SYMPOSIUM

2026

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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.

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Letter from the President

As President of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV), I am delighted to welcome you to the EADV Spring Symposium, which will take place in Athens from 7–9 May 2026.

The EADV Spring Symposia occupy a distinctive place within our scientific calendar, reflecting our commitment to European inclusiveness while offering an in-depth focus on key dermatological and venereological topics. For 2026, we have chosen the inspiring setting of Athens, a city universally regarded as the cradle of Western civilisation, where scientific inquiry, medicine, and philosophy first flourished. This historic backdrop provides a fitting environment for scientific exchange and reflection on the evolution of medical knowledge.

The Symposium will be hosted at the Megaron Athens, a unique venue in the heart of the city, renowned for its outstanding facilities, striking architecture, and state-of-the-art technology, with the capacity to welcome up to 6,000 delegates in an optimal scientific setting.

As every year, the EADV Spring Symposium offers an exceptional opportunity for professional networking and knowledge sharing, bringing together healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing skin and venereal health. The dynamic three-day programme is carefully designed to meet the needs of both early-career dermatologists and venereologists, as well as experienced specialists.

The scientific programme, curated by the newly appointed Scientific Programming Chair Professor Lidia Rudnicka and leading experts, will cover a broad spectrum of topics through a carefully selected range of sessions. Two outstanding Plenary Lectures will be highlights of the meeting: Professor Vassilis Gorgoulis (Athens, Greece) will explore “Senescence vs tumor progression: lessons from melanoma towards precision medicine”, while Professor Lydia Trakatelli (Athens, Greece) will take us on a fascinating journey through “Beauty and dermatology practices in Ancient Greece”, bridging historical perspectives with contemporary practice.

I warmly invite you to join us in Athens for what promises to be an enriching scientific and cultural experience, where tradition and innovation meet, and where knowledge, collaboration, and inspiration come together.

I look forward to welcoming you personally in Athens.

Με εκτίμηση

Prof. Branka Marinovic
2024 – 2026 EADV President

First plenary lecture and networking symposium

A welcome address from the EADV President, Prof. Branka Marinović, will officially kick off the 2025 EADV Symposium on Thursday, 22 May 2025.

Following her remarks, Prof. Bohdan Pomahac will deliver the first plenary lecture of this year’s Symposium on the groundbreaking field of face transplantation.

To conclude the evening, join us for a networking reception to celebrate the start of the 2025 EADV Symposium and connect with colleagues and speakers in a relaxed setting.

17:30
Opening plenary lecture

Forum hall – Level 2

18:30
Networking reception

Level 2

EADV Networking delegates

Healthcare Professional definition

  1. Important note to Healthcare and Non-Healthcare Professionals

    Access to the different areas and sessions of the Symposium is determined by the attendee’s Healthcare Professional status.

    As a multidisciplinary audience will attend the EADV Congress, the EADV will assign different classes to Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and Non-Healthcare Professionals (non-HCPs) to ensure compliance with the Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE’s Promotion Code) (CODE OF ETHICS & PARTNERSHIPS | SFEE).
    Please read the description below to ensure that you (or your delegates) comply with the regulations in place.

EADV members are not automatically considered Healthcare Professionals

Please select the correct status (HCP or non-HCP) during registration.

  1. Definition The SFEE code defines Healthcare Professionals as follows (Definitions, page 6):“any natural person who is identified as a healthcare professional in the applicable legislation1 and whose primary practice or principal professional address is in Greece and who, in the course of his/her professional activities, may prescribe, purchase, supply, recommend or administer medicinal products.

    It is explicitly clarified that the very broad subset of Healthcare Professionals who are not legally entitled to prescribe, supply or administer medicinal products, but nevertheless belong to the category of Healthcare Professionals, are not considered as general public. In this sense, product promotions at scientific event venues where such persons may be present are no prohibited.

    In the context of the national cancer policy, the specialty of pathologists is also explicitly included in this definition.

    To avoid any doubt, the term“Healthcare Professional”, with the exception of Chapter 1

    hereof, also includes:

    1. any official or employee of a government agency or other organisation (whether in the public or private sector) who may prescribe, purchase, supply, recommend or administer Medicinal Products; and
    2. any employee of a Pharmaceutical Company whose primary occupation is that of a practising HCP (e.g. medical doctor, nurse, dentist, etc.).
    However, the definition excludes:
    • all other full-term personnel (whether HCPs or not) of a PC under an employment contract, professional service contract or independent work contract; and
    • wholesalers or distributors of Medicinal Products.”

    Article 4 of Law 4238/GG A, 38/17.02.2014, characterises the following persons as Healthcare Professionals (HCPs): family physicians and physicians of other specialties, dentists and other healthcare professionals such as midwives, health visitors, nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, dieticians/nutritionists, psychologists, occupational therapists, medical laboratory technologists, medical and biological laboratory assistants, medical equipment operators.

    Medical students are not considered Healthcare Professionals under the current guidelines and will be automatically classified as Non-Healthcare Professionals.

  1. Industry sessions

    Satellite Symposia presenting data on the development, research, or other issues related to prescription medicine is restricted to Healthcare Professionals and Non Member (INDUSTRY) as indicated by the Industry Session Organizer.
    All promotional materials and marketing aids related to these industry sessions should be strictly limited to HCPs.

    Industry Session organisers can limit participation to certain representative groups independently from the EADV recommendations if deemed imperative to achieving the session’s intended purpose. The organising company reserves the right to refuse single categories, particularly if they are not adequately related to the session’s objective and purpose.

    The industry session organiser is responsible for compliance with the session