These meetings run in parallel with the main programme and are listed here for visibility. Some sessions are open to all participants; others are invitation-only.
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Tuesday, 23 June 2026, 16:00 - 18:00
Room: 143 on 13th floor
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 08:00 - 10:00
Room: Holst
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 08:00 - 09:30
Room: Nielsine Nielsen
Advances in Dermatitis from the American Contact Dermatitis Society
Session chair: JiaDe (Jeff) Yu, MD MS
8:00-8:20 Dupilumab and Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma: What’s the Evidence?
Speaker: Dathan Hamann, MD, Medical Director Contact Dermatitis Institute
8:20-8:40 When Allergen Avoidance Fails: Precision Medicine to Guide Treatment in Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Speaker: Wei Che-Ko, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts
8:40-9:00 Five MORE Evidence-Based Things to promote high value care in dermatitis
Speaker: Susan Nedorost, MD, Professor Emerita of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University
9:00-9:20 Desert Bloom, Hidden Doom: Allergic Contact Dermatitis from Invasive Globe Chamomile in the American Southwest
Speaker: Carsten Hamann, MD PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
9:20-9:30 Question and Answer
All Speakers
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 11:45 - 13:30
Room: 13.02.48 on 2nd floor
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 11:45 - 12:45
Room: Holst
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 13:30 - 16:30
Room: 13.02.49
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 14:00 - 16:30
Room: Nielsine Nielsen
Chairs: Prof. Dr. Christian Apfelbacher, Prof. Dr. Richard Brans
14:00-14:05 Introduction: Prof. Dr. Christian Apfelbacher, Prof. Dr. Richard Brans
14:05-14:25 Prof. Dr. Heinrich Dickel: Can we trust the patch test? The reproducibility puzzle
14:25-14:45 Dr. Katherina Siewert: No patch, no pain: Will the future of contact allergy diagnostics be found in the lab?
14:45-15:05 Prof. Dr. Richard Brans: Heavy strain: Contact sensitization patterns in wood and construction workers
15:05-15:25 Coffee Break
15:25-15:45 Prof. Dr. Andrea Bauer: Sticky situation: Unmasking occupational sensitizers in epoxy resin systems
15:45-16:05 PD Dr. Nicola Wagner: Smart tech, skin in trouble: Update on sensitizers in glucose sensors and other medical devices
16:05-16:25 PD Dr. Annice Heratizadeh: Skin care: Prevention of allergic contact dermatitis in a patch test study
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Thursday, 25 June 2026, 08:00 - 11:00
Room: 13.02.49 on 2nd floor
In memory of Dr. Luis Conde Salazar
8:00-8:15 Dra. Alicia Cannavo, Argentina: Dr. Luis Conde Salazar: His Life History And His Medical Work.
8:15-8:30 Dra. María Graciela Guzmán Perera, México: Angry Back Syndrome: Is It More Often Related To A Particular Allergen?
8:30-8:45 Dra. An Goossens, Bélgica: Allergy To Multifuntional Ingredients In Cosmetics.
8:45-9:00 Dra. Lucie Puell, Perú: Lessons Learned In Twenty Years Of Investigation In Contact Dermatitis.
9:00-9:15 Pau Forte-Genescà, David Pesqué, Marc Aparicio Rovira, Fernando Gallardo, Ramon M Pujol, Ana M Giménez-Arnau, Spain: Outbreak
of Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Waste Management Workers Linked to Polyisoprene Mask Bands Containing Multiple Allergens
9:15-9:27 Clinic Cases Session
9:27-9:40 Dr. Alejandra Jaque, Chile: A red-hooded entity masquerading as contact dermatitis (and vice-versa).
9:40-9:52 Dra. Maria Graciela Guzmán, México: Sensibilidad mixta a fragrancias oxidadas. Linalool-citronelall.
9:52-10:05 Dra. Maria Antonia Pastrana, Spain: Epidemic Outbreak of Allergic Contact Dermatitis Caused by 3-0 - Ethyl Ascorbic Acid in Spain.
Discussion
Thursday, 25 June 2026, 12:15 - 13:15
Room: 13.02.49 on 2nd floor
Thursday, 25 June 2026, 12:15 - 13:15
Room: 13.02.48 on 2nd floor
Friday, 26 June 2026
Friday, 26 June 2026, 12:15 - 13:15
Room: 13.02.48 on 2nd floor
Friday, 26 June 2026, 12:15 - 13:15
Room: Nielsine Nielsen
Reports from the North American Contact Dermatitis Group
Session chair: JiaDe (Jeff) Yu, MD MS
12:15-12:30 Insights from the NACDG 2023-2024 Data Cycle
Speaker: Margo Reeder, MD, Associate Professor of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin
President of the North American Contact Dermatitis Group
12:30-12:45 Patch Test Reactions Associated With Sunscreens: Retrospective Analysis of North American Contact Dermatitis Group Data, 2011-2024
Speaker: Brandon Adler, MD, Associate Professor of Dermatology, University of Southern California
12:45-13:00 Uptrending Allergens from the North American Contact Dermatitis Group
Speaker: Peggy A Wu, MD MPH, Professor of Dermatology, University of California at Davis
13:00-13:15 Question and Answer
Saturday, 27 June 2026
Saturday, 27 June 2026, 08:00 - 09:00
Room: Nielsine Nielsen
Evaluation and Treatment of Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis
Session chair: JiaDe (Jeff) Yu, MD MS
8:00-8:15 Evaluating for Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis
Speaker: Alexandra Flamm, MD, Associate Professor of Dermatology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
President-Elect of American Contact Dermatitis Society
8:15-8:30 Patch Testing While on Atopic Dermatitis Biologics
Speaker: JiaDe (Jeff) Yu, MD MS, Chair and Associate Professor of Dermatology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
President of American Contact Dermatitis Society
8:30-8:45 Update on Contact Allergen Management Program v2.0
Speaker: Amber Reck Atwater, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology, George Washington University
8:45-9:00 Question and Answer