Psoriasis International

World Psoriasis Day 2009

2009/11/27

News from the web office

Psychology and psoriasis: A new intervention for psoriasis patients

Psychology and psoriasis: A new intervention for psoriasis patients A team of researchers at the University of Manchester are investigating ways to help individuals cope better with their psoriasis symptoms including psychological distress. (...)

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2009/11/27

News from patients associations

Chilean Psoriasis Corporation now linked to Psoriasis-international.org

The Chilean Psoriasis Corporation (Corporación de Psoriasis de Chile) was created in 2007 and gathers some 220 members. This patient association looks for governmental support and of prevailed to solve the high cost of his treatments. For (...)

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2009/11/27

News from patients associations

Africa Psoriasis Organization (Kenya) joins Psoriasis International Network

Africa Psoriasis Organization was formed by psoriasis patients in March 2009. The oganization now has a growing membership of 150 patients, 10 dermatologists, 30 wellwishers and 2 corporate companies. Most of the year 2009 has been used in (...)

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2009/11/25

News from medical groups

3rd Symposium of the French Psoriasis Group

The 3rd Symposium of the French Psoriasis Group was held on October 16, 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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2009/11/16

News from medical groups

Algerian Psoriasis Group - Record of the Year 2009

The year 2009 saw the creation of the Algerian Psoriasis Group (Groupe algérien du psoriasis). The officers of this group were designated at the number of 10: Baghou soumeya (Constantine) Boudghene Stambouli Omar (Tlemcen) Boukerche tarek (...)

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2009/11/10

News from patients associations

1st Meeting of LATINAPSO - Latin American Psoriasis Network

Psoriasis is a serious disease that deserves attention. Argentina hold the 1st Meeting of the Latin American Associations Network: LATINAPSO. Motivated against the global ignorance of psoriasis in Latin America, the patient associations of (...)

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2009/11/10

News from medical groups

Activities on Psoriasis in 2009 – the Division of Evidence based Medicine in Dermatology (Berlin / Germany)

Activities on Psoriasis in 2009 – the Division of Evidence based Medicine in Dermatology (Berlin / Germany) developed new guidelines and performed health care research The division of Evidence Based Medicine (dEBM) (head: Prof. B. Rzany MD ScM) (...)

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2009/10/28

News from medical groups

The Libyan Society of Dermatologists joins Psoriasis International Network

The Libyan society of dermatologists was established at 1992, and at this stage about 200 Libyan doctors in the specialty are members. The society board includes Prof Gamal A Duweb, the president, Prof Ali H Elzurghany, vice president and Dr. (...)

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2009/10/16

Events

VI National Mexican Psoriasis Congress

VI NATIONAL PSORIASIS CONGRESS 2009 - WORLD PSORIASIS DAY "PSORIASIS IN MEXICO, A MULTIFACTORIAL SYSTEMIC DISEASE" Here below the programme of the Congress (in Spanish):

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2009/10/16

Events

Philippines’ FunWalk@Baywalk- World Psoriasis Day

Dear Friends, In celebration of this year’s World Psoriasis Day, we have decided to start a donation-relief drive for the typhoon Ondoy-Pepeng’s victims. There will be no registration fees but instead, everyone is encouraged to bring relief (...)

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2009/10/01

News from medical groups

Health Services Research in Psoriasis – The German Approach

"Health Services Research in Psoriasis – The German Approach" Paper on the German health services research in psoriasis published in Dermatology 2009, by M. Augustin, K. Reich , M. Reusch, T. Luger, N. Franzke, I. Schäfer, S.J. Rustenbach, M.A. (...)

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2009/09/24

News from medical groups

Example of collaboration between dermatologists and patient associations: an Italian study

Study published in June 2009 in the European Journal of Dermatology, a collaboration between the major Deparments of Dermatology of Italian Universities and Hospitals and the Italian Association of Psoriasis Patients (ADIPSO). Click on the (...)

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2009/09/23

News from medical groups

Tunisian Study on Anti-MCV in Psoriasis

The increased serum levels of anti-mutated citrullinated vementin antibodies (anti-MCV) in psoriasis correlates with severity and disease duration. S.Samoud1, 2, Y.Galai2, L.Lachheb3, C.Belajouza3, M.Denguezli3, R.Nouira3, J.Boukadida1 (...)

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2009/09/18

News from patients associations

2nd World Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Conference 2009

At the 2nd World Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Conference 2009, June 24-28, leading dermatologists, rheumatologists and patients’ representatives from around the world gathered in Stockholm to explore the many diverse and emerging issues (...)

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2009/09/17

News from patients associations

"Vitamin D - The vitamin of the sun"

"Vitamin D - The vitamin of the sun" - article proposed by the Swiss Psoriasis and Vitiligo Association SPVG and validated by the association’s Scientific Council. The article was published in the SPVG bulletin and it is available in French and (...)

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2009/09/10

Events

Psoriasis Day in University of Buenos Aires

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires, in collaboration the Argentine Society of Dermatology, the Argentine Association of Paediatric Dermatology and SOLAPSO - Latin-American Psoriasis Society, organises its Psoriasis Day (...)

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2009/09/10

Events

Psoriasis Group in Israel organises course - ’’The Art of Treating Psoriasis’’

Course - ’’The Art of Treating Psoriasis’’ will be held in Israel between 29-30.10.2009 for details see Israeli country website on Psoriasis International.

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2009/09/10

News from medical groups

Psoriasis Medical Group created in Turkey

The Turkey Psoriasis Medical Group (TURKIYE PSORIASIS MEDIKAL GURUP) has been recently established and gathers some 10 members. Their activities shall be announced in a short time. Be then attemptive to the Turkish page on our "Country Sites" (...)

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2009/07/20

News from patients associations

Psoriasis Week in Mexico

Last June, the Mexican Psoriasis Association (AMCPSO) held in its headquarters the 2009 Psoriasis Week under the theme “Lighten you psoriasis”. This title was chosen because the week programme would turn around topics such as the relation between (...)

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2009/07/13

News from patients associations

Psoriasis: The Naked Truth – The Search for Candidates

In late 2008, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals announced that they were launching an educational awareness campaign called Psoriasis: The Naked Truth. Through a photography exhibit of people living with the condition, The Naked Truth aims to raise (...)