« Taking stock of the dermatology care in France »

On 28th March,

the National Union of Dermatologists Venereologists (SNDV) published a press release about « Taking stock of the dermatology care in France » : unlike generally accepted ideas, amplified by the distorting mirror of social medias, medical activities of private dermatologists are above all clinical and surgical. Thus, over 2,500,000 medical treatments are made each year by 3,600 dermatologists, of which 2,700 are private, according to statistics published by the National Board of Health Insurance (CNAM). These medical treatments mostly concern the care of skin cancers and chronic inflammation skin disorders.

VISIBLE DISORDERS OF THE SKIN

Podcast « Visible disorders of the skin » :

Visible disorders of the skin, whatever they are, draw gazes and induce various degrees of stigmatisation. This is the starting point of the VDS Programe with 3 big inititives : and epidemiology and prevalence  survey with 13138 respondants from 6 countries in late 2020, a Social Media Listening study thaht analysed over 20,000 messages posted on social medias during 3 years, and an application Patient Emotion App. to learn more about this study :    • Les Maladies Visi…  

Initiated by Patient Centricity Dpt at Pierre Fabre Laboratories.

Open up your ears and change your gaze on Visible Disorders of the Skin (in French)

Dermatology on the brink

IN THE MEDIA

An article was published in the online pages of the French newspaper Le Monde on Saturday March 13th, 2023

This article, is written and signed by the French Federation for Skin together with The French Dermatology Society (SFD), the Union of French Dermatologist (SNDV), the French Network for Rare Skin Disorders (FIMARAD) and the Federation for Continuous Training in Dermatology (FFFCEDV).

They call on the government to take account that dermatology patients and health professionals are greatly worried by the situation of Dermatology in France.

 

Read the article (in French)

Monthly newspaper « Le Trombinoscope » – dossier on Rare Disease Day « patients face taxing times and their organisations too ! »

read this article (in French)