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131ACTA DERMATOVENEROLOGICA CROATICAHARMONY IN DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY HAS BEEN ACHIEVED!7TH EADV SPRING SYMPOSIUMCavtat, Croatia, May 13-16, 2010	 The	7th	EADV	Spring	Symposium,	with	the	mot-to	«Harmony	 in	Dermatology	and	Venereology»,	was	held	in	Cavtat,	Croatia,	on	13-16	May	2010,	under the presidency of Prof Jasna Lipozenčić and	auspices	of	the	President	of	the	Republic	oh	Croatia Professor Ivo Josipović.	 The	7th	EADV	Spring	Symposium	brought	 to-gether	nearly	2,000	dermatologists-venereologists	from 78 countries, from all over the world. The rich and varied scientific program was not only inter-esting	in	clinical	but	also	in	the	academic-research	point of view. The main topics included melanoma; psoriasis; syphilis; dermatological surgery; novel drugs in dermatovenereology; food allergies, der-matoscopy; cutaneous lymphomas; hair and nail diseases; skin diseases in the Mediterranean; bul-lous diseases; acne and rosacea; wound healing and leg veins; chronic urticaria; vitiligo and pig-mentary disorders; skin clues of systemic and con-nective tissue diseases; photodermatology; atopic dermatitis; laser therapy; sexually transmitted in-fections; paediatric dermatology; non-melanoma skin cancer; dermatomycoses; aesthetic derma-tology (Botulinum toxin, facial rejuvenation); skin conditions and endocrinology; and the skin and internal malignancy. 	 The	 Symposia	 comprised	 four	 Case	 Report	Sessions, Poster Forum, six Focus Sessions, four Forum Sessions, twelve Workshops, twelve Sym-posia,	What’s	New	Session,	two	Free	Communi-cations Sessions, and eight Satellite Symposia. Over 480 posters were presented and exhibited.  An excellent beginning of scientific program was	 achieved	 by	 two	 outstanding	 opening	 lec-tures. Prof Amir Muzur overviewed the milestones in	the	history	of	Croatian	dermatology	and	vene-reology; and Prof Stefan Beissert presented the highlights	of	present	and	 future	of	dermatovene-reological research.  On Plenary Sessions, leading experts shared their experiences of particular topics. Prof Jo-hannes Ring gave the excellent lecture on al-lergy, environment and the skin; Prof Christopher Griffits facilitated our understanding of brain-skin axis; Prof Georg  Stingl gave an overview on im-munotherapy for skin diseases in the molecular era;  Prof Gregor Jemec emphasized novel imag-ing techniques for the diagnosis of skin disorders; Prof Jean-Hilaire Saurat overviewed exogenous acne; Prof Keith Radcliffe summarized progress, challenges and  opportunities of STIs in Europe.	 All	 Focus	 Sessions	 were	 brilliantly	 accepted,	bringing	 insightful	 presentations	 on	 Botulinum	toxin (directed by Prof Ronni Wolf); dermatoscopy (Prof Harald Kittler); the skin and internal malig-nancy (Prof Bruce Thiers); STIs and adolescence (Assist Prof Suzana Ljubojević); acne and rosa-cea (Prof Gerd Plewig); and cutaneous lupus ery-thematosus (prof Percy Lehmann).  Prof Andreas Katsambas, EADV President, led the excellent President’s Symposium, which pro-vided	up-to-date	data	on	different	topics:	metabolic	co-morbidities and psoriasis (Prof Paolo Gisondi); genetic	mechanisms	in	atopic	eczema	(Prof	Sara	Brown); and melanocytes and melanogenesis (Prof Marcus Böhm). Prof Irene Stefanki shared her extensive experiences from the STD Clinics.	 On	What’s	New	Session,	Prof	Rudolf	Happle	stressed	 on	 new	 diagnoses	 in	 Session	 	 what’s	new in clinical dermatology; Prof Erwin Tschachler presented what’s new in venereology; and Prof Peter Steijlen overviewed the novelties in pediatric dermatology. 	 It	is	important	to	mention	a	very	active	participa-tion	of	Croatian	dermatovenereologists	who	gave	15 excellent lectures concerning different fields: atopic dermatitis (Prof Jasna Lipozenčić); bullous diseases (Assist Prof Branka Marinović); acne and rosacea (Prof Aleksandra Basta-Juzbašić and Assist Prof  Zrinka Bukvić Mokos); pigmen-tary disorders (Prof Mirna Šitum); chronic urticaria (Prof Višnja Milavec-Puretić), psoriasis (Prof Mari-Acta	Dermatovenerol	Croat																								2010;18(2):131-132                NEWS AND COMMENTS132 ACTA DERMATOVENEROLOGICA CROATICAja Kaštelan, Assist Prof Romana Čeović), syphilis (Prof Franjo Gruber); HPV in dermatovenereology (Prof Mihael Skerlev); STIs in adolescence (As-sist Prof Suzana Ljubojević); paediatric dermatol-ogy (Head Doctor Slobodna Murat-Sušić); der-matological surgery (dr Daška Štulhofer Buzina); venous ulcers (dr Sandra Marinović Kulišić); and laser therapy (Assist Prof Zrinka Bukvić Mokos). In	 addition,	 domestic	 dermatovenerologists	 pre-sented	several	free	communications	and	case	re-ports, as well as interesting posters. The Symposia was brilliantly organized. The elected scientific program was accompanied by the excellent technical support and impressive exhibi-tion area. Furthermore, social program was unfor-gettable. During Opening Ceremony, Croatian en-sembles	presented	a	part	of	Croatian	rich	cultural	heritage. It was followed by memorable Welcome Reception, which took place by hotel Croatia’s swimming pool; so the participants could enjoy in the breathtaking view to nearby islands and crys-talline	blue	sea	in	the	sunset,	pleasant	live	music,	and Croatian gastronomic specialties. Equally unforgettable was President’s Dinner which took place in Dubrovnik Art Gallery, with unique elegant atmosphere	which	was	additionally	accentuated	by	enjoyable view to the Old Town of Dubrovnik, con-sidered as one of the most attractive on the planet. The charming beauty of Dubrovnik and its fascinat-ing	history	attracted	the	most	of	the	participants	to	visit this «paradise on Earth».  The remarkable success of this 7th	 	 EADV	Spring	Symposium	in	all	its	aspects	could	not	be	achieved	without	enormous	effort	of	 its	chairper-son Prof Jasna Lipozenčić. Prof Lipozenčić devot-ed her years of determined work to organize the EADV Spring Symposium of the highest scientific level,	 and	 to	 present	 Croatian	 dermatovenere-ology and our country in the best light. She un-questionably	succeeded	in	all	her	aims	and	gave	to this Symposium her personal touch. The long applause aimed to Prof Lipozenčić by more than three	 hundred	 participants	 at	 the	 Closing	 Cere-mony said more than a hundred words. Therefore Prof Lipozenčić earns our cordial congratulations, admiration and respect.  	 Our	congratulations	should	be	also	addressed	to Assist Prof Branka Marinović, Symposium Sec-retary	General,	who	gave	a	huge	contribution	 to	the	 success	of	 this	meeting	by	 her	 discrete,	 but	hard and pedantic work.	 In	 conclusion,	 7th	 EADV	 Spring	 Symposium	was successful in its scientific contents and its or-ganization,	 fully	achieving	 its	motto	«Harmony	 in	Dermatology	and	Venereology»!	Congratulations!	  Assist. Prof. Zrinka Bukvić Mokos, MD, PhD									NORTH AMERICAN CLINICAL DERMATOLOGIC SOCIETYVISITING ZAGREB UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY	 On	June	4,	2010,	the	University	Department	of	Dermatology	and	Venereology,	Zagreb	University	Hospital	 Center	 hosted	 North	 American	 Clinical	Dermatologic Society (NACDS) with six symposia lectures and refreshment. It was an honor for our Department to host 26 renowned NACDS experts at our facilities. The following lectures were held: Eighty-Two	 Years	 of	 the	 University	 Department	of	 Dermatology	 and	 Venereology,	 Zagreb	 Uni-versityHospital	 Center	 and	 School	 of	 Medicine,	Zagreb, Croatia (Lipozenčić); Laboratory Achieve-ments	 in	 Mycology,	 Dermatohistopathology,	 Im-munofluorescence, Immunology and Allergology (Marinović); Our Experience in Dermatosurgery (Štulhofer-Buzina); Thirty Years of Experience in Corrective Dermatology (Basta-Juzbašić); Lasers in Dermatology (Bukvić-Mokos); and HPV Vacci-nation in Children in Croatia (Skerlev). Each lec-ture was followed by fruitful discussion.  At the end, Professors Richard L. Spielvogel, James	Stewart	and	Anthony	Benedetto	awarded	Professor Jasna Lipozenčić with a medal and diploma as Honorary Member of NACDS. It was a	high	 recognition	 to	me	 for	 the	 “organization	of	postgraduate	study	and	advancement	of	 the	sci-entific, clinical and cultural aspects of the profes-sion”. This award is most precious to me and I am deeply grateful.  Professor Jasna Lipozenčić, MD, PhDNews	and	comments	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Acta	Dermatovenerol	Croat       2010;18(2):131-132

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