About us

About us

The purpose of the European Society of Contact Dermatitis (ESCD) is to:​

  • Promote knowledge of contact dermatitis​
  • Improve the study of contact dermatitis in Europe, and elsewhere​
  • Improve the lives of our patients​
  • Reduce the impact of occupational risks on skin health​
  • Collaborate with authorities and industry in the prevention of contact allergy​
  • Promote our specialty to Dermatologists and the public.

The ESCD arranges congresses covering its entire field every other year and supports ​ symposia or conferences confined to themes of special interest.​

Executive Committee​

Council​

Constitution​

Standard Operating Procedures​

Working Parties and Taskforces​

Executive Committee 2024-2026:

Jeanne Duus Johansen
Past President

Mark Wilkinson
President

Ana Giménez-Arnau​
President Elect

Suzana Ljubojević Hadžavdić
Secretary

Elke Weisshaar
Treasurer

Council 2024-2026

The council of ESCD comprises the executive committee, the national representatives, and an elected junior representative.​

Austria: Barbara Ebner (2024)


Belgium: Anne Herman (2024)


Denmark: Charlotte Mörtz (2024)


Finland: Sari Suomela (2024)


France: Marie Noelle Crépy (2024)


Germany: Richard Brans (2024)


Italy: Katharina Hansel (2024)


Netherlands: Thomas Rustemeyer (2022)


Spain: Maria Antonia Pastor-Nieto (2024)


Sweden: Annarita Antelmi (2024)


United Kingdom: Deirdre Buckley (2024)


Junior Representative: Cara Bieck (2024)

Constitution

The ESCD articles of association were established on 25 April 2008. The current version was accepted at the General Annual Meeting in 2020.​

Working Parties and Taskforces

The ESCD has multiple subgroups each with an interest in a specific aspect of contact dermatitis, these include: