International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

Past Events

In an effort to bring valuable information and education to a wider audience, the IPC organizes and hosts various webinars,
masterclasses, and symposiums taking place at important congresses throughout the year.

Previous 2025 IPC Events

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November 28, 2025 | 14:30 – 15:35 MYT
INDONESIAN SOCIETY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY (PERDOSKI) | VIRTUAL

IPC Partnership Symposium

Program Chair: Rudi Chandra, Indonesia

Program Faculty: Siew Eng Choon, Malaysia; Curdin Conrad, Switzerland and Tiago Torres, Portugal

November 7, 2025 | 13:30 – 15:00 CST
20TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CHINESE DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION (CDA) | CHONGQING, CHINA

IPC Symposium

Program Chairs: Akimichi Morita, Japan and Yuling Shi, China

Program Faculty: Azura Mohd Affandi, Malaysia; April Armstrong, United States; Seong Jin Jo, Republic of Korea; Yukari Okubo, Japan and Zigang Xu, China
November 6, 2025 | 7:00 – 17:45 CST
IPC ASIA MASTERCLASS | CHONGQING, CHINA

Program Chairs: Akimichi Morita, Japan; Yuling Shi, China; Xuejun Zhang, China; Min Zheng, China; and Aijun Chen, China

Program Faulty: Azura Mohd Affandi, Malaysia; April Armstrong, United States; Jiaqi Chen, China; Xiang Chen, China; Seong Jin Jo, Republic of Korea; Wei Li, China; Yanhua Liang, China; Jiajing Lu, China; Xiaoyong Man, China; Yukari Okubo, China; Gang Wang, China; Yi Xiao, China; Zigang Xu, China; Zhenying Zhang, China and Yi Zhao, China
November 6, 2025 | 10:30 – 11:00 PHST
PHILIPPINE DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY (PDS) ANNUAL CONVENTION | METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES

IPC Partnership Symposium

Program Faculty: Jennifer Lavina Ngo, Philippines; Kelly Cordoro, United States; Lyra Laconico-Tumalad, Philippines and Patricia Ty Tinio, Philippines

October 29, 2025 | 14:00 – 18:35 CET
2025 WORLD PSORIASIS DAY WEBINAR

IPC Educational Partnership Webinar

September 17, 2025 | 08:30 – 10:00 CEST
EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY & VENEREOLOGY (EADV) | PARIS, FRANCE

IPC Symposium

Program Chairs: Mahira El Sayed, Egypt and Jose-Manuel Carrascosa, Spain

Program Faculty: Priscilla Angwenyi, Kenya; Romina Contreras, Paraguay; María Julia Cura, Argentina; Angela Londoño, Colombia; Josep Riera-Monroig, Spain; Martin Steinhoff, Qatar; Bruce Strober, United States; Lyra Tumalad, United States and Peter van de Kerkhof, Netherlands
September 10, 2025 | 13:00 – 17:00 CEST
54TH ANNUAL EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR DERMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH MEETING (ESDR) | ANTWERP, BELGIUM

IPC Symposium

Program Chairs: Lluís Puig, Spain and Jo Lambert, Belgium

Program Faculty: Deepak Balak, Netherlands; Curdin Conrad, Switzerland; Paola Di Meglio, United Kingdom; Michel Gilliet, Switzerland; Julien Lambert, Belgium and Robert Rissmann, Netherlands

June 18, 2025 | 13:30 – 17:10 CEST
XIV INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF DERMATOLOGY (ICD) | ROME, ITALY

Program Chairs: André Carvalho, Brazil and Errol Prens, Netherlands

Program Faculty: Olusola Ayanlowo, Nigeria; Paolo Gisondi, Italy; Maria-Angeliki Gkini, United Kingdom; Thomas Kirchlechner, Austria; Adam Reich, Poland; Josep Riera-Monroig, Spain; Yuling Shi, China; Catherine Smith, United Kingdom and Fernando Valenzuela, Chile

April 30 – May 28, 2025
IPC MASTERCLASS | VIRTUAL

Program Chairs: Lone Skov, Denmark; Paolo Gisondi, Italy and Juul van den Reek, Netherlands

This program is for dermatologists in Europe.
May 7, 2025 | 08:00 – 12:00 PDT
SOCIETY FOR INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY (SID) | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

Program Chairs: Johann Gudjonsson, United States and Nicole Ward, United States

Program Faculty: Francesca Capon, Canada; Michael Garshick, United States; Daniel Kaplan, United States; Satveer Mahil, United Kingdom; and Mehdi Rashighi, United States
April 26 – 27, 2025
IPC MASTERCLASS | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

Program Chairs: Andrew Blauvelt, United States and Wilson Liao, United States

This program is for healthcare professionals in North America.
April 9, 2025 | 12:30 – 14:00 ART
15TH WORLD CONGRESS OF PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY (WCPD) | BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

Program Chairs: Amy Paller, United States and Mona El Kalioby, Egypt

Program Faculty: Kelly Cordoro, United States; Benjamin Hidalgo Matlock, Costa Rica; Emmanuel Mahé, France; and Fernando Valenzuela, Chile
March 6, 2025 | 14:00 – 17:00 EST
2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY (AAD) | ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

Program Chairs: Bruce Strober, United States and Ken Gordon, United States

Program Faculty: April Armstrong, United States; Jaquelini Barboza da Silva, Brazil; Álvaro González-Cantero, Spain ; Bryan Guevara, Philippines; Joe Merola, United States; Mio Nakamura, United States; Shikha Singla, United States; and Jennifer Soung, United States

March 6, 2025 | 19:15 – 20:15 EST
2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY (AAD) | ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

Program Speakers: Bruce Strober, United States; Jason Hawkes, United States; and Saakshi Khattri, United States
February 13, 2025 | 14:00-17:30 CST
XXXIII CONGRESO CENTROAMERICANO Y DEL CARIBE DE DERMATOLOGÍA (SCCAD) | SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA

Program Chairs: André Carvalho, Brazil; and Benjamin Hidalgo Matlock, Costa Rica

Program Faculty: Cristina Echeverría, Argentina; Manuel Franco, Colombia; Angela Londoño, Colombia; Nancy Podoswa, Mexico; Enrique Rivas, Guatemala; Fernando Valenzuela, Chile; and Margarita Velásquez, Colombia

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