The theme of the members day on October 6 is: science and research. You are invited to the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam, where experts will update you on the latest insights into vitiligo.

Hopeful messages from America?

In the conference room (lecture room 4), dermatologists Marcel Bekkenk and Albert Wolkerstorfer, among others, talk about the latest options for the treatment of vitiligo, under the title 'Hopeful messages from America?' More diverse Dutch studies and the connection with thyroid disorders are discussed. It will be a varied program with short presentations so that you can learn a lot in one afternoon. The members day is of course freely accessible to members of the Vitiligo.nl association, who are each allowed to bring one guest, but registration is required. There is room for about 400 people. 
(it is no longer possible to register, the date has passed).

Cool youth program

The program for adults also has room for interludes with activities. During the breaks you can choose to participate in a camouflage workshop, a photo shoot, or go to the information market with stands about Permanent Make-Up (PMU) and Eurocept (light booths). The complete program and information about address and parking can be found below.

PROGRAM for Sunday October 6, 2019

The board of Vitiligo.nl would like to invite you to the members day on October 6, this year in conference room 4 of the Amsterdam UMC, location Academic Medical Center. This hospital is home to the SNIP, which is the only institute in the Netherlands specialized in treating pigment disorders such as vitiligo.

Program for adults
(after each presentation there is an opportunity to ask questions)

From 11 hours: reception and introduction.

12.00 Word of welcome by chairman Paul Monteiro.

12.10 Hopeful messages from America?
(Dr. Marcel Bekkenk and Dr. Albert Wolkerstorfer, dermatologists AMC):

• What are the causes of vitiligo? • Treatment (new options and research), development of vitiligo. What do you not (yet) see in the consultation room?
• What's the latest important news? 12.30 Vitiligo in perspective, two sides of the coin (Rosalie Luiten, professor of Experimental Dermatology and chairman of the Pigment Fund Foundation Netherlands): • are there also advantages of having vitiligo?
• effect of vitiligo on the occurrence of certain types of (skin) cancer • introduction to the connection with other autoimmune diseases 12.50 Co-morbidity/Relationship with thyroid disease (Peter Bisschop, endocrinologist AMC and chairman of the Association for Endocrinology)

13.20 Break and opportunity to visit information market or workshops

13.50 “I have embraced my vitiligo”, experience story of Sharista Lachman (member and volunteer Vitiligo.nl)

14.05 Dutch studies:

• transplant study, literature review on light treatment in transplants (ds. Annelies Lommerts, doctor in training as a specialist (resident);
• UV photography, ReNovaCell (transplantation) study (Drs. Sanne Uitentuis, resident) • biomarker and questionnaire study (Drs. Vidhya Narayan, doctor not in training as a specialist, affiliated with a specific department (anios).

14.35 Reimbursement for UVB home lighting
(René Bekkers, Eurocept account manager) .

14.50 Break with a snack and drink, member contact, opportunity to visit the information market or the camouflage workshops and photo shoot.

15.20 Psychological aspects of skin abnormalities
(Patrick Kemperman, psychodermatologist AMC).

15.40 Measuring instruments for assessing vitiligo
(professor of Dermatology Nanja van Geel, Ghent University Hospital).

16.00 Healing may not yet be near, but much has been achieved recently:

• panel discussion led by Paul Monteiro and Marcel Bekkenk.

  Panel members: Nanja van Geel, Rosalie Luiten, Albert Wolkerstorfer, Sanne Uitentuis, Patrick Kemperman, Annelies Lommerts, Vidhya Narayan, Marloes Zuidgeest (volunteer and member of the Vitiligo.nl research team) and René Bekkers.

16.30 Snacks and drinks and a final demonstration of the young people's workshops.

Program for young people
Vitiligo.nl organizes two sparkling workshops in a separate room, which are suitable for both younger and older youth. 4XM provides this program, this company specializes in workshops and performances. There is a break between the two workshops. After the break, Nienke Timmers, known for the photo card campaign surrounding World Vitiligo Day, will give a short presentation.

These are the workshops: 1. vlogging 2. stop motion

We will also conclude for you at 4:30 PM with a demonstration of your workshops, with a snack and a drink. We hope to see you on Sunday, October 6!

Paul A. Monteiro, Chairman Vitiligo.nl

^* Explanation of abbreviations:
resident = doctor in training to become a specialist
anios = doctor not in training as a specialist, affiliated with a specific department

Car or public transport

The conference hall/lecture room 4 of the Amsterdam UMC can be found at the following address:
Amsterdam UMC location AMC
Meibergdreef 9
1105 AZ Amsterdam South East

For address and parking see https://www.amc.nl/web/plan-mijn-bezoek/bezoek/adres-route-en-parkeren.htm