Forum for Nordic Dermato-Venereology

Forum Informs Ove Bäck and Agneta Andersson	33
Obituary Ove Groth 1922–2008 Ove Bäck	36
Dermatological Merger in Oslo Petter Gjersvik	37-38
From University To Private Practice Kristian Thestrup-Pedersen	39-42
New Board of the Danish Society for Dermato-Venereology Anette Bygum	43
Collagen XVII and Pathomechanisms of Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa and Gestational Pemphigoid Laura Huilaja	44
Early Life Determinants of Atopy. A 20-year Prospective Follow-up Study on Unselected, Healthy Newborns Maria Pesonen	45
Genital Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Arvid Nilsen	46-48
Dermatology – A Popular Specialty in the USA Ruth Gilboa	49-50
Once in a Lifetime Ulla Mattila and Marja Soini	51-52
Nordic Meeting of Dermatologists in Private Practice in Stockholm, 7–8 March 2008 Dr Birgitta Wilson Claréus	53
What Happens When a Scientific Paper is Submitted to a Biomedical Journal? Agneta Andersson	55-58
Danish Society for Young Dermatologists Elisabeth Ammitzbøll Holm	59
Greetings from Finland! Sampsa Kauppi	60
Info from the Swedish Forum for Young Dermatologists Anne Wetter and Linda Ternestedt	61
Welcome to 2008 annual meeting for Young Dermato-Venereologists Margareta Lirvall	61
Congresses, Meetings, Courses, Vacancies	62
Recently Published Articles	63-64