News SPRING 2010 - N°34

First ESRF grants awarded

he European Skin Research Foundation (ESRF) distributed its first four grants in 2009 Tto clinically relevant research initiatives in the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and the UK, with the generous support of Almirall Hermal, Merck-Serono, Abbott and Galderma (the latter being the main sponsor to date).

Set up jointly by EADV, European Dermatology Forum (EDF), European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR) and Fondation René Touraine in late 2007, ESRF In this issue recognises the increasing complexity of clinical dermatology, arising from the discovery of new antiviral drugs and the emergence of complex treatment modalities for autoimmune Editorial...... 3 diseases, including psoriasis, for cancer and complex immuno-suppressed patients. This New edition of EDF White Book ...... 3 includes melanoma, blistering autoimmune diseases, lupus erythematosus, lichen planus, President's Perspective ...... 4 transplant and HIV-infected patients, to mention just some of the most frequent diseases. Bulgarian National Skin Allergy Campaign.. 5 The major goal of ESRF is to train young dermatologists in understanding skin biology, 7th EADV Spring Symposium – Cavtat ...... 6 mechanisms of diseases and their treatment. Bench-to-bedside approaches will help to Survey: Healthcare Provision in the EU ...... 6 train young dermatologists throughout Europe. Today any clinical discipline can only Fostering Dermatology & Venereology: continue to exist if it continues to progress and to develop. By recognising this basic Report on the Genodermatoses Course...... 8 principle, all four European associations jointly agree to support the independent International Society News: JSID ...... 10 foundation, with a legal board of trustees, headed by Prof E Christophers (Kiel, Germany) Patients' Information: EPI...... 11 and a scientific board, headed by Prof I Leigh (Dundee, UK). International Society News: ESPD ...... 12 In time, it is hoped ESRF will be able to foster European dermatology in the same way as Update from the EADV the long-established Dermatology Foundation in the USA, which is the first port of call for Task Force on HPV Infections ...... 13 th financial support for young academic dermatologists and is largely financed by donations 19 EADV Congress – Gothenburg ...... 14 from generous dermatologists throughout the country, as well as by the American Update from the International Academy of Dermatology (AAD), other dermatology associations and industry. Committee...... 16 EADV Notice: EGM ...... 17 EADV Notice: Election

FONDATION of President-Elect ...... 18 RENE TOURAINE EADV Nomination Form for President-Elect ...... 19 Diseases Update: Exanthems ...... 20 Update from the Membership Committee ...... 21 Attitudes to 19th EADV Congress Notice of EADV Board Member Profiles ...... 22 EADV Committee Updates: Website healthcare provision Gothenburg, Sweden EGM and & CME-CPD Committees ...... 23 in Europe 6-10 October 2010 - President-elect vote Junior Member Profiles ...... 24 programme highlights. Latest Eurobarometer survey. To be held on 13 May 2010 Update from the Secretary General ...... 25 ss See page 14 ss See page 2 in Cavtat, Croatia. Restoration of Wroclaw Library ...... 26 ss See page 17-19 Calendar of Events ...... 27

EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY

ACADEMIE EUROPÉENNE DE DERMATOLOGIE ET VÉNÉRÉOLOGIE

EADV NEWS N°34 • SPRING 2010

Editorial Playing our part in the evolution Prof Gregor Jemec of humanity

Proponents of an idea usually proclaim it or feudally-founded society. You might What is the current zeitgeist therefore to be the next big thing, perhaps say that ‘Liberté, égalité, fraternité’ was a becomes an extremely important forgetting that the accuracy of a prerequisite for the more free abstract question and one that requires active prediction can only be assessed in thought about genetics. New ideas and involvement. We all contribute to the retrospect. Many things are proclaimed change, even scientific ones, occur in a zeitgeist, of course, through ideas and to be something they do not turn out to zeitgeist that permeates human society thoughts, but not necessarily consciously be and the big moves in the history of and affects the individual in a multitude so. It also happens through how we solve Man may not have been so self-evident of ways. problems, how we communicate, how when they occurred as when they are we do things in our everyday lives. The seen with the benefit of hindsight. Over time the big idea affects the small zeitgeist is the sum of the infinity of idea and the small idea affects daily human thoughts and actions that occur It is, for instance, difficult to imagine the minutiae. In this way a basic at the given point in time and space. great revolution of genetics occurring in understanding of genetics turns into a How you contribute to the zeitgeist may another era than the early 19th century. routine PCR test for asymptomatic therefore be your greatest contribution The descriptive structure was well onychomycosis in an otherwise healthy to the evolution of humanity. understood, but it is unlikely that the teenager a few centuries later. The biological importance of chance, environ - miraculous thing is then that the routine ment and individual opportunity for use of an idea creates the zeitgeist that procreation would have been obvious to sets the stage for the next big idea. Gregor Jemec anyone living in an earlier theologically- Editor New Publication Latest edition of the EDF White Book published

he 3rd edition of the White Book - Building upon the success of the past two the pharmaceutical industry and to TThe Challenge of Skin Diseases in editions, the EDF has published an politicians. Europe* was launched at the European expanded and definitive text on *The Challenge of Skin Diseases in Dermatology Forum (EDF) annual dermatological issues and solutions Europe (3rd edition, 2009), Jonathan scientific meeting in Luzern, Switzerland that will aid the development and Barker and Walter Burgdorf (Eds), on 23 January 2010. implementation of dermatology care European Dermatology Forum, ISBN programmes across Europe. This book 978-3-936072-95-2, €20 inc VAT and Skin and sexually-transmitted diseases describes the burden of skin and sexually- shipping costs (within Europe). pose a huge health problem to Europe transmitted diseases to Europe and shows with 25% of the population suffering how service provision varies across the To order: please fax the number of copies from skin diseases or allergies. They continent. It outlines the high impact required and the full name and address range from the very common to the rare, diseases and their management and of person ordering (and recipient if from the severe to the relatively trivial, provides up-to-date information on key different) to +41 44 255 44 03, for the and from acute illness to chronic life-long areas of clinical and scientific advance. attention of Veronica Feroce. disease. They include cancers, infectious A directory of national dermatological diseases and long-term inflammatory associations, European dermatology Please pay total amount in advance to: diseases resulting in profound health societies and patient organisations Zürcher Kantonalbank, CH 8001 Zürich, economic issues. Correct diagnosis and complete a valuable resource that will in favour of: EDF, c/o Dermatologische early management can mitigate against inform all those involved in delivery of Klinik USZ these costs, reduce morbidity and greatly healthcare to patients. These extend from IBAN CH63 0070 0130 0073 5760 5 improve the life quality of patients. dermatologists, to healthcare providers to Swift ZKBKCHZZ80A

3 EADV Leadership

Executive Committee Officers President’s Perspective KATSAMBAS Andreas (GR) President POWELL Frank (IR) President-elect GIANNETTI Alberto (IT) Looking ahead Past President PACE Joseph (MT) Prof Andreas Katsambas Secretary-General OLAFSSON Jón Hjathalin (IS) Dear friends, additional campaigns against other Treasurer dermatological diseases will follow. Having now moved well into 2010, we have TSCHACHLER Erwin (AT) Secretary General-elect started off well with a promising year ahead. The planning of another AAD/EADV Review RONNEVIG Jørgen (NO) Course is now under way and should be The annual European Dermatology Forum Treasurer-elect ready to take place in the summer of 2010 in (EDF) took place in Luzern, Switzerland and JEMEC Gregor (DK) the USA. This 2nd joint meeting between two Representative of the Board EADV, as a sister society, was of course of the largest dermatological families will WOJNAROWSKA Fenella (GB) present. It is not until one puts all the Representative of the Board offer a mixture of European and American information together that one realises how scientific aspects on various dermatological far the Academy has progressed and I was JEADV Editor topics and allow the opportunity once again ORTONNE Jean-Paul (FR) proud to represent EADV and report on its to members of both academies to work in activities throughout the previous year. Board of Directors partnership towards a common goal. Interesting ideas were exchanged among the ALOMAR Agustin (ES) Alliances with India are also continuing, with ANDRE Josette (BE) societies, which resulted in a very fruitful BOFFA Michael (MT) meeting whilst reinforcing the relationships another series of meetings having just taken CHAIDEMENOS Georgios (GR) between colleagues and their societies. place in March. Profs Wojnarowska, Happle CONEJO-MIR Julian (ES) and Marini have kindly agreed to give CORGIBET Florence (FR) The prospect of EADV establishing its own lectures in four different Indian cities to an DAVIDSSON Steingrimur (IS) PCO is moving forward. Evidently, EADV ETTLER Karel (CZ) anticipated large audience. congresses are continuously increasing thus FIGUEIREDO Americo (PT) The International Exchange Initiative with GABBUD Jean-Paul (CH) creating a need for the development of a China is to also begin in a new series of GORKIEWICZ-PETKOW Anna (PL) better functioning and centralised system to GÜRER Mehmet Ali (TR) support the necessary requirements in the teleconferences scheduled for 2010 at which HOHL Daniel (CH) organisational process. The SPC chairman, distinguished EADV members will be invited HÖNIGSMANN Herbert (AT) to present their topics to a broad Chinese KARPATI Sarolta (HU) Prof Luca Borradori, has approached the EC audience. LAMBERT Julien (BE) with suggestions for improvements in this LIPOZENCIC Jasna (HR) area, which the EC officers found acceptable Having successfully established collaboration MEDENICA Ljiljana (RS) and inception is anticipated in 2012. between EADV and two of the largest MONFRECOLA Giuseppe (IT) NEUMANN Martino (NL) continents, it is our goal to develop similar PAUL Carle (FR) New projects, new campaigns alliances with Africa and Latin America in the PEC Juraj (SK) near future. Ideally, these team efforts help The first skin care research programme took POTEKAEV Nikolay (RU) strengthen international relations between RANTANEN Tapio (FI) place in Bellinzona, Switzerland on dermatologists around the globe, whilst REUSCH Michael (DE) 3 December 2009. Profs Lazavecchia showcasing EADV in all corners of the world. ROBINSON Angela (GB) and Borradori assembled a faculty of RÖCKEN Martin (DE) Our aim is to lead the way in education distinguished speakers, giving a prestigious ROGERS Sarah (IE) throughout Europe and beyond and RONGIOLETTI Franco (IT) touch to an interesting scientific event with seemingly we have provided a strong basis RONNEVIG Jørgen (NO) successful results. Additional meetings of this for this concept to continue. RUBINS Andris (LV) nature will continue to be organised in SCHROEDER Fabienne (LU) Lugano, thus keeping in line with the On a final note, it is a pleasing result to have SERUP Jorgen (DK) SOLOVAN Caius (RO) statutory requirements of Swiss Law, since accomplished a 6.6% increase in EADV STRATIGOS Alexandros (GR) the Academy’s official base is in Switzerland. memberships and I believe this is due to our TIPLICA George Sorin (RO) wonderful existing members who act as In November 2009, EADV launched a new TSANKOV Nikolaï (BG) ambassadors in their countries and, therefore, VAKIS Georgios (CY) pan-European campaign to begin in 2010 help EADV grow. Well done to everyone! VAN DE KERKHOF Peter C M (NL) and in collaboration with the European Parliament. “Healthy skin @ work” will My best wishes for a spectacular year, Staff address the problems of occupational skin INDUNI Nancy, Chief Administrative Officer diseases and so far 20 European countries CATHALA Catherine have joined the prevention campaign under Andreas Katsambas CAUCHI Monica the large umbrella of EADV. It is hoped that EADV President (2008-2010) DEWAIDE Alexandre DONOU Elli PAPP Ildikó STRASSER Judith EADV NEWS N°34 • SPRING 2010

National Society News

First Bulgarian national campaign: diagnosis and prevention of skin allergy

etween 23-25 November 2009, the BBulgarian Dermatological Society organised the first national campaign on the diagnosis and prevention of skin allergy. The project was supported by EPOS (European Initiative for the Prevention of Occupational Skin Diseases) and ESSCA (European Surveillance System on Contact Allergies).

Five university dermato-venereology clinics took part in the campaign in four of the major Bulgarian cities: Sofia, Plovdiv, Pleven and Stara Zagora. During were informed about the campaign by Dermatologists participating in the campaign the campaign medical consultations as their general practitioners and dermato- well as in vivo skin testing (patch, prick, venereologists in outpatient clinics. test reactivity is presented in figure 1. Just etc) were performed. All the consul- A special clinical form was created for the under 10% of all subjects related their tations and the testing were free of campaign to collect the data which skin symptoms to factors originating charge for patients with allergic included demographics, disease history from their workplaces. The most skin complaints. Together with desi- and present findings. Special attention commonly affected were those working gnated specialists in dermato-allergology was given to the occupational aspects of in the machine industry. working pro bono during the campaign, the disease (ie occupational anamnesis). many interns and PhD students took The campaign received broad media part, thus acquiring broader knowledge Overall 483 patients were consulted (133 support and positive social appraisal as a in the field. All the materials required for males and 350 females), aged from 4 result of the good collaboration between the skin testing were provided with the months to 83 years. The majority of medical specialists, the media and kind support of companies working in those examined presented with allergic industry. Based on this and on the success the field of dermatology. The campaign skin diseases with contact dermatitis of the campaign we believe that this was announced on TV and in the being the most prevalent condition, initiative can be further developed in the national press. In addition, many patients although one-third had non-allergic near future and can become an dermatoses. In total, international project. The Bulgarian 220 patients underwent Dermatological Society is happy to share in vivo skin allergy its experience of organising and running testing, 186 by patch the campaign. • and 34 by skin prick Jana Kazandjieva, Razvigor Darlenski, testing. During the Nikolaï Tsankov campaign 199 positive On behalf of the members of the patch reactions were Working Group of the Bulgarian registered while 73 Dermatological Society patients displayed reactivity to more than For further information, please visit: one allergen. Nickel was www.bg-derm.org/index_eng.html the most common or contact Assoc Prof Jana Kazandjieva at allergen, as expected. A [email protected]

Figure 1: Summary of the patch test results summary of the patch

5 EU Eurobarometer survey – att

eastern or southern Europe (Lithuania, become worse; only 12% think it has Poland, Latvia, Hungary, Greece, improved. he latest European Union survey Romania and Bulgaria). Germans and Hungarians were the most into Europeans’ satisfaction with T Age and socio-economic status all pessimistic about their healthcare life, healthcare and personal living influence attitudes to healthcare. systems: 65% of respondents in both conditions* was published in January Younger people aged 15-24 (67%) and countries felt their healthcare had 2010 and reveals a mixed picture. older people aged 55+ (65%) and are worsened, followed by Croatia, Ireland, more likely to rate health care as good Greece and Slovenia, all registering more With regard to attitudes to healthcare, than those aged 25-54. Citizens who are than 50% for this question. By contrast, 12% of EU citizens rate healthcare better educated (those who studied until citizens in Malta, Cyprus, Spain and provision in their country as ‘very good’, age 20 or later) are also more likely to Estonia topped the rating of those who 52% ‘rather good’, 27% ‘rather bad’ and rate healthcare as good than those who felt that healthcare had improved. Not 8% rate ‘very bad’. However, there is a are less educated (studying until age 15- surprisingly, perhaps, younger citizens marked geographic discrepancy in the 19) and those who self-certify as in the and especially students are the least likely findings. The seven countries giving an higher socio-economic brackets are also to consider that healthcare provision has more satisfied than those who place 80% or higher approval rating are all in become worse in the past five years, as themselves lower down the scale. northern or western Europe (Belgium, the they tend to be the lightest users of Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, the A small majority of European citizens healthcare systems in all countries. Again, UK, Sweden and Finland). By contrast, (45%) thought healthcare provision had a lower position on the social ladder the seven countries giving the lowest stayed the same over the past five years, correlates with the view that healthcare approval ratings (40% or below) are all in compared with 39% who said it had has deteriorated.

7th EADV Spring Symposium

13-16 May 2010, Cavtat, Croatia

Harmony in

‘ ^ Prof Jasna Lipozencic Dermatology and Venereology

We promise traditional Croatian hospitality Participants from 59 countries have and the Local Organising and Scientific registered so far, mostly from Romania, Dear Colleagues, Committee will do its utmost to create an Croatia, UK, Spain, Portugal, Korea, roatia is proud to host this major unforgettable professional and social Serbia, Poland, Germany and even from C event for the first time and to atmosphere for every participant. Take United Arab Emirates, USA, Mexico, welcome EADV to our home soil. The the opportunity to visit Croatia’s historic Morocco and Japan. theme of the Symposium, “Harmony cities, stunning countryside and coastline. We look forward to welcoming you in Dermatology and Venereology”, is A variety of tours has been organised for all! inspired by the need for the co- Symposium participants, ranging from a • existence of both dermatology and guided tour of Dubrovnik, wine-tasting venereology, which is a tradition in and at the Pelješac vineyards and a visit to Jasna Lipozenčić Croatia and conditio sine qua non in Trsteno-Ston, the oldest botanical garden Chairwoman European medicine. in Croatia, to a tour of the Elaphite Islands. 7th EADV Spring Symposium

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Healthcare in the EU itudes to healthcare

Most expect healthcare provision to remain the same or worsen over the next COUNTRY RANKING: Health care provision in (our country) 12 months, the young being more optimistic than the old. Evaluation Situation compared Expectations for the The results are summarised in the of the with five years ago coming 12 months

accompanying table. As a broad current Better-worse % Better-worse % generalisation those who are more situation index The same index The same affluent, better educated and from richer countries are more satisfied than poorer EU 27 1,3 - -27 45% - -14 56% people. Is this because they are more adept at using the system? • BE 5,5 + +9 61% + +5 67% Prof Fenella Wojnarowska NL 5,1 - -19 48% - -22 63% LU 5 + +12 60% = … 70% *http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives AT 4,7 - -18 62% - -11 68% /ebs/ebs_315_en.pdf Special Eurobarometer 315 – Social Climate. UK 4,3 - -4 52% = … 66% The survey covers the resident populations of SE 3,6 - -22 47% - -14 61% the 27 European Union Member States aged DK 3,2 - -13 52% = … 68% 15 years and over. The EUROBAROMETER 71.2 has also been conducted in the three FI 3,1 - -21 55% - -19 69% candidate countries (Croatia, Turkey and the MT 2,7 ++ +9 27% + +6 41% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). In these countries, the survey covers the national FR 2,6 - -31 42% - -11 54% population of citizens and the population of ES 2,3 + +10 50% + +13 59% citizens of all the European Union Member CZ 1,5 - -20 49% - -15 64% States that are residents in these countries and have a sufficient command of the national DE 1 -- -62 30% - -41 46% languages to answer the questionnaire. SI 0,9 -- -42 39% - -25 52% EE 0,6 = … 38% - -27 43% CY 0,2 + +18 45% + +8 67% Key: IT -0,1 - -29 53% - -5 57% ++ the proportion of people that believe SK -0,3 -- -40 43% - -26 53% things have got better/will get better is in majority out of the three answer PT -1 - -18 41% - -4 58% options 'the same', 'better/improved', LT -1,1 -- -38 37% - -25 46% 'worse/got worse’ IE -1,7 -- -47 25% - -35 44% + the proportion of people that believe things have got better/will get better PL -1,7 - -27 49% - -14 59% outweighs negative LV -1,8 -- -33 33% -- -35 41% evaluations/expectations - the proportion of people that believe HU -2,1 -- -61 28% -- -37 44% things have got worse/will get worse RO -3 -- -35 42% - -8 49% outweighs positive EL -3,1 -- -41 38% - -27 57% evaluations/expectations -- the proportion of people that believe BG -3,4 -- -44 39% - -17 57% things have got worse/will get worse is in majority out of the three answer options 'the same', 'better/improved', MK 0,1 - -9 42% + +6 47% 'worse/got worse' TR 0 -- -5 22% = … 34% = equal proportions of positive and HR -1,1 -- -49 31% - -25 48% negative expectations/evaluations. All differences that fall below a 95% confidence level are here presented as = Source: TNS Opinion 7 Fostering Dermatology & Venereology Programme Report on the Genodermatoses Course 27-29 January 2010, Salzburg, Austria

Course participants and lecturers in front of the EB-Haus, Salzburg

he second EADV Fostering the University Hospital of Salzburg, gave On Friday case reports were presented by TDermatology Course on Genoder- an update on the management of EB and the participants as well as residents from matoses took place from 27-29 January the EB-Haus Austria. The day was the University Hospital of Salzburg. The 2010 in Salzburg at the EB-Haus Austria in concluded by practical work on molecular course concluded with a presentation of the Department of Dermatology of the diagnosis of Epidermolysis bullosa. On the results of the practical work on University Hospital Salzburg. Thursday evening the residents were Genodermatoses and a small quiz. invited to enjoy a dinner sponsored by We look forward to welcoming new This year, 14 students/residents were EADV at the Gabler–Bräu, which was residents in 2011. selected to join the course. The parti- very well received by all the participants! • cipants were of Austrian, British, Egyptian, Johann Bauer MD German, Italian, Montenegrin, Norwegian, Division of Molecular Dermatology Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Serbian and and EB-Haus Austria Syrian nationality. Department of Dermatology The course started with basic lectures Paracelsus Private Medical University of about genetic traits and genodermatoses Salzburg as well as theoretical considerations on Salzburg, Austria molecular diagnosis in genodermatoses. Later, well known experts on Ichthyosis, Prof Schmuth from the University of Innsbruck and Prof Fischer from INSERM in Paris, presented up-to-date knowledge Chart showing the countries where on the subject. Prof Hintner, chairman of the course participants are based

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Participants’ feedback

Based on my unforgettable experience at the course we enjoyed outstanding The course was very interesting and the the Summer School on Microbiology, held lectures focused on the most frequent content well presented and informative. I in Vienna in July 2009, I enthu sias tically genodermatoses, Epidermolysis bullosa learned a lot. It gave me a greater participated in the Geno dermatoses course and Ichthyoses given by world-renowned understanding of the principles of clinical in Salzburg. I would describe it as one of experts: our host Prof Johann Bauer, Prof molecular diagnostics and the use of the most interesting courses I went on in Hintner, Prof Schmuth from Innsbruck, molecular techniques in the diagnosis my dermatological life. EB-Haus Austria is Austria and Prof Fisher from Paris. of genodermatosis. In the framework a unique centre for EB diseases and with The most impressive experience for me was of demonstrations in the laboratory, such an expert staff, led by Prof Hintner the performance of molecular diagnoses by important details could be debated and and Prof Bauer, we could finally have a Prof Klausegger and his team in their each topic could be discussed. Tutors in fully comprehensive training in both modern, well equipped laboratory where the laboratory were very friendly and clinical and practical genetics. As we applied the skills of finding the exact helpful (especially Ms Breitenbach, thank important, with such an intimate group, localisation of the mutation which has great you for your time). we spent magnificent moments in the importance as a prognostic marker for the I was also able to get to know nice and “Altstadt”, the old city, where you can course of the disease, prenatal and friendly colleagues from all over Europe. smell the history of picturesque Salzburg. predictive diagnostics and as a condition for We could exchange our experiences in the In simple words I can say: it is a must-do gene therapy, where “first steps” have field. We had lots of fun and enjoyed course. already been taken in EB-Haus. We all being trained by competent specialists. Kinan Hayani (Syria) presented our cases which was a very A very big thank-you to Prof Bauer and useful exercise. Fostering dermatology and his expert team at EB-Haus Austria for this I was one of the 14 lucky residents friendship between colleagues from diverse excellent course. selected from all over Europe to countries through ensuring high quality I would definitely recommend the next participate in this course which was held in education and practice, as the aim of this training course in Salzburg. Last but not the EB-Haus Austria, considered one of meeting, was successfully led thanks to least, I would thank Ms Papp for her help the best Epidermolysis bullosa centres in EADV and Ms Papp. So thanks to all. in organising it. the world. During the theoretical part of Adrijana Kiš (Montenegro) Soo-Jin Cha (Germany)

9 International Society News Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology (JSID)

Membership JSID has 1.332 members within and beyond Japan and welcomes those who are engaged in skin research.

Publications The Journal of Dermatological Science (JDS) is the official journal of JSID. The journal’s impact factor has been consistently increasing. The recent impact factor is 2.973 (2008). JDS provides free colour figures and two-colour text. It has a web-based submission and review system and there are no submission or publication charges. Members of JSID receive a complimentary JDS subscription that includes print and online services.

Main activities • Annual Meetings: English is the official language of the JSID annual meeting. Dermatological researchers from all countries are welcome to the meeting. Main achievements Contact In 2009, the ESDR/JSID Young Fellow Collegiality Awards were established In May 2008, JSID organised the Prof Hiroshi Shimizu and the number of submitted abstracts successful “International Investigative Secretary-General Dermatology 2008” (IID2008), the fifth rose to approximately 300. JSID joint meeting of three societies - JSID, c/o Department of Dermatology • Seminars for young researchers: The SID and ESDR. The event was held in Hokkaido University Graduate School of Society provides young doctors with Kyoto, Japan. opportunities to find out more about Medicine dermatology in order to interest them Main goals in the next five years Tel: +81-11-706-7387 Fax: +81-11-706-7820 in taking up the discipline, as well Fostering and educating young researchers Email: [email protected] as useful information that will lead to and further internationalising the Society. their becoming excellent dermato- Website: http://www.jsid.org venereologists. It holds annual Interaction with the EADV seminars for young doctors throughout JSID continues to promote clinically Japan who would like to apply orientated research and to contribute to themselves to dermatological science. EADV annual meetings.

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Patients’ Information

European Porphyria Initiative (EPI)

he European Porphyria Initiative Information on the cutaneous porphyrias Zealand, South Africa and the USA). Twebsite www.porphyria-europe.org is currently being developed as part of Contact information and details of what provides information on all seven types the EPNET project and will be available services are available, usually in the of porphyria. The site was created in shortly. There is clinical advice on the relevant language, are also provided, 2003 and continues to be developed by management of the acute attack and along with links to the relevant national porphyria specialists in Europe with co- how to investigate family members patient support groups and information funding for the European Porphyria (predictive testing). Of particular regarding past and future conferences on NETwork (EPNET) project from the importance is the detailed advice porphyrins and porphyrias. European Commission through its Health concerning safe prescribing in acute • and Consumer Protection Directorate porphyrias. There are specific suggestions Dr Mike Badminton (DG SANCO), PHEA programme. The concerning several common clinical University Hospital of Wales (UK) information for patients and their families situations (anticonvulsants, anaesthesia), On behalf of the European Porphyria is provided in 10 different European lists of safe and unsafe drugs and a link to languages and PDF files can be easily Initiative Steering Group a searchable drug safety database downloaded and printed if needed. (www.drugs-porphyria.org). Contact EPI/EPNET The information for healthcare pro - Also available are details of the recognised E-mail: [email protected] fessionals is in English and currently specialist porphyria centres in Europe as www.porphyria-europe.org focuses mainly on the diagnosis and well as some associate members management of the acute porphyrias. elsewhere in the world (Australia, New Sub-specialty News

European Society for Pediatric Dermatology

young professionals and distinguished forward to the next three-day congress in pediatric dermatologists, clinicians and pediatric dermatology to be held in basic scientists. Lausanne, Switzerland, on 20-22 May 2010. All EADV members are welcome to A summer school and a three-day actively participate in our events. congress are the main events, alternating • every year. Additionally ESPD organises History every second year a sub-specialty society meeting at the annual EADV congress. During the 3rd International Congress for Pediatric Dermatology in 1983 in Monte Carlo, a group of 40 doctors met on the initiative of Prof Marc Larregue to create the European Society for Pediatric Dermatology (ESPD). Professors R Speakers and participants at the last biannual Happle and E Grosshans were asked to ESPD Congress in 2008. Below, (from left to create the statutes of the Society and right) Dr Dirk van Gysel (Treasurer), organise a founding meeting. Dr Zsuzsanna Szalai (President) Dr Talia Kakourou (Secretary), The founding meeting took place on Dr Ramon Grimalt (Past-President of ESPD) 4 June 1983 in Brussels during the “XVIIe Congrès de l’Association des Dermato - logistes et Syphiligraphes de Langue Française” where ESPD was officially launched .

Mission

The goals of ESPD are the promotion of teaching, scientific research and international contacts in Europe in the field of pediatric dermatology. All doctors and researchers in the specialism are eligible to membership. The Society has 130 members of European and international origin.

Publications The first ESPD Summer School for Contact The ESPD has two official journals: Pediatric Dermatology took place in Talia Kakourou European Journal of Pediatric Istanbul on 5-7 June 2009. The seminar’s Secretary General Dermatology and Pediatric Dermatology theme was "Emergencies in Pediatric ESPD as well as a website (www.espd.info). Dermatology" and it was attended by First Pediatric Dept, Athens University 400 trainees and specialised colleagues in Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital Activities dermatology or pediatrics. Following the Athens, Greece. ESPD aims to organise an event every success of the ESPD congress in 2008 in E mail: [email protected]; year to facilitate the coming together of Athens Greece, the Society is looking [email protected]

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Update from the EADV Task Force on HPV Infections

HPV: dermatology and/or venereology?

nogenital infections caused by and psychological problem for both men AHuman papillomavirus (HPV) are and women. the most frequently diagnosed sexually- We need the HPV vaccination transmitted infections (STIs) of viral programme to try to get rid of one of the origin. HPV is the cause of cervical oldest and up to now unsolved problems cancer and other anogenital cancers, not of mankind. Logically, managing both only in women but also in men. partners is necessary in order to eliminate the virus in the population. Approaches Prof Mihael Skerlev (left) and Prof Gerd Gross Anogenital warts (condylomata acuminata) to this include prophylactic HPV vaccines during the EADV HPV Symposium at the are the most common lesions presented in for both men and women. There is a Berlin Congress in 2009 both men and women. However, over the real need for a co-ordinated effort by • 18th EADV Congress, Berlin, October past decade, other HPV-associated lesions patients, parents, health professionals, 2009: HPV Symposium (Chair: G such as condylomata plana, vulvar, vaginal, hospitals, and policy-makers to ensure Gross), Focus Session on HPV Diseases penile, scrotal, and anal intraepithelial successful implementation of vaccination (M Skerlev) neoplasias, as well as penile, urine bladder programmes. and prostate cancers have been studied a • IUSTI World Congress Cape Town, Evidence-based guidelines help everyone bit more extensively (not to speak of the South Africa 2009… and many others. to become more familiar with HPV laryngeal involvement!). Consistent studies vaccination and how to handle this Future activities are still lacking for the male population. exciting new development of cancer The HPV Symposium is also part of the The clinical variations might range from prevention and prevention of genitoanal forthcoming 7th EADV Spring Symposium clinically “invisible”, “asymptomatic” warts (Pathirana et al. Vaccine 2009 to be held in May 2010 in Cavtat, Croatia. lesions to penile carcinoma and anal 23;27(34):4551-9). As a very important part of future carcinoma, the bizarre forms of giant Some recent activities of the EADV Task activities we strongly recommend and condyloma of Buschke-Löwenstein type, Force for HPV-genital infections include: plan to organise HPV Courses on behalf including Bowenoid papulosis, Mb. rd of the EADV HPV Task Force in order to Bowen, different kinds of erythroplasias in • 23 IUSTI (International Union against raise the awareness of the HPV both men and women and a large Sexually-Transmitted Infections) prevention issue within the European spectrum of HPV-induced dermato- Europe Conference, Cavtat/ dermato-venereological community. venereological entities in the genital Dubrovnik, Croatia, October 2007; region (the “non-genital” HPV-associated HPV Symposium (co-organised by the A proper dermatological training is diseases, familiar to dermatological EADV HPV Task Force) required as the clinical criterion is still very practice are not even mentioned here). • 24th IUSTI Europe Conference, Milan, important and HPV-induced lesions get Italy, September 2008: HPV quite often misdiagnosed unless managed More than 35 types of HPV infect the Symposium co-chaired by Prof Gerd by skilled professionals. HPV courses run genital tract; types 16 and 18 induce about Gross (Rostock, Germany) and Prof by the EADV HPV Task Force will enable 70% of high-grade intraepithelial genital Mihael Skerlev (Zagreb, Croatia) interested colleagues to become more neoplasias (not only cervical), and HPV 6 th familiar with diagnosis, treatment and and 11 cause 90% of anogenital warts. • 17 EADV Congress, Paris, October prevention of HPV-associated diseases. It However, the “banality” of anogenital 2008: HPV-Symposium – Sanofi can be thus concluded that HPV-genital warts should not be underestimated Pasteur MSD - Wider Benefits than infections represent a significant dermato- providing that the high risk HPV DNA 16 the Prevention of Cervical Cancer? venereological issue, and dermato- and 18 can be isolated from “benign" Primary Prevention of Cervical Cancer venereologists should definitely be the part HPV-associated genital lesions (anogenital and other HPV-related Diseases - A ® of the HPV vaccine programme team. warts) in about 30% of patients, ie more Reality Delivered By GARDASIL • than it is usually expected. On the other (Chair: G Gross) Mihael Skerlev and Gerd Gross hand, the presence and the recalcitrant • 6th EADV Spring Symposium, on behalf of the EADV Task Force for course of HPV DNA 6- and 11-associated Bucharest 2009: Focus Session on HPV HPV Infections diseases represent a significant physical vaccine (M Skerlev) 13 19th EADV Congress - Gothenburg, Sweden 6-10 October 2010 Prof Olle Larkö Welcome to Gothenburg

ADV and the Local Organising ECommittee invite you to join us in Gothenburg for the 19th EADV Congress from 6-10 October 2010.

The 19th EADV Congress will be dedicated to the presentation and discussion of the most recent developments in dermatology and venereology.

Scientific programme

The scientific programme of the meeting will feature nine Plenary Lectures, more than a dozen courses, over 50 symposia and 26 workshops, all experts in their field who will refer to the actual knowledge and future perspectives of their topics. Together with interactive self-assessment sessions, “What’s New?” lectures, focus sessions and satellite symposia, the Congress programme will give a comprehensive insight into diagnostic and therapeutic developments in dermatology and venereology. © Kjell_Holmner Plenary highlights • J Serup (Copenhagen, Denmark) will The Plenary Lectures will cover hot highlight the importance of patient dermato-political topics and highlights of compliance in treatment outcome dermatological research: • A Stary (Vienna, Austria) will point out • U Jappe (Lübeck, Germany) will the evolving strategies in STI discuss multi-resistent bacteria: are prevention they important in dermatology? • Y Barrandon (Lausanne, Switzerland) • J Larsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) will will give an overview of stem cells in discuss dermatology and the dermatology environment • A Hauschild (Kiel, Germany) will • B Diffey (Newcastle, UK) will lecture outline molecularly targeted on sun, vitamin D and the skin treatments in skin cancer (or • E Stockfleth (Berlin, Germany) will inflammatory skin diseases) present skin cancer in OTR In addition to the scientific events at the • R Warren (Manchester, UK) will look Congress itself, EADV will continue its

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dermatological sub-specialty societies who will hold satellite meetings at the Key Dates Congress Centre on the Wednesday prior to Remember to the Congress opening. For detailed information please consult our website at ■ www.EADVGothenburg2010.org Fellowship Application closes 29 April 2010 The EADV and the Local Organising Committee are pleased to welcome you ■ Notification of Acceptance of to Gothenburg and will do their very best Abstracts to make this Congress a most memorable 30 May 2010 scientific, social and cultural experience. ■ Early Bird Registration closes We are very much looking forward to 18 June 2010 seeing you in October! • ■ Deadline for Hotel Reservation 31 August 2010 Olle Larkö Congress President 2010 ■ Congress Opening Ceremony On behalf of the Local Scientific 6 October 2009 at 18h30 Committee © gbgco.se

15 Update from the International Committee

Fostering closer co-operation Prof Alberto Giannetti Prof Johannes Ring

t the Board Meeting in Paris 2008, Joint courses Some members of the Committee felt that EADV decided to inaugurate an it would be helpful to make proposals to A Furthermore, international co-operation International Committee in order to the Scientific Committee for EADV between dermatology societies of various offer a platform for the increasing congresses or spring symposia and a countries was discussed and common number of international members of potential exchange of speakers or maybe programmes met with approval, such as our Academy. Alberto Giannetti symposia between big congresses in the first joint review course “State of (Modena, Italy) and Johannes Ring America, Europe or Asia was also discussed. the art in dermatology” between the (Munich,Germany) were elected as American Academy of Dermatology Providing help where there is real need is chairpersons of the committee. (AAD) and the European Academy of another key consideration. John Masenga The committee members are: Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) described the situation in Central Africa Americas organised in Munich in June by Johannes where not only financial and personal Diane Baker (USA) Ring and Mary Maloney. Similar help is needed, but also help in creating David McLean (Canada) programmes in co-operation with a dermatology societies. This should be Ricardo Galimberti (Argentina) Japanese or Korean society or with Latin done in close cooperation with the Marcia Ramos-Silva (Brazil) America could also be looked into. International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS). John Masenga expressed Asia/Pacific Collaborative research his thanks for the continued support Soo-Chan Kim (Korea) EADV is giving for the regional training Another topic is common research Dedee Murrell (Australia) centre in Moshi, Tanzania. projects, since EADV not only has the Hiroshi Shimizu (Japan) mission to promote teaching and Flora Xiang (China) Through the International Committee, education, but also generally advancing EADV international members should get Africa/Middle East the specialty. Here the European Society a voice within the Academy; maybe even Sarah Brenner (Israel) for Dermatological Research (ESDR), the an official observer could be nominated John Masenga (Tanzania) Society of Investigative Dermatology at the EADV Board. • (SID) and the Japanese Society for Europe Alberto Giannetti (Modena) and Investigative Dermatology (JSID) should Julián Conejo-Mir (Spain) Johannes Ring (Munich) be approached. Sarolta Karpati (Hungary) Co-Chairs Olle Larkö (Sweden) EADV International Committee At the 2009 Berlin Congress, the International Committee had its first meeting where a number of current News from the European Parliament problems were discussed and interesting Amended definition of the medical act ideas were developed to be put forward to the Board and Executive Committee. he European Parliament has always be performed by a registered Tamended the European definition of medical doctor/physician or under his or One major focus definitely is the effort to the medical act, which is now defined as: her direct supervision and/or prescription.” help the increasing number of young dermatologists from overseas countries. (UEMS News 2009/04, June 2009, p1) “The medical act encompasses all the Ideas under discussion included extending professional actions, eg scientific, Comment: It is important for every the current and very well appreciated teaching, training and educational, doctor, also dermato-venereologists, to scholarship programme and introducing a organisational, clinical and medico- be aware of this important statement, certain number of reduced registration fees technical steps, performed to promote also for medico-legal reasons, especially for young residents from overseas countries. when delegating a medical act! health and functioning, prevent diseases, Financial support is only one part of the provide diagnostic or therapeutic and Jean-Paul A Gabbud help EADV could give: it would be also very rehabilitative care to patients, individuals, [email protected] attractive to create special certificates for groups or communities in the framework Chairman CME-CPD Committee residents submitting very good abstracts. of the respect of ethical and deontological Swiss delegate to UEMS, Section & values. It is the responsibility of, and must Board D/V 16 EADV NEWS N°34 • SPRING 2010

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

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17 ELECTION OF PRESIDENT-ELECT 2010/2012

1 March 2010

Notice is hereby given that nominations for EADV President-elect 2010/2012 will be received by the undersigned at EADV (succursale belge),* Avenue General de Gaulle 38, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium until 17.00 (Central European Time) on Thursday, 7 May 2010. The electoral process will be concluded at the 2010 Annual General Meeting of EADV to be held on 7 October 2010 in Gothenburg at the Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre, at 11.15, when the result of the election will be announced. Applications: It is strongly advised to use registered mail or courier. Electronic submission is acceptable provided that a hard copy follows immediately afterwards. These will include: i a 2-page CV on A4 paper ii a head and shoulders photograph iii a position statement of 2 A4 pages to address inter alia the candidate’s vision for EADV iv two letters of support from EADV voting members. These letters may confirm and amplify the content of the candidate’s statement as well as additional information that the candidate did not include him/herself. v the official nomination form signed by the candidate and two supporting EADV voting members in good standing (fully paid-up for current year) These documents are made available to the membership electronically or in print. Electronic Voting The election will be conducted electronically utilising the services of an independent electoral organisation, the Electoral Reform Society of London, that has managed our last Presidential election highly satisfactorily. Members who do not have an e-mail address will receive the necessary documentation by post. If more than two valid nominations are received, the single transferable voting method will be used. Rules governing the election of the President-elect and details of the actual voting process, together with an illustrative specimen copy of the voting document, will be made available in good time before the election. Since electronic voting will be used, it is imperative that e-mail addresses are updated as soon as possible.

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19 Diseases Update

Exanthems: micro-organisms or drugs? A typical red strawberry tongue during scarlet fever in a young boy

xanthem is a word that comes from (eg Morbillivirus, EBV, CMV, HIV, VZV, In many other cases pathogenesis can Ethe Greek “exanthema” which means rubellavirus, parvovirus B19, HHV6, only be suspected: in measles, an “a breaking out like a flower blossom”. Dengue flavivirus) and bacteria (eg antigen-antibody mechanism is supposed To date this word is the medical name staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus because the rash starts when antibodies given to a widespread rash that is usually pyogenes, meningococcus, mycoplasma, are appearing. rickettsie) can cause exanthematous accompanied by systemic symptoms such The fact that many patients with an eruptions. as fever or malaise and headache. It is exanthem have taken one or more drug, usually caused by an infectious condition In the second case, exanthems may be makes it often impossible to distinguish such as a virus and represents either a due to a drug, such as (in a decreasing between a form induced by micro- reaction to a toxin produced by the order of frequency) amoxicillin, ampicillin, organisms or a form induced by a drug. organism, damage to the skin by the trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole, semi - Moreover, drugs can provoke almost organism, or an immune response. synthetic penicillin and penicillin, every type of exanthem including the Exanthems may also be due to a drug, cephalosporins, quinidine, gentamicin three major patterns, eg morbilliform, especially antibiotics. sulfate, mercurial diuretics and heparin. scarlatiniform and roseoliform rash.

Finally, exanthems may also be caused by The following checklist, although not This definition is not very specific, so the the combination of a virus with a drug, as exhaustive, can be useful in order to terms “rash” and “eruption” are often it is the case of EBV with amoxicillin or distinguish the respective role of micro- used synonymously. The six classical ampicillin. organisms and drugs in the provocation exanthems described in paediatric text - of skin eruptions. books are the following: In most cases the pathogenesis of the • exanthems is not understood even Carlo Gelmetti MD st •1disease – Measles though the causative agent is well Clinica Dermatologica nd •2disease – Scarlet fever known. Pathogenesis is quite clear only Università degli Studi di Milano rd •3disease – Rubella in a few cases, as in herpes simplex, in Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda th •4disease – Filatow-Duke disease which the virus can be found in the lesion “Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico” th •5disease – Megaloerythema leading to cell degeneration and death. di Milano th •6disease – Exanthema subitum E-mail: [email protected] Indeed, this list just has a historical value mixing viral and bacterial exanthems and represents only the chronological Exanthems caused Exanthems caused registration of the different diseases, not by micro-organisms by drugs taking into account their origin. Not enough has the existence of the 4th ■ infants ■ adolescents/adults disease, that was first described more ■ epidemics ■ sporadic than a century ago, been demonstrated. ■ “safe” drugs ■ “suspect” drugs In the past Filatow-Duke disease was ■ “typical” presentation ■ “atypical” presentation described as a minor form of scarlet fever. ■ pruritus: absent/mild ■ pruritus: moderate/severe Moreover, Varicella (Chickenpox) has not ■ fever: mild to severe ■ fever: absent/mild been included in the historic list. ■ lymphoadenopathy-splenomegaly ■ lymphoadenopathy: absent/mild As it has been said before, exanthems ■ lymphopenia ■ hypereosinophilia can be caused by an infection or by a ■ > IFN gamma ■ > IL4, IL5, eotaxine drug. In the first case, many viruses

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Update from the Membership Committee

International and junior memberships rise Dr Lawrence Scerri

he total membership at the end of New renewal and voting rules dues, but they would not have voting 2009 amounted to 3300. Of these, rights for the first year, as is the case T As it stands, the deadline for membership 16.5% are international, and 10.8% are with all new members. This is thought renewal is 31 March, following which junior. It is encouraging to note that to be a fair way of dealing with this a late payment fee of €25 is incurred, junior membership has doubled in the contentious issue and at the same time while the deadline for voting rights is last couple of years, possibly due to new cut down on abuse. 31 August. This means that if a member initiatives to attract trainees, particularly renews the subscription after 31 March, There has been some difficulty in the case the fostering programme. Applicants for paying the late payment penalty before of applicants for internationasl member - the very popular fostering educational 31 August, that member still retains ship finding three European specialist activities, who happen to be members of voting rights. endorsers as stipulated by the revised EADV, are given priority and receive an statutes. Therefore, this committee is additional grant. The numbers in the This system has proved to be somewhat pleased that the EC has taken the stand new ordinary membership category complicated to administer and conse - of accepting two international specialist remain low, despite original fears that quently, in order to simplify matters, it is members and only one European this category could attract the wrong being proposed that the deadline for specialist member to act as endorsers in people to the Academy. membership renewal and that for voting this situation. Furthermore, in the event rights will both fall on the same day, that that an international applicant cannot is, 31 May. These changes will likely apply More Board input even find one European endorser, they from this year if the new amended can be endorsed by one EADV officer. The Academy still faces a significant statutes are ratified at the EGM to be held • degree of non-renewal of membership at the EADV Spring meeting in Croatia. Lawrence Scerri year in year out and the rate tends to be For this year the late payment fee of €25 Chairman higher in non-election years. One normally incurred after 31 March has EADV Membership Committee possible contributing factor could be been waived as a one-off concession to the fact that most pharmaceutical facilitate a smooth transition. companies have adopted a new general policy of not sponsoring subscription At present, relapsers who have not paid fees. It has to be said that the newly- for more than one year but less than adopted system of asking board five years can still join again, without members to issue reminders to defaulting having to pay for the missing years, national colleagues to renew their without going through the process of membership subscription has proved re-application, and without losing their beneficial and the further collaboration of voting rights. all board members in this regard is This is a good incentive for politically- desirable. motivated regular relapsers just to pay during election years. This state of affairs Reviewing member benefits is believed to be too liberal, and the Another probable contributing factor is committee is therefore proposing that in the low differential congress registration this situation, relapsers wishing to rejoin fee for members and non-members. As it are given 2 choices: stands, EADV congress fees for non- 1 they can settle their dues for the past members is under twice that for years and keep their voting rights if members, whereas the AAD congress fee they pay before 31 May of the year of for non-members is over three times that application, or for members. The committee feels that the difference is far too small to attract 2 they can go through the new member’s substantial numbers of new members application process such that they and to minimise retention failure. would not have to pay for past years’ 21 Board Member Profiles

Michael Boffa regular congresses and formal courses these looking forward to meeting the others (Malta) could include short study visits/attachments board members and bringing my to centres of excellence and I believe the contribution to its influence.” Michael Boffa EADV should set up, encourage and graduated in support a programme of such visits.” Martin Röcken Medicine from the (Germany) University of Malta Florence Corgibet Martin Röcken in 1986. In 1991 (France) studied medicine at he moved to the “It’s a great the universities of UK and attended pleasure and a Brussels, Berlin, St John’s Hospital, great honour for Bern and Lausanne. London, on a Commonwealth me to have been From 1984 to 1988 scholarship and subsequently trained as elected to the he specialised in Registrar and Senior Registrar in EADV board, to dermatology, Dermatology in Manchester. He has represent the venereology and allergology at the City been a Consultant Dermatologist since private practitioners Hospital Munich, Germany. His academic 1996, initially in Bradford (UK) and, since in France, along side Prof Carle Paul from career started in 1989 at the Department of returning home in 1997, in Malta in Toulouse. I have worked as private Dermatology, University of Geneva. From public service and in private practice. dermatologist in Burgundy (Dijon) for 20 1991-1992 he was guest scientist at the Dr Boffa is Senior Lecturer in Dermatology years after six years spent as a resident in National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, at the University of Malta, Vice-President Prof Lambert’s Department of Maryland (USA) and in 1993 he started at of the Maltese Association of Dermatology Dermatology at the University Hospital of the Department of Dermatology and and Venereology and an elected member Dijon. I am President of the Association of Allergology, University of Munich, first as of the Malta Medical Council. His interests Dermatologists of Burgundy and on the assistant professor and then continuing as a in dermatology include systemic therapies, board of the Federation of the Associations full professor of dermatology. Since 2002 particularly methotrexate, for psoriasis, of French Dermatologists (FFFCEDV). Prof Röcken has been a full professor cutaneous oncology and laser dermato - and chairman of the Department of One of my main interests is dermatologic logy. The public Dermatology Department Dermatology in Tübingen, Germany, one of surgery, which I promote within the French in Malta is located at the Sir Paul Boffa the largest departments of dermatology, Society of Dermatology by organising Hospital, Floriana, named after Dr Boffa’s specialised in dermato-oncology and workshops, inter-university diploma courses late great-uncle who was a medical doctor system therapies, allergy and inflammatory and annual meetings. I am also very and prime minister of Malta from 1947- disease, dermato-histopathology, laboratory interested in paediatric dermatology, nail 1950. Dr Boffa is married and has 3 medicine and palliative medicine. pathologies and internal medicine. children. His major research focus is the I am keen to be involved in the running of Commenting on his appointment, Dr Boffa understanding of chronic inflammation in EADV which provides a tremendous said, “I feel honoured to have been elected autoimmune diseases and infection and opportunity to compare and exchange to the EADV Board and look forward to cancer development, and the development joint ideas and experience. I hope I will be representing my Maltese colleagues and of targeted therapies for inflammatory useful within this institution which allows making a valid contribution at Board level. autoimmune diseases and skin cancer. extremely fruitful collaborations between EADV has developed immensely in recent many great specialists and throws new When asked for his perspectives on the years and is now undoubtedly the leading light on our rich and exciting specialty. We Board of EADV, he commented he will dermatological association in Europe. are lucky to live in countries which have a “strongly promote the understanding of Thanks to the efforts of many individuals it strong medical background and are a role severe skin diseases and the development has managed to raise the profile of model in many different fields. It is of novel therapies on the European level. dermatology throughout the continent and essential to gather and to share this Close international co-operation, clinical beyond. I believe EADV has a primary role knowledge and this expertise for the development and the solid training of in creating educational opportunities for benefit of everybody and above all for our young dermatologists will help us to practising dermatologists, particularly those beautiful specialty. improve the health of our severely diseased in private practice and others working in patients all through Europe.” small/isolated departments where such EADV must play a major worldwide role • opportunities may be lacking. Apart from in the promotion of dermatology. I am 22 EADV NEWS N°34 • SPRING 2010

EADV Committee Updates Website Committee New chairman, new objectives! Dr Klaus Fritz ollowing the launch of the new • CME-CPD: questionnaires are now In the future, the EADV Website FEADV website last year, the Website accessible to all EADV members and Committee wishes to increase not only Committee now has a new chairman, their certificates can be downloaded the number of Congress presentations Dr Klaus Fritz. The objective set by and printed directly from the website available online to members (with the Dr Fritz is to make our website clearer after the results have been displayed. speakers’ permission, making sure that and easily accessible for all. We will pictures and texts don´t violate copyright • Patients’ information: patients and also work on providing more website- rules) but also to develop a streaming EADV members can find information based CME tools, webinars, congress access of the presentations for people about a specific topic thanks to the PowerPoint presentations or streaming who – unfortunately – cannot attend our Links page. In order to help people find videos. meetings, or for participants who miss the correct information, these links a presentation due to schedule have been listed according to the With this in mind, the content of some incompatibilities. This would ensure greater status of each organisation (eg topic, pages has been reviewed and improved: visibility and better promotion of the extent and target public). activities of the Academy. • Publications: just click on the cover of • Payments: EADV annual dues can be • each EADV publication to read the latest Klaus Fritz settled through the website. To counter issue. Previous issues of EADV News Chairman the difficulties some web users had in remain accessible from the Newsletters Website Committee making payments online tips have now page. been added under the payment fields Please send your suggestions, feedback and contributions to Alexandre Dewaide at: • EADV Scholarships and Grants: each to facilitate their use. The system is [email protected] now has its own dedicated page secure and is for the benefit of all! Dr Jean-Paul Gabbud CME-CPD Committee Statistics from the EADV Berlin Congress 2009

hank you to all the Nonetheless, speakers may ask for their 4 Proctology (FS09) Tparticipants at the Berlin personal data by mailing to cme- 5 What Clinicians should know about Congress who answered the [email protected] Dermatopathology (W26) evaluation sheet distributed on behalf of 6 Human Papillomaviruses (S20) The 10 best attended topics were: the CME-CPD Committee. Why is it so 7 What’s your Clinical Diagnosis ? (TY01) 1 Acne (S11) important to have data about attendance 8 How to Manage Melanocytic Nevi 2 Diseases of Oral Mucosa (S14) at the various events and the quality of the (F02) 3 What’s New in Food Allergies ? (WN 1) presentations? 9 Tumour Surgery of the Face (FS08) 4 Atopic Dermatitis (S03) 10 Novel Drugs - New Adverse Skin 5 Plenary 1 (Health Care Perspectives The answer is simply because our Reactions (S28) Scientific Programming Committee, in European Dermatology) (PL01) together with the CME-CPD Committee, 6 Dermatoses in the Genital Area (S12) It is encouraging that the core of derma - use the statistics to establish the content 7 Etiology and Management of to logy is still in the focus of interest of of the programmes of the next Pruritus (W06) Congress attendees. 8 Diagnosis and Management of Congresses and Symposia, already 18 Once again, due to scanning problems Vasculitis (S13) months before the event takes place. It is unrelated to EADV staff, a few events 9 Adverse Drug Reactions (S02) therefore important to know what our could not be included in the statistics. We 10 Novel Therapeutic Options participants like or dislike! apologise to the speakers concerned. for Skin Diseases (S29) • As in former evaluations, we only consi- The 10 highest rated events were: On behalf of the CME-CPD Committee dered the rating of topics and the ranking 1 Basic Dermoscopy (W32) Jean-Paul A Gabbud of sessions with more than 20 participants. 2 Mastocytosis (FS02) Chairman For reasons of confidentiality, we do not 3 What’s your Venereological [email protected] publish individual speaker ratings. Diagnosis? (TY03) 23 GAIN CME-CPD online credits: Log on to our monthly Multiple Question Online Test at www.eadv.org > education > gain cme-cpd online and get immediately correct answers and your certificate. Junior Members Spotlight on young dermatologists

Serena Lembo (Italy) I hope to have the possibility to continue participating in EADV events, in order to consolidate and enlarge friendship “My name is Serena Lembo. I am 31 and and co-operation with my European colleagues.” live in Naples. I had wanted to become a dermatologist like my father since I was a child. I graduated from the Medical School at Federico II University of Naples Sandra Peternel (Croatia) in 2002 and completed the dermatology training programme there in 2007. “I was born in 1977 in Rijeka, a During my 4 years of training I studied and practised in the field town on the northern Adriatic coast of photodermatology, working with Prof Giuseppe Monfrecola of Croatia. I graduated from the and on dermato-allergology following the teaching of Prof Fabio School of Medicine at the University Ayala. I also worked in general dermatology in outpatients in Rijeka and completed a 3-year services and in the dermoscopy clinic. With the other trainee postgraduate scientific study in doctors, we had to be examined orally every year by all the Biomedicine. In Croatia, it is difficult professors involved in the programme, in order to be admitted to to obtain a residency in dermatology the following year. as we are a small country and new resident positions are opened rarely. Not even graduating top of my class and I joined EADV in 2004, ESDR in 2006 and I am, of course, a receiving the Rector's Award for the best student of the member of SIDeMaST, the Italian Society of Dermatology. Since I School of Medicine could give me the opportunity to started my training programme and registered to join EADV junior choose the desired residency. Nevertheless, I managed to section, I have taken part in a number of activities organised by enter the world of dermatology by becoming a research the Academy around Europe. fellow of the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and In 2004, I participated in a training course on bullous diseases Sports. I am currently working on my PhD thesis on held in London in 2006 and in a training course on paediatric the immunopathogenesis of psoriasis and am performing dermatology in Rhodes in 2007, as well as the training course some of the experimental work myself, such as in dermatopatology in Graz in 2008. In 2007 I won the John immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence on skin Stratigos Fellowship and I attended the EADV annual meeting biopsy specimens. in Vienna, where I presented the results of my Irish research. By the end of 2008, I became a resident at the Department The previous year, thanks to the permission of the Italian SPR of Dermato-venereology of the Clinical Hospital Centre in programme and to the co-operation of Dr Gillian Murphy, Rijeka and applied for EADV membership soon after. So far, Head of the Dermatology Dept at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, I have participated in two EADV fostering courses, the I spent 6 months running a research project on the incidence of Genodermatoses in Salzburg and Summer School skin cancer and PLE in the Irish population. This was a great Microbiology in Vienna. I found these courses a valuable challenge and a very important experience. source of knowledge taught by the best and a motivation Participating in the Fostering Programme training courses was for professional development at a high standard European very important in the building up of my scientific and level. I hope that, through the organisation of training investigative “curiosity”. Meeting young colleagues from other courses, EADV will establish a strong professional network European countries with the same interests and wishes makes that will maintain dermatology and venereology as an you feel part of a community and encourages sharing projects extensive, yet autonomous medical specialty with and co-operation. With the expansion of the EU these feelings excellence being its main distinguishing quality. are necessary for the improvement of scientific progress and I am also happy that the courses gave me the opportunity patients quality of life. I think EADV is doing a great job leading to meet many young colleagues, future dermatologists, to young dermatologists in this direction. share experiences, perceive the European diversity and to I am now completing the second year of my PhD and am create new friendships. With that in mind, I look forward to involved in research about psoriasis pathogenesis and welcoming my new European colleagues to Cavtat, Croatia biochemical markers. at the next EADV Spring Symposium!”

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Update from the Secretary General

Prof Joe Pace It’s election time again

Dear friends, New Treasurer-elect dent electoral body which has organised the past two elections with great This message is shorter than usual (I hear I am pleased to announce that Jørgen efficiency. The election will be conducted sighs of relief!) as a number of important Ronnevig was elected Treasurer-elect for electronically; however, members who do issues will be decided upon in the very a two-year period. We congratulate not have an e-mail address will receive near future and an update may well Jørgen and wish him well. His stint as necessary documentation by post. appear on the website in due course. Chairman of the Finance Committee has On a personal note I wish to welcome Staying therefore with the bare given him ample experience regarding Laura Moens, who replaces Stefanie essentials, we have: the Academy’s finances. Prof Martino Neumann is now the new Chairman of Blum in our Brussels office, and take this opportunity to thank Stefanie for her Spring Symposium the Finance Committee. excellent work with the Website, Media Preparations are in full swing for the 7th New Board Members and PR Committees. EADV Spring Symposium which will be • Nikolay Potekaev and Matilda Bylaite are held in Cavtat, Croatia from 13 to 16 the first Board Members to represent the May. The Symposium has as its logo Russian Federation and Lithuania “Harmony in Dermatology and respectively. Magnus Bruze was elected Venereology” inspired by the need for Board Member for Sweden. We welcome the co-existence of skin and venereal them all to the EADV family. diseases. In addition to the scientific Joseph L Pace programme you will get the opportunity President-elect Secretary General to discover Dubrovnik, a magnificent city from the UNESCO List of Cultural In this issue you will find a call for Heritage, whose city walls are very well applications to fill the position of preserved and a walk along them is an President-elect (2010-2012). A nomina - absolute must. Let’s experience the warm tion form is also enclosed. The election hospitality of the Croatians as well as will be held in September/October and is majestic mountains and the breathtaking managed entirely by the Electoral Reform shores of the Adriatic Sea. Society (ERS), a London-based inde pen -

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EADV supports Wroclaw restoration project

Books and moulages restored Venereology was moved to a new, modern, separate building in the complex The collection of books and prints in the of University Hospital, which is still in use library of the Wroclaw Department of today (fig 2). Dermatology is one of the biggest in Poland. The oldest objects date from the Thanks to a well thought-out and 18th century and the collection started excellent design this new building had in 1877 when the department was the capacity to serve as an education established. facility (a library and a lecture hall for 98 people), as well as a medical institution We gratefully acknowledge the generous (Fig 2) The present view of the Department of (with 95 hospital beds) and a research donation from EADV for: Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, centre (various laboratories). The design Wroclaw Medical University. • cataloguing the most important was prepared in close consultation with Its heritage was taken over by professors volumes, Prof Neisser and was frequently revised from the University of Jan Kazimierz in during its construction. His personality, • the restoration work of the most Lwow (Lviv, Lemberg), the city they had diligence, and success in research soon important volumes to leave following the stipulations of the earned his department wide recognition Yalta agreement. • the partial scanning of these volumes as the Wroclaw School of Dermatology. We also plan the restoration of the Prof Neisser donated his private collection The Wroclaw Department of Dermatology Wroclaw collection of moulages. The of books and journals to the library of building did not suffer substantial damage cataloguing is finished, but now we will his department. He died in 1916 and during the war and its educational aids - start to estimate the condition of the was succeeded by Joseph Jadassohn moulages - and books were luckily saved collection. (1863-1936), another outstanding from destruction. dermatologist of those times. History In 1931 Max Jessner (1887-1978) took Dr Rafal Bialynicki-Birula The Wroclaw Department of over for the next four years and was Fund Administrator Dermatology (Breslauer Universitaet succeeded by Heinrich Adolf Gottron Head of the Studio of the History of Hautklinik) was founded in 1877 thanks (1890-1974) in 1935, who held his post Dermatology to the efforts of Heinrich Koebner (1838- until 1945.The end of World War II Wroclaw Department of Dermatology 1904). When his health problems forced marked the end of the first, German Wroclaw, Poland him to leave Wroclaw in 1878, Dr Oskar period in the history of this department. E-mail: [email protected] Simon (1845-1882) became the new head of the department. Albert Neisser (1855-1916) was the first full-time assistant of the department and one of Simon’s favourite students. In 1882 Oskar Simon died. Neisser, still only

27 years old, accepted the post and (Fig 1) Lecture in was granted the title of Professor the so-called new Extraordinary (Professor Extraordinarius) lecture room; early 20th century. In of dermatology and venereology. Neisser 1914 a large enjoyed such high esteem among lecture room was Wroclaw clinicians (fig 1) and Berlin built and in this health authorities that, already in 1892, room the Museum of Moulages was his Department of Dermatology and arranged. 26 EADV NEWS N°34 • SPRING 2010

Calendar of Events > 2010

7th EADV Spring Symposium COSMODERM XVI – The International Aesthetic Cavtat, Croatia Dermatology Congress 13-16 May 2010 Dresden, Germany 9-12 December 2010 10th ESPD Congress Lausanne, Switzerland 20-22 May 2010 > 2011

th 6th Congress of the European Association 8 EADV Spring Symposium of Dermatologic Oncology Carlsbad, Czech Republic 14-17 April 2011 Athens, Greece 17-19 June 2010 22nd World Congress of Dermatology PSO 2010 - Congress of the Psoriasis Seoul, South Korea 24-29 May 2011 International Network Paris, France 1-4 July 2010 20th EADV Congress Lisbon, Portugal 20-24 October 2011 International Conference on Behçet’s Disease London, UK 7-10 July 2010 > 2012

25th IUSTI-Europe Conference 9th EADV Spring Symposium Tbilisi, Georgia Verona, Italy 23-25 September 2010 19-22 April 2012

19th EADV Congress 21st EADV Congress Gothenburg, Sweden Riga, Latvia 6-10 October 2010 5-9 September 2012

1st World Congress on Controversies in Plastic Surgery and Dermatology (CoPLASDy) Barcelona, Spain 4-7 November 2010

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