Date: Friday, 5th September 2025
Time: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Location: Sheraton Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne
DEBRA Australia is proud to be hosting this highly-anticipated event for EB health professionals and researchers which will feature speakers from across the globe, including Keynote Speaker Professor Cristina Has from Freiburg University. Guest speakers will showcase the latest updates in clinical care and research in Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).
The program will include a clinical update on therapies under development, a panel discussion on multidisciplinary models of care for EB, and presentations on the latest DEBRA International Clinical Practice Guidelines. It will also cover research updates on topics including ocular manifestations, wound healing, infection, occupational therapy, scarring, and stem cell therapies in EB.
Continuing Professional Development: 6.5hrs (certificates will be emailed post the event)
Symposium Accommodation: Accommodation availability and bookings for the Sheraton Melbourne Hotel can be made directly, or online via the following group booking link.
Research and Education Travel Grant Applications: Applications for our 2025/26 travel grants will be opening soon and will be available for use towards the Health Professionals EB Symposium Travel in 2025, so stay tuned for further details coming shortly.
Keynote Speaker:
- Professor Cristina Has, Head of the Genodermatosis Clinic, Department of Dermatology (Freiburg University, Germany)
With over 20 years of clinical experience in general and paediatric dermatology, specialising in genodermatosis, Professor Cristina Has is an internationally recognised leader in Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).
Globally renowned for research into the genetic and molecular basis of skin fragility disorders, Professor Cristina Has has advanced understanding of EB subtypes, impact, and therapies. Professor Has is also a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of DEBRA International, and has served as the first author on the latest consensus reclassification of inherited EB and DEBRA International’s Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Guests Speakers include:
- Dr Nicholas Veldhuis (Monash University, Australia)
- Professor Anna Martinez (University College London, UK)
- A/Professor Ulrich Koller (Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Austria)
- Dr Zlatko Kopecki (University of South Australia)
- Professor Dimitra Kiritsi (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
- Dr Chris Turner (University of South Australia)
Trade displays will also be present to visit during the complimentary tea, coffee, and meal breaks to discuss new and updated products relevant to EB care.