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ILDS World Skin Summit

The ILDS World Skin Summit brings the leaders of our Member and Partner organisations together to discuss the challenges they face. The Summit provides an opportunity for leaders to share experiences and develop strategies to improve skin health at local, national, regional and global levels.

The 4th ILDS World Skin Summit will take place in Cape Town, South Africa from 23-25 October 2025. The theme of the Summit is Making Treatment Accessible and Affordable Worldwide. The focus will be on improving access to treatment and its costs on a global scale, assessing the current issues our colleagues are facing and sharing successes and improvements to facilitate meaningful discussion.

Attendees will expand their skills and knowledge to help grow capacity and tackle challenges in their country. This is a unique opportunity to meet fellow dermatology leaders, share experiences and build a global network.

We will work together to develop future strategies and take a leading role in improving global skin health through training and sharing knowledge.

Registration

The Summit is an exclusive invite-only event for leaders of ILDS Member and Partner organisations.

Registration is now open!!

Invitations to register for the event have now been sent to ILDS Members - please check your inbox.

Spaces are limited and registration is open until 31 December 2024 so please do register as soon as possible.

Not received your email? Contact membership@ilds.org.

The ILDS provides bursaries for Members to attend the Summit if they have shown commitment to ILDS initiatives. Priority will be given to Members from low-resource regions. The number of bursaries awarded will be based on the funds available at the time.

Summit Sponsors

The Summit is made possible by the support of our partners and sponsors. For those interested in supporting the summit, please read the prospectus..

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2022 Lima, Peru

The 3rd ILDS World Skin Summit, held in 2022, attracted 119 delegates from 47 organisations representing 39 countries. The key outcomes were:

To facilitate engagement and discussion with Member Societies and include them in strategic discussions
To organise ILDS sessions at national (and regional) annual conferences of our Member Societies and partners
To organise regular online engaging education such as case studies and symposia that will be hosted by a Member Society on a rotating basis

Read the full report here

2018 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

The 2018 Summit programme was developed in consultation with Members to focus on issues that are relevant in the region, including:

Issues affecting South-East Asia and other under-served regions
Current important dermatological conditions
Evolving role of dermatologists
Scope of service delivery for skin disorders by other health professionals
Priority humanitarian issues including rare or neglected diseases and patients in low-resource settings

Read the full report here

2012 Berlin, Germany

The first ILDS World Skin Summit was held in Berlin, with these aims:

Strengthen the links between ILDS Member organisations
Share case studies and best practice
Develop global collaborations
Deliver training around the world

During the Summit, we developed a set of Grand Challenges in Global Health. This led to the Global Psoriasis Project, which is mapping the incidence and impact of psoriasis on patients around the world.

ILDS World Skin Summit

View the WSS2025 programme

2022 Summit Report

Registration

Registration is now open!!

Summit Sponsors

With appreciation for the generous support of our partners

Past Summits

2018 Summit Report