Programme
Thursday 27 August 2026
Practical programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Infectious skin diseases | Chair: TBA
09:00-09:45 Diagnostic methods for dermatophytosis: is there a gold standard test? - Andrea Peano
09:45-10:30 Diagnostic approach to fungal infections with subcutaneous localisation - Andrea Peano
Advanced programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Allergies | Chair: TBA
09:00-09:45 Potential clinical applications of research using reconstructed epidermis in canine atopic dermatitis - Daniel Combarros
09:45-10:30 Prevention of canine atopic dermatitis-turning dreams into reality - Ana Rostaher
Cutting Edge programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Non-inflammatory alopecia | Chair: TBA
09:00-10:30 Hair follicle structure, morphogenesis, regeneration and basic priniciples of failure. Part I & II - Monika Welle
10:30-11:15 Coffee break
Practical programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Treatment | Chair: TBA
11:15-12:00 The art of using topical corticosteroids in dermatology - Michela De Lucia
12:00-12:45 Treatment of canine atopic dermatitis: which medication should I choose first? - Chie Tamamoto-Mochizuki
Advanced programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Papillomaviruses | Chair: TBA
11:15-12:00 Biology of papillomaviruses and papillomavirus-induced carcinogenesis - John Munday
12:00-12:45 An update on papillomavirus infections in horses and farm animals - Cameron Knight
Cutting Edge programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Vesicular-pustular epidermal diseases | Chair: TBA
11:15-12:00 Vesicular and pustular dermatoses: pathogenetic, clinical and histopathological aspects - Monika Welle
12:00-12:45 Pemphigus Foliaceus in Small Animals: What is New and What Isn’t - A Clinically Focused Update - Petra Bizikova
12:45-14:45 Lunch
13:15-14:45 ECVD Annual General Meeting | Room: TBA
Practical programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Alopecias & endocrinology | Chair: TBA
14:45-15:30 General diagnostic approach to alopecia: A pathologist's perspective - Monika Welle
15:30-16:15 Canine hypercortisolism: etiological classification and clinical presentation - Daniel Combarros
Advanced programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Journal Club | Chair: TBA
14:45-16:15 Journal Club (the articles that will be discussed can be viewed here) - Chie Tamamoto-Mochizuki
Cutting Edge programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Free Communications | Chair: TBA
14:45-15:00 Environmental and Early-Life Determinants of Canine Atopic Dermatitis: Insights from a Validated Multilingual Questionnaire Study - Franco Martini
15:00-15:15 Assessment of the gut microbiome and its relationship with the severity of atopic dermatitis in dogs - Ricardo Mendes
15:15-15:30 Exploratory study: serum mRNA expression in canine atopic dermatitis reveals a dominant non-specific innate immune signature - Xavier Langon
15:30-15:45 Valuation of dried blood spot performance for mRNA analysis in a canine model of food allergy sensitization - Xavier Langon
15:45-16:00 Diagnostic performance of IgE serology, prick test, and patch test with food allergens in dogs with atopic dermatitis and adverse food reactions, using the double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge as gold standard - Svetlina Aleksandrova
16:00-16:15 Extract-versus component-based detection of Hymenoptera venom sensitization in European dogs, cats, and horses: prevalence, geographic variation, and species comparisons - Thierry Olivry
16:15-17:00 Coffee break
Practical programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Alopecias & endocrinology | Chair: TBA
17:00-17:45 Canine hypercortisolism: interpretation of diagnostic test results - Flora Kaltsogianni
17:45-18:30 Canine hypercortisolism: etiology-based treatment decisions - Flora Kaltsogianni
Advanced programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Controversies in Veterinary Dermatology | Chair: TBA
17:00-18:30 What is the best treatment for chronic pododermatitis in dogs? - Michela De Lucia & Ursula Mayer
Cutting Edge programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Free Communications | Chair: TBA
17:00-17:15 Seasonality of serum allergen-specific IgE levels in Scandinavian dogs suspected of allergy - Tilda Börjesson
17:15-17:30 Seasonal and molecular patterns of house dust mite IgE sensitization in European dogs, cats, and horses - Thierry Olivry
17:30-17:45 Irritant threshold determination of Malassezia pachydermatis extracts for skin prick testing and evaluation of sensitization in dogs with atopic dermatitis - Tássia Ferreira
17:45-18:00 Proactive versus reactive management in canine atopic dermatitis: a retrospective comparison of clinical scores, visit frequency and oral corticosteroid use - Alberto Cordero
18:00-18:15 Comparative efficacy between ilunocitinib and prednisolone in the control of atopic dermatitis in dogs - Fernanda Gabriela Menegon
18:15-18:30 Characterization of P-glycoprotein mediated efflux of oclacitinib, ilunocitinib and atinvicitinib using a canine MDR1-transfected cell line - Celine Toutain
Friday 28 August 2026
Practical programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Ear diseases | Chair: TBA
09:00-09:45 Update on canine otitis externa - Ursula Mayer
09:45-10:30 Nodular diseases of the ear canal in dogs and cats - Ursula Mayer
Advanced programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Infectious skin diseases | Chair: TBA
09:00-09:45 Current aspects on the classification of dermatophytes, their reservoirs in nature and their zoonotic potential - Andrea Peano
09:45-10:30 Azole resistance among fungi of veterinary interest - Andrea Peano
Cutting Edge programme | Room: TBA
Topic: JAK inhibitors | Chair: TBA
09:00-09:45 Molecular mechanisms of action of JAK inhibitors - Petra Bizikova
09:45-10:30 Use of JAK inhibitors in human dermatology - Andreas Wollenberg
10:30-11:15 Coffee break
Practical programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Papillomaviruses | Chair: TBA
11:15-12:00 An update on papillomavirus infections in dogs - John Munday
12:00-12:45 An update on papillomavirus infections in cats - John Munday
Advanced programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Infectious skin diseases & Therapeutics | Chair: TBA
11:15-12:00 Emerging fungal infections in animals in Europe - Andrea Peano
12:00-12:45 The power of light-phototherapy and photobiomodulation in veterinary dermatology: what is the evidence? - Ursula Mayer
Cutting Edge programme | Room: TBA
Topic: JAK inhibitors | Chair: TBA
11:15-12:00 From Signalling Pathways to Clinical Solutions: Extra-label Use of JAK Inhibitors in Veterinary Medicine - Petra Bizikova
12:00-12:45 Safety of long-term use of JAK inhibitors in humans - Andreas Wollenberg
12:45-14:45 Lunch
13:15-14:45 ESVD Annual General Meeting | Room: TBA
Practical programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Infectious & Congenital diseases | Chair: TBA
14:45-15:30 Pseudomonas skin and ear infections in dogs - Daniel Combarros
15:30-16:15 Clinicians’ work-up when a congenital skin disease is suspected - Michela De Lucia
Advanced programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Clinicopathologic conference | Chair: TBA
14:45-16:15 Clinicopathologic conference - Flora Kaltsogianni & Sonya Bettenay
Cutting Edge programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Free Communications | Chair: TBA
14:45-15:00 Anti-IgE antibody (CRE-DR-B) suppresses increases in Der f 2-specific anaphylactic IgE and intradermal reactivity in sensitized dogs - Toshinori Shiga
15:00-15:15 Production of anti-drug antibodies against CRE-DR-B, a chimerically caninized anti-IgE antibody - Sayaka Sato
15:15-15:30 Is nanoparticle-based immunotherapy the future for canine atopic dermatitis? A randomised, double-blind trial using non-invasive epicutaneous and oro-mucosal delivery - Marta Pinto
15:30-15:45 Clinical and epidemiological characterization of feline atopic skin syndrome in a population of 661 pruritic cats: a retrospective study - Rita Bitar
15:45-16:00 Quantitative feline serum IgE assays for total and allergen-specific IgEs in cats using an anti-IgE antibody (CRE-DR) - Akiko Kumagai
16:00-16:15 Iron homeostasis is altered in cats with feline atopic skin syndrome - Veronika Einspieler
16:15-17:00 Coffee break
Practical programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Equine dermatology | Chair: TBA
17:00-17:45 Equine pruritic skin diseases: Getting (back) in the saddle! - Hélène Dropsy
Advanced programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Critically Appraised Topics (CATs) by ECVD Residents | Chair: TBA
17:00-17:45 Residents: CATs - TBA
Cutting Edge programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Free Communications | Chair: TBA
17:00-17:15 Ethical dilemmas experienced by veterinary dermatology practitioners : results from a survey submitted through [VetDerm List], an international email list - Genevieve Marignac
17:15-17:30 Clinical and histological description of an acute follicle-oriented cytotoxic dermatitis sharing features with erythema multiforme in four dogs - Anastasiya Zabara
17:30-17:45 Low-dose trilostane for treatment of canine alopecia X in German spitz dogs: a retrospective evaluation of clinical efficacy - Rafaela Cristina Nunes
Saturday 29 August 2026
Practical programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Feline dermatology | Chair: TBA
09:00-09:45 Feline spontaneous and self-induced alopecia due to systemic disease - Conor O’Halloran
09:45-10:30 Feline spontaneous and self-induced alopecia due to dermatological diseases - Flora Kaltsogianni
Advanced programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Allergies & Immune-mediated skin diseases | Chair: TBA
09:00-09:45 Beyond canine atopic dermatitis-Unmasking hymenoptera venom allergy in dogs - Ana Rostaher
09:45-10:30 Does pyoderma gangrenosum exist in dogs? - Michela De Lucia
Cutting Edge programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Cytokines | Chair: TBA
09:00-09:45 The cytokine network: general principles - Chie Tamamoto-Mochizuki
09:45-10:30 The cytokine network: interactions between cytokines, lymphocytes and keratinocytes - Chie Tamamoto-Mochizuki
10:30-11:15 Coffee break
Practical programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Feline dermatology | Chair: TBA
11:15-12:00 Feline mycobacterial infections - Conor O’Halloran
12:00-12:45 Feline poxvirus infections - Conor O’Halloran
Advanced programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Miscellaneous skin diseases | Chair: TBA
11:15-12:00 Cutaneous calcinosis in dogs: time to rethink it - Michela De Lucia
12:00-12:45 Figurate erythema in dogs and cats - Daniel Combarros
Cutting Edge programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Atopic dermatitis | Chair: TBA
11:15-12:00 The cytokine network in canine atopic dermatitis - Chie Tamamoto-Mochizuki
12:00-12:45 Neuroimmune circuit in atopic dermatitis - Chie Tamamoto-Mochizuki
12:45-14:45 Lunch
Practical programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Feline dermatology | Chair: TBA
14:45-15:30 Feline pododermatitis - Sonya Bettenay
15:30-16:15 Feline breed-specific skin diseases - Daniel Combarros
Advanced programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Clinicopathologic conference | Chair: TBA
14:45-16:15 Clinicopathologic conference - Petra Bizikova & John Munday
Cutting Edge programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Free Communications | Chair: TBA
14:45-15:00 Cotton swab quality significantly influences cytological detection of Malassezia yeasts in canine otitis externa - Rita Bitar
15:00-15:15 Distribution of Malassezia yeasts on canine auricular cytology smears: does the reading area influence quantification? - Rita Bitar
15:15-15:30 Therapeutic efficacy of a medicinal plant complex against Pseudomonas aeruginosa-associated canine otitis externa - Hee Yeon Cho
15:30-15:45 Minimally invasive management of canine ceruminous gland adenocarcinoma using video-otoscopic traction and cryoablation - Alberto Cordero
15:45-16:00 Comparison between traction avulsion and snare polypectomy to remove feline inflammatory aural polyps - Carolina Mendes
16:00-16:15 Effects of single and multiple- donor fecal microbiota transplantation on the anal sac microbiota following antibiotic-induced dysbiosis in dogs - Marine Rullier
16:15-17:00 Coffee break
Practical programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Feline dermatology | Chair: TBA
17:00-17:45 Clinical examples - Flora Kaltsogianni
17:45-18:30 Clinical examples - Sonya Bettenay
Advanced programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Journal Club | Chair: TBA
17:00-18:30 Journal Club: How Precise is precision medicine in allergology? (the articles that will be discussed can be viewed here) - Ana Rostaher
Cutting Edge programme | Room: TBA
Topic: Free Communications | Chair: TBA
17:00-17:15 Experimental study of skin biophysical parameters in Sphynx, Devon Rex and Cornish Rex cats - Mélanie Legain
17:15-17:30 Development of lipid complex targeting canine nasal planum and paw pad based on lipidomics analysis - Hee Yeon Cho
17:30-17:45 The influence of cryopreservation on viability, immunophenotyping and functionality of canine peripheral blood mononuclear cells - Laura Schäfer
17:45-18:00 Disruption, recovery, and stability of the canine skin microbiome after chlorhexidine and mild detergent intervention - Micky Whittle
18:00-18:15 Antifungal drug susceptibility amongst canine Malassezia pachydermatis isolates from a referral hospital in south-east UK - Ross Bond
18:15-18:30 Topical therapy based on antimicrobial peptides and nanoencapsulated plant extracts for the treatment of Malassezia dermatitis in dogs with atopic dermatitis - Fernando Luciano