Education
ESVD organises courses aimed at providing a basis of advanced level dermatology focused around a core curriculum of essential medical science. Species orientated courses build on this knowledge in special areas of the discipline.
Research
ESVD wishes to encourage high standards in all aspects of veterinary dermatology and to promote the development of related research. ESVD offers the following grants: ESVD PhD Scholarship and the ESVD Research Grants (major grant, training grant, practitioner grant).
Support
The ESVD is a non-profit making organization that supports the development of veterinary dermatology throughout Europe. The ESVD helps to promote and finance collaborative work with our counterparts working in the field of human dermatology.
Who we are
The European Society of Veterinary Dermatology (ESVD) is an association including around 800 veterinary clinicians, academics and research investigators from 56 countries. ESVD was founded in 1984 in Hamburg, Germany. It is a non-profit making association. The income derived from sponsorships, fees, congress and meeting profits are devoted to current activities, research and travel awards, and initiatives of interest to members. The official language is English.
What's new
35th European Veterinary Dermatology Congress
We are very happy to invite you to the 35th European Veterinary Dermatology Congress, co-organized by the European Society of Veterinary Dermatology, the International Society of Veterinary Dermatopathology and by the European College of Veterinary Dermatology. The congress will take place the 11th-13th of September in Bilbao, Spain
Free webinars
The ESVD webinars are accessible for our members through the members only pages. Here are three of our webinars, free for everyone to listen to:
Large Animal Dermatology I and II
Stephen White
Skin Disease in Rabbits and Guinea Pigs
Molly Varga
ESVD congress 1991
See the historical video from the 8th ESVD congress, which took place from 6-7 July 1991 in Luxembourg.