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About the EADV Spring Symposium

Every year, the EADV Spring Symposium provides an exceptional opportunity for networking, bringing together healthcare professionals passionate about advancing their expertise and careers at a leading European event dedicated to skin and venereal health.

Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends,
As President of the EADV, I am honoured to welcome you to the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Spring Symposium, taking place in Prague from May 22nd – 24th 2025.
Spring Symposia hold a special place in the EADV calendar, emphasizing our continued commitment to European inclusiveness and allowing for an in-depth exploration of specific topics. For this much-anticipated event, we’ve chosen the Bohemian backdrop of Prague.
In Prague participants can expect to explore a rich programme curated by the Scientific Programming Committee with scientific content specifically focussing on scientific content with a special focus on viral infections and on new targeted treatments for inflammatory diseases. Moreover, “What’s new” sessions will cover the latest updates in the main fields of dermatology and venereology, such as skin cancer, psoriasis, STIs, hidradenitis suppurativa and lupus.
This year an increased number of “interactive clinical cases” sessions will offer a greater opportunity for the audience to actively participate to the delivery of the scientific content. “Free Communications” sessions will present the best valued abstracts from a vast number of submissions.
The anticipated Plenary lecture will be delivered by Professor Bohdan Pomahac, from Yale University who will intrigue us with the ‘many faces’ of full-face transplantation.
You are warmly invited to join us in the city of a Hundred Spires, where the union of knowledge and participation will create an unforgettable experience.

Uvidíme se v Praze!

Prof. Branka Marinovic
EADV President

COMING SOON

HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL DEFINITION

Carefully read the description below to ensure you/your delegates comply with the country’s regulations.

EADV Members are not designated as Healthcare Professionals by default

Please, define the correct status (HCP or Non-HCP) during the registration process.

Definition

According to the European Union Directive 2001/83 /EC (and amended version 2010/84/EU), the promotion of prescription only medicines should be directed solely at Healthcare Professionals or any person who is authorised to prescribe or handle them.

As a multidisciplinary audience will be attending the EADV Symposium, the delegates must indicate if they are Healthcare Professionals (HCP) or Non-Healthcare Professionals (Non-HCP) to ensure compliance with these regulations.

Access to the different areas and sessions of the Symposium depends on the status as Healthcare Professional or as Non-Healthcare Professional.

The Pharmaceutical Research Based Industry Malta Association (2014) defines HCP as:

“Any member of the medical, dental, pharmacy or nursing professions or any other person who in the course of his or her professional activities may prescribe, purchase, supply or administer a medicinal product. “

Industry sessions and advertising

Sections of the code also relevant to a congress held in Malta:

“Any such promotional material (excluding promotional aids) is accompanied by a suitable statement indicating countries in which the product is registered and makes clear that the product or use is not registered locally, and any such promotional material which refers to the prescribing information (indications, warnings etc.) authorized in a country or countries where the medicinal product is registered should be accompanied by an explanatory statement indicating that registration conditions differ internationally.”

Satellite Symposia presenting data on the development, research or other issues related to prescription medicine can be restricted to Healthcare Professionals and Industry Participants only upon indication provided by the Industry Session Organizer. All promotional materials and marketing aids related to these industry sessions should be strictly limited to HCPs only.

Industry Session organisers could limit participation to certain representative groups independently from the EADV recommendations if deemed imperative to the achievement of the intended purpose of the Industry session. The organising company reserves the right to refuse single categories, in particular if not adequately related to the objective and purpose of the session.

The industry session organizer is responsible for the compliance of the session.

Other categories

STUDENTS are NOT considered as Healthcare Professionals under the current guidelines and will be automatically classified as NON-HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.

PATIENT ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES must indicate whether they are Healthcare Professionals or not at registration.