Advancing Biosimilars and Optimizing Psoriasis Treatment

XIV INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF DERMATOLOGY (ICD) | ROME, ITALY

June 18, 2025

| 13:30 – 17:10 CEST

Location: Rome Convention Center La Nuvola, Black Room, Level -1

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Agenda

Welcome and Introduction
André Carvalho, MD, PhD, Brazil

SECTION 1: BIOSIMILARS

Development and Quality Standards of Biosimilars
Thomas Kirchlechner, PhD, Austria

Regulatory Uptake and the Impact on Healthcare Costs (UK example)
Catherine Smith, MD, United Kingdom

REGIONAL UPTAKE OF BIOSIMILARS
Europe
Adam Reich, MD, PhD, Poland
Asia
Yuling Shi, MD, PhD, China
Latin America
Fernando Valenzuela, MD, Chile
Africa
Olusola Ayanlowo, MSc, MD, Nigeria

Panel Discussion
Section 1 Faculty
Moderator: Errol Prens, MD, PhD, Netherlands

SECTION 2: TREATMENT OPTIMIZATION

Treatment Optimization
Paolo Gisondi, MD, Italy

Clinical Case: Treatment Optimization with Biologics or Biosimilars
Josep Riera-Monroig, MD, Spain

Clinical Case: Treatment Optimization with Combination Therapy
Maria-Angeliki Gkini, MD, MSc, PhD, FRCP, United Kingdom

Panel Discussion
Section 2 Faculty
Moderator: André Carvalho, MD, PhD, Brazil

Closing and Adjourn
Errol Prens, MD, PhD, Netherlands

Program Chairs

Program Faculty

Olusola Olabisi Ayanlowo, MSc, MD

University of Lagos, Nigeria: Lagos University Teaching Hospital

Lagos, Nigeria

IPC Councilor

Bio

Maria-Angeliki Gkini, MD, MSc, PhD, FRCP

Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University

London, United Kingdom

IPC Jr. Councilor

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Hospital Moinhos de Vento

Porto Alegre, Brazil

IPC Board Member

Erasmus University Medical Center