EADV Sister societies
EADV builds meaningful partnerships with esteemed dermatological and venereological organizations worldwide. These collaborations foster the exchange of knowledge, research, and expertise, ensuring that professionals in the field are equipped to provide the highest standards of care.
The European Dermatology Forum has as its major task the improvement of the provision of dermatology services in Europe. The EDF has produced a Whitebook, is writing European Guidelines and provides once a year a course for residents in Dermatology.
The European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR), founded in 1970, is a non-profit organization promoting basic and clinical science related to dermatology. The ESDR is the largest investigative dermatology society in Europe with a current membership of over 700.
The European Section and Board of Dermatology and Venereology (EBDV) is a non-profit making organization with the purpose of protecting the public interest by establishing and maintaining high standards of training, education and qualification of Dermatologists and Venereologists in the European Union.
ILDS represents dermatology at the highest level with over 170 Member Societies from more than 80 countries and over 150,000 dermatologists.
National societies
Americas
- BRAZIL
Brazilian Society of Dermatology
www.sbd.org.br - CANADA
Canadian Dermatology Association
www.dermatology.ca - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
American Academy of Dermatology
http://www.aad.org/
Europe
- ALBANIA
Shoqata Shqiptare E Dermatologjise Dhe Venerologjise
@sh_d_v_sh - AUSTRIA
Austrian Society of Dermatology and Venereology
www.oegdv.at - BELARUS
Belarusian Society of Dermatovenereologists and Cosmetologists - BELGIUM
Royal Belgian Society for Dermatology and Venereology
https://www.belgiandermatology.be/fr - BULGARIA
Bulgarian Dermatological Society
www.bg-derm.org - CROATIA
Croatian Dermatovenereological Society of the Croatian Medical Society
[email protected] - CYPRUS
Cyprus Society of Dermatology and Venereology
https://www.cyderm.org.cy/ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Czech Dermatovenereology Society
www.derm.cz - DENMARK
Danish Dermatological Society
www.dds.nu - ESTONIA
Estonian Society for Dermatovenereologists
www.ensas.ee/in_english - FINLAND
Finnish Dermatological Society
https://sily.fi/en - FRANCE
Société Française de Dermatologie
www.sfdermato.org - GERMANY
German Dermatological Society
www.derma.de - GREECE
The Hellenic Society of Dermatology and Venereology
www.edae.gr - HUNGARY
Hungarian Dermatological Society
www.derma.hu - ICELAND
Icelandic Dermatological Society
https://www.hls.is - IRELAND
Irish Association of Dermatologists
www.irishdermatologists.ie - ITALY
Società Italiana di Dermatologia medica, chirurgia, estetica e delle Malattie Sessualmente Trasmesse
www.sidemast.org - LATVIA
Association of Dermato-Venereologists of Latvia
www.ldva.lv - LITHUANIA
Lithuanian Association of Dermatovenereologists
www.ldvd.lt - LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg Society of Dermatovenereology
https://www.sldv.lu - MALTA
Maltese Society of Dermatology and Venereology
www.madv.org.mt - NETHERLANDS
Dutch Society for Dermatology and Venereology
www.huidarts.info - NORTH MACEDONIA
Macedonian Dermatovenereologic Society - NORWAY
Norwegian Society of Dermatology and Venereology
www.legeforeningen.no - POLAND
Polish Dermatological Society
www.ptderm.pl - PORTUGAL
Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology
www.spdv.pt - ROMANIA
Romanian Society of Dermatology
www.srd.ro - RUSSIA
Russian Society of Dermatovenereologists
www.rodv.ru - SERBIA
Serbian Association of Dermatologists
www.udvs.org - SLOVAKIA
Slovak Dermatovenereological Society - SLOVENIA
Slovenian Society of Dermatology and Venereology
www.zsd.si - SPAIN
Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
www.aedv.es - SWEDEN
Swedish Society for Dermatology and Venereology
www.ssdv.se - SWITZERLAND
Swiss Society for Dermatology and Venereology
www.derma.ch - TURKEY
Turkish Society of Dermatology
www.turkdermatoloji.org.tr - UKRAINE
Ukrainian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Cosmetologists
uadvc.org.ua - UNITED KINGDOM
British Association of Dermatologists
www.bad.org.uk - UNITED KINGDOM
British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)
https://www.bashh.org - UNITED KINGDOM
Scottish Dermatological Society (SDS)
https://www.sds.org.uk
Oceania
- AUSTRALIA
Australasian College of Dermatologists
www.dermcoll.edu.au/ - AUSTRALIA
The Australasian Society of Dermatology Research
https://www.asdr.org.au/ - NEW ZEALAND
The New Zealand Dermatological Society
https://www.nzdsi.org/
European & worldwide associations
European associations
- Euromelanoma
- European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
- European Association of Dermato-Oncology (EADO)
In the field of skin cancer including primary and secondary prevention, early detection, clinical diagnosis and clinical and experimental research. - European Dermato-Epidemiology Network (EDEN)
The European Dermato-Epidemiology Network (EDEN) is a European initiative aimed at: -improving the role of epidemiology in dermatology sharing expertise -producing high quality work -contacting isolated groups and encouraging them to join in. - European Nail Society (ENS)
The ENS was established in 1997 by a group of European dermatologists with a special interest in the diseases and biology of the human nail. The society meets each year at the annual EADV congress. - European Society for Cosmetic & Aesthetic Dermatology
- European Society for Lasers and Energy Based Devices
The ESLD – European Society for Laser and Energy Based Devices is an non-profit organization, dedicated to dermatological procedures performed not only with means relating to lights (lasers, intense pulsed light sources and light emitting diodes), but also to alternative energy sources and other advanced technologies used in modern dermatologic practices. - European Society for Micrographic Surgery
- European Society for Pediatric Dermatology
- European Society for Photodynamic Therapy in Dermatology
The European Society for Photodynamic Therapy in Dermatology (Euro-PDT) is a group for those who actively perform research in the field of photodynamic therapy and fluorescence diagnosis or use it clinically. - European Society of Contact Dermatitis
- European Society of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
- European Society of Dermatology and Psychiatry (ESDaP)
European physicians and psychologists working in the field of psychodermatology, psychosomatic dermatology, and dermatopsychiatry. - European Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Society provides country- and topic-specific information for clinicians and other health professionals interested in the surveillance of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Europe. - European Women Dermatological and Venereological Society (EWDVS)
The objectives of the EuWDS are to encourage and support the role and contribution of women to European Dermatology; to reflect the cultural diversity of European countries; to promote friendship and to enhance the level of dermatology in Europe. - Fondation René Touraine
The Fondation René Touraine is a European non-governmental, non-profit organization, founded in 1991.The purpose of the Fondation René Touraine is to support therapeutic progress in dermatology through actions bringing together dermatologists, scientists, pharmaceutical companies and health authorities.
Worldwide associations
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- Colegio Ibero Latinoamericano de Dermatología (CILAD)
- International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology
- International Federation of Psoriasis Associations
- International Foundation for Dermatology
- International Hyperhidrosis Society
The aim of the society is to improve the lives of people suffering from excessive sweating. - International League of Dermatological Societies
Global body of dermatological societies and organisers of the World Congress of Dermatology every 4 years. - International Skin Care Nursing European Network
- International Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ISDS)
The International Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ISDS) was founded in 1978 in response to a need for a worldwide forum for dermatologists who offer surgical treatment to their patients. - International Society of Dermatology
Responsible for the ISD International Congress on Dermatology and the International Journal of Dermatology (IJD). - International Society of Dermatopathology
The aims and objectives of the society are to increase knowledge of the structure and function of the skin and of diseases of the skin by microscopy. - International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD)
The aim of the society is to promote international communication among gynecologists, pathologists, dermatologists, and related disciplines, and to establish international agreement on terminology and definitions of vulvovaginal diseases. - Pan Arab League of Dermatologists (PALD)
The aim of the Pan Arab League of Dermatologists is to foster collaboration between the Dermatology Societies in the Arab World in order to promote the specialty professionally and scientifically.
