Belgian Dermatology Days 2025

SPEED OF LIGHT DERMATOLOGY:
Innovations and Breakthroughs
27 maart 2025, 08:30 - 28 maart 2025, 17:30
SQUARE Brussels Meeting Center

Praktische Informatie

REGISTRATIONS EARLY BIRD FEES

DATES 1 DECEMBER – 31 JAN JANUARY OM 23:59

Delegate Member Two Day Pass: €330.00

Delegate Member Thursday One Day Pass: €200.00

Delegate Member Friday One Day Pass: €200.00

Delegate Non Member Two Day Pass: €530.00

Delegate Non Member Friday One Day Pass: €265.00

Resident Fee: €100.00

Student Ticket: €40.00 (1 day) - €80.00 (2 days)

Exhibition pass: € 200 (2 days)

Congress Dinner Delegate Member: € 75

Congress Dinner | Delegate Non Member: € 90

Congress Dinner | Resident & Nurse: € 60

TIME

SESSION

7h45-8h45

Registrations

Registration Hall

8h45-09h00

WELCOME

Welcome
  • Prof. Veronique del Marmol (ULB)
8h45-09h00
Copper Hall
09h00-10h30

ETHICS AND ECONOMY part 1

Copper Hall

10h30-11h00

COFFEE BREAK

Exhibition Hall

11h00-12h30

ETHICS AND ECONOMY part 2

Copper Hall

WELCOME
  • Prof. Veronique del Marmol (ULB)
  • Dr. Koen Roegies (Tournai Medical Center)
11h00 - 11h15
Copper Hall
Ethical lessons from the past
  • Dr. Bernard Bouffioux (Clin. St. Pierre-Ottignies)
  • Dr. Jeans Goens (
11h15 - 12h00
Copper Hall
The future of dermatology in Belgium
  • Prof. Jo Lambert (UZ Gent)
12h00 - 12h25
Copper Hall
CLOSING
  • Prof. Veronique del Marmol (ULB)
  • Dr. Koen Roegies (Tournai Medical Center)
12h25 - 12h30
Copper Hall
12h30-14h00

LUNCH BREAK

14h00-15h00

SATELLITE SYMPOSIA

Atopic Dermatitis - Almirall
14h00-15h00
TBC
Hidradenitis Suppurativa - Novartis
14h00-15h00
TBC
Nouvelle arme thérapeutique dans l’alopécie androgénique avec le finastéride topique - Bailleul
14h00-15h00
TBC
Hyperhidrosis - Will Pharma
14h00-15h00
TBC
15h00-16h00

WORKSHOP 1st SESSION

BADO: Artificial Intelligence (AI) for skin cancer detection
  • Prof. Lieve Brochez (UZ Gent)
  • Prof. Marjan Garmyn (KUL)
15h00-16h00
TBC
BCDP: Challenging clinicopathologic cases
  • Dr. Marc Haspeslagh (Dermpat)
15h00-16h00
TBC
BDG - Interactive workshop: highlights of the 6th "World Congress Dermoscopy".
  • Dr. Katrien Vossaert (Dermatologie Maldegem)
  • Prof. Mariano Suppa (ULB)
  • Dr. Evelyne Harkemanne (UC Louvain)
15h00-16h00
TBC
BSPD: Innovations in dermatogenetics
  • Dr. Deborah Salik (Brussels Skin Center)
  • Prof. Bert Callewaert (UZ Gent)
15h00-16h00
TBC
BLG: How to treat or prevent scars with lasers and EBD
  • Dr. Cathy Dierckxens
  • Dr. Murielle Creusot
15h00-16h00
TBC
The Future of Dermatology in Belgium
  • Prof. Jo Lambert
15h00-16h00
TBC
16h00-16h30

COFFEE BREAK

Exhibition Hall

16h30-17h30

WORKSHOP 2nd SESSION

BADO: Artificial Intelligence (AI) for skin cancer detection
  • Prof. Lieve Brochez (UZ Gent)
  • Prof. Marjan Garmyn (KUL)
16h30-17h30
TBC
BCDP: Challenging clinicopathologic cases
  • Dr. Marc Haspeslagh (Dermpat)
16h30-17h30
TBC
BDG - Interactive workshop: highlights of the "6th World Congress Dermoscopy"
  • Dr. Katrien Vossaert (Dermatologie Maldegem)
  • Prof. Mariano Suppa (ULB)
  • Dr. Evelyne Harkemanne (UC Louvain)
16h30-17h30
TBC
BSPD: Innovations in dermatogenetics
  • Dr. Deborah Salik (Brussels Skin Center)
  • Prof. Bert Callewaert (UZ Gent)
16h30-17h30
TBC
BLG: How to treat or prevent scars with lasers and EBD
  • Dr. Cathy Dierckxens
  • Dr. Muriel Creusot
16h30-17h30
TBC
The Future of Dermatology in Belgium
  • Prof. Jo Lambert
16h30-17h30
TBC
19:00 - 23:00

Awards Ceremony and Congress Gala

TIME

SESSION

07h45-08h10

Registrations

Registration Hall

08h10-08h30

ADMINISTRATIVE SESSION - EUROMELANOMA

Auditorium

Administrative Session
  • Dr. Bernard Bouffioux (Clin. St. Pierre - Ottignies)
  • Prof. Julien Lambert (UZA)
  • Prof. Veronique del Marmol (ULB)
08h10-8h25
Copper Hall
Euromelanoma
  • Thomas Maselis (EM Belgium President)
08h25-8h30
Copper Hall
08h30-09h35

CLINICAL PEARLS & BELGIAN RESEARCH

Moderators: Prof. Julien Lambert, Prof. Marie Baeck

Recurrent aphtosis of the oral cavity
  • Dr. Amandine Bouillenne (CHU Liège)
08h30-08h38
Copper Hall
Unmasking: Paronychia as the hidden face of Pemphigus
  • Dr. Anke Lambert (KU Leuven)
08h38-08h46
Copper Hall
Retrouvons-nous sur le chemin de ronde
  • Dr. Céline Gilmant (CHU St. Pierre)
08h46-08h54
Copper Hall
When beauty becomes a mystery
  • Dr. Celestine Behaghel de Bueren (UC Louvain)
08h54-09h02
Copper Hall
When Mepolizumab triggers a pustular eruption: the Th1/Th2 balance in crisis
  • Dr. Lyna Mtimet (ULB)
09h02-09h10
Copper Hall
A W(r)ong Diagnosis ?
  • Dr. Sofie Stappers (UZA)
09h10-09h18
Copper Hall
Unraveling the Pathophysiology of Refractory and Inflammatory Skin Diseases through Multiomics
  • Dr. Lisa Huygen (VUB)
09h18-09h26
Copper Hall
The mask of Zorro: a subtle clue to a rare diagnosis
  • Dr. Vivian Jiang (UZ Gent)
09h26-09h35
Copper Hall
09h35-10h45

PHD PRESENTATIONS

Evidence of microcirculatory involvement in well-established and newly emerging inflammatory skin diseases with autoimmune signature
  • Dr. Yora Mostmans (ULB)
09h35-09h45
Copper Hall
Contribution to the epidemiology and diagnosis of dermatophytosis
  • Dr. Pauline Lecerf (ULB)
09h45-09h55
Copper Hall
Contribution to Personalized Medicine in Hidradenitis Suppurativa
  • Dr. Mathieu Daoud (ULB)
09h55-10h05
Copper Hall
Optimizing the use of biologics in psoriasis
  • Dr. Lisa Schots (UZ Gent)
10h05-10h15
Copper Hall
Clinical performance of multispectral dermoscopy and artificial intelligence lesion analysis"
  • Dr. Laudine Janssen (KU Leuven)
10h15-10h25
Copper Hall
The TELESPOT Project: implementation of a teledermoscopy system in primary healthcare centers for early skin cancer detection, results of a 3-years prospective study
  • Dr. Thomas Damsin (CHU Liège)
10h25-10h35
Copper Hall
10h35-11h00

COFFEE BREAK

Exhibition Hall

11h00-11h30

KEYNOTE LECTURE

Copper Hall

The environment and skin (pollutants, lifestyle...)
  • Prof. Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann (University of Augsburg-DE)
11h00-11h30
Copper Hall
Disease modification for inflammatory skin disorders
  • Prof. Thomas Bieber (University of Bonn-DE)
11h30-12h00
Copper Hall
12h00-13h00

SATELLITE SYMPOSIA

Hidradenitis Suppurativa - UCB
  • Prof. Christos Zouboulis
12h00-13h00
TBC
Atopic dermatitis: Nocturnal problems patient - Pierre Fabre
12h00-13h00
TBC
Psoriasis - Eli Lilly
12h00-13h00
Hall 300
Atopic Dermatitis - Sanofi
  • Early treatment and disease modification in AD : Reality ?
  • Real data on biological treatment of AD (Speaker 2)
  • AD: clinical cases
12h00-13h00
TBC
13h00-14h00

LUNCH BREAK

Exhibition Hall

14h00-15h10

UPDATE & PRACTICAL DERMATOLOGY

Moderators: Prof. Jo Lambert, Prof. Arjen Nikkels

Update Atopic Dermatitis
  • Prof. Marie Baeck (UC Louvain)
  • Dr. Axel De Greef (UC Louvain)
14h00-14h10
Copper Hall
STD What's new?
  • Dr. Jonathan Krygier (VUB)
14h10-14h20
Copper Hall
Dermatophytose treatment: the problem of resistance
  • Dr. Pauline Lecerf (ULB)
14h20-14h30
Copper Hall
Scabies treatment: the problem of resistance
  • Prof. Hilde Lapeere ( UZ Gent)
14h30-14h40
Copper Hall
Highlights EADV/AAD
  • Dr. Thomas Damsin (CHU Liège)
14h40-14h50
Copper Hall
Update in Cutaneous Oncology
  • Lieve Brochez (UZ Gent)
14h50-15h00
Copper Hall
Mohs Taskforce
  • Dr. Kevin Gmelig (UZA)
15h00-15h10
Copper Hall
15h10-15h30

COFFEE BREAK

Exhibition Hall

15h30-16h15

QUIZ

Moderator: Dr. Katrien Vossaert

General dermatology
  • Prof. Marie Baeck (UC Louvain)
15h30-16h15
Copper Hall
16h15-16h45

AWARD & CLOSING

Best Clinical Case & Best Poster
16h15-16h45
Copper Hall
PROGRAMME

9h00-10h30

All about itch: is it an allergy or not?
  • Dr. Christa De Cuyper (AZ Sint-Jan Brugge)
9h00-9h45
TBC
10h30-11h00

COFFEE BREAK

11h00-11h30

Future perspectives in the personalized use of biologics
  • Lisa Schots (UZ Gent)
11h00-11h15
TBC
Organizing a nurse-led biological clinic
  • Elfie Deprez (UZ Gent)
11h15-11h30
TBC
12h30-13h00

LUNCH

13h00-13h30

The sun and the skin
  • Dr. Christa De Cuyper (AZ Sint-Jan Brugge)
13h00-13h30
13h30-14h00

Everything you need to know about the most frequent skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma
  • Dr. Isabelle Hoorens (UZ Gent)
13h30-14h00
14h00-14h30

The role of nurses in patient education and cancer screening
  • Dr. Amber Shen
14h00-14h30
15h30-16h00

COFFEE BREAK

16h00-16h30

Basics of surgery: what, when and how?
  • Corinne Chapelier (CHU Liège)
  • Dr. Christa De Cuyper (AZ Sint-Jan Brugge)
16h00-16h30
PROGRAMME

Hotel Bedford & Congress center - ARMSTRONG ROOM

Rue du Midistraat 135 - 1000, Brussels

09h00 – 09h30

Introduction
  • Prof. Veronique del Marmol (ULB)
09h00 – 09h30
09h30 - 10h10

Photodermatoses
  • Prof. Marjan Garmyn ( KU Leuven)
09h30 - 10h10
10h10 - 10h40

Cutaneous Porphyria made simple
  • Prof. Alex Anstey (Cardiff University, Wales)
10h10 - 10h40
10h40 - 11h10

COFFEE BREAK

11h10 - 11h50

Photoallergy and Phototoxicity
  • Prof. Jonathan White (ULB
11h10 - 11h50
11h50 - 12h20

Phototherapy
  • Prof. Julien Lambert (UZA)
11h50 - 12h20