Short Course: Dermatology: Comprehensive update on the management of non-melanoma skin cancer and photoageing [HI4420]
Short Course: Dermatology: Comprehensive update on the management of non-melanoma skin cancer and photoageing [HI4420]
According to The Cancer Council Australia, 50% of Australians will have a form of skin cancer, mostly non-melanocytic, in their lifetime.
Are you equipped for the diagnosis?
Are you confident in your ability to distinguish between benign and pre-cancerous lesions and to counsel patients on prevention and management strategies relevant to photoageing?
If not, this short course, which includes hands-on workshops (held in Brisbane), will provide you with the contemporary knowledge you need to manage premalignant and malignant lesions in your practice.
Estimate to complete short course: 6.5 hours
Topics included in this course:
Dermatoscopy of vascular lesions, BCC, benign nevi, seborrhoeic keratosis, and melanocytic lesions (online lecture and workshop)
AK variants and the differential diagnosis
The conservative treatment for AK:
why patients need to use sunscreens to protect against UVA as well as UVB
dietary and lifestyle modifications to reduce exposure to carcinogens
Everything you need to know about cryotherapy, peels, laser, and new agents
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
intraepithelial cancer
keratoacanthoma
workshop on office-based treatment options for sun-induced skin lesions and non-melanoma carcinoma
Note! The didactic content of this course is identical to that of ‘Short Course: Dermatology – Photoageing’ [HI4430]. The difference between the two courses is that this course contains hands-on workshops. This short course is accredited as an Active Learning Module for RACGP QA&CPD 40 Category 1 points.
For further information about the scope of the program, click on the links below.
If you have any queries relating to the clinical content of this course, please email Gillian Vey or telephone the UQ School of Medicine Discipline of General Practice on (07) 3365 5379.
When you complete the entire suite, you will be eligible to upgrade to the Extended Course for this topic, at a discounted fee. Extended Courses qualify for RACGP Category 1 points and may also be recognised as the equivalent of two units of prior learning for the Master of Medicine (General Practice) offered by The University of Queensland. For further information contact the Program Manager.
Be able to identify and differentiate between the different types of pigmented skin lesions
Be able to use the dermatoscope to diagnose pigmented skin lesions
Be able to diagnose and manage pre-malignant skin lesions
Be able to diagnose non-melanoma malignant skin lesions
Know how to develop a practice register of the characteristics of potentially-malignant lesions, as detected by dermatoscopy, that will require excision.
To develop a practice protocol for safe preparation for, and storage of, glycolic peel materials
Workshop: Treatment options for premalignant and malignant lesions -what should I choose for which patient, and what can be performed in my practice? Duration: 2 hours.
This interactive small-group skills workshop, conducted and supervised by a dermatologist with a special interest in chemical peels, will teach participants how to apply the multitude of non-surgical approaches to managing skin cancer to their general practice setting.
This workshop builds on the knowledge acquired in 'Diagnosis and dermoscopy of pigmented lesions (ES-8007)'.Working in small groups under the supervision of a dermatologist with a special interest in the area, participants will develop skills in the practical interpretation of dermatoscopy images.
Expert Presenters
Dr Gregory Siller
Dr Peter Sinclair
Dr Robert Sinclair
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Enrolment fee: AU$600.00 (inc GST)
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Audience
Australian GPs
Timetable
Subscribe for the 2008-2010 triennium, then use the program whenever you like.
Workshops are held in Brisbane and are offered on the following dates:
Saturday 8 May 2010 (registration close Friday 16 April)
Saturday 30 October 2010 (registration close Friday 8 October)
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