The 9th International Congress on Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions

Dear colleagues and friends,

It is our pleasure to invite you to the 9th International Congress on Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions (iSCAR2015) which will be held on Monday, June 8, 2015 during the 23rd World Congress of Dermatology in Vancouver, Canada.

The congress will focus on new discoveries on the topics of pharmacogenomics, Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS), Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS/TEN), Acute Generalised Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP), dermatologic side effects of cancer treatment and in vitro and in vivo assessments for cutaneous adverse drug reactions. During the meeting we will also have discussions to achieve consensus on these topics.

We are honored to have global opinion leaders on the topic of cutaneous adverse drug reactions as speakers and moderators.

Free of charge registration to iSCAR 2015 meeting is required because of limited space. Please send your request for participation to

internationalscar2015@gmail.com

More information can be found on the congress webpage

http://sunnybrook.ca/iscar2015

The congress is part of the International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) meetings at the 23rd World Congress of Dermatology in Vancouver, Canada.

http://derm2015.org/program/ilds-member-society-meetings-june-8th/

We look forward to seeing you on June 8, 2015 in Vancouver, Canada for iSCAR 2015.

Kind regards,

Co-chairs:

Neil Shear, MD. FRCPC, Head-Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Chief-Dermatology at the University of Toronto Medical School. Toronto, Canada.

Wen-Hung Chung, MD, PhD, Director- The Drug Hypersensitivity Clinical and Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Associate Professor of dermatology, Chang Gung University. Taoyuan, Taiwan.

Vice-chair:

Roni P. Dodiuk-Gad, MD. Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Department of Dermatology, Ha’emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.