Monday, 26th May 2025
09:00 – 09:45 Autoimmune diseases in dogs and cats: introduction
09:45 – 10:30 General principles of immunosuppression
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 Autoimmune diseases of the epidermis: pemphigus
11:45 – 13:15 Sterile pustular dermatitides, erythema multiforme, Stevens Johnson syndrome – toxic epidermal necrolysis
13:15 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:00 Autoimmune diseases of the epidermis: cutaneous lupus
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Clinical cases, wrap up
Tuesday, 27th May 2025
09:00 – 09:45 Autoimmune diseases of the epidermal basement membrane
09:45 – 10:30 Autoimmune diseases of the adnexa
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 Autoimmune diseases of melanocytes
11:45 – 12:30 Selected immune-mediated diseases of the dermis
12:30 – 13:15 Vasculitis and ischemic dermatopathies
13:15 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:00 Introduction to canine and feline allergic dermatitides; Food allergy in dogs and cats: critically-appraised topics
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Clinical cases, wrap up
Wednesday, 28th May 2025
09:00 – 09:45 Insect hypersensitivities in dogs and cats
09:45 – 10:30 Diagnostic approach to the pruritic dog
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 Epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical presentation of canine atopic dermatitis
11:45 – 12:30 You have got rid of fleas. Nice!!! What about bacteria, yeasts, and otitis?
12:30 – 13:15 Examples and clinical cases
13:15 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 15:15 Examples and clinical cases
15:15 – 16:00 Journal club
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Wrap-up, quiz, self-assessment
Thursday, 29th May 2025
09:00 – 09:45 Skin and serological testing for IgE sensitization in dogs
09:45 – 10:30 Allergen-specific immunotherapy in dogs
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 Systemic therapy of canine atopic dermatitis
11:45 – 12:30 Topical therapy of canine atopic dermatitis
12:30 – 13:15 Examples and clinical cases
13:15 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:00 Examples and clinical cases
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Wrap-up, quiz, self-assessment
Friday, 30th May 2025
09:00 – 09:45 Nutraceuticals and microbiome restorers for canine atopic dermatitis
09:45 – 10.30 Feline atopic skin syndrome: clinical presentation and approach (part I)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 Feline atopic skin syndrome: clinical presentation and approach (part II)
11:45 – 13:15 Skin, serological testing and treatment of feline atopic skin syndrome. What is different?
13:15 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:00 Examples and clinical cases
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Wrap-up, quiz, self-assessment