PART 1 : GENETICS AND GENOMICS OF THE SKIN AND SKIN DISEASES 1.1 Genetic testing in veterinary dermatology 1.2 Epidermolysis bullosa simplex in sibling Eurasier dogs is caused by a PLEC non-sense variant / PART 2 : THE SKIN AS AN IMMUNE ORGAN - ALLERGY 2.1 A review of the roles of keratinocyte-derived cytokines and chemokines in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis in humans and dogs 2.2 The future of immunotherapy for canine atopic dermatitis: a review 2.3 Co-sensitization and cross-reactivity between related and unrelated food allergens in dogs – a serological study 2.4 Triggers, risk factors and clinico-pathological features of urticaria in dogs – a prospective observational study of 24 cases / PART 3 : NEW TRENDS IN THERAPY 3.1 The selective glucocorticoid receptor agonist mapracorat displays a favourable safety – efficacy ratio for the topical treatment of inflammatory skin diseases in dogs 3.2 Therapeutic anti-IgE monoclonal antibody single chain variable fragment (scFv) safety and immunomodulatory effects after one time injection in four dogs 3.3 Treatment of itch in dogs: a mechanistic approach / PART 4 : THE LIVING SKIN - SKIN BIOLOGY AND THE CUTANEOUS ECOSYSTEM 4.1 The cutaneous ecosystem: the roles of the skin microbiome in health and its association with inflammatory skin conditions in humans and animals 4.2 Characterization of the cutaneous mycobiota in healthy and allergic cats using next generation sequencing / PART 5 : INFECTIOUS DISEASES 5.1 Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents and its impact on veterinary and human medicine 5.2 Bartonellosis, One Health and all creatures great and small 5.3 Clinical, microscopic and microbial characterization of exfoliative superficial pyoderma-associated epidermal collarettes in dogs 5.4 Molecular and epidemiological characterization of canine Pseudomonas otitis using a prospective case-control study design 5.5 Staphylococcus aureus penetrate the interkeratinocyte spaces created by skin-infiltrating neutrophils in a mouse model of impetigo / PART 6 : NEW DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHES 6.1 Dermatopathology – the link between ancillary techniques and clinical lesions 6.2 Diagnostic microbiology in veterinary dermatology: present and future 6.3 Comparison of two in vitro antifungal sensitivity tests and monitoring during therapy of Sporothrix schenckii sensu stricto in Malaysian cats 6.4 The usefulness of dermoscopy in canine pattern alopecia: a descriptive study / PART 7 : WORKSHOP REPORTS 7.2 Pros and cons of oclacitinib therapy 7.3 Resisting the resistance. Is there progress in maintaining antimicrobial efficacy? 7.4 Update on the diagnosis and treatment of canine demodicosis 7.5 Otitis controversies 7.6 Immune modulating drugs in cats: new perspectives and old favourites 7.7 Topical therapy for atopic dermatitis. A practical option? Are expectations met? 7.8 Ectoparasitic agents 7.9 Why biopsy bald patients? 7.10 Performing and interpreting allergy tests: their value and pitfalls 7.11 Flavour of the month: foods as diagnosis and/or treatment