About IADVL Kerala

For more than five decades, the Kerala branch of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists has been the common forum for qualified dermatologists, venereologists and leprologists in our state. Working closely with IADVL, it has substantially contributed to the activities of our mother organisation.

Through regular CME programmes and meetings accredited by the medical council, we help our members and other beneficiaries keep their knowledge and skills up to date with global professional standards, and we groom our postgraduates to be at par with the best in the profession. All our members are committed to quality care for every patient, guided by the ideals of medical ethics.

IADVL Kerala Branch

The "South-Western branch of IADV", comprising Kerala and the South Canara district of Karnataka, was formed in January 1971 at the Annual General Body meeting of IADV (All India) held at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore - the first State Branch formed by a resolution of the All India General Body. It was inaugurated on 29 May 1971 at Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, in the presence of the Governor of Kerala, His Excellency V. Viswanathan. Read our history.

Dermatology clubs

Local dermatology clubs and societies meet every month in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kochi, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kannur, the East Zone (Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta), Kozhikode (Malabar Dermatology Club) and Malappuram, sharing knowledge and recent developments in the speciality.

Publications

Since 1986 the branch has published CME booklets, later upgraded to the Kerala Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. In 2018 the journal was given an international outlook and renamed the Journal of Skin and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (JSSTD).