Useful links
Eczema Care & Education Center
Website of Dr Lio Peter (Dermatologue de Chicago- USA) .
The Eczema Care and Education Center of Northwestern University is a resource for patients and families with atopic dermatitis (eczema). The center is open Saturday Mornings and provides patient care, a patient support group and opportunities to participate in cutting edge research.
GET: the therapeutic education group for dermatology
Edudermatologie.com is GET's site. The objective of this group is to promote inter-disciplinary research in therapeutic education, as well as follow-up strategies for chronic skin diseases.
The "HAS" (French National Authority for Health) site
HAS was created pursuant to the Law of 14 August 2004 on health insurance in order to contribute to the maintaining of a healthcare system based on solidarity and the improvement of the quality of patient care. The objective of HAS' internet site is to make a significant contribution to the missions entrusted to HAS, in particular in terms of the promotion of good practices, the proper use of treatments and the distribution of medical information. This site is intended for a very broad public: healthcare professionals, journalists, drug manufacturers, medical device manufacturers, and also anyone seeking information on the quality of healthcare. The internet site makes publications available to the public on topics related to the field of HAS' missions.
The National Eczema Association
The National Eczema Association improves the health and quality of life for individuals with eczema through research, support, and education.
IPCEM: site for the development of therapeutic education
IPCEM is a professional training institution for all caregivers involved in patient education.
Address: 8-14 Passage Ste Anne Popincourt 75011 Paris
Tel: 01 43 14 74 60
Dermaweb Club
Exclusively for healthcare professionals, Dermaweb Club is a free medical training and information site for dermatology, regularly updated and available in three languages. Accredited for the training of dermatologists, its content is written exclusively by experts in the profession and the information provided is strictly medical. Today, more than 12,000 healthcare professionals, 65% being dermatologists, are members of the Dermaweb Club.
SFD: the French society for dermatology
SFD was founded in 1889 on the occasion of the first international conference on dermatology that took place in Paris.
In 1994, it became the Société Française de Dermatologie et de Pathologie Sexuellement Transmissible and currently has 1,550 members, French and foreign. SFD's missions are based on three fields: research, continuing education and the evaluation of professional practices, and practical recommendations.
Dermato-info
www.dermato-info.fr is SFD's public site, intended for patients, their families and the general public, with information on dermatology and diseases treated by dermatologists.
SFDP: the French society for pediatric dermatology
SFDP's missions are based on three fields:
- The promotion of initial and continuing education in pediatric dermatology
- The development of clinical research
- An extension of pediatric dermatological platforms and the improvement of skills
The official site of French spas (Thermalisme Français)
Thermal medicine acts effectively in the treatment of many pathologies:
osteoarthritis, rheumatism, sciatica, asthma and certain skin diseases….
