Academic Programme Outline*

The Westin Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
20th to 22nd October, 2025

*Subject to minor changes. 

Monday, 20th October

07h30 – 08h30  

Registration

 Venue – Ballroom  

08h30 – 08h40

Opening & welcome

08h40 – 10h00

ERRORS MADE, LESSONS LEARNEDModerator: Philip LeBoit (U.S.A.)

10h00 – 10h30  

Coffee Break

 Venue – Ballroom  

10h30 – 11h50  

PEARLS & GEMS FROM THE EXPERTS – MORE CLUES, CLUES, CLUESModerator: Anjela Galan (U.S.A.)

0811h50 – 13h00  

CUTANEOUS SOFT TISSUE TUMOURS – AN UPDATEModerator: Rajiv Patel (U.S.A.)

13h00 – 14h00  

Lunch

 Venue – Ballroom  

13h00 – 14h00   

13h00 – 14h00   I.S.D.P. Executive Committee Meeting

14h00 – 15h00  

CUTANEOUS INFECTIOUS DISEASES UPDATEModerator: Martin Sangüeza (Bolivia)

1415h00 – 16h00  

UPDATE ON ADVERSE CUTANEOUS DRUG REACTIONSModerator: Phyu Aung  (U.S.A.)

16h00 – 16h30    

Coffee Break

 Venue – Ballroom  

16h30 – 18h30   

SELF ASSESSMENT COURSE – Part 1Moderators: Joyce Lee (Singapore), Aleodor (Doru) Andea (U.S.A.)

Tuesday, 21st October

07h30 – 08h30  

Registration

  Venue – Ballroom 

08h30 – 10h00

DERMATOPATHOLOGY AT THE CUTTING EDGEModerator: Rossitza Lazova (U.S.A.), Maxwell Fung (U.S.A.)

10h00 – 10h30  

Coffee Break

  Venue – Ballroom 

10h30 – 11h50  

PAEDIATRIC DERMATOPATHOLOGYModerators: Tammie Ferringer (U.S.A.), Sylvie Freitag (France)

0811h50 – 13h00  

ORAL ABSTRACTSModerators: Christine Ahn (U.S.A.), Adam Botha (South Africa)

13h00 – 14h00  

Lunch

  Venue – Ballroom 

14h00 – 15h00  

SKIN ADNEXAL NEOPLASMS – WHAT’S NEW?Moderator: Thomas Brenn (U.S.A.)

15h00 – 16h00  

ACKERMAN LECTUREModerator: Wayne Grayson (South Africa)

16h00 – 16h30    

Coffee Break

  Venue – Ballroom 

16h30 – 18h30   

SELF ASSESSMENT COURSE – Part 2Moderators: Joyce Lee (Singapore), Aleodor (Doru) Andea (U.S.A.)

18h30 – 19h00  

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE I.S.D.P.Chair: Aleodor (Doru) Andea (U.S.A.)

20h00 – 22h00  

Gala Dinner

Wednesday, 22nd October

07h30 – 08h30  

Registration

    Venue – Ballroom  

08h30 – 10h00

CUTANEOUS HAEMATOLYMPHOID NEOPLASMS – AN UPDATEModerators: Carlos Torres Cabala (U.S.A.), Jakki Junkins-Hopkins (U.S.A.)

10h00 – 10h30  

Coffee Break

    Venue – Ballroom  

10h30 – 13h00  

MELANOCYTIC NEOPLASMS – WHAT’S NEW?Moderator: Victor Prieto (U.S.A.)

13h00 – 14h00  

Lunch

    Venue – Ballroom  

14h00 – 16h00  

EMERGING STARS IN DERMATOPATHOLOGYModerators: Omar Sangüeza (U.S.A.), Christine Aung (U.S.A.)

16h00 – 16h30    

Coffee Break

    Venue – Ballroom  

16h30 – 17h30   

MULTICONTINENTAL MATCHModerators: Omar Sangüeza (U.S.A.), Christine Ahn (U.S.A.)

17h30 – 17h40  

Close of Meeting