Monday 13 October 2025

Sanofi Symposium (Saal 2)

Decoding Chronic Itch and More in PN: Implications of Real-World Data for Clinical Practice

Learning Objectives:

• Explore the role of type 2 inflammation as a key driver of chronic itch across distinct pruritic skin diseases, including prurigo nodularis
• Dissect the unique mechanisms by which type 2 inflammation drives the full spectrum of prurigo nodularis manifestations, beyond itch
• Evaluate how targeted therapies have transformed the management of prurigo nodularis in real-world practice

Faculty:

• Professor Dr. Matthias Augustin
  UKE Institute for Health Services
  Hamburg, Germany
• Sarina Elmariah, MD, PhD, MPH
  The University of California San Francisco
  San Francisco, CA USA

Abbvie Symposium (Saal 2)

Beyond the Itch: Achieving Optimal disease Control in Atopic Dermatitis

• Therapy Goals in AD – There is a need for intervention; Sonja Ständer, Germany
• Immunopathology and disease modification; Martin Metz, Germany
• Adequate care for AD is challenging – How Upadacitinib can provide a safe, long-lasting and superior therapy for people living with AD; Martin Metz, Germany

Almirall Symposium (Forum)

ITCH IN FOCUS: Unraveling the Neuroimmune Web of itch in Atopic Dermatitis

Faculty:

• Prof. Dr. S. Ständer
  Münster, Germany
• Prof. Dr. M. Metz
  Münster, Germany

Tuesday 14 October 2025

Galderma Symposium (Saal 2)

REDEFINING TREATMENT OUTCOMES IN PRURIGO NODULARIS: DERMATOLOGIST AND PATIENT PERSPECTIVES

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Recognize the burden and complexity of prurigo nodularis, and the significant unmet need of PN patients
• Appreciate the patient journey and the impact of disease on quality of life
• Understand that itch relief and lasting skin healing can be effectively and safely achieved

Co-Chairs:

• PROF. DR. MED. ELKE WEISSHAAR
  Ruprecht-Karls-University
  Heidelberg, Germany
• PROF. DR. MED. DR. H.C. SONJA STÄNDER
  University of Münster, Germany

Novartis Symposium (Forum)

Itch in chronic spontaneous urticaria

Faculty:

• PD Dr. med. Manuel Pereira
  Berlin, Germany
• Prof. Dr. med. Martin Metz
  Berlin, Germany