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Currettage and Cautery for skin cancer medicine

Establish necessary steps to perform safe curettage and cautery on low risk small lesions.

CPD 9.0 hours accredited learning

Learning format Self-paced online, start anytime

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Overview

"Curettage and Cautery for Skin Cancer Medicine" is a focused course designed for healthcare professionals involved in dermatology and skin cancer treatment. This course covers non-surgical approaches to managing precancerous and cancerous lesions, including cryotherapy and curettage with cautery. Through practical demonstrations, participants will learn to identify appropriate lesions, apply safe techniques, and optimise outcomes with minimal invasiveness. With evidence-based strategies and hands-on guidance, this course empowers clinicians to enhance patient care and confidence in treating skin cancers.

Meet your presenter

Dr Hamilton Ayres

BA BSc BMBS FRACGP

Doctor, National Skin Cancer Centres, Berwick

Dr Hamilton Ayres worked in Adelaide as a Plastic Surgery Registrar at Flinders, Repatriation General Hospital and the Royal Adelaide Hospital where his main role was the management of trauma, hand injuries and difficult skin cancers. Hamilton has obtained a Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and Certificates in Skin Cancer Medicine, Dermatoscopy and Histopathology from HealthCert and The University of Queensland School of Medicine.

CPD hours

Education hours4.0

Reviewing performance hours5.0

Total CPD hours9.0

Accreditations

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Accreditation number: 1420396

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Accreditation number: 39018

Short course fee

$295

Course includes:

Focused learning on a specific clinical topic
Practical knowledge for everyday practice
Led by experienced clinicians
Lifetime access to course materials

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9.0 CPD Hours
9.0 PDP Hours

Counts towards

Advanced Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine

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