Wednesday, September 4th, 24

14:00 – 16:45
DKG/IVDK Symposium

14:00 – 16:45
Iberico-Latin-American Symposium

14:00 – 16:45
ICDRG Symposium

14:00 – 16:45
ACDS Symposium

17:00 – 17:15
Opening Ceremony
Jeanne Duus Johansen, Copenhagen (President of the ESCD)
Andrea Bauer, Dresden (Congress president)

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

10:05 – 11:20
FS1: Molecular profile of hand eczema
Chair: Anna Quaade, Copenhagen / Florentine de Boer, Amsterdam

10:05 – 11:20
FS2: Preservatives
Chair: Olivier Aerts, Antwerp / Suzana Ljubojevic, Zagreb

10:05 – 11:20
FC1:
Chair: Henriette Rönsch, Dresden / Elke Weishaar, Heidelberg

11:50 – 13:05
FS3: Fragrances and hair cosmetics
Chair: Lina Hagvall, Göteborg / Wolfgang Uter, Erlangen

11:50 – 13:05
FS4: Allergic contact dermatitis versus atopic eczema: diagnostic perspectives
Chair: Anne-Birgitte Simonsen, Copenhagen / Margarida Goncalo, Coimbra

11:50 – 13:05
FC2
Chair: Burkhard Kreft, Halle / Gyorgyi Ponyai, Budapest

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 / Sanja Kezic, Amsterdam
Lectures:
Skin Barrier – Sanja Kezic, Amsterdam
Immunology – Charlotte Menne Bonefeld, Copenhagen
Genetics – Sheila M McSweeney, London

15:05 – 16:20
FS5: Hand eczema
Chair: Peter Elsner, Jena / Sonja Molin, Kingston

15:05 – 16:20
FS6: Allergic contact dermatitis in different bodysites
Chair: Mihali Matura, Stockholm / Radoslaw Spiewak, Krakow

15:05 – 16:20
EDU1: Routine patch testing
Chair: Magnus Bruze, Lund
– How to document allergic contact dermatitis
– How to patch test with standardized patch test substances
– How to assess clinical relevance

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

10:05 – 11:20
FS7: Resins and acrylates
Chair: Kristiina Aalto-Korte, Helsinki / Elena Gimenez-Arnau, Strasbourg

10:05 – 11:20
FS8: Textiles, footwear
Chair: Esen Özkaya, Istanbul / Katharina Hansel, Perugia

10:05 – 11:20
Hot topic: Angioedema, urticaria and atopic dermatitis
Chair: Nicola Wagner, Erlangen / Susanne Abraham, Dresden

11:50 – 13:05
FS9: Type I Allergens 
Chair: Monika Raulf, Bochum / Maria Pesonen, Helsinki

11:50 – 13:05
FS10: Metals and implants
Chair: Peter Thomas, München / Malin Ahlström, Copenhagen

11:50 – 13:05
FC3:
Chair: Kathryn Zug, Dartmouth / Mette Sommerlund, Arhus

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

15:05 – 16:20
FS11: Drugs
Chair: Luca Stingeni, Perugia / Knut Brockow, München

15:05 – 16:20
FS12: Occupational contact dermatitis: skin risk occupations
Chairs: Cecilia Svedman, Malmö / Linn Holness, Toronto

15:05 – 16:20
EDU2: How to patch test individual substances?
Chair: Elke Weishaar, Heidelberg

Saturday, September 7th, 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 contact dermatitis – Marie-Louise Schuttelaar, GroningenOccupational allergic contact dermatitis – affected age groups and body sites – Richard Brans, Osnabrück

10:05 – 11:20
FS13: Occupational contact dermatitis: allergens and exposures
Chair: Swen Malte John, Osnabrück / Katri Suuronen, Helsinki

10:05 – 11:20
Hot topic: Cosmetics – clinical problems and risk assessment
Chair: An Gossens, Leuven / Pieter-Jan Coenraads, Groningen

10:05 – 11:20
EDU3: How to diagnose contact uricaria and protein contact dermatitis
Chair: Ana Gimenez-Arnau, Barcelona

11:50 – 13:05
FS14: Rubber
Chair: Jakob Schwensen, Copenhagen / Marie Noelle Crepy, Paris

11:50 – 13:05
FS15: Tattoos
Chair: Steffen Schubert, Göttingen / Thomas Rustemeyer, Amsterdam

11:50 – 13:05
ESSCA / EBS working group meeting
Chair: Wolfgang Uter, Erlangen / Olivier Aerts, Antwerp

13:10 – 13:25
Closing Ceremony and Preview ESCD 2026
Poster awards, travel grants and lecture awards