Hall A & B:
08.30 – 09.00 am: Plenary 1: Tropical Skin Diseases in Children, Prof. Jayamini Seneviratne (Sri Lanka)
09.00 – 09.30 am: Plenary 2: Skin NTDs at a Crossroads to 2030: Midway Reflections and Future Directions, Prof Rie R Yotsu (USA)
09.30 – 10.00 am: Plenary 3: Chronic Lymphoedema, Dr. Clair Fuller (UK)
10.00 – 10.30 am: Morning Tea

10.30 am – 12.00 pm
Hall A: Symposium 1: Leprosy
10.30 – 10.50 am: Early Diagnosis of Leprosy, Prof. Anura Rambukkana (UK)
10.50 – 11.10 am: Childhood Leprosy, Dr. Saba Lambert (Ethiopia)
11.10 – 11.30 am: Leprosy Reactions, Dr. Stephen Walker (UK)
11.30 – 11.50 am: Leprosy Therapeutics, TBC
11.50 am – 12.00 pm: Discussion
Hall B: Symposium 2: Leishmaniasis
10.30 – 10.50 am: Clinical Features of Leishmaniasis, Dr. Marcellus Fischer (Germany)
10.50 – 11.10 am: Laboratory Diagnosis of Leishmaniasis, Prof. Shalindra Ranasinghe (Sri Lanka)
11.10 – 11.30 am: Post Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis, Dr. V. Ramesh (India)
11.30 – 11.50 am: Treatment Challenges in CL, Dr. Niraj Parajuli (Nepal)
11.50 am– 12.00 pm: Discussion

12.00 am – 01.00 pm: Lunch
01.00 – 01.45 pm: Quiz on Tropical Dermatology, Dr. N Thamilvannan and Dr. Deepani Munidasa (Sri Lanka)
01.45 – 03.15 pm
Hall A: Symposium 3: Fungal Infections – Superficial & Deep
01.45 – 02.05 pm: Challenges in Managing Tinea Capitis, Dr. Manjunath Shenoi (India)
02.05 – 02.25 pm: Onychomycosis, Dr. Dieter Reinel (Germany)
02.25 – 02.45 pm: Recalcitrant Dermatophytosis – A Clinician’s Perspective, Dr. Ananta Khurana (India)
02.45 – 03.05 pm: Systemic Mycosis seen in Brazil – Dermatologist’s Perspective, Dr. Marcia Ramos-e-Silva (Brazil)
03.05 – 03.15 pm: Discussion

Hall B: Symposium 4: Pigmentary Disorders
01.45 – 02.05 pm: Hypopigmented Skin Lesions in the Tropics, Prof. Prasad Kumarasinghe (Australia)
02.05 – 02.25 pm: Vitiligo, Dr. Johannes Dayrit (Philippines)
02.25 – 02.45 pm: Acquired Dermal Hypermelanosis & Lichen Planus Pigmentosus – Management Update, Prof. Sendil Kumaran (India)
02.45 – 03.05 pm: Melasma – Treatment Pearls, Prof. Chee Leok Goh (Singapore)
03.05 – 03.15 pm: Discussion
03.15 – 03.45 pm: Evening Tea
Hall A: Potpourri 1
03.45 – 04.00 pm: Cutaneous Microbiome and Tropical Skin Infections, Dr Anupam Das (India)
04.00 – 04.15 pm: Cultural Dermatology, Dr. Janaka Akarawita (Sri Lanka)
04.15 – 04.30 pm: Management of Chromoblastomycosis – Sri Lankan Experience, Dr. V. Abeywickrama (Sri Lanka)
04.30 – 04.45 pm: Regional Differences in Bullous Dermatoses, Dr. Rüdiger Panzer (Germany)
04.45 – 05.00 pm: TBC
05.00 – 05.10 pm: Discussion
Hall B: Potpourri 2
03.45 – 04.00 pm: Use of Biologics in the Tropics, Dr. Sharnika Abeykeerthi (UK)
04.00 – 04.15 pm: Tropical Infections Mimicking STIs, Dr. Christoph Bendick (Germany)
04.15 – 04.30 pm: Wounds Around the World, Dr. Sabrina Fehrmann (Germany)
04.30 – 04.45 pm: Hypopigmented Mycosis Fungoides, Prof. Usma Rajar (Pakistan)
04.45 – 05.00 pm: Skin Cancers in Tropics, Dr. Mohammed Saiful Islam Bhuiyan (Bangladesh)
05.00 – 05.10 pm: Discussion
07.00 pm: Sri Lankan Night