The objects of the group are to promote and encourage, for the public benefit, medical and scientific research into, and education on, all aspects of contact dermatitis and other environmental and occupational skin diseases including the dissemination of the useful results of such research.
In furtherance of these objectives the group:
- collates and publishes relevant information
- liaises with government and industry
- holds periodic strategic meetings
- organises educational meetings
- encourages collaboration between clincical and basic science
- promotes the specialty of contact dermatitis in Europe