Dermatology / Gynaecology · Annual Conference
British Society for the Study of Vulval Disease Annual Scientific Meeting 2026
Organised by the British Society for the Study of Vulval Disease
Dates13–14 May 2026
VenueNovotel Southampton, West Quay
CitySouthampton, United Kingdom
Two-day BSSVD annual scientific meeting in Southampton, with an optional educational day on 12 May and a programme covering vulval disease, VIN, histopathology, menopause, pelvic health, trainee presentation and research updates.
Audience
Clinicians and specialist nurses working in vulval disease, spanning dermatology, gynaecology, genitourinary medicine, pathology, pelvic health and vulval specialist nursing.
Networking
Good: this is a face-to-face national society annual meeting with an AGM, gala dinner and Whova event networking portal.
Research Value
Moderate: the agenda includes research updates, a trainee presentation and prizes, but no public abstract deadline or publication route was visible.
Trainee Relevance
Moderate to high: the meeting includes educational content across the core vulval curriculum, a trainee presentation, specialist nurse training, and practical multidisciplinary vulval clinic topics.
AP
Alice Plant
Host introduction; vulval anatomy; the itchy vulva
HL
Helen Lotery
Welcome address; the painful vulva; management of common vulval dermatoses; patient perspective; top tips from a vulval clinic career
RS
Rosalind Simpson
BSSVD chair introduction
DC
David Constable-Phelps
VIN and Plasmajet, including UHS VIN pathway
LB
Lindsay Bergin
Histopathology: DeVIL / How histopathology can help
VE
Victoria Elliot
Histopathology: DeVIL / How histopathology can help
ET
Emily Tyrrell
Menopause in the vulval clinic; peri-menopause and menopause
JW
Janet Wilson
Management of infective vulvovaginitis
HE
Helena Eagles
Research updates
AV
Angeliki Vassila
Trainee presentation: What do you call your vulva?
DL
Dr Livia Soriano
The itchy vulva: contact dermatitis and patch testing
ParkingNo specific parking details were visible in the pages read.
By TrainSouthampton city-centre venue; check rail access to Southampton Central before booking.
AccommodationVenue is a hotel-based meeting at Novotel Southampton; no separate accommodation block details were visible on the pages read.
Venue DetailsNovotel Southampton, West Quay, Southampton. The Whova metadata lists Southampton, Hampshire.
The Complete Guide to the British Society for the Study of Vulval Disease Annual Scientific Meeting 2026
The BSSVD Annual Scientific Meeting 2026 is a two-day face-to-face national society meeting on 13-14 May at the Novotel hotel, West Quay, Southampton, with an optional educational day on Tuesday 12 May. It is most relevant to dermatology, gynaecology, genitourinary medicine, specialist nursing and other clinicians working in vulval disease. The Whova agenda shows a practical educational day followed by the scientific meeting: topics include VIN and Plasmajet, histopathology, patient perspectives, vulval clinic menopause issues, complex vulvodynia, lichen planus, pelvic health physiotherapy, infective vulvovaginitis, urinary incontinence, contact dermatitis and patch testing, specialist nurse training, interstitial cystitis and an expert panel. The programme includes a named trainee presentation and a short research updates session, plus prizes and a gala dinner. A public abstract-submission deadline or formal call for abstracts was not visible on the BSSVD page or Whova agenda, so abstract deadline, categories and publication outcome have been left blank. Registration is linked through Whova, but public pricing was not visible without using a registered email or joining the event portal. No CPD allocation was visible in the rendered sources read.