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Program

Scientific Program 2025

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The Scientific Program will be finalized by 22nd of October

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Friday, November 7, 2025

Thursday, November 6, 2025

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08:30 - 18:00

Registration

Duration: 570 min

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09:30 - 10:30

Case Reports / Free Communications

Duration: 60 min

Chairs: I. Jākobsone, M. Šepte, K. Bērziņa

09:30 - 09:40

Contact dermatitis: Problems and perspectives

Duration: 10 min

Dr. Marcis Septe, MD (Latvia)

09:40 - 09:50

Case Reports from daily practice

Duration: 10 min

Dr. Ilze Jākobsone (Latvia)

09:50 - 10:00

Langerhans cell histiocytosis and palmopalmar keratosis as side effect of vemurafenib treatment

Duration: 10 min

Dr. Kristīne Bērzina

10:00 - 10:10

Dermatitis herpetiformis in a 16-year-old adolescent. Diagnostic challenges and favourable response to dapsone and gluten-free diet

Duration: 10 min

Dr. Tatjana Jevdokimova

10:10 - 10:20

Photosensitivity reactions of locally applied medicines on human skin

Duration: 10 min

Andra Derveniece (Latvia)

10:20 - 10:30

Androgenetic Alopecia - what weapons do we have in modern dermatology?

Duration: 10 min

Marko Kozelj (Slovenia)

10:30 - 11:30

JOHNSON & JOHNSON Company Symposium

Duration: 60 min

Approaches to Psoriasis Diagnosis and Treatment

10:30 - 11:00

Differential diagnosis of psoriasis and the impact of risk factors on treatment efficacy

Duration: 30 min

Dr. Alise Balcere (Latvia)

11:00 - 11:30

Navigating systemic psoriasis treatment

Duration: 30 min

Dr. Elga Bataraga (Latvia)

11:30 - 12:30

Plenary Lectures

Duration: 60 min

Chairs: K. Eisendle, I.Hartmane

11:30 - 11:50

Cutaneous Sarcoidosis: Diagnostic Correlations and Treatment Algorithms

Duration: 20 min

Prof. Ilona Hartmane (Latvia)

11:50 - 12:10

Long COVID-19 syndrome in Dermatology

Duration: 20 min

Prof. Torello Lotti (Italy)

12:10 - 12:30

Non surgical treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)

Duration: 20 min

Prof. Klaus Eisendle (Austria)

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break and Poster Session presentations

Duration: 60 min

13:30 - 14:30

Symposium/Plenary lectures

Duration: 60 min

Chairs: K.Kingo, S.Rubins

13:30 - 13:50

IPL Technology – What We Know From Research from Long-Term Analyses

Duration: 20 min

Prof. Michael Gold (USA)

13:50 - 14:10

Genome-Wide Association Study of a Rare Papulosquamous Disease - Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris

Duration: 20 min

Prof. Kulli Kingo (Estonia)

14:10 - 14:30

Rare Syndromes with Urticaria

Duration: 20 min

Assoc.prof.dr.med. Silvestrs Rubins (Latvia)

14:30 - 15:30

Symposium/Plenary Lectures/Free Communication

Duration: 60 min

14:30 - 14:45

Langerhans cell histyocytosis as a differential diagnosis for intertriginous dermatitis

Duration: 15 min

Dr. Alise Balcere (Latvia)

14:45 - 15:00

Evaluation of a multimodal 4-step erbium:YAG and Nd:YAG laser protocol effectiveness using validated digital photo-analysis systems

Duration: 15 min

Dr. Tatjana Ļiņova

15:00 - 15:15

Artificial Intelligence in Dermatology: A Continuous Quandary

Duration: 15 min

Madison Downs (USA)

15:15 - 15:30

Interpretation of Pigmented Lesions on Facial Skin: The Role of the Pseudonetwork in Preventing Misdiagnosis

Duration: 15 min

Dr. Iveta Ivdra

15:30 - 15:50

Coffee break

Duration: 20 min

15:50 - 16:50

SANOFI Company Symposium

Duration: 60 min

Chairs: Andris Rubins (Latvia); Silvestrs Rubins (Latvia)

From Trials to Triumphs: How we can translate the Evidence Based Medicine into successful clinical practice

15:50 - 16:10

One Fire, Many Flames: Type 2 Inflammation Across the Body

Duration: 20 min

Prof. Kulli Kingo (Estonia)

16:10 - 16:30

Beyond the EASI Score: Redefining Success with Dupilumab in Severe AD

Duration: 20 min

Prof. Skaidra Valiukeviciene (Lithuania)

16:30 - 16:50

Panelist discussion and Q&A

Duration: 20 min

Beyond the Guidelines: Experts Weigh In

Prof. Andris Rubins (Latvia)

Prof. Kulli Kingo (Estonia)

Prof. Skaidra Valiukeviciene (Lithuania)

Assoc.prof.dr.med. Silvestrs Rubins (Latvia)

16:50 - 18:10

Plenary Lectures

Duration: 80 min

Chairs: Skaidra Valiukeviciene, Igor Bartenjev, Axel zur Hausen

16:50 - 17:10

Kaposi’s Sarcoma 2025

Duration: 20 min

Prof. Robert A. Schwartz, MD, MPH, DSc (Hon, USA)

17:10 - 17:30

Algorithms for easy recognition of melanocytic lesions. Three points Checklist

Duration: 20 min

Prof. Igor Bartenjev, M.D, Ph.D, (Slovenia)

17:30 - 17:50

Linking Merkel cell polyomavirus and early B cells and skin oncology

Duration: 20 min

Prof. Axel zur Hausen, M.D., Ph.D. (Netherlands)

17:50 - 18:10

Adult Atopic Dermatitis: Characteristics and Management

Duration: 20 min

Prof. Skaidra Valiukeviciene (Lithuania)

18:10 - 18:20

Congress Opening

Duration: 10 min

Opening speeches:

Andris Rubins, Skaidra Valiukeviciene, Ivars Kalvins - President Latvian Academy of Sciences, Kirov Lipman - Chairman of the Council of JSC Grindex

18:20 - 18:50

Opening Lecture: Synchronous teledermatology consultations for people in countryside and outlying islands in Taiwan: 6 years of weekly services

Duration: 30 min

Chair: A.Rubins

Prof. Chih-Hung Lee , MD, PhD (Taiwan)

19:00 - 22:00

Welcome reception and Get together! (For all participants)

Duration: 180 min

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Friday, November 7, 2025

08:30 - 12:00

Registration

Duration: 210 min

09:00 - 10:00

Young Doctors and Residents Symposium

Duration: 60 min

Chairs: K.Kingo, S.Valiukeviciene, A.Rubins

09:00 - 09:10

Atypical Hidradenitis Suppurativa of the Lower Abdominal Fold

Duration: 10 min

Gaile Miseikyte (Lithuania)

09:10 - 09:20

Case report of patient with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Scabies - UV, high magnification (HM) and optical dermatoscopy (OD)

Duration: 10 min

Dr. Sabīne Kristone

09:20 - 09:30

Granulomatous Dermatitis as a Cutaneous Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma: a Diagnostic Challenge

Duration: 10 min

Evelina Malukaite (Lithuania)

09:30 - 09:40

Graham-little-piccardi-lasseur syndrome: a rare case of lichen planopilaris presenting with the classic triad and features of frontal fibrosing alopecia

Duration: 10 min

Diana Druse (Latvia)

09:40 - 09:50

Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid

Duration: 10 min

Saule Jaskovikaite (Lithuania)

09:50 - 10:00

Vitiligo as a Determinant in Biologic Therapy Selection for Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

Duration: 10 min

Igne Gineityte (Lithuania)

10:00 - 10:25

PHARMACERIS Company Lecture

Duration: 25 min

10:00 - 10:25

Comprehensive Management of Rosacea: Adjunctive Care Beyond Pharmacotherapy

Duration: 25 min

Msc Wiktoria Monika Piskorz

10:25 - 10:50

SWIXXBIOPHARMA Company Lecture

Duration: 25 min

10:25 - 10:50

Rare inherited genetic disorder Epidermolysis bullosa

Duration: 25 min

Dr. Sanita Žīgure

10:50 - 11:10

Coffee break

Duration: 20 min

11:10 - 11:40

ABBVIE Company Lecture

Duration: 30 min

11:10 - 11:40

Perspectives of treatment options for psoriasis patients in Latvia

Duration: 30 min

Dr. Ilze Upeniece

Dr. Arturs Kalva (Latvia)

11:40 - 12:10

What's New in Dermatological Therapy

Duration: 30 min

Chair: S.Rubins (Latvia)

Prof. Diamant Thaci (Germany)

12:10 - 13:10

GRINDEKS Company Symposium

Duration: 60 min

12:10 - 13:10

Superficial Skin Lesions – Mechanical, Traumatic, and Superficial Infectious Lesions: Diagnosis and Treatment

Duration: 60 min

Dr. Kristīne Kalniņa (Latvia)

13:10 - 14:10

Lunch Break and Poster Session presentations

Duration: 60 min

14:10 - 15:00

Free Communications / Case Reports

Duration: 50 min

Chairs: A. Soha , V. Kucinskiene

14:10 - 14:30

From molecules to clinical practice: translational and omics perspectives in HIV-associated skin diseases

Duration: 20 min

Dr. Alena Soha

14:30 - 14:45

Cutaneous metastases of melanoma (CMM): dermoscopic features and treatment options

Duration: 15 min

Dr. Alise Emma Raika (Latvia)

14:45 - 15:00

Intense Pulsed Light for Erythematotelangiectatic Rosacea: Clinical and Imaging-Based Outcomes Using Stellar M22

Duration: 15 min

Dr. Tatjana Ļiņova

15:00 - 16:00

Symposium “Sexually transmitted diseases”

Duration: 60 min

Chairs: S. Čaplinskas, S. Rubins

15:00 - 15:15

Migration, HIV/AIDS and Health System Leadership: Lessons from the Influx of Refugees from the War in Ukraine to the Baltic Region

Duration: 15 min

Prof. Saulius Čaplinskas, MD, PhD (Lithuania)

15:15 - 15:30

Neurosyphilis: Diagnostic Challenges

Duration: 15 min

Prof. Vesta Kučinskienė (Lithuania)

15:30 - 15:45

STI in Latvia - Update

Duration: 15 min

Assoc.prof.dr.med. Silvestrs Rubins (Latvia)

15:45 - 16:00

Update in the Management of Gonococcal infections

Duration: 15 min

Prof. George–Sorin Tiplica (Romania)

16:00 - 16:30

SANDOZ Company Lecture

Duration: 30 min

16:00 - 16:30

Crossroads of Gastroenterology and Dermatology – Biological Therapy. How to Recognize Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Get Ahead of Colorectal Cancer

Duration: 30 min

Dr. Ilze Kikuste

16:30 - 17:00

Closing Ceremony

Duration: 30 min

19:00 - 22:00

Congress Dinner for invited persons only

Duration: 180 min

POSTER PRESENTATIONS (Virtually on November 6 and November 7 during lunch break)

Madara Celmina (Latvia)	Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans Presenting on the Scalp: A Multimodal Diagnostic Approach in Clinical Dermatology
Luize Septe (Latvia)	Adalimumab biosimilar therapy for moderate to severe psoriasis vulgaris
Madara Celmina (Latvia)	Chronic Ulcer in a Patient with Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma: From Misdiagnosis of Carcinoma to Viral Etiology
Christopher Karim (USA)	Blue Lunula: Link to Systemic Disease
Beatrice Kolesinskaite (Lithuania)	Linear morphea with systemic involvement mimicking connective tissue disease: a diagnostic challenge
Maya Jodidio (USA)	Hidradenoma Papilliferum: Histologic Reappraisal of a Rare Tumor with Diagnostic Pitfalls
Kamile Meliesiute (Lithuania)	Lichenoid dermatitis associated with eosinophilic fasciitis: a case report
Sara Morgan (USA)	An Unusual Presentation of Segmental Neurofibromatosis
Audrey Terrany (USA)	Bilateral Plantar Acral Melanoma with Nodal Metastasis: A Case Report
Paulina Judzinskyte (Lithuania)	Rosacea prevalence in Lithuania – population based study
Maya Jodidio and Camila K. Janniger (USA)	Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Dermatology
Maya Jodidio (USA)	Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars in Fitzpatrick Skin Types IV-VI: Current Treatments and Emerging Therapies
Maya Jodidio (USA)	Hidradenoma Papilliferum: Histologic Reappraisal of a Rare Tumor with Diagnostic Pitfalls
Ugne Tiskeviciute (Lithuania)	Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: evaluation of comorbidities and specific gene expression
Evelina Malukaite (Lithuania)	Solar Urticaria in a Marathon Runner: Diagnostic Challenges and the Role of Phototherapy in Achieving Long-Term Remission
Mikeila Jazbutyte (Lithuania)	Ulcerated, inoperable basal cell carcinoma of the face in an elderly patient – expanding therapeutic horizons

Contact information about registration and website

+37127186158

marija.cernisova@btgroup.eu

President of Latvian and Baltic Association of Dermatovenerologists, Congress President

Prof. Andris Rubins, MD, PhD
+37129481725
arubins@apollo.lv