Overview

The new Advanced Skin Cancer Surgery Workshop is a practical based workshop with theory content. The anatomical themes for 2012 are reconstruction of the face and neck or nose and lower limb after skin cancer surgery.

Successful completion of the Certificate in Primary Care Skin Cancer Surgery is encouraged before enrolling in this advanced course. However, the workshop is open to any doctor who has experience in minor skin surgery.

This course is presented by Dr Shard P Paul, whose major clinical interests are in management of skin cancers and facial reconstruction following removal of skin cancers. His work is dedicated to educating doctors to the highest level of competency and his expertise has produced spectacular patient results.

Program Objectives

The workshops will provide the clinician with a range of skills at advanced level and covers:

February 2012 Nose and Lower Limb course content includes:

• Review of nose and lower limb anatomy
• Surgical procedure planning
• Reconstruction of alar and sidewall nasal defects
• Reconstruction of nasal tip and glabellar defects
• Skin grafts for the lower limb
• Flaps for the lower limb
• Developing confidence in appropriate procedures

November 2012 Head and Neck course content includes:

• Facial anatomy
• Use of flaps, wedges and graft repair
• Developing confidence in various procedures
• Refresher on facial wound closure and cheek anatomy
• Rhomboid flaps - versatility and use of rhomboid flaps on the face
• Advancement flaps: peri - orbital lesions and use of different flaps and approaches to lower eyelid defects
• Planning closures on ear defects and closure of ear defects with flaps and grafts
• Planning closures of scalp defects and modified rotation flaps
• Lip anatomy and planning of lip defect closures including peri-oral flaps

Certificate Course Format

The Certificate workshop is designed to meet the needs of busy medical practitioners by providing a practical workshop to allow GPs to practice various suturing and procedural techniques in a supportive environment.

The course includes:

• An Online pre-workshop activity (completed in your own time prior to the workshop component)
• A 2 day weekend practical workshop
• A full colour workbook with reference materials including copy of all PowerPoint slides presented
• Online theory multiple choice question assessment (completed in your own time within 6 months of attending the workshop)

Online Pre-Workshop Activity

To prepare the participant, the University of Queensland School of Medicine has an online activity to review and practice if necessary. The pre-workshop is not marked as part of the assessment. A record of your participation is kept for the various colleges as part of the CPD/CME component

Workshop Delivery

This course is presented by Dr Sharad P Paul, (NZ) joined by experienced surgical assistants to optimise your learning outcomes. The content covers sections on theory plus hands-on practical sessions.

Workshop Timetable

Nose and Lower Limb Timetable

Head and Neck Timetable

Dates and Locations

Presenters

• Dr Sharad P Paul (NZ) MBBS FRNZCGP M Phil
  Senior Lecturer Surgery (hon) University of Auckland
  Senior Lecturer (Skin Cancer) UQ School of Medicine

Assessment Requirements  

This course requires you to answer questions at the completion of your Sunday workshop. Upon completion you will receive your Certificate of Attendance and we will submit your CPD points to your relevant college or association.

CPD Points

Both the Saturday and Sunday components of this course have been applied for the Training Grant for Rural and Remote Procedural GPs Program (Procedural Grant Program).

RACGP = 40 Cat 1 CPD points
ACRRM = 30 PDRP points

Relationship to UQ Masters

Relationship to the UQ Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer) degree

Students who complete this certificate course are eligible for credit towards a related unit in the Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer). Learn More

Award

The University of Queensland School of Medicine Advanced Skin Cancer Surgery Workshop Certificate of Attendance

Course Fees and Inclusions

Participants will be provided with pre-workshop information, full colour reference materials including a workbook of all PowerPoint slides, instruments and medical consumables for the practical components plus lunches and morning teas.

Payments Options

Early Bird Payment
"Early Bird" registration 30 days or more prior to the event is $2,795 inc GST.
Advanced Payment
Standard course fee is $2,995 inc GST.
Deferred Payment
$795 per month debited from your credit card for a period of 4 months.

When you have completed the registration page the system will ask you which payment method you would like to choose and at this time you can make your selection.

Testimonial

I went into the course and weekend expecting to improve my surgical skills, but was pleasantly surprised to learn much more.  Organising the practice, equipment recommendations as well as medico-legal advice was supplied.  The surgical instructors were approachable, friendly and very helpful.  I also have found the follow-up available from the instructors easily accessible and very informative.

Dr Robyn Barrett
Everton Hills QLD