Meeting
Scientific Symposium
Pre-EADV symposium “Tropical Dermatology – Dermatologists working in resource-poor settings”, organised by the EADV Tropical Dermatology Task Force and GLODERM.
- Date
- 11 October 2023
- Venue
- Berlin
Programme
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
- 14:00 – 14:05
- Introduction Federica Dassoni and Andreas Montag
- 14:05 – 14:25
- Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka Subani Pereira
- 14:25 – 14:45
- Improving access to skin care in Eastern Indonesia Marlous Grijsen
- 14:45 – 15:05
- WHO skin NTDs program Jose Postigo
- 15:05 – 15:20
- Discussion
- 15:20 – 15:45
- Break
- 15:45 – 16:05
- Treatment and prevention of skin cancer among people with Albinism in Malawi Tenganawo Esther Mzumara
- 16:05 – 16:25
- Investigative dermatopathology Friederike Kauer
- 16:25 – 16:45
- Unusual presentation of common tropical diseases Workalemahu Alemu
- 16:45 – 17:00
- Discussion and Closing Remarks Claire Fuller and Andreas Montag
About the symposium
The pre-EADV symposium “Tropical Dermatology – Dermatologists working in resource-poor settings” was organised by the EADV Tropical Dermatology Task Force together with GLODERM. Its aim was to provide European dermatologists with an update on the specific challenges of tropical and general dermatology in resource-poor care settings.
Key facts
- Date: 11 October 2023, 14:00–17:00
- Venue: Hollywood Media Hotel, Kurfürstendamm 202, Berlin
- Format: hybrid event with on-site and online attendance
- Organiser: EADV Tropical Dermatology Task Force and GLODERM
- Attendance: free of charge
Topics
The contributions addressed leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka, access to dermatological care in eastern Indonesia, the WHO programme on skin-related neglected tropical diseases, skin cancer prevention in people with albinism in Malawi, dermatopathological diagnostics and unusual presentations of common tropical diseases.