EADV Congress scientific programme
Every year, the EADV Scientific Programming Committee prepares a captivating and inspiring 4-day agenda across more than 170 sessions catering to the expectations of both young dermatologists-venereologists and seasoned professionals.
Welcome letter from the SPC Chair
Prof. Lidia Rudnicka
Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to welcome you to the 35th EADV Congress in Vienna! This year’s event brings together science, clinical excellence, and innovation to shape the future of dermatology and venereology.
The scientific program features our core tracks, like Updates, Training and Education and Controversies, along with Focus on sessions dedicated to “JAK inhibitors” and “Practical diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms”.
Highlights include the third edition of the EADV Games, dedicated abstract-based sessions to clinical cases, a wide selection of aesthetic dermatology sessions and the unmissable “Late breaking news” sessions, featuring the best “late breaking abstracts”. The plenary sessions will showcase advances in biomarkers, phototherapy, clinical photography, tumour microenvironment, algorithms, social media and fibromyalgia. And speaking of plenary lectures, we are honored to have a keynote lecture by Professor Salim Abdool Karim, with his talk called “From COVID-19 to the Infodemic: Implications for the future”.
Moreover, the selected Subspecialty Societies developed an extensive programme, with each society focusing on its dermatological topic and offering important insights into the latest developments in that field.
If you are looking for a more practice-based learning approach, hands-on Workshops are a great opportunity to immediately implement newly learned skills, to gain practical experience and quickly acquire knowledge on the subject.
Last but not least, if you submitted an abstract to the event, you may be able to showcase your latest research in a Late-Breaking News session, a Free Communication, and/or such as an e-poster.
For those unable to attend in person, the Congress will be fully live-streamed, making it accessible worldwide.
Join us in Vienna, or online, for what promises to be an unforgettable 35th EADV Congress.
With warm regards,
Scientific Programming Committee:
Lidia Rudnicka (Chair of the SPC), Rolland Gyulai, Christina Has, Paola Pasquali, Eli Sprecher, Thrasyvoulos Tzellos
Session tracks
At the EADV Congress, a variety of session formats address the most relevant topics in dermatology and venereology.
Each subject is explored through diverse approaches and perspectives, tailored to the type and structure of the session.
Plenary sessions ↓
Plenary lectures are EADV show-case sessions and include key-note lectures delivered by eminent scientists and doctors.
Focus on ↓
These sessions aim at providing comprehensive in-depth coverage of a certain topic in dermatology. The talks will be included in sessions on pathophysiology/epidemiology, clinical challenges, or practical aspects of disease management and will provide the latest cutting-edge information.
Updates ↓
These sessions will enable participants to update their knowledge on a specific topic and hear about the most relevant and recent developments, guidelines and practical knowledge from the past year. The talks will summarize the current understanding of the subject, followed by an update on the most recent novelties with their impact on clinical practice.
Controversies ↓
Controversial topics in dermatology will be discussed from different points of view in the form of a debate, giving delegates extensive insights into the latest findings.
Training and education ↓
These lectures focus on a specific disease and include basic information about epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management and prognosis. The target audience of these sessions is young dermatology trainees and residents, as well as dermatologists that want to refresh their basic knowledge on specific topics.
Free communications ↓
Authors of the most highly ranked abstracts assessed by a selected panel of abstract reviewers are invited to provide a 10-minute oral presentation.
Miscellaneous ↓
Sessions organised and delivered by groups, EADV Task Forces and Committees such as the Project Proposal Review Committee, the Ethics Committee or the JEADV.
EADV Games ↓
The EADV will host a quiz for residents during the congress, an event which will gather 18 European countries to compete against each other in a thrilling quiz focusing on various Dermatology topics.
Workshops * ↓
Workshops are a great opportunity to immediately implement newly learned skills, to gain practical experience and quickly acquire knowledge on the subject. Workshops also promote interaction between instructors and participants.
* Workshops need to be purchased in advance and have limited capacity
WED
30
Plenary sessions on this day
- Plenary Lectures A
- 12:00 - 13:00
- Plenary session with keynote lecture
- 17:45 - 19:00
Scientific sessions
| Room Name | 08:30 – 10:00 | 10:15 – 11:45 | 14:15 – 15:45 | 16:00 – 17:30 |
| Hall A | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session | Late breaking news | Late breaking news |
| Hall D | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session | Hidradenitis suppurativa | Hidradenitis suppurativa |
| Hall B | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session | Oral diseases | Vitiligo |
| Hall C | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session | JAK inhibitors | JAK inhibitors |
| Hall F1 | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session | Mohs surgery | Off-label use of dermatological medications |
| Hall F2 | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session | Paraneoplastic diseases | Rosacea |
| Hall E1 | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session | Lasers and energy-based devices (part 1) | Advanced interventional cosmetic treatments |
| Hall E2 | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session | Lasers and energy-based devices (part 2) | Open questions in aesthetic dermatology |
| Hall G | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session | Bullous diseases: Diagnostic procedures and treatment guidelines | Non-invasive skin imaging techniques |
| Hall M | European Dermatology Nurse Task Force | Bacterial skin infections | Dermatology of ageing skin | |
| Hall K | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session | Chronic leg ulcers | Managing skin diseases during pregnancy |
| Hall N | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session | STIs | STIs |
| 1.61 – 1.62 | [Workshop] | [Workshop] | ||
| 1.85 – 1.86 | [Workshop] | [Workshop] | ||
| ePoster area | ePoster area | ePoster area | ||
Workshops need to be purchased in advance and have limited capacity. READ MORE
THU
1
Plenary session on this day
- Plenary Lectures B
- 12:00 - 13:00
Scientific sessions
| Room Name | 08:30 – 10:00 | 10:15 – 11:45 | 14:15 – 15:45 | 16:00 – 17:30 |
| Hall A | Understanding psoriasis | Treating psoriasis | Late breaking news | Late breaking news |
| Hall D | Hair disorders: Non-cicatricial alopecias | Hair disorders: Cicatricial alopecias | Nail disorders: Inflammatory diseases | Nail disorders: Tumours |
| Hall B | Dermatosurgery | Dermatosurgery | Paediatric dermatology | Paediatric dermatology |
| Hall C | Practical diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms | Practical diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms | Genetic diseases | Neutrophilic diseases |
| Hall F1 | Contact eczema | Chronic hand eczema | Chronic Urticaria | EADV-funded projects and fellowships |
| Hall F2 | Melanoma: Diagnostic techniques | Melanoma: Treatment | Basal cell carcinoma | Squamous cell carcinoma |
| Hall E1 | Lasers for medical indications | Botulinum toxin for medical reasons | Scars | Acne scars |
| Hall E2 | Fillers for beginners | Cosmetic treatments in skin of colours | Fillers (part. 2) | Fillers (part. 3) |
| Hall G | Controversies I | Controversies II | Controversies III | Controversies IV |
| Hall M | Fungal skin infections | Infestations and parasitic infections | Best papers of JEADV | Best of Dermatology papers 2026: a panoramic view |
| Hall K | Drug reactions | Acne: Clinical variants and treatment recommendations | Atopic dermatitis: Clinical variants and treatment recommendations | Eczema beyond atopic dermatitis |
| Hall N | Free Communications I | Free Communications II | Free Communications III | Free Communications IV |
| 1.61 – 1.62 | [Workshop] | [Workshop] | ||
| 1.85 – 1.86 | [Workshop] | [Workshop] | ||
| ePoster area | ePoster area | ePoster area | ||
Workshops need to be purchased in advance and have limited capacity. READ MORE
FRI
2
Scientific sessions
| Room Name | 08:30 – 10:00 | 10:15 – 11:45 | 14:15 – 15:45 | 16:00 – 17:30 |
| Hall A | Atopic dermatitis in children | Atopic dermatitis in adults | Late breaking news | Late breaking news |
| Hall D | Dermoscopy for keratinocytic tumours | Dermoscopy for melanoma and melanocytic naevi | Nail and hair dermoscopy | Trichoscopy |
| Hall B | Pigmentary disorders: Hyperpigmentation | Pigmentary disorders: Hypopigmentation | Merkel cell carcinoma and cutaneous sarcomas | Cutaneous lymphomas |
| Hall C | Cutaneous manifestations of internal diseases | Cutaneous manifestations of lupus erythematosus | Joint EADV/JDA session | Lichen planus |
| Hall F1 | Patient-focused session | Wound healing | Adverse events in new anti-cancer therapy | Sarcoidosis and other granulomatous diseases |
| Hall F2 | Top advances in 2026 presented by ESDR | Hot topics in Dermatology selected by the EADV President | Best of European and American Dermatology | Best of European and American Dermatology |
| Hall E1 | AI strategies in dermatological practice | Controversies VI | Dermatology in skin of colour patients | Global health |
| Hall E2 | Mesotherapy and regenerative medicine | Longevity pillars of longevity medicine in aesthetic dermatology | Complications in aesthetic dermatology | Skin tightening and rejuvenation |
| Hall G | Controversies V | Controversies VII | Controversies VIII | |
| Hall M | Botulinum toyin for beginners | Botulinum toxin advanced | Setting up a cosmetic practice | Low cost non-laser pearls in cosmetic dermatology. My favourite non-EBD pearls from 4 experienced experts |
| Hall K | Surgical therapy | Psoriasis | Dermato-oncology | Paediatric dermatology |
| Hall N | Free Communications V | Free Communications VI | Free Communications VII | Free Communications VIII |
| 1.61 – 1.62 | [Workshop] | [Workshop] | ||
| 1.85 – 1.86 | [Workshop] | [Workshop] | ||
| ePoster area | ePoster area | ePoster area | ||
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SAT
3
Plenary session on this day
- Plenary Lectures c
- 12:00 - 13:00
Scientific sessions
| Room Name | 08:30 – 10:00 | 10:15 – 11:45 | 14:15 – 15:45 | 16:00 – 17:30 |
| Hall A | Understanding acne | Treating acne | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session |
| Hall D | Drug reactions | Clinical-pathological correlation | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session |
| Hall B | Itch | Chronic prurigo | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session |
| Hall C | Autoimmune bullous diseases | Pemphigoid | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session |
| Hall F1 | Multidisciplinary approach and personalised treatment | Vasculitis and vasculopathies | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session |
| Hall F2 | Emergencies in dermatology | Actinic keratosis | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session |
| Hall E1 | Imaging/AI in aesthetic dermatology | Emerging aesthetic technologies | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session |
| Hall E2 | Cellulite and fat | Peels | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session |
| Hall G | Hair disorders | Urticaria | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session |
| Hall M | Sclerotic skin diseases | Genital diseases | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session |
| Hall K | Task force highlights | Task force highlights | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session |
| Hall N | Clinical cases | Clinical cases | Subspecialty session | Subspecialty session |
| 1.61 – 1.62 | [Workshop] | [Workshop] | ||
| 1.85 – 1.86 | [Workshop] | [Workshop] | ||
| ePoster area | ePoster area | ePoster area | ||
Workshops need to be purchased in advance and have limited capacity. READ MORE