EADV Task Force Climate
Mission
To provide education, research and support to the international dermatology community and their patients on sustainable dermatology. This represents dermatology which minimises negative impact on the climate and our environment whilst maximising the quality of outcomes of dermatological care.
This Task Force started as a Working Group, working with the EADV to support progress with the sustainability agenda within the Academy and broaden its remit in Dermatology and Venereology. The core work is reflected in the “10 tips” hosted on the EADV website which outline what dermatologists can do to support sustainability and minimise climate damage.
The mission of the Task Force is achieved through a range of activities:
- Creation of an EADV course on “Climate change and environmentally sustainable dermatology
- Creation of an audit framework of actions in dermatology services which address climate change
- Audit element to each of the 10 areas of action outlined in the “Top Tips” for sustainable dermatology
- Audit tools for 2 specific areas of dermatology within the “Top Tips” portfolio
- Audit tools pilots in dermatology departments
- Provision of clinical leadership and expert guidance on interaction with pharmaceutical industries and collaborations on addressing climate change:
- Framework creation for interaction with pharmaceutical industries
- Engagement with that framework
- Generation of report on initial findings and plans arising from that engagement
- Support to the EADV Executive Committee and Scientific Programming Committee in the delivery of sustainable congresses and scientific content which informs delegates on climate change, sustainable dermatology and the relevance to patients.
The EADV Climate Task Force publishes internationally on the theme of sustainability and dermatology and invites collaborations and contact from all those involved in dermatological care.
Task Force composition
- Chair: Hok Bing Thio, Netherlands
- Co-chair: David de Berker, UK
- Co-chair: Dennis Niebel, Germany
- Vincent Cattin, Switzerland
- Marta Fusano, Italy
- Yolanda Gilaberte Calzada, Spain
- Amy Livesey, UK
- Julija Mitriva, Northern Macedonia
- Markus Starink, Netherlands
- Snejina Vassileva, Bulgaria
- Katarina Zak Stangeland, Norway