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Algorithms and the elephant approach
Determine the correct steps to triage suspicious lesions using the Three Point Checklist screening method.
Overview
What you will learn
- Recognise key clinical features and subtypes
- Develop practical treatment plans using topical, systemic and procedural options
- Identify triggers, patient factors and long-term management strategies
- Apply evidence-based approaches in everyday clinical practice
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Meet your presenter
Dr Camila Scharf
MD PhD
Board-certified dermatologist and researcher at the University of Campania in Naples, Italy
Dr Camila Scharf is a board-certified dermatologist and researcher at the University of Campania in Naples, Italy. She holds a PhD in Translational Medicine and her clinical and academic work focuses on dermoscopy and non-invasive diagnostic techniques. Dr Scharf is actively engaged in international clinical research and medical education, with many lectures and publications on the field. She currently serves as Section Editor for Dermatology Practical & Conceptual Journal - the official journal of the International Dermoscopy Society - and as a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (JEADV).
CPD hours
Accreditations
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
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