Hall A & B:
08.00 – 09.00 am
Free Papers

09.00 – 09.30 am
Plenary 4: Skin Diseases in the Returning Traveler
Dr. Stephen Tyring (USA)

09.30 – 10.00 am
Plenary 5: Emerging Dermatophyte Species and Antifungal Resistance
Prof. Pietro Nenoff (Germany)

10.00 – 10.30 am
Plenary 6: Histopathological Clues in Diagnosing Tropical Granulomatous Skin Diseases
Prof. M. Ramam (India)

10.30 – 11.00 am
Morning Tea

11.00 am – 12.30 pm
Hall A: Symposium 5: Sun and Skin

11.00 – 11.20 am
Sun, Skin and Vitamin D
Prof. Richard Weller (UK)

11.20 – 11.40 am
Photodermatitis
Prof. V. K. Sharma (India)

11.40 am – 12.00 am
Photo Aggravated Genodermatoses
Dr. Paul Yesudian (UK)

12.00 -12.20 pm
Sunscreens
Dr. Achala Liyanage (SL)

12.20 – 12.30 pm
Discussion

Hall B: Symposium 6: Environmental/Occupational Dermatoses
11.00 – 11.20 am
Occupational Dermatoses
Prof. Peter Elsner (Germany)

11.20 – 11.40 am
Allergy in the Tropics
Dr. Sibylle Schliemann (Germany)

11.40 am – 12.00 pm
Burning Green – Skin on Fire – A World Tour of Dermatologically Relevant Plants
Dr. Andreas Montag (Germany)

12.00 -12.20 pm
Climate Change & Its Effect on Tropical Dermatoses
Prof Ramesh M Bhat (India)

12.20 – 12.30 pm
Discussion

12.30 – 01.30 pm
Lunch

Hall A: Potpourri 3
01.30 – 02.15 pm
Panel Discussion 1: Leprosy
Moderator: Dr. Indira Kahawita (Sri Lanka)
Discussion
Dr. Stephen Walker (UK)
Dr. Saba Lambert (Ethiopia)
Dr. Sunil Dogra (India)
Dr. Saman Gunasekara (Sri Lanka)

02.15 – 02.30 pm
Setting up a Dermatology Training Programme in the Tropical Pacific Country of Fiji
Dr Margot Whitfeld (Australia)

02.30 – 02.45 pm
Skin Whitening and Complications of Whitening Products
Dr. Ncoza Dlova (South Africa)

02.45 – 03.00 pm
Discussion

Hall B: Potpourri 4
01.30 – 02.15 pm
Panel Discussion 2: Tinea Infections
Moderator: Dr. N Madarasinghe (Sri Lanka)
Discussion:
Dr. Manjunath Shenoi (India)
Dr. Sandeepa Ekanayake (Sri Lanka)
Prof. Pietro Nenoff (Germany)
Dr. Ananta Khurana (India)

02.15 – 02.30 pm
Skin and Viral Fevers in the Tropics
Dr Dhelya Widasmara (Indonesia)

02.30 – 02.45 pm
Demodicosis
Dr Johannes Dayrit (The Philippines)

02.45 – 03.00 pm
Discussion

03.00 – 03.30 pm
Evening Tea

03.30 – 04.00 pm
Hall A & B: Plenary 7; Leprosy over the Millenia – Lessons for the Future
Dr. Indira Kahawita (Sri Lanka)

04.00 – 05.30 pm
Hall A: Symposium 7: Viral and Parasitic Infections

04.00 – 04.20 pm
Human Papilloma Virus
Prof. Stephen Tyring (USA)

04.20 – 04.40 pm
Monkey Pox & Other Orthovirus Zoonoses
Prof. Schoefer Helmut (Germany)

04.40 – 05.00 pm
HIV
Dr. Manjula Rajapaksha (Sri Lanka)

05.00 – 05.20 pm
Scabies – Control Strategies
Dr Meciusela Tuicakau (Fiji)

05.20 – 05.30 pm
Discussion

Hall B: Symposium 8: Bacterial Infections
04.00 – 04.20 pm
Cutaneous Tuberculosis
Prof Archana Singal (India)

04.20 – 04.40 pm
Syphilis: „A Persistent Global Health Challenge“
Dr. Andrea Vanegas Ramírez (Germany)

04.40 – 05.00 pm
Atypical Mycobacterial Infections
Prof. Sunil Dogra (India)

05.00 – 05.20 pm
Rickettsial Infections
Dr. Himali Sudusinghe (Sri Lanka)

05.20 – 05.30 pm
Discussion

05.30 pm
End of Sessions