The University Medical Center Utrecht is located in the center
of the Netherlands and has a top-referral function for patients with
difficult to treat atopic dermatitis for the whole country.
The center is also certified as GA2LEN Atopic Dermatitis Center of
Reference and Excellence (ADCARE).
The mission of the UMCU multi-disciplinary team is to provide a
holistic approach for children and adults with atopic dermatitis,
including training in self-management, attention to psychosocial
problems and management of atopic comorbidities.
They work in a team with different specialists, including (paediatric)
dermatologists (in training), dermatological nurses, nurse specialists
and nurse practitioners, food allergy specialists, ophthalmologists,
paediatricians specialised in atopic diseases, pulmonologists,
immunologists/allergists and social workers.
They combine top referral patient care with clinical and translational
research and research into innovations in care.
The UMCU team will offer a varied and practical programme focused
on multidisciplinary care for adults and children with atopic dermatitis.

Topics for this meeting
-Recent insights in AD pathogenesis
-New treatment options in AD and
experience in daily practice
-Treatment targets in AD
-Management of atopic comorbidities,
with special focus on ophthalmological
comorbidities
-Burden of disease and economic
burden of AD
-Education and self-management
in adults and children with AD
-What do patients need?