Friday, 13th March 2026

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 nn: 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