 symposia, 16 workshops, 6 scientific atmosphere of the Symposium lunch sessions, 1 “what’s new?” session • 510 attended the gala dinner and the beauties of Istanbul. and 4 satellite symposia.

The Symposium started with sister The most important aspect of the 5th EADV society meetings on 22 May 2008. The Spring Symposium was the high atten - keynote lecture by Professor Stephen dance: 2.983 registered participants from Katz from the USA on “Advances and 75 countries. Of these, 2.432 were Opportunities in Skin Biology and Skin dermatologists, including 588 from Turkey. Disease Research” was followed with In addition to the scientific contributions of great attention because of its high the Symposium, the participants went back scientific value just before the opening to their countries having experienced the ceremony. After the opening speeches by joy of living in Istanbul for a short while. Symposium Chairman Professor Mehmet Ali Gürer and EADV President Professor This fantastic place where the Gala Alberto Giannetti, the performance by Dinner was served – the Binbirdirek the Shaman group was watched with Cistern - was constructed as the first water cistern of Istanbul by the Byzantine Emperor Constantine and attraced the Delegate’s view attention of those who attended the Gala Dinner. The participants enjoyed “I am very happy I have not missed this memorable event, despite coming two days earlier from the International Investigative Dermatology event in Kyoto. Istanbul is an amazing city and the perfect weather conspired against regular attendance of the meeting. However, the organisers prepared a very compact, but with high scientific impact, programme which more and more resembles the traditional autumn EADV Congress.

I would like to point out the very interesting Workshop on Traditional Therapies from East to West. It was most useful to listen to experience from delegates coming from different parts of the world on so-called traditional therapies for most common skin diseases like psoriasis, acne or rosacea.”

Anna Zalewska (Lodz, Poland) 12 EADV News n°27 - Summer 2008 sium: ‘Bridging the Continents’ 22-25 May 2008, Istanbul a successful meeting

themselves by listening to the Enbe Orchestra and dancing.

Professor Gürer, the Chair of the Symposium, stated that Turkey and the Turkish Dermatology Society had proved that they could organise bigger events and implied that Istanbul would be a candidate for the first EADV congress to be voted for. Along with best wishes for its success, the closing ceremony ended with the EADV flag being presented to Professor Dan Forsea, who will be organising the Bucharest Symposium. •

EADV scholarship winners with Professor Tsankov, Professor Pace, Professor Katsambas and Professor Giannetti (centre, from left to right). 13 bstracts of candidates’ standardised election statements, Meet the Four EADV Apresented in alphabetical order. Full versions are available at www.eadv.org and will be sent individually to all voting members.

Louis Dubertret (France) Jana Hercogová (Czech Republic)

Dermatology is witnessing a weakening process in most I would like to serve each and every European dermato- European countries and we need a strong EADV to support venereologist to give him/her: our specialty. 1. Feelings of togetherness, friendship, and fruitful co-operation In order to strengthen the EADV, our organisation must 2. Equal chances to be listened to, to share knowledge, to become progressively the federation of national lecture, to publish personal observations, scientific results dermatological societies. The diversity of experiences is one of 3. Fair support to those who have not been privileged in the our main sources of wealth, if we are able to confront our past and now need help in education, skills, exchange opinions, to identify important unsolved questions and to programmes and research co-operations work together. 4. Proper direction to grow professionally, ethically, and To support these exchanges, the EADV must develop personally in our European dermatology community. European Task Forces co-ordinating National Task Forces, with How can we achieve these goals? Our Academy has enlarged the aim to connect dermatologists, to develop research by national society members. It should be now promoted like programmes and to obtain grants from the EU. These Task the society where: Forces ought to be involved in the organisation of EADV meetings’ scientific programmes. 1. All members would get a common voice. The EADV must contribute, in close collaboration with UEMS, 2. Intensive exchange programmes EDF and ESDR, to the development of dermatology through 3. Educational events held at each country and the education of residents. We must also increase the number 4. More money devoted to scholarships should be planned of grants helping residents to attend EADV meetings. and realised.

Our only political strength is our ability to treat our patients. I have served our Academy for five years on the Board and on Thus, we must develop strong and ethical relations with our the Executive Committee. In 2002 I served the Academy as partners to support therapeutic progress: patients associations, Congress President in Prague. The expectations were for a pharmaceutical industries and national and European health maximum 3.000 participants and profit for the EADV of up to agencies. €200.000. Together with my colleagues of the local organising As President and founder of the Fondation René Touraine, as committee and the leadership of the EADV we were able to well as during my presidency of the European Dermatology double the expectations. We attracted more than 6.000 Forum, I have discovered the wonderful diversity of participants to Prague (six weeks after a disastrous flood), we dermatologists and I am passionate about strategies on how made a profit of more than €400.000, and, last but not least, to connect them and take advantage of the variety of opinions it was the first congress in the history of European to improve skin care for our patients. dermatology where 1.200 colleagues from previous communist Eastern countries attended. This opened a new era I would like to use this experience to help the development of for the EADV. EADV, in line with the wonderful work of my predecessors.

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President-Elect Candidates

Frank Powell (Ireland) Andris Rubins (Latvia)

Our specialty is under threat throughout Europe! Health It is a great honour, challenge and responsibility to be the administrators and insurance companies “economise” by President of EADV, since the President has the power and denying our members adequate facilities or compensation for opportunity to influence the rising of prestige of EADV, its carrying out their work. development both in scientific and practical ways, as well as its growth. My experience as a clinician in private practice and in academic dermatology has given me a unique understanding Now, when looking back to all the years, we can see the of the dangers facing our specialty in both of these areas. enormous work that has been done since 1987 when EADV Working in the EADV with colleagues from many different was founded. Nevertheless, it seems that currently EADV is European countries as a Board member, organiser of the 1997 unable to keep pace with the EU enlargement process. EADV Dublin Congress, and as Secretary General has provided The strength of EADV must be reinforced by using the great me with the background needed to undertake these and other opportunities of the enlargement of EADV towards Eastern challenges as President of the EADV. Europe by giving the chance to join for new members from The EADV must become proactive in promoting dermatology the Baltics, as well as from Russia, Ukraine and other CEEDVA and venereology at EU and national levels! We need to be the countries. In order to achieve that, EADV as an organisation focus for skin care advocacy at a European level by high profile has to be promoted in these countries - by organising the media campaigns and by linking with responsible patient EADV congresses in these countries and by directly involving organisations. We must emphasise the unique training and the specialists from these countries in EADV Congress work. skills of our members and what we are able to offer patients EADV must become the bonding organisation between all the with diseases of the skin. European countries. If elected I will work hard to promote our specialty and our The famous Latvian poet Rainis said, “Those who change will Academy. I will ensure that the EADV remains a specialist last”. It is time for the EADV to change and I am willing to put organisation and that the democratic processes within the in all the efforts I can for the sake of further development and EADV are operated in a fair and transparent way. I will work growth of EADV. I am ready to accept the honour of being with colleagues from other European countries to help our elected as the President and I strongly believe I am by all Academy to grow stronger in membership and in educational means the appropriate candidate for this post since I know the events so that our members can continue to provide patients history of EADV and have seen its development; I am well with the best available care. aware of the current situation and have a clear vision for the further development and growth.

15 Update from the Task Force on Skin Diseases in Pregnancy Launch of patient leaflets

The task force led by Fenella There are 8 patient information leaflets Wojnarowska and Sarolta Karpati has available: achieved its first aim: • Common skin changes during • Patient information about particular pregnancy Specific dermatoses of pregnancy dermatoses and physiological changes Treatment advice for pregnant women • Atopic eruption of pregnancy (AEP) that may be pregnancy-related or a and their physicians: problem to pregnant women • Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy This links to the current EADV/EDF (PEP) Our large team has produced a number project on guidelines for the safe use of • Pemphigoid (Herpes) Gestationis (PG) topical steroids in pregnancy and a of information leaflets to help pregnant • Intrahepatic Cholestasis of pregnancy preliminary draft has been produced. women and their dermatologists and (ICP) venereologists. Dr Gudula Kirtschig co- This has been a very exciting task force to Skin disease in pregnancy ordinated this project as so many people be part of and has accomplished much • Moles and malignant melanoma contributed. since our inaugural meeting in Vienna. • Mollusca contagiosa • Patient information has been produced • Scabies Fenella Wojnarowska and is now on the EADV website and will These have been produced in English and Leader be available on the Patients’ Corner as will be translated into other European Task Force on Skin Disease in Pregnancy soon as it is up and running. languages.

Update from Board Menber Profile & the Media PR Committee Américo Manuel Da Costa Figueiredo Media training available during (Portugal)

EADV Paris Congress 2008 Américo Manuel Da Costa Figueiredo graduated from the 16.15 and will be held in Meeting Rooms Would you like to try out your television University of Coimbra 342A & 342B. interview technique? If so, take in Medicine in 1977, advantage of personal, one-to-one For further information and to book your becoming a specialist in dermatology training sessions which will be available place, please contact Stefanie Blum at and venereology and clinical for candidates at the EADV Congress in [email protected] pharmacology in 1988. He was a Fellow Paris. We hope to have media-trained • at the Department of Dermatology, Dr Klaus Fritz doctors who can conduct these University of Barcelona (Spain) in 1987. interviews in a range of languages. Book Chairman In 1995 he was awarded a PhD in a place and see how you cope on Dr Colm O'Mahony and Dermatology and Venereology from the camera. Dr Myrto Trakatelli University of Coimbra’s Faculty of Co-Chairs The workshop W43 is scheduled for Medicine. In 2003, he was appointed a Saturday, 20 September from 14.45 to specialist in the Management of Health Services by the Portuguese Physician 16 Council. EADV News n°27 - Summer 2008

Update from the Task Force on Eczema

European Task Force on Atopic Dermatitis/EADV Eczema Task Force

czema is the most important and Later, at the atopic dermatitis meeting Emost frequent inflammatory skin organised by Georg Rajka in Norway, disease. Different approaches to dermatologists including T Bieber, T diagnosis and treatment in different Diepgen, A Giannetti, T Reunala and J European countries have been a major Ring joined the group. The members of concern to clinicians in recent decades. ETFAD (until now mainly dermatologists and paediatricians) are active in different The Eczema Task Force of the EADV was clinical and research activities in the field initiated in 2006 by merging with the of eczema (atopic dermatitis) and meet former sister society, European Task Force regularly for information exchange. The on Atopic Dermatitis (ETFAD). ETFAD well-known SCORAD device for severity was founded 17 years ago by a group of scoring of the disease was developed by paediatric dermatologists (D Atherton, C ETFAD members. The group conducted Gelmetti, J Harper, B Kunz, R Lever, A studies including the largest multi-centre Oranje, J-H Saurat, J-F Stalder, A Taïeb) trial on the atopy patch test to evaluate at the 3rd ESPD Congress and at the this diagnostic method. A formal Symposium on Atopic Dermatitis affiliation of ETFAD as a working organised in Bordeaux (1990), on the group/sister society to the EADV was initiative of Alain Taïeb and Jean-François accomplished in 2002. Due to the pan- © Dermatology TU Muenchen. Stalder. European membership, Task Force meetings were regularly held on the • Guidelines: a European consensus on occasion of an EADV congress. The next the treatment of atopic eczema has From 1996-2005, he was Clinical meeting will take place during the 17th been published in our journal JEADV Chairman’s Assistant of the University EADV Congress in Paris. in 2006 (ongoing project), a position Hospital of Coimbra and Consultant of paper on atopy patch test in the Portuguese Agency of Medicines Scope cooperation with EAACI/GA2LEN in (INFARMED) from 1996-2004. He was • Exchange of current information on Allergy 2006. appointed an Associate Professor in eczema and related fields to improve • Patient education: members are 2007 and is currently Head and international standards in diagnosis active in different national patient Professor at the Department of and therapy. education projects, including website Dermatology and Venereology of the • Networking with national allergy development and outcome evalua - University Hospital of Coimbra and societies. tion measures. Head of the Department of • Open to all EADV members inter - • Dermatology of the Biomedical Institute ested and active in the field of Ulf Darsow for Light and Image (IBILI). different eczematous diseases. Dept of Dermatology and Allergy • Serving as an independent platform Professor Figueiredo’s main areas of Biederstein for international multi-centre studies. research are in skin pharmacology, Technical University Munich photodermatology, photobiology and Current activities Biedersteiner Str. 29 photomedicine and his other areas of • Symposia: since 2001, the Task Force D-80802 München, Germany interest include clinical research, presented the work of members at its E-mail: [email protected] pharmacology and therapeutics and own symposium at every EADV Alain Taïeb pharmacovigilance. In addition to his Congress. The abstracts were Service de Dermatologie 300 published papers, he has an published in the JEADV abstract book Hôpital St André editorial role with many dermatological /CD-ROM. This tradition continues 1 rue Jean Burguet publications. under the new name ETFAD / EADV 33075 Bordeaux Cédex, France Eczema Task Force. E-mail: [email protected] 17 European Dermato-epidemiology Network (EDEN)

he European Dermato-epidemiology survey has been continued into a full Systematic review of outcome measures Tnetwork (EDEN) is an active group of Cochrane systematic review and is about in eczema researchers in the field of dermato- to be submitted. This review has led to A published systematic review of epidemiology. The group started the development of a complete database outcome measures in eczema by working together in 1995. It is not a of the randomised controlled trials (RCTs) Charman et al has been updated (Schmitt society with a membership but consists in hand eczema. The list of RCT titles is et al J Aller Clin Immunol 2007; 120(6): of a steering group with contacts in available on the EDEN website leading to 1389-98). The aim of this update was to many European countries. The aims of a useful source of information for future identify a set of minimum outcome the group are to expand the role of researchers and the possibility of future measures for use in clinical studies in epidemiology in dermatology, to share collaborations. eczema. Following completion of the expertise and to produce high quality systematic review, a Delphi conference is Psoriasis multi-centre collaborative work, being planned to make recommen - Luigi Naldi also led the work on the including the dissemination of infor- dations to the international community. mation, teaching, training and organi- compilation of a database of all randomised sing working groups to address controlled trials of interventions for psoriasis Meetings EDEN will continue its successful important research questions about the which is currently being updated. The initial collaboration with the ESDR. This involves distribution, causes and treatment of EDEN survey of psoriasis trials from 1977 to including epidemiology in the plenary skin disease. 2000 was published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. This updated sessions and a scientific symposium held alongside the ESDR main meeting. EDEN EDEN holds triennial congresses, the review will be submitted for publication in committee members are also actively most recent being in Venice in October 2008. involved in other major dermatology 2004, in conjunction with the Interna- Quality of life meetings including the EADV. tional Dermatoepidemiology Association, EDEN recently hosted a major meeting and the next congress will be held in to discuss quality of life outcome tools For further information about EDEN Nottingham (UK) in September 2008 activities and sources cited above, please in dermatology. This event, led by (www.idea2008.net). visit our website at: http://orgs.dermis. Jean-Jacques Grob, was held in Paris in net/content/e02eden/e527/e528/index Projects September 2006 before the ESDR and _ger.html EDEN is currently involved in six active was attended by many key international • projects at various stages of development experts in the field. The aim of the and completion. Briefly, the project meeting was to review currently available Contact outlines are as follows: tools and to assess whether there was a need to develop a new trans-cultural tool Sinéad Langan Procedures in dermatology for international studies. A literature Centre of Evidence-based Dermatology A CD of “Procedures in dermatology” has review will follow and further collabo- C floor, South Block been prepared by Dr Luigi Naldi in Queen’s Medical Centre conjunction with EDEN colleagues. This rative discussions are planned. Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK teaching tool focuses on the evidence- Fragrance study Tel: +44 (0)115 8231040 based approach to practical procedures in A pre-pilot study of the prevalence of Fax: +44 (0)115 8231046 dermatology. The tool is designed for fragrance allergy in Europe has been E-mail: [email protected] dermatologists, primary care physicians, completed by the group. Data from this medical students and health care workers. study was presented at the European It is hoped that this will be developed by a Society of Dermatology Research (ESDR) major publisher and that the final product meeting in Paris in September 2006. This will become available during 2008. led to the development of a protocol for Hand eczema a pilot study. Currently, funding for this The EDEN group has recently published a study is being sourced with a view to survey of trials on interventions for hand early commencement of the main pilot eczema led by Pieter-Jan Coenraads. This study.

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Update from the Secretary General From Istanbul to Paris

Board meeting site visit report and presentation), the Apart from long discussions concerning second placed candidate should be the amendments to the Statutes, a offered the subsequent year’s meeting. number of important announcements My dear friends, • Lisbon will host the 2011 Congress, were made and decisions taken: We have barely had time to settle back following a close decision (19 to 17 into our offices and work routine after Sponsorship votes). Riga will host the 2012 that marvellous meeting in Istanbul when • A contract was signed with ten main Congress as a result of the decision Paris reminds us it is only three months sponsors for three years and with above. another sponsor for one year. down the road! Election of President-elect Istanbul Membership • Four validly nominated candidates are First the plaudits, and greatly deserved • The total number of members has standing for this position: Louis ones at that. Our Turkish hosts were increased to more than 3.030, an Dubertret (France), Jana Hercogova simple excellent in every possible respect. increase of 50% since 2004. (Czech Republic), Frank Powell (Ireland) and Andris Rubins (Latvia). The simple but meaningful opening • National society membership: a We are fortunate to have such ceremony followed by a lavish reception number of societies have expressed outstanding candidates and their where nobody had to wait in line for a themselves positively on joining this election statements can be found on drink or a bite (many bites in fact) was scheme representing approximately pages 14-15; further details and outstanding and here lessons are to be 10.000 members. A further number voting procedures can be found on learned. Our accommodation was of fine with approximately 5.000 members the EADV website (www.eadv.org). quality, the organisation at the conference are actively exploring the option of Both electronic and postal votes will centre was highly professional, as was the joining. The Board confirmed that the be possible but there will be no voting academic quality of the meeting. The fee for group membership for the at the Annual General Meeting in conference banquet in such unusual national societies will be €5 for each Paris. The independent organisation surroundings proved to be a high point of society member per annum. our stay in the Queen of Cities. Well done ERS of London will be responsible for • A cordial meeting of the EC and all. And I am sure it will only be a matter the technical arrangements of the Board with a number of the national of a few years before Istanbul is chosen to electoral process. presidents took place at the end of host a larger EADV academic meeting. It is hoped that 2009 will see the dawn of the Board meeting and this a stronger EADV, confident that it is While delegates and accompanying colloquium will be a permanent legitimately representing the huge majority persons sampled the various delights of feature in future congresses. Istanbul, the Officers, Board members, and of European dermato-venereologists, and Congresses & Symposia staff had a busy time indeed. With two now assured of a secure financial base on • For 2010 and 2011 the donation to meetings of the Executive Committee, a which to build further and sustain its the local organising committee be Board meeting, an Extraordinary General mission towards the physicians and reduced to 20%. As EADV will Meeting, plus numerous committee scientists in the front line of our specialty, probably have taken full responsibility meetings, it was no great surprise that on as well as towards those affected or who for organising the 2012 Congress, the leaving the hotel a colleague I had not yet may be at risk of developing skin/venereal Finance Committee proposes that met asked me if I had been at the whole disease. Additional benefits will accrue from 2012 the donation be a fixed meeting - such is life. from the increasingly greater involvement sum depending on the economic of the EADV central office in meetings’ The outcomes success of the congress. Regarding organisation. EGM symposia, these remain unchanged • A bientôt, This takes pride of place with the motion to for the time being. amend the Statutes being carried by a vast • When two candidate bids have both majority of 247 to 46. Much hard work has demonstrated their capability to already commenced to align our various organise a successful EADV meeting to working practices with the new Statutes the satisfaction of the visiting site Joseph L Pace MD and certain requirements of Swiss law. inspection team (as evidenced in their Secretary General

19 ➤ Please send your suggestions, feedback and contributions to EADV News Administrative Officer, Stefanie Blum at: [email protected] Send your pictures to EADV News … Send us pictures of Dermato-Venereology practice to: [email protected] A selection of these images will be published in upcoming issues of EADV News. Important note: Pictures must be submitted in eps, jpg, or tif format. Please ensure that your pictures are high resolution images: 300 dpi Squamous Cell Carcinoma Secondary to Buruli Ulcer Buruli ulcer is an emerging infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU). Endemic foci have been reported in some regions of Africa, Australasia and South America, but it is exceptional in Europe (Fig.1-4). In tropical rain forests MU infection is acquired through small cutaneous injuries by the DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2007.33186.x biting of water insects or rarely by snails, small fishes or biofilm. The first stage of the disease is characterised by a cutaneous firm, non-tender papule, evolving after a variable period into a scarcely deep ulceration, with coalescent necrosis and typically undermined edges, usually located on the upper or lower limbs (Fig.1). When a spontaneous healing occurs, it results in ankylosis Inc. ISSN: 1076-0512 Dermatol Surg 2007; 33:872–875 Inc. ISSN: 1076-0512 Dermatol Surg and contractures; more rarely, it evolves towards squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) (Fig.2 and 4) or local or multifocal osteomyelitis © 2007 by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, through MU hematogenous spread. Histopathological features show chronic polymorphic infiltrate associated with areas of necrobiosis and fibrosis in the dermis (Fig. 2 and 3). Ziehl-Neelsen stain identifies acid-fast bacilli in cutaneous specimens. Culture is difficult. At present, protein chain reaction (PCR) represents the elective way to detect MU. The therapy requires early and radical PCR-guided surgical excision to avoid local relapses or complications. Ettore Minutilli MD

Dates for your Diary Calendar of Events > 2008 > 2009 24th Conference on Sexually Transmitted Infections 67th Annual Meeting AAD and HIV/AIDS - IUSTI Europe 2008 San Franciso (CA), USA Milan, Italy 6-10 March 2009 4-6 September 2008 6th EADV Spring Symposium 5th IDEA Congress Bucharest, Romania Nottingham, UK 23-26 April 2009 7-9 September 2008 12th World Congress on Cancers of the Skin 2nd International Conference on “Sebaceous Gland, Acne Tel Aviv, Israel and Related Disorders Basic and Clinical Research, Clinical 3-6 May 2009 Entities and Treatment” Rome, Italy Photodermatology Meeting & Photopatch Test Course 13-16 September 2008 Krakow (Cracow), Poland 18-19 September 2009 17th EADV Congress Paris, France 18th EADV Congress Beyond fashion 17-21 September 2008 Berlin, Germany 7-11 October 2009 Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma Forum Washington DC, USA 11th IUSTI World Congress 18-20 September 2008 Spier Wine Estate, Cape Town 9-12 November 2009 Psoriasis: From Gene to Clinic > 2010 London, England 4-6 December 2008 7th EADV Spring Symposium Cavtat, Croatia COSMODERM XIIIth - Joint Meeting of ESCAD and the 13-16 May 2010 Hellenic Society of Dermatology & Venereology Athens, Greece 19th EADV Congress 12-14 December 2008 Gothenburg, Sweden 6-10 October 2010

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