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Certificate in Primary Care Skin Cancer Medicine
The Certificate in Primary Care Skin Cancer Medicine is targeted at mainstream medical practitioners. It assumes no prior knowledge or specific training in the diagnosis and management of skin cancer in primary care.
The Certificate is designed to meet the needs of medical practitioners who are interested in primary care skin cancer medicine: primary care physicians, mainstream general practitioners, dermatology nurses and rural doctors. Overseas Trained Doctors will also find this course very useful as will doctors planning to work in skin cancer clinics. Since 2006 over 733 medical practitioners have attended this certificate course primarily from Australia but also from seven countries worldwide.
Learning Outcomes
This Certificate course will provide the clinician with a range of skills at an introductory level including the ability to:
- Diagnose common skin cancers and associated conditions
- Perform skin checks and identify suspicious skin lesions
- Use a dermoscope and the 3-point checklist to differentiate between benign and suspicious skin lesions
- Understand, select and apply appropriate treatment options for common skin cancers
- Safely excise and close small and low risk skin cancers with direct suture
- Understand limitations in training and experience, and consequently know when to refer Patients to the appropriate specialist: dermatologist, plastic surgeon and/or other medical practitioners
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Certificate in Primary Care Skin Cancer Surgery
The format of the Certificate in Primary Care Skin Cancer Surgery is designed to meet the needs of generalist GPs as well as those with more procedural experience. These courses are practical based workshops with theory content.
Successful completion of the Certificate in Primary Care Skin Cancer Medicine (which includes basic surgical management and techniques) is encouraged for enrolment in the Certificate in Primary Care Skin Cancer Surgery. However this course is open to any doctor who has experience in minor skin surgery.
This course is presented by a New Zealand surgeon, Dr Sharad P Paul joined by experienced GPs to assist in optimising the learning outcomes. The content covers sections on theory plus hands-on practical sessions. This course is designed to assist GPs to develop confidence in various procedures and understand their limitations without further practical experience.
Learning Outcomes
This Certificate course will provide the clinician with a range of skills at an intermediate level including the ability to understand and complete:
- Principles Of Wound Closure
- Elliptical Excision
- Suturing Technique And Knot Tying
- Dog Ear Correction
- Full-Thickness Skin Grafting
- Principles Of Flaps
- Advancement Flaps
- Pivotal Flaps
Dates and Locations
Certificate in Advanced Dermoscopy and Dermal Imaging
Successful completion of the Certificate in Primary Care Skin Cancer Medicine (which includes Dermoscopy) is encouraged for enrolment in the Certificate in Advanced Dermoscopy and Dermal Imaging. However the Certificate in Advanced Dermoscopy and dermal Imaging is open to any medical practitioner who has extensive experience in Dermoscopy. The course focuses on the more complex skin cancers and their diagnosis and common dermatological conditions.
The certificate program includes pre-disposing activities, a two-day weekend workshop delivered by a team of truly exceptional international dermatologists, additional on-line training and on-line assessment. The course delivery is interactive including case studies plus hands-on practical sessions.
Learning Outcomes
This Certificate course will provide the clinician with a range of skills at an advanced level including the ability to understand:
- Diagnostic Algorithms
- Melanocytic And Non-Melanocytic Lesions
- Classification Of Nevi
- Melanoma Criteria
- Acral And Facial Lesions
- Vascular Lesions
- Clinico-Pathologic Correlation
Dates and Locations
Advanced Skin Cancer Surgery Workshop
The new Advanced Skin Cancer Surgery Workshop is a practical based workshop with theory content. The anatomical theme for 2010 is reconstruction of the face and head 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.
Learning Outcomes
The workshop will provide the clinician with a range of skills at advanced level and covers:
- A 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
Dates and Locations
Skin Cancer Business Management Workshop
This one day workshop is designed to assist medical practitioners, business owners and practice managers to understand the fundamentals of setting up and running a comprehensive and efficient skin cancer service within the primary care environment. It has been developed as an extension of the highly popular business section within the Certificate in Primary Care Skin Cancer Medicine.
Learning Outcomes
The course is designed to meet the needs of busy medical practitioners by providing a comprehensive approach to all elements required to build and run a successful business
- Policy And Procedures
- Patient Registration And Information Sheets
- Appointment Book Structure
- Workflow Management Principals
- Setting Up Your Clinic
- Efficient Head To Toe Examinations
- Medicare And Private Billing
- Medico-Legal Implications Of Skin Cancer
- Understanding Patient Expectations
- Patient Marketing And General Marketing Principals
