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    A Practical Guide to Common Skin Conditions in Primary Care

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    What you'll find inside: 

    Developed for GPs and primary care clinicians, this practical guide provides evidence-informed guidance on the diagnosis and management of common inflammatory skin conditions, with a focus on skin barrier health, appropriate emollient selection and care across diverse skin types.

    • Practical guidance for everyday primary care
      Build confidence in recognising and managing common skin presentations, with practical guidance you can apply at the point of care.

    • Skin barrier fundamentals
      Understand barrier dysfunction, transepidermal water loss, ceramide depletion and the role of barrier repair.

    • Skin across diverse skin types
      Recognise differences in clinical presentation and important considerations when assessing patients with darker skin types.

    • Common inflammatory skin conditions
      Practical approaches to eczema, psoriasis, xerosis, contact dermatitis, rosacea and perioral dermatitis.

    • Treatment and prescribing
      Navigate topical therapies, emollient prescribing and barrier-supportive care alongside condition-specific treatment.

    • Emollient selection and formulation
      Understand key ingredients and formulation principles to help select an appropriate emollient for individual patients.

    • Quick-reference clinical tools
      Access practical tables, case examples, prescribing tips and management guidance for use in everyday practice.

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    Explore a barrier-based approach to common skin conditions, including eczema, psoriasis, xerosis and contact dermatitis, with guidance on topical therapies and appropriate emollient selection.

    Explore how common skin conditions can present differently across diverse skin types, alongside pigmentary considerations and practical management strategies for primary care.

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    Presented by noted dermatologists, this program will teach you how to manage all major dermatological conditions as well as general disease states manifesting through the skin, thereby helping you to minimise unnecessary referrals to specialists.

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      Why choose HealthCert Education

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    "This is the pathway to improve your confidence and evolve into the GP you aspire to be." 


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    "Brilliant presenters, very relevant topics and overall great course. It will have a practical application in my clinical practice."

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    This organisation is an RACGP-accredited CPD provider under the RACGP CPD Program.

    Quality assured by Bond University
    RPL available with Torrens University
    Rila - Institute of Health Sciences
    Clinical attachments with the University of Graz
    Clinical attachments with the Medical University of Vienna
    Clinical attachments available with the Medical Univeristy of Lyon
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