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
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
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 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
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