The Second Russian Congress of Dermoscopy was summoned by Russian Society of Dermatoscopy and Optical Diagnosis of Skin during VII IFDC in Moscow on March 19 and 20, 2014. The Society, having just renewed its executive board and declaring the ambitious Program at the fall of 2013, reported on the recent developments in the field. Unlike the previous congress, the agenda skipped the sessions on optical coherence tomography and fluorescence imaging, focusing only on dermoscopy, with key messages as follows:

1. The 'innovations programme' of 2009-2013 is declared successful. The Russian HD digital dermatoscope (RDS-1) is produced serially and commercially available, Russia holds the patent. All RDS-1 devices are interconnected with dermoscopy network, allowing for instant remote automated diagnosis and machine vision with augmented imaging in real-time (PKAD client and server complex, installed in 26 regions of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine).  
2. Cloud network of peers is developing, the separate server dermoscopy.ru to be launched in fall of 2014.
3. Russian Expert Corps in Dermoscopy is summoned and will be acting as self-regulated entity.
4. A cheaper version of dermatoscope with optional digital imaging is under development.
5. The adaptor device connecting any traditional (cheap) dermatoscope with virtually every affordable digital camera is produced since 2013. The Society offers free adaptors to the clinicians actively promoting dermoscopy.
6. The sophisticated RDS-2 dermatoscope is expected to enter production no later than mid-2015.
7. Although the Society voted to support Russian editions of major dermoscopy textbooks, only original Russian monographs and textbooks on Dermoscopy will be promoted since 2014. The Society issues support statement for 2 original editions in 2014.
8. The Society has decided to support EuroDermoscopy survey, conducted by IDS. National coordination group is installed on behalf of Society, with members active in all Federal Districts of Russia and CIS representatives. The questionnaire is translated in Russia, to be distributed in Q3, 2014.
9. The Society has decided to support EuroMelanoma project, enhancing the Melanoma Day in Russia with clinical contests and offering all participants instant second-opinion service on May 26-28, 2014.

The highly-motivated, professional audience of 'Dermatology in Russia' e-learning framework has grown towards 11000 by the end of 2013. Dermatologists of Russia and other CIS states published more that 4000 thoroughly illustrated clinical and dermoscopic cases, posted over 600 medical blog entries and discussion threads with over 28 thousand comments. Hundreds of Russian-speaking dermatologists participate in clinical contests, solve online diagnostic puzzles, manage the editorial workflow and keep active several task forces. The e-journal Dermatology in Russia is rapidly shifting towards international, peer-reviewed, professional media portal and free access online publication.

In a year, we have conducted 127 major 2-hour videoconferences, embracing over 10 thousand clinicians in Russia and neighboring countries. In just this timeframe, the faculty of our education network - top opinion leaders of Russian dermatology and venereology - had answered over 2000 questions.

The First Russian Congress on Dermoscopy and Optical Diagnosis of Skin took place in Moscow, on March 21 and 22, 2013. The congress, convened by the Russian Society of Dermoscopy, offered scientific and educational programme with plenary and breakout sessions, symposia on fluorescent diagnostics and optical coherent tomography, 5 educational workshops, round-table talks and consensus meetings on dermatoscopic standards and education. The congress hosted the foundation session of Russian Expert Corps on Dermatoscopy: the reference comission of diagnostic experts. More than 400 participants have attended the meetings freely, all sessions were broadcasted through http://tv.dermatology.ru. 

Entering the fall of 2012, "Dermatology in Russia" web edition has gathered 1136 clinical cases containing over 8000 images. Now we publish research articles, with full peer-review and indexing process. A total of 139 video recordings of lectures and presentations, mostly from our weekly videoconferences, are availavble for subscribers in Russia and CIS.  

The first public board meeting of  electronic edition "Dermatology in Russia" (www.dermatology.ru) was summoned in Moscow on June 27, 2012. Members of the board have approved the edition's progress in 2011-2012 and set the plans for the next year. The primary topics were transition towards full-scale peer-reviewed and indexed e-journal, development of public Russian bibliography database and upgrades of "Case of the month" and other image posting and discussion teledermatology systems. 

The 12th Russian Congress of Dermatovenereologists and cosmetologists took place in Moscow, June 26-29 2012. The meeting programme was composed of 5 plenary and 26 breakout sessions, 12 satellite symposia, 3 round-table meetings and the Assembly of Russian society of dermatovenerologists and cosmetologists.

The special two-day conference of Russian Dermatoscopy Society was organized during 2EAAD Congress in Moscow on March 22 and 23, 2012. About 150 dermatologists and oncologists attended to Society breakout sessions and symposia. On March 22, the 1st Russian consensus meeting on dermatoscopy nomenclature was convened with intense discussion following preliminary online voting by over 300 clinicians. On March 23, the Head of Russian Dermatoscopy Initiative, Vasily Y. Sergeev MD, Ph.D. declared the successfull completion of 2009-2012 programme of Russian Dermatoscopy Society, resulting with serial production of RDS-1 HD multispectral videodermatoscope and development of national teledermoscopy network. The device was on display at the Society booth during 2EAAD.

The Second International Congress of Euro-Asian Association of Dermatovenereologists was successfully held in Moscow, on March 21-23, 2012. The Congress Programme included 44 breakout sessions, 10 satellite symposia, 4 round table meetings. Over 1500 congress delegates gathered from Russia and 29 other states. The Congress chairpersons were Yuri Andrashko (Ukraine), Nikolai Potekaev (Russia), Thomas Ruzicka (Germany) and Alexander Litus (Ukraine).

The 16th interregional conference "Dermatovenereology of Siberia: from science to practice" took place in Novosibirsk, Russia on March 15 and 16, 2012. Some 300 clinicians from Russia and neighboring states attended to 4 sessions with about 50 talks given. The yearly A.A. Bogolepov award was bestowed on prof. I.O. Malova (Irkutsk) and E.A. Kruk (Tomsk) by the conference chairperson, leader of Siberian dermatologists, prof. S.G. Lykova. 

The twenty-ninth conference "Rachmanov readings" organized by dermatology department of First Moscow State Medical University was held in Moscow, Russia, on January 26-27, 2012. The conference included 9 plenary and breakout sessions and a dermatoscopy workshop. The leading topic this year was "The bullous dermatoses", with invited speakers from leading research centers of Russia. Prof. Miklós Sárdy from München, Germany, delivered a review lecture, praising the contribution of Russian dermatologists and Pyotr Nikolsky to the field of bullous dermatoses. About 500 participants from Russia and CIS attended the sessions.