Psoriasis International Newsletter n°5
2008 December 01

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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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

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: (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)