GlobalSkin’s Collaborations with the EADV

EADV Congress 2023

GlobalSkin also co-chaired a Joint Session with the EADV Patient Advocacy Task Force on "How Collaboration Improves Access to Care”. This was the 7th occasion GlobalSkin co-organized a session with Task Force, highlighting the longstanding association. The session provided a platform for patient organizations and dermatologists to share real-world examples of their collaborative endeavors. The presentations from patient organizations were extremely insightful, offering a grounded understanding of the challenges faced by patients and the solutions that can be created through concerted efforts.

GlobalSkin made its presence felt in the Patient Organization Area as well throughout the Congress, offering an opportunity for attendees to engage in meaningful dialogue and establish connections with the organization’s representatives. With various patient organizations also present, the area became a hub of shared experiences, knowledge exchange, and collaborative discussions.

Policy Roundtable: Addressing the Burden of Skin Disease in Europe through Policies and Partnerships

EADV’s Policy Roundtable took place on 8th September, and brought together dermatologists, patient organisations, industry, the World Health Organisation, European Commission and European Parliament for a solution-oriented discussion on the actions needed to tackle skin diseases in the EU.

GlobalSkin CEO Jennifer Austin presented on the GRIDD Project. Click here for a synopsis of the policy roundtable event.

European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress

GlobalSkin was excited to be a part of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress in Milan this September (7-10).

GlobalSkin believes that Patient Leaders are a wealth of ideas and expertise, and Members who were present at EADV Congress were invited to a GlobalSkin-Europe session, Pitching the Next Great Idea.

Presenting Members come prepared to share one of their success stories, an innovative idea and/or best practice with colleagues. Presenters had 5-7 minutes to pitch their ideas and answer questions.

This Member event was followed by a GlobalSkin reception. 

GlobalSkin attended the EADV’s 30th Anniversary Congress which took place on September 29-October 2, 2021. For the fifth consecutive year, GlobalSkin and the EADV Patient Working Group have co-organized a special joint session. This year’s topic is “Physical and Emotional Pain of Dermatological Conditions: Helping You Support Your Patients”, and is taking place on October 2, 2021 - 10:00-12:15 CET.  All patient organizations & attendees are invited to attend.   

We are excited to have the GRIDD project featured on October 2 during the Open Communication Poster Presentation during this year’s congress. Rachael Pattinson, GRIDD researcher from Cardiff University will present: “Development of the Patient-Reported Impact of Dermatological Disease (PRIDD) Measure: A Concept Elicitation Study."

As of February 2022, GlobalSkin is a signatory to the EADV Joint Statement on skin cancer prevention in the context of the European Union’s Beating Cancer Plan. 

In 2020, GlobalSkin was invited to sit on the European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology (EADV) Patient Association Working Group (PAWG), as the first patient organization representative. This is a testament to the positive working relationship that has been developing between the organizations for some time. It also speaks to the connectedness of GlobalSkin to the European dermatology patient community which makes up just over half of our membership.

GlobalSkin Executive Director Jennifer Austin is actively engaged on the PAWG in planning the annual jointly organized special interest session (focused on patients) at the EADV’s Annual Congress.

Jennifer has also been providing advice on the EADV’s Patient Corner website page to ensure it is inviting and supportive from a patient perspective. 

In 2020, GlobalSkin also launched a COVID Townhall Series; these webinars were focused on how the coronavirus was affecting dermatology and dermatology patients. Working with stakeholders like the EADV to bring expert presenters together to share their knowledge and research with GlobalSkin Members.  Click here to learn more.

A Guiding Role for the EADV - Summer 2021 

Putting Medical Dermatology on the EU Policy Agenda - Summer 2021

Improving Your Patient Reviews Through Patient Satisfaction - September 2020

GlobalSkin was present for the fifth year in a row at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress.  On October 30, 2020, Christine Janus, GlobalSkin CEO had the privilege of giving a plenary presentation directly to the EADV membership and Congress attendees. Her presentation, “A Shared Vision: Changing the Way the World Sees Dermatology”, was the first plenary presentation given by a dermatology patient advocate during the main Congress.

Other Congress Highlights:

• Watch the EADV Faculty Highlights video here to learn the key messages that were part of the plenary presentation.
  
  
• Plenary Session Presentation, by Christine Janus on Patient-Reported Outcomes – “What matters to patients? A Patient’s Perspective”.  
  
  
• 4th annual special joint session co-organized by GlobalSkin and the EADV Patient Group on “Improving Your Patient Reviews Through Patient Satisfaction”.  This multi-disciplinary event took place October 30 and featured four patient organization leaders (including GlobalSkin President Simmie Smith and Christine Janus), clinicians, psychologists and, a dermatology nurse association representatives 
  
  
• GRIDD scientific poster – an audio presentation of the latest phase of GRIDD was available in the e-poster area.
   
• GlobalSkin Booth – a 3D virtual booth was created as part of the Patient Village at the EADV Congress.

Other areas of collaboration between GlobalSkin and the EADV are in progress and there will certainly be more to come from this important relationship.