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Female pattern hair loss - diagnosis and treatment

  • Diagnose female pattern hair loss. - Plan treatments for female pattern hair loss.

Female pattern hair loss - diagnosis and treatment
CPD 10.5 hours accredited learning
Learning format Self-paced online, start anytime
Recognition Digital badge upon completion

Overview

Female Pattern Hair Loss – Diagnosis and Treatment provides clinicians with a comprehensive overview of one of the most common causes of hair thinning in women. This course explores the epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical presentation of female pattern hair loss, helping practitioners recognise its characteristic patterns and distinguish it from other causes of alopecia. Participants will learn how to perform effective clinical assessments, interpret trichoscopic findings and develop appropriate management strategies. Evidence-based treatment options are reviewed, including topical and oral therapies, anti-androgen treatments and procedural approaches, enabling clinicians to deliver personalised care and support improved outcomes for patients experiencing hair loss.

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 Jeff Donovan

Dr Jeff Donovan

PhD

Board-certified dermatologist

Dr Jeff Donovan is a US and Canadian board-certified dermatologist specialising exclusively in the treatment of hair loss. He practices in Whistler, Canada. He focuses his practice on helping children and adults from around the world who are faced with with treatment-refractory hair disorders.

Dr Donovan received his medical degree from the University of Ottawa in 2004. His postgraduate clinical training in dermatology and PhD studies in molecular biology were conducted at the University of Toronto.   Dr Donovan serves on the board of directors of the Scarring Alopecia Foundation and is a faculty member of the Department of Dermatology at the University of British Columbia.

Dr Donovan also runs the Evidence-Based Hair Fellowship (EBHF) Training Program, an international training program devoted to helping practitioners from diverse backgrounds acquire new levels of expertise in diagnosing and treating hair loss. The two-year EBHF is among the world's most comprehensive training program in hair loss.

CPD hours

Education hours4.5
Reviewing performance hours6.0
Total CPD hours10.5

Accreditations

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Accreditation number: 1553646

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Accreditation number: 41116

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