17:00 – 21:00 Opening Ceremony Jeanne Duus Johansen (President of the ESCD) Andrea Bauer (Congress president), Dresden
17:15 – 18:30 Jadassohn lecture, Wahlberg lecture
Thursday, September 5th, 24
09:00 – 10:00 Plenary 1: What is new in contact allergy? Chairs: Mark Wilkinson, Leeds /Jonathan White, London / Richard Brans, Osnabrück Lectures: Diagnostic tools – Jonathan White, London Prevention – Richard Brans, Osnabrück Allergens – Mark Wilkinson, Leeds
14:00 – 15:00 Plenary 2: Skin barrier, immunology and genetics of allergic contact dermatitis: an update Chair: Charlotte Menne Bonefeld, Copenhagen / Sheila M McSweeney, London / Sanja Kezic, Amsterdam Lectures: Skin Barrier – Sanja Kezic, Amsterdam Immunology – Charlotte Menne Bonefeld, Copenhagen Genetics – Sheila M McSweeney, London
Friday, September 6th, 24
09:00 – 10:00 Plenary 3: New perspectives in eczema treatment: biologicals, small molecules and patient related outcomes Chair: Andrea Bauer, Dresden / Annice Heratizadeh, Hannover / Christian Apfelbacher, Magdeburg Lectures: Hand eczema – Andrea Bauer, Dresden Atopic eczema – Annice Heratizadeh, Hannover Patient related outcomes – Christian Apfelbacher, Magdeburg
14:00 – 15:00 Plenary 4: Patch test: legal aspects, labelling regulation and availability of patch test materials Chair: Vera Mahler, Langen / Jeanne Duus Johansen, Copenhagen / Swen Malte John, Osnabrück Lectures: Legal aspects – Vera Mahler, Langen Availability of patch test materials – Swen Malte John, Osnabrück Labelling regulations – Jeanne Duus Johansen, Copenhagen
Saturday, September 5th, 24
09:00 – 10:00 Plenary 5: Contact allergy in different age groups and special localisations Chair: Ian White, London / Marie-Louise Schuttelaar, Groningen Lectures: Contact allergy across the human lifespan – Ian White, London Facial cintact dermatitis – Marie-Louise Schuttelaar, Groningen Occupational allergic contact dermatitis – affected age groups and body sites – Richard Brans, Osnabrück
13:10 – 13:25 Closing Ceremony and Preview ESCD 2026 Poster awards, travel grants and lecture awards
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