Mission Statement
“Leadership in sharing and caring for dermatology across borders in Asia”
The Charter of the AADV shall be
● To represent and to develop the specialty of dermatology among the members of Asian national dermatological Societies/Associations
● To enhance the status and the independent development of the various national, regional societies and associations like the LADS and the ADA.
● To act as an avenue to cater for the participation of members of other national dermatological societies currently not in either the LADS or the ADA.
● To enhance the development and sharing of best clinical practice in dermatology in Asia
● To be the platform for the development of harmonisation of standards in dermatology amongst the Asian countries
● To enhance cross-border social development, fellowship and technical exchange in dermatology in Asia.
Ordinary Members AADV
Qualified dermatologists who are members of their national dermatological societies/ associations shall be entitled to join as members of the AADV. Applications shall be submitted in the prescribed application form supported by verification by their individual dermatological society/association.
Membership of the AADV shall be approved upon registration and attendance of a scientific event, meeting or conference organised or affiliated with the AADV/LADS.
The entrance fee for membership shall be incorporated into the registration fee of such events, meetings or conferences organised by, affiliated to or supported by the AADV/LADS
Members of the AADV are required to attend at least one of such meeting a year to be entitled for benefits of the AADV.
Fellows/AADV
Individual societies/associations can propose nominations for Fellowship of the AADV from suitable senior dermatologist whom in their opinion have contributed significantly to the development of the dermatology. Admission to Fellowship of the AADV shall be made by the Board at the Annual Meeting of the AADV. Fellows of the AADV shall be entitled to preferential registrations fees at all meeting, conferences and events organized or affiliated with the AADV/LADS as determined by the Organising Committee.
Charter Members/Foundation Fellows/Honorary Fellows/AADV
The Board of the AADV shall invite and approve suitable dermatologists normally resident in the countries of Asia to be admitted as Charter members and or Foundation Fellows of the AADV in recognition of their past and present services to the LADS and the AADV. The Board may confer Honorary Fellowship upon any person who may or may not be dermatologists but whom the Board deems to have significantly served the interest of dermatology in Asia and the AADV. There shall be no fee required for admission of Charter members/Foundation Fellows/Honorary Fellows.
