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Introduction to chemical peels

-Categorize specific conditions that require facial peels. 
-Evaluate the use of skin conditioning and retinoids in aesthetic medicine.  

Introduction to chemical peels
CPD 4.5 nurse CPD hours
Learning format Self-paced online, start anytime
Recognition Digital badge upon completion

Overview

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to chemical peels and their role in aesthetic medicine. Participants will learn how chemical peels improve skin texture, tone, and pigmentation through controlled exfoliation and stimulation of the skin’s natural healing processes. The course explores the science behind chemical peeling, including skin anatomy, wound healing, and the classification of peel types. Clinicians will also gain practical knowledge on patient selection, treatment planning, potential complications, and safe application techniques. By understanding both theory and clinical practice, practitioners can confidently incorporate chemical peels into aesthetic treatments to address a range of common skin concerns.

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 Isabelle Jonsson-Lear

Dr Isabelle Jonsson-Lear

MB Ch B FRACGP FACRRM FACSCM FSCCA

M.Med in Primary Skin Cancer Medicine

Senior Lecturer, Skin Cancer, The University of Queensland

General practitioner at Haly Health & Skin Medical Centre, Queensland, Australia

Director, Skin Cancer College Australasia

Dr Isabelle Jonsson-Lear is a grass roots rural procedure GP currently located in Kingaroy, Queensland. She trained in South Africa and obtained MBChB in 1976. Isabelle emigrated to Australia in 1999 and has since obtained FRACGP and FACRRM, and is a Fellow of the Skin Cancer College Australasia. She has many years of rural experience both here and in South Africa and understands the difficulties of being an OTD and the lack of access to a peer support group and assistance. One of Isabelle’s aims is to empower GPs with procedural skills especially in skin cancer, and to help train those who do not possess the necessary skills. She is devoted to education and is an established educator with The University of Queensland, Bond University and John Flynn Medical School.

CPD hours

Education hours4.5
Total CPD hours4.5

Accreditations

Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association

Accreditation number: C21667

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