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 2026 IPC Events

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June 5, 2026 | 13:15 – 14:45 BRT
2026 SOCIEDAD LATINOAMERICANA DE PSORIASIS CONGRESS (SOLAPSO) | BRAZIL

IPC Partnership Symposium

Program Chairs: André Carvalho, Brazil and Maria Victoria Suarez Restrepo, Brazil

Program Faculty: Claudia de la Cruz, Chile; Cristina Echeverría, Argentina and Benjamin Hidalo Matlock, Costa Rica
May 19, 2026 | 14:00 – 15:30 ART
XLIII REUNIÓN ANUAL DE DERMATÓLOGOS LATINOAMERICANOS (RADLA) | BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

Partnership Symposium

Program Chairs: Carolina Ledesma, Argentina; Maria Victoria Suarez Restrepo, Brazil and Fernando Valenzuela, Chile

Program Faculty: Cristina Echeverría, Argentina; César Gonzalez, Colombia; Benjamin Hidalgo Matlock, Costa Rica and Paula Carolina Luna, Argentina
May 13, 2026 | 08:00 – 11:30 CDT
SOCIETY FOR INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY (SID) | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

IPC Symposium

Program Chairs: Curdin Conrad, Switzerland and Johann Gudjonsson, United States

Program Faculty: Christopher Bunick, United States; Wilson Liao, United States; Knuth Schäkel, Germany; Shikha Singla, United States and Alex Tsoi, United States
May 12 – June 9, 2026 | 17:00 – 19:00 CEST
2026 VIRTUAL EUROPE MASTERCLASS | VIRTUAL

IPC Masterclass

Program Chairs: Antonios Kolios, Switzerland; Ravi Ramessur, United Kingdom and Lone Skov, Denmark

Program Faculty: Malin Assarsson, Sweden; Jonathan Barker, United Kingdom; Jose-Manuel Carrascosa Carrillo, Spain; Cobly Evans, United States; Albert Duvetorp, Sweden; Michel Gilliet, Switzerland; Paolo Gisondi, Italy; Ingvar Ingvarsson, Iceland; Brian Kirby, Ireland; Anna López Ferrer, Spain; Mari Løset, Norway; Alexander Navarini, Switzerland; Shekhar Neema, India; Amy Paller, United States; Diamant Thaçi, Germany; Peter van de Kerkhof, Netherlands; Juul van der Reek, Netherlands; Ralph Vighi da Rosa, Brazil and Zenas Yiu, United Kingdom
May 7 – 9, 2026
IFPA MEMBER FORUM AFRICA | NAIROBI, KENYA

April 27, 2026 | 17:00 – 18:30 EST
PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS OF RHEUMATOLOGY (PANLAR) | PANAMA CITY, PANAMA

Partnership Symposium

IPC Faculty: Claudia de la Cruz, Chile

Program Faculty: Antonio Cachafeiro Vilar, PANLAR; Juan Raúl Castro Ayarza, SOLAPSO; Monica Chapman, Psoriasis Foundation of Panama; Silvia; Fernandez Barrio, COLAPPIEL; Rodrigo Garcia Salinas, PANLAR and Martin Petrocco, COLAPPIEL
April 16 – May 14, 2026 | 13:00-15:00 COT | 14:00-16:00 CLT | 15:00-17:00 BRT
2026 VIRTUAL LATIN AMERICA MASTERCLASS | VIRTUAL

IPC Masterclass

Program Chairs: André Carvalho, Brazil; Renata Magalhães, Brazil and Natalia Merino, Perú

Program Faculty: Daniela Armijo, Chile; April Armstrong, United States; Jaquelini Barboza da Silva, Brazil; Romina Contreras, Paraguay; Claudia de la Cruz, Chile; Cristina Echeverría, Argentina; Maria-Angeliki Gkini, United Kingdom; Leandro Leite, Brazil; Angela Londoño, Colombia André Riberiro, Brazil; Enrique Rivas, Guatemala; Ricardo Romiti, Brazil; Fernando Valenzuela, Chile and Peter van de Kerkhof, Netherlands
April 11 – 12, 2026
IPC NORTH AMERICA MASTERCLASS | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES


IPC Masterclass

Program Chairs: Amy Paller, Illinois and Linda Stein Gold, Michigan

Program Faculty: Kenneth Gordon, Wisconsin; Mio Nakamura, Michigan; Vimal Prajapati, Canada; Ronald Vender, Canada and Matthew Vesely, United States
March 26, 2026 | 14:00-18:00 MDT

2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY (AAD) | DENVER, COLORADO, UNITED STATES

IPC Symposium

Program Chairs: Alan Irvine, Ireland; Yael Anne Leshem, Israel; Amy Paller, United States and Bruce Strober, United States

Program Faculty: Killian Eyerich, Sweden; Kenneth Gordon, United States; Johann Gudjonsson, United States; Jason Hawkes, United States; Shawn G. Kwatra, United States; Yael Anne Leshem, Israel; Lev Pavlovsky, Israel and Andrew Pink, United Kingdom
January 30 – February 27, 2026 | 13:00 – 15:00 WAT | 14:00 – 16:00 EET
2026 VIRTUAL AFRICA AND EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN MASTERCLASS | VIRTUAL

IPC Masterclass

Program Chairs: Mahira Hamdy El Sayed, Egypt; Marwa Amer, Egypt and Priscilla Angwenyi, Kenya

Program Faculty: María Julia Cura, Argentina; Paul Dimmock, United Kingdom; Nejib Doss, Tunisia; Dina ElDisouki, Egypt; Mona El-Kalioby, MBBCh, Egypt; Mohamed El-Komy, Egypt; Peter Foley, Australia; Paolo Gisondi, Italy; Maria-Angeliki Gkini, United Kingdom; Álvaro González-Cantero, Spain; Bryan Guevara, Philippines; Victoria Pantiño-Guillano, Philippines; Jan Hugo, Czech Republic; Julia-Tatjana Maul, Switzerland; Natalia Merino, Peru; Towhida Noor, Bangladesh; Josep Riera Monroig, Spain; Victoria Pantiño-Guillano, Philippines; Filip Rob, Czech Republic; Lily Tumalad, Philippines and Peter van de Kerkhof, Netherlands
February 26, 2026 | 12:00 – 14:00 CET

POLISH DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY CONFERENCE | RZESZÓW, POLAND

Partnership Symposium

Program Chair: Adam Reich, Poland

Program Faculty: Curdin Conrad, Switzerland; Maria-Angeliki Gkini, United Kingdom; Manuel P. Pereira, Germany; Josep Riera-Monroig, Spain and Peter van de Kerkhof, Netherlands

What's New

Use and Misuse of Systemic Corticosteroids in Psoriasis

In this Take Ten with IPC video, Professor Peter van de Kerkhof discusses the use and misuse of systemic corticosteroids in psoriasis. He questions whether they contraindicate the treatment of psoriasis, while also covering his personal experience in prescribing them.

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Use and Misuse of Topical Corticosteroids in Psoriasis

In this Take Ten with IPC video, Professor Peter van de Kerkhof discusses the use and misuse of topical corticosteroids in psoriasis, covering current use, guidelines, and consequences.

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Videos Now Available from the IEC & IPC Joint Symposium at AAD

Missed the joint symposium hosted by the International Eczema Council (IEC) and International Psoriasis Council (IPC) at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting? Select presentations from Psoriasis or Dermatitis? When Boundaries Blur and Treatments Flip the Script are now available, covering diagnostic overlap, emerging tools, treatment-related reactions, and practical strategies for managing complex cases across diverse patient populations.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2026