WORLD VITILIGO DAY

Join Us this June!

WORLD VITILIGO DAY MEETING

Date

Saturday, 21 June 2025

Time

2-4pm South African Time (GMT + 2 hours)

Please send name, email, country to: skinspec@iafrica.com  |  Phone: 031 265 1505

This event has Concluded - Registration Closed!

14h00-14h05

Open waiting room

14h05 - 14h10

Opening
Host : Dr Noufal Raboobee
President: Vitiligo Society of South Africa
President: Dermatology Society of South Africa

14h10 - 14h15

Sponsor:
Kim Wiid
Product manager
La Roche Possay/ Loreal

SPEAKERS

14h15 - 14h25

Dr Lushen Pillay
Dermatologist - Johannesburg, South Africa
Topic: An overview of what's new in vitiligo

14h25 - 14h40

Dr Mohamed Tag Anbar
CEO and Co-Founder: Tag Vitiligo Clinic - Cairo, Egypt.
Topic: A guide to phototherapy in vitiligo

14h40 - 14h55

Prof Iltefat Hamzavi Senior Staff Physician
Henry Ford Hospital, USA Co-founder and Past President - Global Vitiligo Foundation
Topic: The impact of JAK inhibitors on the treatment of Vitiligo (Real life experience)

14h55 - 15h10

Prof Dilek Seçkin Marmara University, Turkey
Topic: Treatment of Vitiligo in Childhood

15h10 - 15h25

Prof Hyun Jeong Ju
St Vincents Hospital, Suwon, Korea Topic: Surgical interventions in vitiligo

15h25 - 15h40

Dr Jonathan Smith
Dermatologist - Cape Town, South Africa
Topic: Importance of advocacy groups

15h40 - 15h50

Patient
Vitiligo and confidence: How I found my voice overcoming stigma, building self esteem and embracing visibility

15h50 - 15h55

Kim Wiid
Closing remarks

15.55-16h00

Dr Noufal Raboobee
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