Symposium-Allergic-contact-dermatitis-a-disease-with-many-facets-and-often-possible-to-cure-Malmö-22-April-2016-

Symposium
Allergic contact dermatitis
- a disease with many facets and often possible to cure
Malmö, 22 April 2016

The European Environmental Contact Dermatitis Research Group (EECDRG)
would like to invite to a Day updating You on important aspects of Contact Dermatitis and
what can be done with regards to prevention.
The EECDRG consists of specialists from University departments in dermatology, occupational health, chemistry and
pathology from 12 countries and represent an internationally renowned network of researcher and clinicians in the
field of contact dermatitis and allergy.

The programme will be of special interest to a broad audience including
dermatologists and dermatologists in training, occupational physicians, researchers in the
field, chemists, nurses, occupational environment professionals, industry and patient
organisations.


Programme
Allergic contact dermatitis
–a disease with many facets and often possible to cure
Malmö, Sweden Friday April 22th 2016
10.00-10.05

Introduction

Jeanne D. Johansen, Gentofte University Hospital, Denmark
Background- The disease
Chairperson Cecilia Svedman, Malmø, SE
10.05 -10.20 Immunology of allergic contact dermatitis
Thomas Rustemeyer, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands

10.20 -10.35 Sensitization versus tolerance to contact sensitizers
Rik Scheper, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
10.35 -10.50 Metabolic activation of prohaptens: can reconstructed human epidermis

bring a new perspective?
Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin, Institut de Chimie, ILB , Strasbourg, France
Coffee 10.50-11.20
Allergic contact dermatitis facets of the disease Chairperson: Jeanne D. Johansen, DK
11.20 -11.35 Nanotechnology and contact allergy
Klaus E. Andersen, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
11.35 -11.50 Contact allergy in children
Ana Giménez-Arneau, Hospital del Mar Barcelona, Spain
11.50 -12.05 Contact dermatitis by proxy
John McFadden, Tunbridge Wells Hospital, London, UK
12.05 -12.20 Cosmetic allergens
An Goossens, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
12.20 -12.35 Formaldehyde - the insidious contact sensitizer
Magnus Bruze, Skåne University Hospital, Sweden
Lunch 12.35-13.20
13.20 -13.35 Contact allergy to p-phenylene diamine - what is new?
Thomas Diepgen, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
13.35 -13.50 Patch testing patients' own products
Kristiina Aalto-Korte, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinkii, Finland
13.50 -14.05 Dermatotoxicology made easy - for the occupational dermatologist
Howard Maibach, UCSF, San Francisco, US
14.05 -14.20 Contact dermatitis to topical anti-acne drugs
Caterina Foti, Policlinico di Bari, Italy
14.20 -14.35 Allergic contact dermatitis from topical drugs
Margarida Gonỗalo, University Hospital Coimbra, Portugal
Coffee 14.35-15.00

Preventive measures
Chairperson Wolfgang Uter, Erlangen, DE
15.00 -15.15 Preventive measures for hand eczema
Tove Agner, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Denmark
15.15 -15.30 Patient education - a theory-based practical attitude
Christophe Le Coz, Cabinet de Dermatologie, Strasbourg, France
15.30 -15.45 What can be done about fragrance allergy?
Ian White, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
15.45 -16.00 Prevention of occupational contact dermatitis:

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why it pays to act on a European level

Swen Malte John, University of Osnabrück, Germany
END of symposium


Practical information
Where: The meeting is to take place in JUBILEUMS AULAN, Jan Waldenströmsg 1,
Entrance 59 in Malmö, Sweden.
Map:
/>Flights:
Malmö is easy to reach from Copenhagen Airport- only about 30 min. by train.
Hotels: There are many hotels in Malmö, see booking sites.
Prize: The day including coffee and lunch: 150 Euro
If you want to attend the meeting please mail to.

Once Mrs Lena Svensson has put you on the list of attendance you will get a mail so that you
can pay the attendance fee to the treasurer of the EECDRG Professor Le Coz.