First World Congress on Work-Related and Environmental Allergy (1st WOREAL) and Fourth International Symposium on Irritant Contact Dermatitis (4th ICD)

9–12 July 2003 Helsinki, Finland Exog Dermatol 2003;2:70–112 DOI:10.1159/000074109 Basel · Freiburg · Paris · London · New York · Bangalore · Bangkok · Singapore · Tokyo · Sydney Symposium 1: Prediction of Irritancy In vivo Irritation Models: Beyond Bioengineering Techniques – New Non-Invasive Approaches Fluhr, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 In vitro Irritancy Prediction Using a Three-Dimensional Culture Model Eun, H.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Prediction of Subclinical Irritation Berardesca, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 The Glutathione Redox Ratio in Clinically Undamaged Skin May Predict the Duration of Treatment in Chronic Hand Dermatitis Eisen, M., Kaur, S., Kullisaar, T., Rehema, A., Vihalemm, T., Zilmer. . . . 76 Identification of a Sensitive Skin Panel? Holmes, J.L., Marriot, M.C., Cooper, K.J., Basketter, D.A. . . . . . . 76 Prediction of Damaging Effects of Wash-Off Products on Human Skin Barrier Function Hyldgaard, J.G., Halkier-Sørensen, L., Jensen, A.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Acquired Cutaneous Hyperirritability after Previous Hand Dermatitis John, S.M., Schwanitz, H.J. . . . . . . . 76 Early Upregulation of Chemokine Expression in Skin Injury following Tape Stripping Lauerma, A.I., Kankaanpää, C., Alenius, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Symposium 3: Prevention of Irritant Contact Dermatitis Barrier Creams and Moisturizers Elsner, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Education Programs in the Prevention of Irritant Contact Dermatitis Schwanitz, H.J., Klippel, U., Schlesinger, T., Wulfhorst, B., Schürer, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Symposium 4: Occupational Irritant Contact Dermatitis Causes of Occupational Irritant Contact Dermatitis – Finnish Statistics Jolanki, R., Mäkinen, I., Suuronen, K., Alanko, K., Estlander, T. . . . . . . . . . . 79 Causes and Prevention of Occupational Contact Dermatitis Diepgen, T.L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 The Diagnosis and Treatment of Occupational Hand Eczema Andersen, K.E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 ‘General Secondary Individual Prevention’ of Occupational Skin Disease: Prospective Intervention Study in Northwest Germany Dickel, H., Kuss, O., Schlesinger, T., Chrenowa, L., Skudlik, C., Brandenburg, S., Schwanitz, H.J. . . . 80 Symposium 6: Latex Allergy: From Mechanisms to Practical Aspects Molecular Mechanisms in Latex Allergy Alenius, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Latex Allergens: Impact on Sensitisation, Clinical Allergy and Occupational Safety Aspects Palosuo, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Problems of Latex Allergy in Clinical Praxis Turjanmaa, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Symposium 8: Sensitive Skin Sensitive Skin Syndrome Maibach, H.I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Sensitive Skin Symptoms – Risk of Hand Eczema Susitaival, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Symposium 9: Allergens and Irritants in the Garden Plant Allergens and Irritants Hannuksela, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Mosquito Bite Allergy Karppinen, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84