Psoriasis International Newsletter n°2
2008 July 29

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German Psoriasis Group

Wolfram Sterry Charité University Medicine Charitéplatz 1 10117 Berlin Germany Germany has always been an active place for psoriasis care and research. This is best exemplified by the use of fumaric acid esters as a systemic treatment for (...)

Consensus & Controversies is now online!

"Psoriasis: consensus & controversies" is a forum between psoriasis experts from all around the world. The main goal is to build a multi-opinion document highlighting the different therapeutic strategies in the world. This approach allows to (...)

5th International Congress "Psoriasis - From Gene to Clinic"

The 5th International Congress "Psoriasis - From Gente to Clinic" will take place at The Royal College of Physicians, in London, UK. The Congress will be held from 4th-6th December, 2008. It is organised by the British Association of (...)

“XIIIth COSMODERM – Joint Meeting of ESCAD and the Hellenic Society of Dermatology and Venereology”

The  XIIIth COSMODERM – Joint Meeting of ESCAD and the Hellenic Society of Dermatology and Venereology will be held on 12-14 December 2008 in Athens, Greece, under the patronage of the European Society for Cosmetic and Aesthetic Dermatology. (...)

Japan, newest country in the Psoriasis International Network

In order to promote the research and clinical study of Japanese psoriasis patients, the Japanese Society for Psoriasis Research was founded in 1991 and counts now with some 600 active members. The Japanese Society holds once a year an annual (...)

FIRST HUNGARIAN NATIONAL PSORIASIS CONVENTION AND OPEN DAY

FIRST NATIONAL PSORIASIS CONVENTION AND OPEN DAY (31ST MAY 2008 SZEGED, HUNGARY) - SUMMARY - The Psoriasis Club of Szeged (Hungary) composed and published a proclamation on occassion of the „World Psoriasis Day 2007”, that declared, that the (...)

The Psoriasis Society of Israel - new member of Psoriasis International Network!

Created in 2008, the Psoriasis Society of Israel is a newly developed group composed of dermatologists from several medical centers in Israel whose clinical and research field of interest is psoriasis. The aim of the group is to enrich the (...)

THE PSOCARE PROJECT IN ITALY 2005-2007

The Psocare project has been developed within the Italian National Health System as a nationwide outcome study of patients receiving for the first time in their life a new systemic treatment for psoriasis [1]. The main objectives are the (...)

Saudi Arabia, new partner country of the Psoriasis International Network

Created in 2008, the Saudi Psoriasis Group is a newly developed group whose main concern is psoriasis, and that has decided to join the International Psoriasis Network. It welcomes any physician interested in psoriasis to join the group and (...)

The Nigerian Association of Dermatologists (NAD), new member of Psoriasis International

The Nigerian Association of Dermatologists (NAD), created in 2004, has decided to join the network Psoriasis International. The NAD is engaged in the professional development of dermatologists, in providing technical assistance to public (...)

DERMATOMAROC linked with Psoriasis-international.org!

DERMATOMAROC is the first and the only dermatological website in Morocco, with many clinical cases, rares skin diseases, and with a magnific atlas. It was created in 2007 and counts today with an average of 50 visitors per day. For further (...)

Mexico patients association - AMCPSO joins Psoriasis International

The Asociación Mexicana contra la psoriasis (AMCPSO) was created in 2003 by patients with psoriasis and their relatives with the purpose of helping each other with the burden of the illness and improve their quality of life. In AMCPSO’s website (...)

A.DI.PSO Italy is now member of the Psoriasis International network

A.DI.PSO. (Association for the Defence of Psoriasis Patients) was founded in November, 1989, with the aim of providing positive assistance to people affected by psoriasis. The main objective of A.DI.PSO. has always been to increase public (...)

The Indonesian Psoriasis Care Foudantion joins Psoriasis International

The Indonesian Psoriasis Care Foundation or Yayasan Peduli Psoriasis Indonesia (YPPI) is a non-profit organization, founded in 2006 by some psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients. In 2004, some of the 400 current members were involved in (...)

Psoriasis Association Malta on Psoriasis-international.org

Created in 2004, the Psoriasis Association Malta is a non-profit organization managed by volunteers. Its mission is to improve the quality of life of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis sufferers through education, information and increased (...)

Psoriasis Australia Inc, a new partner association in the network Psoriasis International

Psoriasis Australia Inc (formerly Psoriasis Assoc. of Victoria Inc) has referenced its website in Psoriasis-international.org, and you can now visit it in the section “Country Sites”. This is a voluntary non-profit association created in 1986 and (...)

SPERANTA, the Romanian Psoriasis Patient Association joins the International Psoriasis Network

SPERANTA - Asociatia Pacientilor cu Psoariazis din Romania was created in 2005 by dermatologists to help their patients suffering from psoriasis. It has recently joined Psoriasis International. For further information on SPERANTA, please visit (...)