Rajka 2025 Melbourne motto:
History, Memory, and Retelling
Keynote and Invited speakers
- Sébastien BARBAROT, France
- Rebecca BASSETT, Australia
- Eung Ho CHOI, South Korea
- John COMMON, UK
- Sandipan DHAR, India
- Carsten FLOHR, UK
- Cindy MA, Australia
- Marlys FASSETT, USA
- Amir LATIFF, Malaysia
- JiHyun LEE, South Korea
- Adrian LOWE, Australia
- Wei LI, China
- Laura MacKAY, Australia
- Laurent MISERY, France
- Erereoghor OTROFANOWEI, Nigeria
- Amy S. PALLER, USA
- Murlidhar RAJAGOPALAN, India
- Johannes RING, Germany
- Peter SCHMID-GRENDELMEIER, Switzerland
- Alain TAÏEB, France
- Kim THOMAS, UK
- Claudia TRAIDL-HOFFMANN, Germany
- Fang WANG, China
- Andreas WOLLENBERG, Germany
- Margitta WORM, Germany
- Xu YAO, China
Program
Please note all timings are based on Melbourne time zone.
➜ Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEDT) – UTC+11
Friday, October 24th, 2025 — PaCeCAD
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| 08:30 | P1. |
Misinformation in Atopic Dermatitis and Digital Tools to address it
Chair: Jean-François STALDER, France / Fanny SENTENAC, France |
| 08:30 |
The concept of Patient Centred Approach in chronic skin disease (PCA)Jean-François STALDER, France |
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| 08:35 |
Tackling misinformation in social media: the example of Topical Corticosteroid Withdrawal (TSW)Mikael ALSTERHOLM, Sweden |
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| 08:45 |
Dr Tiktok will see you now: The impact of social media on dermatology practice and patient perceptionsAlpana MOHTA, India |
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| 08:55 |
Disrupted Skin, Disrupted Trust: The Consequences of Social Media on Dermatology Patients and PractitionersHanof AHMED, Qatar |
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| 09:05 |
What should we expect from Large Language Model Chat bots in therapeutic education: uses, expected benefits, risks?Pranvera SULEJMANI, USA |
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| 09:15 | RT |
Round Table: New communication tools in therapeutic education
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| 10:00 | Refreshment Break 30 min. | |
| 10:30 | P2. |
Atopic Dermatitis, Global Health Perspectives Worldwide
Chair: Fahafahantsoa RABENJA RAPELANORO, Madagascar / Tina MESARIČ, Slovenia |
| 10:30 |
Australia compared to the Rest of the WorldJohn SU, Australia |
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| 10:50 |
Eczema Support Australia: role and place of a patient advocacy group in the Australian patient journeyMelanie FUNK, Australia |
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| 11:00 | RT |
Round Table: Participants from other regions of the world
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| 11:45 |
ClosureJean-François STALDER, including closing remarks by ISAD President Alain TAÏEB |
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| 11:50 | Lunch break 01h00 | |
Friday, October 24th, 2025 — Symposium
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| 12:55 |
Welcome addresses
Chair: John C. SU, Australia |
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Acknowledgement of Country: Indigenous Welcome |
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| 13:00 |
Centenial of Georg RAJKA birthSuzanne RAJKA, Norway |
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| 13:05 |
Welcome to MelbourneJohn C. SU, Australia |
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| 13:10 |
President addressAlain TAÏEB, France |
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| 13:15 |
Welcome to AustraliaAdriene LEE, Australia |
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| 13:20 |
Introduction into History of ISAD and Rajka meetingsJohannes RING, Germany |
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| 13:30 |
Reporting from pre meetingRoberto TAKAOKA, Brazil |
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| 13:40 |
Reporting from WHO meetingAlain TAÏEB, France |
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| 13:50 | S1 |
Innate and adaptive Immunity*
Chairs: Magdalena TRZECIAK, Poland / Anne Rosemary HALBERT, Australia |
| 13:50 | KL1 |
T helper 2 (Th2) cells in atopic dermatitis – learning from Inborn Errors of ImmunityCindy MA, Australia |
| 14:15 | IL1 |
AD presentations in Inborn Errors of ImmunityAmir Hamzah ABDUL LATIFF, Malaysia |
| 14:30 | IL2 |
Can Peripheral T cell immunophenotypes in AD be useful to predict systemic treatment response?Margitta WORM, Germany |
| 14:50 | OL1 |
#1081CP |
| 15:05 | S2 |
Regulation of T cell immunity & Systemic immunity and immune crosstalk
Chairs: Dirk-Jan HIJNEN, The Netherlands / Jason FOK, Australia |
| 15:05 | KL2 |
Skin-Resident Lymphocyte diversity and function - implications for ADLaura MacKAY, Australia |
| 15:30 | IL3 |
Basophils: A Paradigm of Skin Neuroimmune crosstalkFang WANG, China |
| 15:50 | OL2 |
#1089DL |
| 16:05 | OL3 |
#1002SC |
| 16:20 | OL4 |
#1011WJ |
| 16:35 | PS1 |
Poster presentation session 130 min. Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits ➜ Check the Schedule |
| 17:05 | S3 |
Skin barrier
Chairs: Kyu Han KIM, South Korea / Linda MARTIN |
| 17:05 | KL3 |
Skin barrier research in atopic dermattis in the era of biologicsEung Ho CHOI, South Korea |
| 17:30 | OL5 |
#1068SW |
| 17:45 | OL6 |
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| 18:00 | OL7 |
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| 19:30 | Welcome reception 03h00 | |
Saturday, October 25th, 2025 — Symposium
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| 08:00 | Welcome | |
| 08:30 | S4 |
Georg RAJKA Centennial session
Chairs: Alain TAÏEB, France / John C. SU, Australia |
| 08:30 | KL4 |
100 years from the birth of Georg Rajka – atopic dermatitis over a centuryJohannes RING, Germany |
| 08:55 | IL4 |
Remembering the 1988 International Symposium on Atopic Dermatitis in Oslo, NorwayRoberto TAKAOKA, Brazil |
| 09:10 | IL5 |
Towards personalised therapy and potential disease modificationPeter SCHMID-GRENDELMEIER, Switzerland |
| 09:35 | IL6 |
New systemic therapies for ADAmy S. PALLER, United States of America |
| 10:00 | PS2 |
Poster presentation session 230 min. Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits ➜ Check the Schedule |
| 10:30 | S5 |
Epidemiology and outcome research
Chairs: Peter SCHMID-GRENDELMEIER, Switzerland / Shyamali DHARMAGE |
| 10:30 | KL5 |
Primary prevention of atopic dermatitisCarsten FLOHR, United Kingdom |
| 10:50 | IL7 |
Skin lipids in the development of atopic dermatitis and food allergyAdrian LOWE, Australia |
| 11:10 | IL8 |
Running remote eczema trials - opportunities and risksKim S. THOMAS, United Kingdom |
| 11:30 | OL8 |
#1116SW |
| 11:45 | OL9 |
#1013ZL |
| 12:00 | Lunch "Skin Matters" with GlobalSkin and GADA 01h30 | |
| 13:30 | S6 |
Itch and prurigo*
Chairs: Martin STEINHOFF, United Arab Emirates / Diana Jane PURVIS |
| 13:30 | KL6 |
Georg RAJKA: contributions to understanding AD, prurigo, and itchLaurent MISERY, France |
| 13:40 | IL9 |
Itch and pain in atopic dermatitis and prurigo nodularisLaurent MISERY, France |
| 14:05 | IL10 |
Known and novel regulators of itch cytokine IL-31 in type 2 diseaseMarlys FASSETT, United States of America |
| 14:30 | OL10 |
#1038PKK |
| 14:45 | OL11 |
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| 15:00 | PS3 |
Poster presentation session 330 min. Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits ➜ Check the Schedule |
| 15:30 | S7 | Potential novel pathways |
| 15:30 | OL12 |
#1050GP |
| 15:45 | OL13 |
#1099HA |
| 16:00 | S8 |
What's new from the industry
Chairs: Chia-Yu CHU / George Andrew VARIGOS |
| 16:00 | SL1 |
Achieving minimal disease activity with JAK inhibition in atopic dermatitis (AbbVie) |
| 16:15 | SL2 |
Lilly’s Commitment to Dermatology |
| 16:20 | SL3 |
Title to be confirmed (Leo-Pharma) |
| 19:30 | Local Organizing Committee Cultural invitation 03h00 | |
Sunday, October 26th, 2025 — Symposium
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| 08:00 | Welcome | |
| 08:30 | S9 |
Exposome and Microbiome
Chairs: Lin MA, China / Pablo FERNANDEZ-PEÑAS |
| 08:30 | KL7 |
Skin metagenomics and metatranscriptomics to advance atopic dermatitis researchJohn COMMON, Singapore |
| 08:50 | IL11 |
Skin environmental and microbial crosstalk in AD pathogenesisXu YAO, China |
| 09:10 | IL12 |
Predict to prevent - Harnessing the Skin microbiome to transform atopic dermatitis careClaudia TRAIDL-HOFFMANN, Germany |
| 09:30 | OL14 |
#1091WZ |
| 09:45 | OL15 |
#1065WK |
| 10:00 | PS4 |
Poster presentation session 430 min. Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits ➜ Check the Schedule |
| 10:30 | S10 |
Systemic and new therapies for atopic dermatitis
Chairs: Tay YONG-KWANG, Singapore / Li-Chuen WONG |
| 10:30 | KL8 |
Clinical and molecular heterogeneities of atopic dermatitisWei LI, China |
| 10:55 | IL13 |
Cannabinoids in atopic dermatitis - exploring new treatment horizonsJiHyun LEE, South Korea |
| 11:15 | OL16 |
#1071HY |
| 11:30 | OL17 |
#1141WZ |
| 11:45 | OL18 |
#1146JY |
| 12:00 | Lunch (guest: William BARTON) 01h00 | |
| 13:00 | S11 |
Complications and comorbidities of atopic dermatitis
Chairs: Roberto TAKAOKA, Brazil / Dedee MURREL |
| 13:00 | KL9 |
Infectious complications and comorbidities of ADAndreas WOLLENBERG, Germany |
| 13:25 | IL14 |
Disease-specific comorbidities in Atopic DermatitisMurlidhar RAJAGOPALAN, India |
| 13:45 | OL19 |
#1109YX |
| 14:00 | OL20 |
#1092LUI |
| 14:15 | OL21 |
#1038PKK |
| 14:30 | S12 |
Extremes of age
Chairs: Ellis HON / Anousha YAZDABADI |
| 14:30 | KL10 |
Managing children with moderate-to-severe AD & complications of therapySébastien BARBAROT, France |
| 14:55 | IL15 |
Paediatric AD - syndromes and mimickersSandipan DHAR, India |
| 15:15 | IL16 |
Atopic Disease in Veterinary PracticeRebecca BASSETT, Australia |
| 15:35 | OL22 |
#1144JZ |
| 15:50 | PS5 |
Poster presentation session 530 min. Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits ➜ Check the Schedule |
| 16:20 | S13 |
Atopic dermatitis in diverse skin types
Chairs: Kin Fon LEONG / Lena LY |
| 16:20 | KL11 |
AD in Africa: advancing research, care, and equity in diverse skin typesErereoghor OTROFANOWEI, Nigeria |
| 16:40 | OL23 |
#1129GEM |
| 16:55 | OL24 |
#1043LC |
| 17:10 | OL25 |
#1072SSS |
| 17:25 | Closing ceremony | |
| 17:25 |
Best poster/presentation awards, local best postersJohn C. SU, Australia |
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| 17:35 |
Next Rajka Symposium 2026: Beijing, ChinaLin MA, China |
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| 17:40 |
Closing remarksAlain TAÏEB, France |
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Endorsements
The 15th Georg RAJKA International Symposium on Atopic Dermatitis (ISAD) Melbourne 2025 is endorsed by the Australiasian College of Dermatology, its members can benefit from a discount on the registration fees.
