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Build your expertise in Skin Cancer Surgery

Progress from essential surgical techniques through to complex flaps, grafts and reconstructions with a structured certificate pathway designed for doctors in primary care.

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Progressive pathway

Build your expertise across 3 structured certificate levels

Flexible online learning

Study each certificate online at your own pace

University-assured CPD

Complete university assured and CPD accredited education

Practical workshops

Add hands-on training to selected certificate courses

Skin Cancer Surgery program overview

Surgery is still considered the most effective and definitive skin cancer treatment, and confident surgical skills allow doctors to treat more skin cancer cases in primary care without referral.

The Skin Cancer Surgery pathway is designed to progressively build the surgical skills to remove and repair skin cancers — from accurate elliptical excisions and suturing through to flaps, grafts and reconstruction in anatomically complex areas.

  • Perfect your elliptical excisions and suturing techniques for accurate removal of lesions and closure of wounds.
  • Progress to flaps, grafts and wedges for defects on the head, neck, face and limbs.
  • Reduce referrals by treating more complex skin cancer cases in your own practice.
  • Progress at your own pace through three certificate levels, with optional hands-on workshop training.

Progress your Skin Cancer Surgery skills step by step

Build your surgical capability progressively across three certificate levels, from essential excisions and suturing through to advanced flaps, grafts and reconstruction.

Professional Certificate

Stage 1 of 3.
70.5 hours, self-paced, fully online or with a practical workshop.

Advanced Certificate

Stage 2 of 3. Requires the Professional Certificate or equivalent.
70.5 hours, self-paced, fully online or with a practical workshop.

Professional Diploma

Stage 3 of 3. Requires the Advanced Certificate or equivalent.
83 hours, self-paced, fully online or with a practical workshop.

Explore the Skin Cancer Surgery pathway

Compare the three certificate levels and choose the right starting point for your current experience and clinical goals.

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Professional Certificate of Skin Cancer Surgery

Acquire and hone core skin cancer surgical techniques, including large elliptical excision, flaps, and grafts.

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  • Theory, anatomy, and principles of surgery: procedure room setup, ellipse design and suturing
  • Suturing, perfecting the ellipse, and local anaesthetic
  • Skin grafting
  • Pivotal flaps
  • Rhomboid flaps (part 1)
  • Advancement flaps (part 1)
  • Wound care, managing complications, MOHS surgery, Medicare, and medical indemnity
  • Case studies for skin cancer surgery: applying surgical planning to patient cases

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Advanced Certificate of Skin Cancer Surgery

Learn how to surgically remove skin cancers from anatomically complex areas with optimal scarring results.

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  • Ellipses and suture techniques
  • Advancement flaps (part 2)
  • Rotation flaps
  • Grafts: full thickness and split skin techniques, donor and recipient sites
  • Rhomboid flaps (part 2)
  • Banner flaps (part 1)
  • Ear wedges
  • Tips and tricks for skin cancer surgery: cosmetic subunits, anaesthetic and scar care

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Professional Diploma of Skin Cancer Surgery

Learn surgical procedures for the nose and lower limbs, reconstruction techniques, skin grafts, and flaps.

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  • Neurovascular island flaps
  • Bilobed flaps
  • Banner and rhomboid flaps (part 3)
  • V-Y flaps
  • Lip wedges
  • Periorbital defects
  • Tips and tricks revisited for skin cancer surgery: suturing, dressings and complex facial planning

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Bundle & Save

Bundle two certificates in this pathway and save 5%, or three certificates and save 10%. Talk to us about deferred payment options, registrar scholarships and special rates.

 *For Australian residents only: Online course prices are shown exclusive of GST. If you are GST-registered, please enter a valid ABN at checkout to ensure GST is not applied. Otherwise, 10% GST will be added at checkout. View our FAQ for more information. 

Put your Skin Cancer Surgery learning into practice

Add hands-on workshop training to selected Skin Cancer Surgery certificate courses and practise key surgical skills with expert guidance in a small-group setting. Practical workshops are completed alongside the relevant Skin Cancer Surgery certificate course and cannot be purchased separately.

Meet your instructors

Dr Victor Harling Course Presenter Dr Victor Harling MBBS Dr Victor Harling

Doctor, National Skin Cancer Centres, Redcliffe

Dr Victor Harling obtained his medical degrees from The University of Queensland in 1983. He worked for Queensland Health and the Wesley Emergency Centre for many years before pursuing his interest in Skin Cancer Medicine.

Victor undertakes regular professional development courses and has obtained a Diploma of Skin Cancer from the Skin Cancer College Australasia. He is passionate about skin cancer medicine and surgery, and shares his vast expertise with fellow GPs in HealthCert certificate course and Clinical Attachments at the Redcliffe Skin Cancer Centre.

Dr Alister Lilleyman Course Chair Dr Alister Lilleyman MBBS MMed (Skin Cancer) FSCCA Dr Alister Lilleyman

Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland

Doctor, Newcastle Skin Check, Charlestown NSW

Dr Alister Lilleyman graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1994 and spent the next six years working in the public hospital system. After moving to Newcastle in 2003, he began working in private practice.

He completed a Master of Medicine degree in Skin Cancer Medicine from The University of Queensland, where he is now a Senior Lecturer. He is a proud member of the AMA (Australian Medical Association), College of Phlebology, and Fellow of the Skin Cancer College Australasia.

Dr Tony Azzi Clinical Audit Reviewer Dr Tony Azzi MBBS MMed(Skin Cancer) Dr Tony Azzi

Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland

Director at Newcastle Skin Check, Charlestown NSW

Dr Anthony Azzi graduated from the University of Sydney in 1989 and moved to Newcastle, where he spent the next 13 years working in the public hospital system. He now works in private practice.

He completed a Master of Medicine in Skin Cancer from The University of Queensland, where he is now a Senior Lecturer. He is a member of the Australian Medical Association, Skin Cancer College Australasia, and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.

Assoc. Professor Tony Dicker Workshop Presenter Assoc. Professor Tony Dicker MBBS, PhD Assoc. Professor Tony Dicker

Associate Professor (Skin Cancer) & Course Coordinator MMed (Skin Cancer), The University of Queensland

Associate Professor Tony Dicker has practised full-time Skin Cancer Medicine in Melbourne since 2004, and previously practised in Brisbane. He obtained his PhD from The University of Queensland in molecular biology of skin cancer with Professor Ian Frazer's group at Princess Alexandra Hospital. He then spent three years as a dermatology registrar at the Royal Brisbane and Princess Alexandra Hospitals.

Dr Francis Tan Course Presenter Dr Francis Tan MBBS MMed (Skin Cancer) Dr Francis Tan

Certificate in Advanced Dermoscopy & Digital Imaging, The University of Queensland

Doctor, National Skin Cancer Centres, Coorparoo 

Dr Francis Tan graduated from The University of New South Wales in 1986. He worked in a variety of general practice surgeries throughout Australia, including clinics in Sydney, Tweed Heads, the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Cairns. He now practises at the Coorparoo Skin Cancer Centre in Brisbane.

Francis obtained a Masters of Medicine from The University of Queensland in 2014 and holds an impressive portfolio of university-certified Professional Diplomas in Skin Cancer Medicine and related fields. He is particularly interested in using dermatoscopy to detect melanoma in situ and performing skin cancer surgery to the best of his ability for the benefit of his patients.

Designed to build real-world clinical capability

Go beyond short updates with structured certificate education designed to progressively build knowledge and clinical skills for everyday practice.

Structured curriculum

Progress through a comprehensive curriculum that builds from foundational knowledge to advanced practice. 

Clinical capability

Develop practical knowledge and clinical decision-making skills designed to be applied in everyday patient care. 

University assured

University quality-assured education, developed and taught by practising clinicians and subject matter experts.

Flexible CPD learning

Flexible self-paced online learning, accredited for RACGP and ACRRM CPD requirements.

Skin Cancer Surgery program details

Entry requirements

The Skin Cancer Surgery program is suitable for physicians only. HealthCert recommends that participants have some exposure to or previous training in skin cancer management before enrolling.

  • Professional Certificate: no previous formal surgical training is required; some prior skin cancer training or experience is recommended.
  • Advanced Certificate: participants must have completed the Professional Certificate of Skin Cancer Surgery (or a qualification deemed equivalent). It is recommended that 100 cases of skin cancer surgery have been completed before enrolling.
  • Professional Diploma: participants must have completed both certificate courses (or qualifications deemed equivalent) in sequential order. It is recommended that 300 cases of skin cancer surgery have been completed before enrolling.
  • Participants do not have to pass an IELTS test but, as the courses are delivered in English, proficiency in listening, reading and writing English is assumed.
  • Participants will require access to a computer/laptop, an internet connection and a basic level of technology proficiency to access and navigate the online learning portal.
Course inclusions

For your one-off investment, you will receive unlimited access to all course content, additional learning materials, ongoing post-course support and more.

  • Online pre-course activity to be completed in your own time.

  • Eight online video modules to be viewed, replayed and completed at your convenience.

  • All presentation slides and further learning materials available for permanent access and download.

  • Instruments and consumables for practical sessions in the optional practical workshop.

  • Post-course online assessment to be completed in your own time within six months of the course start date.

  • Ongoing post-course support in monthly webinars with the opportunity to discuss cases with course presenters.

  • Access to the HealthCert Community with additional free learning opportunities, special offers and other benefits.

Postgraduate pathways

Graduates of the HealthCert Professional Diploma of Skin Cancer Surgery may apply for a scholarship to an online Master degree from our partner in the UK. HealthCert recommends the MSc in Dermatology in Clinical Practice which is awarded by University of Buckingham. Please contact our UK partner directly regarding this scholarship: https://www.diploma-msc.com/s/healthcert

Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer)

Doctors who complete the HealthCert Professional Diploma programs in Skin Cancer Surgery, Skin Cancer Medicine and Dermoscopy will receive RPL for the units IMED7011, IMED7010 and IMED7002, which are high-level subjects in the Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer) at The University of Queensland. The Master of Medicine is open only to registered medical practitioners with at least two years' postgraduate experience. View The University of Queensland, Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer) program.

Please note, only HealthCert Education qualifications completed within the last ten years can be recognised.

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