The ILDS is pleased to be part of the 4th edition of the International Awards for Social Responsibility in Dermatology, in partnership with L’Oréal and the World Congress of Dermatology 2023. 

The Awards focus on social initiatives led by dermatologists having a positive impact on patients and people facing dermatological problems in 3 main categories.

1. Prevention and education on skin health – Consultations/patient–family information workshops, school campaigns, information campaigns, advice on environmental factors and healthy living, etc.
2. Improved quality of life and self-esteem for people facing skin issues – Support and help for patients in accepting their skin condition(s), psychological therapies to help reduce the stigma attached to their disease, etc.
3. Access to care, coverage and surgery – Free teledermatology, teleconsultation, telemonitoring, free mole-screening, free consultations, travelling doctors, nurse training, make-up workshops, free reconstructive surgery, etc.

The criteria for selection of applications will be the following:

• Community nature: the project must fall within one of the three fields described above
• Diversity: population targeted, actions put into place
• Relevance: benefits of the initiative within its context, relevance of the actions or means put into place in terms of the population targeted, topics addressed, supports used
• Originality/innovation: criteria determining the specific nature of the project
• Scope: number of towns, regions affected, number of patients benefitting
• Project lifespan: the projects must still be going strong in 2023, they must have been up and running for at least 1 year
• Patient benefits: Social inclusion: increased confidence that allows patients to better integrate with other people e.g. socially, at work, in their local communities - Improved self-esteem - Reduced stigma attached to their dermatological condition - Individual acceptance of the disease and treatment: recovery becomes the patient’s personal project - Patient well-being: improved physical and psychological well-being (quality of life) and attention to the comfort and state of mind of the patient - Adherence to treatment: the patient is more inclined to follow therapeutic advice - Education about their disease, promotion of good, healthy behaviour - Access to care (new patients being treated thanks to assistance of digital tools); coverage; surgery etc

An independent committee of 5 internationally renowned experts and dermatologists, members of the International League of Dermatological Societies, will assess the projects and initiatives and select the 5 best projects. The winners will be rewarded with a €20,000 grant.

The Awards winners will be announced during the 25th World Congress of Dermatology on Monday, 3 July 2023 in Singapore.

The application deadline is 31 March 2023. Apply here.

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