Psoriasis International

2008/12/16

News from medical groups

4th Croatian-Italian Symposium on Psoriasis

The 4th Croatian-Italian Symposium on Psoriasis was held in Zagreb, Croatia, on November 13th 2008. The Symposium was organized by the University Department of Dermatology and Venereology from Zagreb University Hospital Center and School of (...)

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2008/12/04

News from medical groups

The Latin America Psoriasis Society (SOLAPSO) is now linked with Psoriasis-international.org

SOLAPSO (Sociedad Latinoamericana de Psoriasis) is a new organization which invites professionals in health from Latin America, who have an special interest in Psoriasis. SOLAPSO has members of different Latin American countries, and each (...)

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2008/11/28

News from patients associations

APLCP – Association Pour la Lutte Contre le Psoriasis

The French psoriasis patients association, APLCP, was founded in 1983. It is member of EUROPSO and IFPA. Recognized of public utility by the French State in 1999, the association mains goals are: To inform, support, listen and educate psoriasis (...)

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2008/11/26

News from medical groups

The Chinese Dermatologist Association joins Psoriasis International

Created in 2005 and gathering some 20000 members, the Chinese Dermatologist Association (CDA) is one of the professional branches of CMDA. Representing the collective view of 20000 practicing dermatologists in China, CDA is committed to (...)

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2008/11/26

News from medical groups

Moldova in the Psoriasis International Network

A psoriasis medical group in Moldova is being settled at present. "Dermatology Clinic" gathers up to now 12 practitioners and intends to be the first psoriasis-specific organization of the country. Its website is still under construction and (...)

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2008/11/25

News from medical groups

Psoriasis sessions in the 8th Asian Dermatological Congress

The 8th Asian Dermatological Congress Seoul, Korea / 1st – 4th Oct., 2008 Seoul, the dynamic capital city of South Korea, hosted the 8th Asian Dermatological Congress (ADC) at Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel from Oct. 1st through 4th. It was (...)

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2008/11/24

News from medical groups

2nd Symposium of the French Psoriasis Group

The 2nd Symposium of the French Psoriasis Group was held on October 23, at Hôpital Saint-Louis in Paris. The French Dermatological Society accredited this Symposium for Continuing Medical Education. The pedagogic goals of this symposium were: (...)

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2008/11/24

News from medical groups

Psocare Italy: recent activities

The Psocare programme has been conceived as a nationwide outcome study of patients receiving for the first time in their life a new systemic treatment for psoriasis. The main focus is on long-term effectiveness and infrequent or rare adverse (...)

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2008/11/20

News from the web office

Research article released on the health care and needs of Italian psoriasis patients

BMC Public Health Research article Analysis of health care and actual needs of patients with psoriasis: a survey on the Italian population Emma Altobelli*1, Mara Maccarone2, Reimondo Petrocelli1, Ciro Marziliano1, Alberto Giannetti3, Ketty (...)

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2008/11/20

News from patients associations

World Psoriasis Day in Italy

WORLD PSORIASIS DAY 25-26 October 2008 The World Psoriasis day is held on 29th October every year, organised in Italy by ADIPSO. The event is held during the weekend closer to the date of 29th October and up to now we have made over 1 million (...)

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2008/11/14

News from patients associations

World Psoriasis Day in Germany

World Psoriasis Day in Germany A front of information against lack of knowledge: Press conference, Telephone Hotline, Psoriasis Congress, Info Events The German Association Deutscher Psoriasis Bund e.V. (www.psoriasis-bund.de) organised at (...)

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2008/11/14

News from patients associations

Patient Guidelines on Psoriasis

The German self-help organisation, Deutscher Psoriasis Bund e.V., edited a Guideline on Psoriasis for patients (germ.: Patientenleitlinie). It is based on the medical S3-Guideline, which has the highest quality in evidence-based medicine. The (...)

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2008/10/28

News from patients associations

World Psoriasis Day Press Release from International Federation of Psoriasis Associations, IFPA

Press release from International Federation of Psoriasis Associations, IFPA October 28, 2008 Psoriasis needs to be taken more seriously There are more than 125 million people with psoriasis/psoriatic arthritis in the world. Psoriasis is a (...)

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2008/10/28

News from medical groups

Japanese Society for Psoriasis Research

Hajime Iizuka, M.D. Asahikawa Medical College Midorigaoka-Higashi 2-1-1 Asahikawa 078-8510 Japan The Japanese Society for Psoriasis Research was founded in 1986; the founding chairman was Prof. Yoshio Nakamizo (Kyushu University). (...)

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2008/10/24

News from medical groups

Psoriasis India Forum now on Psoriasis International Network

In 2007 a psoriasis forum gathering 15 dermatologists was created in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It meets for academic discussions, discussing difficult cases, exchanging data, conducting free camps in various hospitals with (...)

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2008/10/22

News from patients associations

Mexico greetings for World Day of Psoriasis

WORLD DAY OF THE PSORIASIS 2008 The MEXICAN ASSOCIATION AGAINST THE PSORIASIS celebrates this special day with a national congress which has as intention to inform what the disease is, by means of conferences of the same patients and (...)

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2008/10/22

Events

PSOPortugal World Psoriasis Day celebrations

As part of the celebrations of World Psoriasis Day, which is commemorated on 29 October, the PSOPortugal has defined 3 actions that will follow from October 23 to November 8. Contemporary ballet In partnership with the National Ballet Company (...)

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2008/10/21

News from patients associations

A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO PSORIASIS IN GOSSELIES - BELGIUM

Early 2008, the Dermatology team at Clinique Notre-Dame de Grâce (Gosselies-Belgium) has initiated, in collaboration with GIPSO, a support program dedicated to patients suffering from medium to severe psoriasis. Doctor Françoise POOT, Head of the (...)

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2008/10/14

News from medical groups

Epidemio-clinical features of psoriasis in Tunisia through a multicentre study

Background: Psoriasis is a common, chronic and recurrent, inflammatory disease of the skin. It is a worldwide disease that affects most races with no sexual predilection and can manifest at any age of life. Methods: we conducted an analytic, (...)

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2008/09/29

Events

National Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Conference (NPPAC) - Philippines

Psoriasis Philippines (PSORPHIL) and the Philippine Dermatological Society (PDS) have the pleasure to announce the 2008 National Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Conference to be held on October 28 , 2008 at AIM Conference Center Manila. The (...)