Welcome New IEC Board of Directors

Please join IEC President Alan Irvine in welcoming the new IEC Board of Directors. We are excited to have them join the board and look forward to the valuable perspectives, expertise, and energy they will bring to our mission and vision.

	Director April Armstrong, MD MPH Professor and Chief of Dermatology at University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, USA
	Director Aaron Drucker, MD ScM FRCPC Dermatologist and Clinical Scientist Women’s College Hospital and the University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
	Director Yael Anne Leshem, MD MCR Director, Atopic Dermatitis Clinic, Division of Dermatology, Rabin Medical Center Associate Professor of Dermatology, Tel-Aviv University Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences Tel Aviv, Israel

View the full list of the IEC Board of Directors. 

IEC Opens Council Applications to PhD Researchers

The International Eczema Council is pleased to announce that we are now accepting membership applications from our PhD colleagues.

This inclusion has the power to:
• Enrich our community with diverse perspectives
• Enhance our collective efforts in advancing the understanding and treatment of eczema
• Expand our membership
• Strengthen the relationship between MDs and PhDs focused on atopic dermatitis.

Whether applicants hold an MD, a PhD, or an equivalent degree, criteria for prospective IEC members include a good professional reputation, a demonstrated special interest in atopic dermatitis, and completed research related to atopic dermatitis.

View IEC Requirements and Application

Meet the Councilor Sara Brown, MD PhD FRCPE | December 2024

We invite you to "Meet the Councilors and Associates". Get a personal glimpse into the mindsets of the IEC’s leading experts and key opinion leaders in the field who are solving complex dermatological challenges and navigating evolving field opportunities in atopic dermatitis and beyond. 

Click here to learn more about IEC Councilor Sara Brown, MD PhD FRCPE, who holds the Grant Chair of Dermatology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, UK.

Check out the 2024 4th Quarter e-News!

Learn more and explore the latest edition here or view the e-News archives. 

Read IEC publications by IEC Fellow, Dr. Arbie Merilleno in the International Journal of Dermatology and Dermatitis.

Association between atopic dermatitis burden and sociodemographic index with dupilumab and tralokinumab utilization across 50 countries. Merilleno ASP, Tadrous M, Ushcatz I, Zhao HJ, Drucker AM. Int J Dermatol. 2024 Oct 31. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijd.17543.

Association of Countries' Atopic Dermatitis Burden and Sociodemographic Index with Topical Calcineurin Inhibitor Utilization. Ushcatz I, Zhao HJ, Tadrous M, Aoki V, Chang AY, Dlova N, Merilleno ASP, Drucker AM. Dermatitis. 2024 Jul 3. https://doi.org/10.1089/derm.2024.0107.

For all IEC publications, see our expanded list.

Global Atopic Dermatitis Atlas

The first Global Report on Atopic Dermatitis, the Global Atopic Dermatitis Atlas (GADA) launched on October 18, 2022. This a collaboration between the International Eczema Council, the International Society for Atopic Dermatitis, the European Taskforce for Atopic Dermatitis, the International League of Dermatological Societies, and the International Alliance of Dermatology Patient Organizations (Global Skin). In the Fall of 2024 an updated report has been published. 

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