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Dermoscopy for acral lesions

Evaluate basic variations for acral melanocytic lesions, including acral naevus and acral lentiginous melanoma.

Dermoscopy for acral lesions
CPD 9.5 hours accredited learning
Learning format Self-paced online, start anytime
Recognition Digital badge upon completion

Overview

The "Dermoscopy for Acral Lesions" course is designed for healthcare professionals looking to enhance their skills in identifying and diagnosing acral skin lesions using dermoscopy. Focusing on the distinct parallel patterns found on the palms and soles, participants will learn to differentiate between benign and malignant acral lesions, including acral nevi and acral lentiginous melanoma. The course covers various dermoscopic patterns and their clinical significance, providing practical insights for accurate diagnosis. This evidence-based course is ideal for practitioners aiming to improve their diagnostic confidence in managing acral lesions.

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

Professor Aimilios Lallas

Professor Aimilios Lallas

MD PhD MSc

Dermatologist-Venereologist, First Department Of Dermatology, Aristotle University, Greece

President, International Dermoscopy Society

Aimilios Lallas is a  Professor of Dermatology at the First Department of Dermatology of Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is specialised in skin cancer diagnosis with non-invasive techniques, as well as in the management of skin cancer patients.

His main field of research interest is dermoscopy of skin tumours, the application of the method in general dermatology and the improvement of the management of oncologic patients. He is an author of more than 330 scientific papers published on Pubmed Central, most of them on dermoscopy and skin cancer. He is an editor of eight books and author of several book chapters on dermoscopy. He is a co-investigator in several Phase III Clinical trials on skin cancer treatment. He has been awarded several scholarships and scientific awards.

Over the last years, Prof Lallas has established scientific collaboration with numerous colleagues from several countries and has supervised the training of numerous fellows from different countries. He is an invited speaker in several domestic and international congresses and meetings, mainly on dermoscopy and on skin cancer diagnosis and management. He is particularly involved in teaching activities on dermoscopy, having organised and participated in numerous domestic and international courses.

Prof Lallas is currently the President of the International Dermoscopy Society.

CPD hours

Education hours3.5
Reviewing performance hours6.0
Total CPD hours9.5

Accreditations

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Accreditation number: 403783

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Accreditation number: 38761

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