The First Forum "Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology: A Synthesis of Science and Practice" succeeded in Moscow on October 11 and 12, 2011. The Forum was organized by Moscow Healthcare Department under the auspices of National Alliance of Dermatovenereologists and Cosmetologists. Two plenary sessions, 8 workshops, 14 satellite symposia, round-table talks and masterclasses provided more than 100 lectures and presentations for about 900 healthcare specialists from Moscow and other regions of Russia.

The Fith Russian Conference "Saint-Petersbourg Dermatological Readings" was held on October 3 and 4, 2011, at the same venue at St.-Petersbourg. The conference, organized by local V.M. Tarnovsky Dermatology Society, was officially dedicated to 125 anniversary of St.-Petersbourg MAPE dermatology department. On the scientific agenda were one plenary and 9 breakout sessions, 11 symposia, 2 round-table meetings and a special cosmetology programme.

During the Readings, Russian Dermoscopy Society presented a special seminar "Russian Dermoscopy Innovation Programme", introducing for the first time in St.-Petersbourg the Russian Digital Dermatoscope, RDS-1. The audience was granted a possibility of practicizing with RDS-1 and diagnostic software.

The interdiscplinary conference "Actual questions of dermatovenereology and cosmetology" took place in Sochi, Russia, on June 16, 2011. The conference added to the programe of the Forum "Medicine of today and tomorrow" 3 breakout sessions and a videoconference on STI.

Interdisciplinary conference "Current issues in oncodermatology, cosmetology and dermatovenereology" gathered over 100 clinicians from Kaliningrad region on May 30, 2011. Workshop on skin cancer diagnosis and prevention included keynote lectures by leading oncologists and dermatologists from Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad.

Regional conference of Russian IUSTI guild of STI specialists was succesfully conducted in Kazan, Russia, on April 28 and 29, 2011. Attendees gathered from Tatarstan and several cities of Volga region, Taganrog, Orenburg, Ufa, Izhevsk and Kirov.

Interregional conference "Current Topics in Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology" took place in Vologograd, Russia, on April 15, 2011. Conference key topics included mucocutaneous infections and chronic inflammatory disorders.

Interdisciplinary conference "Current topics in cutaneous oncology, aesthetic medicine and dermatovenereology" will take place in Kaliningrad, Russia, on May 30, 2011.

Conference venue is Radisson Hotel, Ploshad Pobedy, 10

Conference is organized by N.P. Petrov Research Oncology Institute, Russian Society of Dermatoscopy and Optical Diagnostics of Skin, and by M.F. Vladimirsky Research Clinical Institute of Moscow Region.

The Fifth Russian conference "Sain-Petersburg Dermatological Readings" is scheduled for October 3-4, 2011, In St.-Petersburg, Russia. The conference is organized by V.M. Tarnowsky St.-Petersburg Society of Dermatovenereologists. Abstract submission deadline is June 1, 2011. The scientific programme and other details will follow.

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The interdisciplinary conference "Current issues in dermatovenereology and cosmetology" will take place in Sochi, Russia, on June 16, 2011 as part of Medical Forum "Medicine of today and tomorrow". The programme and other info will follow.