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Banner flaps 1

Assess the use and design of the Banner flap for closure of peri-auricular defects.

Banner flaps 1
CPD 8.5 hours accredited learning
Learning format Self-paced online, start anytime
Recognition Digital badge upon completion

Overview

"Banner Flaps 1" is a specialised course designed for healthcare professionals to master the intricacies of skin cancer surgery using the banner flap technique. This module focuses on the principles, planning, and execution of this transposition flap to address peri-auricular and other challenging defects. Combining clinical visuals, step-by-step demonstrations, and evidence-based best practices, the course equips participants with the skills to design and implement precise, functional, and cosmetically acceptable surgical closures. Ideal for practitioners advancing their skin cancer surgery expertise, this program emphasises precision and patient-centred outcomes.

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

Course contents

Meet your presenter

Dr Tony Azzi

Dr Tony Azzi

MBBS MMed(Skin Cancer) 

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.

CPD hours

Education hours3.5
Reviewing performance hours5.0
Total CPD hours8.5

Accreditations

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Accreditation number: 1424456

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Accreditation number: 39051

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Our short courses provide focused, standalone learning. If you wish to deepen your expertise, you can stack them towards a broader certificate pathway.

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Advanced Certificate of Skin Cancer Surgery Principles Certificate pathway

Advanced Certificate of Skin Cancer Surgery Principles

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

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