DAY 1 │ Thursday, October 9, 2025
DAY 2 │ Friday, October 10, 2025
DAY 3 │ Saturday, October 11, 2025
DAY 4 │ Sunday, October 12, 2025
| Time | Divani Caravel Hotel | |||||||||||
| MACEDONIA HALL | PELLA HALL | |||||||||||
| 07:00-09:00 | 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): Sexual health of Syrian Refugee Women in a Protracted Forced Displacement Setting 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) 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)
| 18:00-19:30 | Opening Ceremony Chairs: Electra Nicolaidou (Greece) - George-Sorin Tiplica (Romania) Electra Nicolaidou (Greece): Welcome – Congress President George-Sorin Tiplica (Romania): Welcome – International Scientific Committee Claudia Heller-Vitouch (Austria): Welcome – IUSTI Europe Christopher Fairley (Australia): Welcome – IUSTI World Michael Waugh (UK): The Continuum from Hippocrates to Scientific Development in STI till the Present 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 |
| 19:30-21:00 | Networking session |
| Time | Divani Caravel Hotel | Syggros Hospital | |
| MACEDONIA HALL | PELLA HALL | Wax Model Museum | |
| 07:00-08:00 | Registration | ||
| 07:30-08:30 | Bagels and Bugs - BASHH and IUSTI-Eu Scholarship recipients | Breakfast offered by BASHH Chairs: Matthew Philips (United Kingdom) - George-Sorin Tiplica (Romania) Attendance by invitation only |
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| 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 Chairs: Claudia Estcourt (United Kingdom) - Filippo Zimbile (The Netherlands) - Melvina Woode Owusu (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 |
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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): The potential impact of self-testing Piergiacomo Calzavara Pinton (Italy): Advanced imaging for STIs Dimitra Koumaki (Greece): Genital warts and AI Claire Dewsnap (United Kingdom): Syphilis in 2025 Discussion |
Session 3: Combating antimicrobial resistance in STIs Chairs: Chris Kenyon (Belgium) - Jorgen Skov Jensen (Denmark) Helene Zondag (The Netherlands): Monitoring Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the Netherlands: Insights from the Dutch Reference Laboratory Chris Kenyon (Belgium): What happened to the incidence and antimicrobial susceptibility of NG and CT in MSM in Belgium after stopping screening for these infections? Jorgen Skov Jensen (Denmark): Antimicrobial resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium Andrei Tanasov (Romania): Bracing for resistance: Challenges and Gaps in Monitoring Gonorrhea AMR Discussion |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:00-12:30 | Free Communications 1 Chair: Stamatios Gregoriou (Greece) |
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) Apostolos Beloukas (Greece): STI POCT Today: Available Tests and What’s Next Valeska Padovese (Malta): Effecting change: Driving POCT Adoption from Labs to Clinics Anna Maria Geretti (United Kingdom/Italy): Making It Work: Essential Training, Quality Assurance, and Regulations Barbara Van der Pol (United States): Adopting STI POCT: Key Considerations and Strategies Real-World POCT Implementation: Experiences from the Field and General Debate Discussion |
Workshop 2: 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 |
| 12:30-13:00 | SATELLITE LECTURE 1 | ||
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch break | ||
| 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 Kono (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) TBA: QoL Measures and impacts of therapy in HSV Suzana Ljubojević Hadžavdić (Croatia): Managing Genital Herpes in Pregnancy Matthew Phillips (United Kingdom): Criminalization of STI transmission Emily Clarke (Untied 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 |
| 16:30-17:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 17:00-17:30 | SATELLITE LECTURE 2 | ||
| 17:30-19:00 | Debate: This House Strongly Supports the Use of AI in Sexual Health Consultations Chair: Peter Greenhouse (United Kingdom) Tom Nadarzynski (United Kingdom): For the motion Claudia Estcourt (United Kingdom): Against the motion Discussion |
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| Time | Divani Caravel Hotel | Syggros Hospital | |
| MACEDONIA HALL | PELLA HALL | Wax Model Museum | |
| 07:30-09:00 | 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 Gilbert Donders (Belgium): Global burden of vulvovaginitis Discussion |
Session 7: Guidelines Editorial Project Committee Chair: TBA Speakers: TBA Discussion |
Workshop 4: Gender identity, inclusion, diversity in collaboration with The Love Tank CIC Chair: John McSorley (United Kingdom) Leonardo Pavam (United Kingdom) Benjamin Weil (United Kingdom) |
| 10:00-11:00 | Symposium 3: BASHH | Session Gender & Sexual Minority Health in 2025 Chairs: Matthew Phillips (United Kingdom) - TBA TBA: Trans and/or gender diverse people's perspectives on sexual health services TBA: Common presentations in trans men accessing sexual health services TBA: Services for women who have sex with women TBA: Intersectionality in sexual health 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 George-Sorin Tiplica (Romania): AI diagnostic Discussion |
Workshop 5: Biopsy and dermoscopy in the genital area Chair: Alexandra Irina Butacu (Romania) Speakers: Alexandra Irina Butacu (Romania) Dimitris Sgouros (Greece) |
| 11:00-11:15 | Break | ||
| 11:15-12:15 | Symposium 4: EADV - IUSTI-Eu Chairs: TBA - George-Sorin Tiplica (Romania) Carmen Lisboa (Portugal): Impact of HPV vaccine on male disease TBA: 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 TBA Discussion |
Free Communications 2 Chair: Evdoxia Panou (Greece) |
| 12:15-13:15 | SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM 1 | ||
| 13:15-14:15 | Plenary Session 2: DoxyPEP - A panel discussion Moderator: Derek Freedman (Ireland) Derek Freedman (Ireland): Dealing with a Patients request for DoxyPEP Henry de Vries (The Netherlands): Public Heath implications of doxy-PEP John White (United Kingdom): Beyond contagion: additional benefits of doxyPEP Sébastien Fouéré (France): Results of clinical trials on DoxyPEP Georg Stary (Austria):Alternatives to DoxyPEP |
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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 Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis (Greece): Hidradenitis suppurativa with genital manifestations 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 Carmen Lisboa (Portugal): Balanitis-Dermatitis: an overlooked clinical entity Irene Stefanaki (Greece): Psoriasis treatment with systemics and biologics in special populations Discussion |
Symposium 5: 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) |
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 3 Chair: Irene Stefanaki (Greece) |
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 Victor Gabriel Clatici (Romania): AI & STIs Aikaterini I. Liakou (Greece): Hidradenitis suppurativa: Treatment paradigms Discussion |
| 18:00-18:30 | Closing Ceremony Claudia Heller-Vitouch, Electra Nicolaidou, Jana Tresnak Hercogova, Christopher Fairley, Andrew Winter, Janneke Heijne, George-Sorin Tiplica |
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| 19:30 | IUSTI-Eu Networking | ||
| 09:00-11:00 | Promoting Sexual Health |
