Webinar replay: Expert tips for improving hair disorder diagnosis

Hair and scalp concerns are increasingly common in general practice, yet diagnosing hair disorders can often feel uncertain. Many conditions appear similar at first glance, and subtle differences in history or examination can significantly alter management and prognosis.

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In this webinar, Dr Ahmed Kazmi shares a structured approach to assessing hair and scalp complaints in everyday practice.

• How to perform a focused yet thorough scalp and hair examination

• Key history questions that can rapidly narrow differential diagnoses

• How trichoscopy findings can improve diagnostic accuracy

• Diagnostic pearls across common hair disorders, helping you distinguish inflammatory, scarring, and non-scarring causes of hair loss

• When further investigation, biopsy, or referral may be appropriate

The webinar includes case discussions and a Q&A segment, providing practical insights that can be directly applied in general practice.

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About Dr Ahmed Kazmi

Dr Ahmed Kazmi FACD is a specialist dermatologist and clinical senior lecturer. He has particular expertise in hair and scalp disorders and is the chair of our medical trichology course. An avid medical educationalist he is very passionate about empowering clinicians with knowledge for greater confidence and better patient care. When he isn't consulting or teaching he moonlights as a professional comedian and in-house doctor for Channel 7's 'House of Wellness'.

You can keep up to date with his lectures and shows through his website www.drahmedkazmi.com.