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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: - 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: http://www.malmokongressbyra.se/kongress/download/1210_karta_sus_jubileumsaulan.pdf Flights: Malmö is easy to reach from Copenhagen Airport- only about 30 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 Lena.A.Svensson@skane.se 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