The purpose of the European Society of Contact Dermatitis (ESCD) is to:
The ESCD arranges congresses covering its entire field every other year and supports symposia or conferences confined to themes of special interest.
Luca Stingeni
President Elect
Mark Wilkinson
Past President
Ana Giménez-Arnau
President
Suzana Ljubojević Hadžavdić
Secretary
Elke Weisshaar
Treasurer
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)
Switzerland: Teofila Caplanusi (2025)
Turkey: Esen Ӧzkaya (2026)
United Kingdom: Deirdre Buckley (2024)
Junior Representative: Cara Bieck (2024)
The ESCD articles of association were established on 25 April 2008. The current version was accepted at the General Annual Meeting in 2020.
The ESCD has multiple subgroups each with an interest in a specific aspect of contact dermatitis, these include:
The ESCD has multiple subgroups each with an interest in a specific aspect of contact dermatitis, these include: