European Society for Lasers and Energy Based Devices

European Society for Lasers and Energy Based Devices

ESLD or European Society for Lasers and Energy Based Devices is dedicated to medical procedures performed with laser and other energy based devices.

ESLD is providing an interactive communication platform for the medical community. Its active involvement in over 15 national and international conferences provides members and industry alike with a unique opportunity to interact, exchange, and promote laser and energy based device medicine.

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Members of ESLD are international Dermatologists of good standing interested and practicing these treatments.

The goal of ESLD is to teach excellence in standards of techniques to its members by all possible means:

  • The annual meeting is organised on the sub-specialties’ days, Wednesday before EADV starts. Every year this meeting brings more and more enthusiasm, as last year over 150 people attended. The quality of the program and the large panel of international high quality speakers is always a priority. This allows us to bring the most accurate and up to date information in each specific field.
  • ESLD Website. This brand new means of communication and information is still under construction but will play a major role in the future. The pages open to the public will allow people to choose within their country or area, a laser specialist, who is a member of ESLD. The site will also provide information about new technologies and important meetings in the future. Useful links to other related sites will be proposed. The part dedicated to “Members only” will not only provide the membership list to encourage contact and collaboration between ESLD members but will also show a quarterly News Letter as well as Guidelines for treatment (see No 4). The members pages will also be a place where members can exchange ideas, pictures etc. It can also be a place where help can be found from other experienced members to resolve difficult cases.
  • Guidelines are another key point in teaching a good standard to ESLD members. Each specialty of the different techniques will soon be available on the website, in the “Members only” section.
  • Teaching courses are an exclusive way to offer in-depth live teaching. An annual program for ESLD educational plan and teaching courses is available in the events page.
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ESLD History

The ESLD was established in 1996 by Leonardo Marini with Peter Bering and some other key world known laser practitioners as a non-profit organisation dedicated to spreading knowledge in the field of lasers and energy-based devices.

Society has been going through some ups and downs, of times of more activities, and other times of a bit more quiet time. Active phase started in 2015, when Dr. Hans Laubach became the president (Dr. Ashraf Badawi vice president). And after that, Dr. Ashraf Badawi started the presidency in 2021.

At the moment Society became visible in the top dermatology conferences around the globe: EADV, AAD, ASLMS, IMCAS and other major conferences where ESLD usually has separate sessions.

In addition to that, Society started conducting teaching courses in different university hospitals in Europe (every six months). Those teaching courses are one of the most successful activities of the ESLD, where we have two days of teaching, usually over Friday and Saturday, where we can accommodate up to 35 attendees and where we have 4 theoretical sessions and 3 hands-on practical sessions and a case presentations with panel discussion as well.

In addition to that, we have the ESLD Thursdays, which are happening on a monthly basis as an online virtual meeting, where we discuss one of the important topics in the field of lasers and energy-based devices and we invite one of the key opinion leaders from all over the world in order to participate in the discussion and the panel discussion.

As a non-profit society, we provide reduced membership fees for postgraduate students and residents of 40 euros per year.

Recently, we had a restructuring in the executive committee of the ESLD and invited some of the young dermatologists as key officers in order to maintain an active spirit of society.

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Become an active member of the ESLD

We provide up-to-date education, networking opportunities, and resources focused on laser and energy-based devices. From virtual sessions and newsletters to international events, we help you stay informed and connected.

As a member, you join a non-profit dedicated to advancing laser and energy-based medicine globally.
You gain access to an exclusive online forum, a quarterly newsletter, and summaries of key conferences.
Members also benefit from networking opportunities, discounted rates at some international events, and representation at major congresses worldwide.

Joining ESLD is easy and fully online!
If you’re a physician or scientists, student, fellow in Dermatology and Venereology or related science, just fill out the application on our website. All membership requests are reviewed by the Board.
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