Autumn is leaving, winter is just around the corner.
The team of the Fondation René Touraine wishes you all a wonderful winter…
…and a very good time with our new art book: “Ma Peau Raconte” /“The story of my skin”
Editorial
The end of the year is approaching and it’s time for us to share with you the news of our ongoing and forthcoming projects for 2026.
🎨📒 Let’s start with a challenge; to publish a book compiling the drawings of the participants to our art contest over the last 10 years. In order to carry out this project, a crowdfunding on Kickstarter platform has been launched. Help us meet this challenge!
We will also work on publishing new practical medical recommendations on patients’ unmet need in chronic inflammatory skin diseases, thus continue to improve their care.
2026 will be an important year with the organization of the 3rd World Congress on Rare Skin Diseases, which this time will take place in Versailles!
Finally, we will continue to promote sharing knowledge with everyone through our tool “Therapeutics in Dermatology”, our online courses and our participation in national & regional conferences.
We wish you a happy holiday season!
🎨 When patients draw their skin: a crowdfunding to turn 10 years of creation into a book
What if art could offer a different way to talk about illness?
Since 2015, Fondation René Touraine has been organizing an art contest to raise public awareness on rare skin diseases. FRT is launching a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, running until January 7 to finance the publication of a unique book.
This book will bring together ten years of creation from « The Story of My Skin » art contest, a vibrant tribute to the creativity and resilience of hundreds of children, teenagers and adults around the world.
Fondation René Touraine organizes with ERN-Skin, the 3rd World Congress on Rare Skin Diseases on July 1-3 2026 in Versailles. Please, submit your abstract on December 20 at the latest.
👉🏼 Submit your abstract for the WCRSD 2026
Therapeutics in Dermatology
📕 Updated chapter
Eight chapters were updated (only in French) for healthcare professionals and for the public (www.therapeuticsindermatology.org)
- Acrokératose verruciforme de Hofp
- Psychosomatique en dermatologue (Psychodermatologie)
- Pathomimie cutanée ou Trouble factice cutané
- Délire d’infestation cutanée
- Ecchymoses douloureuses (syndrome des)
- Néoplasies intra-épithéliales vulvaires et péniennes
- Prurit anal
- Xeroderma Pigmentosum
More chapters to be updated soon!
SPIN
🎓SPIN E-LEARNING
SPIN Fundamentals 2025: trainings are available here and deal with the following topics
- Psoriasis: Which Drug for Which Patient? – prof Mark Lebwohl (US)
- Lifestyle Modifications and Nonpharmacologic Interventions to Improve Outcomes in Psoriatic Arthritis– dr Lija James (UK)
- Eye Disorders in Atopic Dermatitis – dr Roselie Achten (Netherlands)
- Treatment of vitiligo in children: light in the tunnel? – prof Sandipan Char (India)
SPIN World Tour 2025:
- The replays of the 3 previous webinars are available here and deal with the following topics → Palmoplantar Pustulosis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Core Outcome Set in dermatology.
- The last webinar of the year will occur on November 27th from 1 to 2pm CET. Register by clicking on the picture! 👇🏼
Stay tuned and discover soon our 2026 free e-learning program!
🌎 PSORIASIS WORLD DAY 2025
Following the invite of Global Dermatology, SPIN accepted with pleasure to co-organize a virtual symposium in honor of World Psoriasis Day with IPC (International Psoriasis Council), STDV (Tunisian Society of Dermatology & Venereology) and ASDV (African Society of Dermatology & Venereology).
This global event gathered 1158 dermatologists from 101 countries.
On-demand viewing is now available and attendees can continue earning ECME over the next 7-months.
Access the replays 👉🏼 https://www.global-dermatology.com/en/events/psoriasis-world-day-2025
💡SPIN & TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
Since 2024, SPIN has launched a new activity by issuing its first research papers
– « Treatment of psoriasis with biologic and non-biologic targeted therapies in patients with latent tuberculosis infection or at risk for tuberculosis disease progression: Recommendations from a SPIN-FRT expert consensus »
– « Approved systemic drugs needed for dermatosis like alopecia areata, hidradenitis and vitiligo: A SPIN-FRT evaluation »
More information on these papers can be found on SPIN website 👉🏼 https://www.spindermatology.org/spin-projects
The objective of SPIN for the coming years is to come up with additional practical recommendations in the field of chronic inflammatory skin diseases for clinically relevant problems not covered by guidelines.
Stay tuned for our third paper to be published very soon!
Rare Skin Diseases Network
2026 Art Contest starts en December!
🎨 Participate in the 12th art contest! In 11 years: more than 1000 drawings were received from 34 countries. Visit the website “The Story of My Skin” to discover all the laureates since 2015.
