DAY 1 │ Thursday, October 9, 2025
DAY 2 │ Friday, October 10, 2025
DAY 3 │ Saturday, October 11, 2025
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| Time | Divani Caravel Hotel | |||||||||||
| MACEDONIA HALL | PELLA HALL | |||||||||||
| 08:00-17:00 | Registration | |||||||||||
| 09:00-11:00 | STI Advanced Course | Session 1: Treatment problems with bacterial STI's Chairs: Mikhail Gomberg (United Kingdom) - Michel Janier (France)
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| 11:00-11:30 | Break | |||||||||||
| 11:30-13:00 | STI Advanced Course | Session 2: Treatment problems with selected STIs Chairs: Airi Poder (Estonia)- Henry de Vries (The Netherlands)
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| 13:00-13:40 | Lunch Break | |||||||||||
| 13:40-15:10 | STI Advanced Course | Session 3: Recurrent viral infections: Are there treatment solutions? Chairs: Mihael Skerlev (Croatia)- Derek Freedman (Ireland)
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| 15:15-16:45 | Symposium 1: Advancing Sexual Health Equity for Migrants MHWG | ILDS Chairs:Konstantinos Protopapas (Greece)- Valeska Padovese (Malta) Sasha Fahme (United States): Engaging male sexual partners of Syrian refugee women in care: Findings from an ongoing implementation science study to address reproductive tract infections in a humanitarian setting of protracted forced displacement Karel Blondeel (Switzerland): HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening in conflict areas and hard-to-reach populations Colm O'Mahony (United Kingdom): STDs in patients of ethnic origin, don’t get caught out Jose-Antonio Ruiz-Postigo (Switzerland): The role of AI technology in managing skin diseases and STIs in displaced populations Konstantinos Protopapas (Greece): Addressing HIV in migrants and refugees in the Greek islands Valeska Padovese (Malta): Reach-out – integrated sexual health interventions for hard-to-reach populations in Italy, Malta, and Greece Discussion |
Workshop 1: To screen or not to screen? Dutch experience with the abandonment of screening asymptomatic clients Chair: Birgit van Benthem (The Netherlands) – Nicole Dukers (The Netherlands) - Henry de Vries (The Netherlands) Welcome and introduction by the Chairs Nicole Dukers (The Netherlands): Guideline development and content, policy at SHC, what are the changes and for whom Hanna Bos (The Netherlands): Communication messages/Media coverage Bernice Hoenderboom (The Netherlands): Implementation research among SHC professionals, what is needed for successful de-implementation? (VIMP) Inge van Loo (The Netherlands): Laboratory challenges Daphne van Wees (The Netherlands): Changes in STI testing behavior after the implementation of restrictive chlamydia testing guidelines for asymptomatic individuals at Dutch Sexual Health Centers Birgit van Benthem (The Netherlands): Complications surveillance Zoïe Alexiou (The Netherlands): Current trends in surveillance data Discussion |
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Venue: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Central Building)
| 18:00-19:20 | Opening Ceremony Chairs: Electra Nicolaidou (Greece) - George-Sorin Tiplica (Romania) Welcome Addresses Electra Nicolaidou, Congress President Sotirios Theocharis, President of the Hellenic Society of Dermatology and Venereology Claudia Heller-Vitouch, Regional Director of IUSTI Europe Christopher Fairley, President of IUSTI Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, Dean of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Pagona Lagiou, Dean of the School of Health Sciences of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Irini Agapidaki, Deputy Minister of Health Opening Lectures Michael Waugh (United Kingdom): Hippocrates to now – Aspects of Our Civilisation Kieron S. Leslie (United States): Sexual Health from Hippocrates to AI: Evolution of Knowledge & Care Andreas Katsambas (Greece): Eros and Ethics; From Plato and Epicurus |
| 19:30 | Networking session |
| Time | Divani Caravel Hotel |
| Athens View Hall (Rooftop) | |
| 07:30-08:30 | Bagels and Bugs - BASHH and IUSTI-Eu Scholarship recipients | Breakfast offered by BASHH Chairs: Matthew Phillips (United Kingdom) - George-Sorin Tiplica (Romania) Open to Scholarship recipients only. |
| Time | Divani Caravel Hotel | “Andreas Syggros” Hospital | ||
| MACEDONIA HALL | PELLA HALL | Wax Model Museum | ||
| 08:00-19:00 | Registration | |||
| 08:30-09:30 | Session 1: Providing equitable sexual health care in a digital world: using the research to design and deliver inclusive services to reduce health inequalities Chair: Andrew Winter (United Kingdom) Claudia Estcourt (United Kingdom): How should we design and deploy equitable online clinical care pathways for STI testing and management? Evidence from The SEQUENCE Digital Research Programme Filippo Zimbile (The Netherlands): The Dutch Stepped Care Model: Using Stepped care to plan eSexual Health and promote self-care Melvina Woode Owusu (United Kingdom): Using co-production to develop culturally sensitive online sexual health interventions for young people – why we need to blur the researcher-lay person boundaries Discussion |
Symposium 2: Euroguidelines in Central and Eastern Europe Network Group (ECEE) | Prevention of HIV and other STIs: Are we at the edge of the cliff? Chairs: Valeska Padovese (Malta) - Arjan Harxhi (Albania) Konstantinos Protopapas (Greece): HPV vaccination across Europe: The need for scaling-up Deniz Gökengin (Turkey): Pre-exposure prophylaxis: Barriers and gaps Group Discussion The potential impact of US aid cuts on programs in Europe and expected consequences Discussion |
WHO Workshop: Global STIs
control in difficult times Chair: Ismaël Maatouk (WHO) Ismaël Maatouk (WHO): Global STI control in the face of crisis: innovations and opportunities Daniel McCartney (WHO): The new WHO comprehensive STI guidelines: what you need to know David Lewis (Australia): Drug-resistant STIs: breaking down the latest evidence Barbara van der Pol (United States): Smarter diagnostics: transforming syndromic management in LMICs Henry de Vries (The Netherlands): To screen or not? Navigating the evidence Ismaël Maatouk (WHO): Q&A |
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| 09:30-10:30 | Session 2: Revolutionizing STI care: The Impact of AI Chairs: Barbara Van der Pol (United States) - Claire Dewsnap (United Kingdom) Barbara Van der Pol (United States): Potential Implications of STI At-Home Self-Testing Piergiacomo Calzavara Pinton (Italy): Advanced non invasive diagnostic technologies of STDs Dimitra Koumaki (Greece): Genital warts and AI Claire Dewsnap (United Kingdom): Syphilis in 2025 Discussion |
Session 3: Combating antimicrobial resistance in STIs Chairs: Christopher Kenyon (Belgium) - Jorgen Skov Jensen (Denmark) Helene Zondag (The Netherlands): Monitoring Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the Netherlands: Insights from the Dutch Reference Laboratory Christopher Kenyon (Belgium): What happened to the incidence of N. gonorrhoeae and C. trachomatis since stopping screening for these infections in MSM in Belgium? Jorgen Skov Jensen (Denmark): Antimicrobial resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium Andrei Tanasov (Romania): Bracing for resistance: Challenges and Gaps in Monitoring Gonorrhea AMR Discussion |
Free Communications 1 Chair: Irene Stefanaki (Greece) - Maciej Pastuszczak (Poland) To view the full structure, please click here |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |||
| 11:00-12:30 | Free Communications 2 Chair: Stamatios Gregoriou (Greece) - Zoïe Alexiou (The Netherlands) To view the full structure, please click here |
Symposium3: STI POCT in Clinical Care: Overcoming Challenges, Maximising Opportunities | Hosted by Sexually Transmitted Infections (BMJ Group) Chairs: Anna Maria Geretti (United Kingdom/Italy) - Carmen Lisboa (Portugal) Welcome & Introduction by the Chairs Anna Maria Geretti (United Kingdom/Italy): The Journal Perspective Live audience poll Apostolos Beloukas (Greece): STI POCT Today: Available Tests and What’s Next Valeska Padovese (Malta): Effecting change: Driving POCT Adoption from Labs to Clinics Live audience poll Barbara Van der Pol (United States): Adopting STI POCT: Key Considerations and Strategies Karel Blondeel (Switzerland): Experiences from the Field Panel Discussion Live audience poll Closing remarks |
Workshop 2: Gender
identity, inclusion, diversity in collaboration with The Love Tank CIC Chair: John McSorley (United Kingdom) Leonardo Pavam (United Kingdom) Benjamin Weil (United Kingdom) |
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| 12:30-13:00 | SATELLITE LECTURE 1 For more information, please click here |
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| 13:00-14:00 | SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM 1 For more information, please click here |
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| 14:00-15:15 | Plenary Session 1: Syphilis: the persistent challenge Chairs: Electra Nicolaidou (Greece) - Marco Cusini (Italy) - Airi Poder (Estonia) Marco Cusini (Italy): Syphilis: still a difficult diagnosis Pille Konno (Estonia): Oral syphilis Maciek Pastuszczak (Poland): Immunological determinants of the serological response to the treatment of early syphilis Susana Muñoz-Gómez (Spain): Exploring Alternative Syphilis Treatments: Linezolid and Cefixime for Early Syphilis, Neurosyphilis, and Pregnancy Discussion |
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| 15:15-16:30 | Session 4: Managing genital herpes: Challenges and solutions Chairs: Raj Patel (United Kingdom) - Suzana Ljubojević Hadžavdić (Croatia) Suzana Ljubojević Hadžavdić (Croatia): Managing Genital Herpes in Pregnancy Matthew Phillips (United Kingdom): Criminalization of STI transmission Emily Clarke (United Kingdom): Why did the UK change its Herpes Management in Pregnancy Guideline Raj Patel (United Kingdom): Update on subclinical shedding and transmission - can we do better? Discussion |
Session 5: Carring for HIV in an STI Clinic Chairs: Martin Chio (Singapore) - Gemma Martin Ezquerra (Spain) Gemma Martin Ezquerra (Spain): HIV related skin indicators Martin Chio (Singapore): Cases of HIV Dermatology from South East Asia Mina Psichogiou (Greece): Missed opportunities for early HIV diagnosis in Greece Giovanni Villa (Ireland): Carring for HIV in an STI Clinic Barbara Suligoi (Italy): HIV among STI patients: challenges for early diagnosis and prevention Discussion |
Workshop 3: EuroTEST | How to organize a testing campaign – experiences from European Testing Week Chairs:Tom Platteau (Belgium) - Deniz Gökengin (Turkey) Welcome and introduction by the Chairs European Testing Week Jürgen Rockstroh (Germany): General introduction to the EuroTEST Initiative, incl. example of EuroTEST work: study on testing consent requirements in Europe Cæcilie Bom Kahama (Denmark): European Testing Week and Test Finder Jason Farrell (The Netherlands), Maka Gogia (Georgia), Giorgos Keratsas (Greece): How to implement a testing campaign – practical examples from European Testing Week participating organisations Valeska Padovese (Malta): Testing migrants and mobile populations – example from Malta Panel discussion (Chairs & Speakers): How to use ETW as a campaign nationally to increase awareness and uptake of testing Questions from the audience |
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| 16:30-17:00 | Coffee Break | |||
| 17:00-17:30 | SATELLITE LECTURE 2 For more information, please click here |
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| 17:30-18:00 | SATELLITE LECTURE 3 For more information, please click here |
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| 18:00-19:00 | Debate: This House Strongly Supports the Use of AI in Sexual Care Chair: Peter Greenhouse (United Kingdom) 18:00-18:05 Introduction and First Vote 18:05-18:20 Tom Nadarzynski (United Kingdom): For the motion 18:20-18:35 Claudia Estcourt (United Kingdom): Against the motion 18:35-18:50 Open Discussion 18:50-18:56 Responses: For/Against 18:56-19:00 Summary and Final vote |
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| Time | Divani Caravel Hotel | “Andreas Syggros” Hospital | |
| MACEDONIA HALL | PELLA HALL | Wax Model Museum | |
| 08:00-18:00 | Registration | ||
| 08:00-08:45 | IUSTI-Eu General Assembly | ||
| 09:00-10:00 | Session 6: STIs beyond the genitals! Chairs: Carmen Salavastru (Romania) - Nicolas Dupin (France) Carmen Salavastru (Romania): Scabies Nicolas Dupin (France): Syphilis: an old disease going forward Valeria Gaspari (Italy): Microbiome and Bacterial STIs: Emerging Perspectives Gilbert Donders (Belgium): Global burden of vulvovaginitis Discussion |
Session 7: Rewriting
the STI Playbook Chairs: Janet Wilson (United Kingdom) - Nikolai Tsankov (Bulgaria) - Jana Tresnak Hercogova (Czech Republic) Klaus Jansen (Germany): Mpox situation and measures in Germany Jana Kazandjieva (Bulgaria): Syphilis and great personalities Janet Wilson (United Kingdom): Redefining how we manage bacterial vaginosis Discussion |
Workshop 4: How to write a good
manuscript Chairs: Andrei Tanasov (Romania) - George-Sorin Tiplica (Romania) Andrei Tanasov (Romania): Introduction to the International Journal of Dermatology George-Sorin Tiplica (Romania): A reviewers’ work Victor Gabriel Clatici (Romania): Writing AI assisted journal papers Discussion |
| 10:00-11:00 | Symposium 4: BASHH | Session Gender & Sexual Minority Health in 2025 Chairs: Matthew Phillips (United Kingdom) - Sally Jewsbury (United Kingdom) Tom Witney (United Kingdom): Trans+ people's perspectives on sexual health services in the United Kingdom Kate Nambiar (United Kingdom): Common presentations in trans men accessing sexual health services Dwayne-Wilson Hunt (United Kingdom): Intersectionality in sexual health for LGBTQ+ people Discussion |
Session 8: The genital skin in clinical practice - with an AI twist Chairs: Eija Hiltunen-Back (Finland) - Arne Wikström (Sweden) - Claudia Heller-Vitouch (Austria) Eija Hiltunen-Back (Finland): Selected clinical cases Arne Wikström (Sweden): Selected clinical cases Claudia Heller-Vitouch (Austria): Selected clinical cases Ionela Manole (Romania), Louisa Heller (Austria): AI diagnostic Discussion |
Workshop 5: Biopsy and dermoscopy in the genital area Chairs: Alexandra Irina Butacu (Romania) - Dimitrios Sgouros (Greece) Speakers: Alexandra Irina Butacu (Romania) Dimitrios Sgouros (Greece) |
| 11:00-11:15 | Break | ||
| 11:15-12:15 | Symposium 5: EADV - IUSTI-Eu Chairs: Branka Marinovic (Croatia) - George-Sorin Tiplica (Romania) Carmen Lisboa (Portugal): Impact of HPV vaccine on male disease Christopher Bunker (United Kingdom): Avoiding penile cancer Colm O'Mahony (United Kingdom): Blamestorming: a wise man learns from his mistakes; an even wiser one learns from others’ mistakes Discussion |
Session 9: HIV: Bridging Science to the Patient for Optimal Care Chairs: Anna Maria Geretti (United Kingdom/Italy) - Deniz Gökengin (Turkey) Anna Maria Geretti (United Kingdom/Italy): Optimising ART Initiation After HIV PrEP Breakthrough Deniz Gökengin (Turkey): Managing HIV and STIs in CEE:easier said than done Kieron S. Leslie (United States): Compounded Immunosuppression: Elevated STI and HPV-Related Cancer Prevalence and Incidence in People Living with Both HIV and Organ Transplant compared to HIV-only and Organ Transplant-only Controls Discussion |
Free Communications 3 Chair: Evdoxia Panou (Greece) ) - Emily Clarke (United Kingdom) To view the full structure, please click here |
| 12:15-13:15 | SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM 2 For more information, please click here |
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| 13:15-14:15 | Plenary Session 2: DoxyPEP - We know the
facts, but how should we use it? An open discussion of the utilisation of
doxyPEP, and the consequences. Moderator: Derek Freedman (Ireland) Henry de Vries (The Netherlands) John White (United Kingdom) Sébastien Fouéré (France) Georg Stary (Austria) Christopher Kenyon (Belgium) |
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| 14:15-15:00 | Lunch break | ||
| 15:00-16:30 | Session 10: Psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa and other Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases on the anogenital area Chairs: Electra Nicolaidou (Greece) - Alexandros Stratigos (Greece) - Usha Hartgill (Norway) Electra Nicolaidou (Greece): Treatment of genital psoriasis: tips and tricks Irene Stefanaki (Greece): Psoriasis treatment with systemics and biologics in special populations Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis (Greece): Hidradenitis suppurativa with genital manifestations Marie-Aleth Richard (France): Women with Hidradenitis suppurativa in childbearing age: special issues Usha Hartgill (Norway): Current trends and future strategies in medical and surgical management of HS Sandra Jerkovic Gulin (Sweden): Crohn’s disease lesions in the genital area |
Symposium 6: ECDC | STI Testing and Treatment Policy Across the EU/EEA – Results from the first round of data collection by ECDC and discussion on the implications Chairs: Otilia Mardh (Sweden) - Lina Nerlander (Sweden) Presenters: Lina Nerlander (Sweden) - Sarah North (Denmark) Panel: Eija Hiltunen-Back (Finland), Marco Cusini (Italy), Nikos Dedes (Greece), Sébastien Fouéré (France) |
Workshop 6: Pearls from experts: STIs history taking. The psychological impact of STI's Chairs: Rochelle Hamilton (Australia) - Jacob Bornstein (Israel) Rochelle Hamilton (Australia): The 5P principle for taking a sexual history - but don't forget the 6th Maria-Angeliki Gkini (United Kingdom): Psychiatric and psychosocial commorbidities in STIs Jacob Bornstein (Israel): I have just been diagnosed with cervical HPV infection. What should I tell my partner? Andrei Tanasov (Romania): Stigma as a Barrier to STI Testing and Care: Evidence from a Multio-Country Exploration Discussion |
| 16:30-18:00 | Session 11: IUSTI World Presidents Moderator: Christopher Fairley (Australia) Angelika Stary (Austria): What is the secret of success for IUSTI? Raj Patel (United Kingdom): The Lost Years - Fracture and Unification Michael Waugh (United Kingdom): The Challenges I saw as Secretary General and The Name Change at Melbourne 1997 David Lewis (Australia): Why is it so important for IUSTI to build up and support the African region? Janet Wilson (United Kingdom): Why your involvement in IUSTI is important Christopher Fairley (Australia): Observations and reflections on the organisation Discussion |
Free Communications 4 Chair: Vasiliki Nikolaou (Greece) - Béatrice Bercot (France) To view the full structure, please click here |
Workshop 7: Genital diseases - a never ending story Chairs: Alexander Katoulis (Greece) – Aikaterini I. Liakou (Greece) Evdoxia Panou (Greece): The genital skin in clinical practice Karolina Kijowska (Poland): Ocular abnormalities in patients with syphilis Jacob Bornstein (Israel): Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia - why can’t it be eliminated by the HPV Vaccine Carmen Lisboa (Portugal): Balanitis-Dermatitis: an overlooked clinical entity Victor Gabriel Clatici (Romania): AI & STIs Aikaterini I. Liakou (Greece): Hidradenitis suppurativa: Treatment paradigms Discussion |
| 18:00-18:30 | Closing Ceremony Electra Nicolaidou (Greece) Jana Tresnak Hercogova (Czech Republic) Christopher Fairley (Australia) Andrew Winter (United Kingdom) Janneke Heijne (The Netherlands) George-Sorin Tiplica (Romania) Claudia Heller-Vitouch (Austria) |
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