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Pregnancy Dermatoses

Diagnose complex pregnancy dermatoses and implement appropriate investigations and management strategies.

Pregnancy Dermatoses
CPD 9.5 hours accredited learning
Learning format Self-paced online, start anytime
Recognition Digital badge upon completion

Overview

The "Pregnancy Dermatoses" course provides medical professionals with comprehensive insights into diagnosing and managing skin conditions unique to pregnancy. Covering physiological skin changes, specific dermatoses such as pemphigoid gestationis, intrahepatic cholestasis, atopic eruptions, and rare conditions like autoimmune progesterone dermatitis and neonatal lupus, this evidence-based course offers a practical, in-depth understanding. Participants will gain expertise in identifying clinical features, performing differential diagnoses, and implementing effective treatment plans for maternal and neonatal care. Enhance your dermatological practice by addressing the unique challenges posed by pregnancy-related skin conditions.

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 Christopher Ross

Dr Christopher Ross

BSc (BiomedSc) (Hons) BMBS FACD 

Dermatologist

Dr Christopher Ross is an Adelaide-based Dermatologist who completed a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science with Honours at Adelaide University in 2004, before completing his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at Flinders University in 2008.

Dermatology training was conducted at Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre and Royal Adelaide Hospital; he was awarded Fellowship of the Australasian College of Dermatologists (FACD) in 2016. Dr Ross has published multiple articles in the Australasian Journal of Dermatology and has written and presented several courses in General Dermatology with HealthCert for teaching purposes.

Dr Ross has a keen interest in rural dermatology, providing outreach services to Darwin and rural South Australia. He also holds the position of Visiting Medical Specialist at Flinders Medical Centre, providing care and teaching to Dermatology registrars. Dr Ross has an interest in all general dermatology including acne, eczema, psoriasis and hair loss.

Dr Ross become a founding member of DermoDirect, which is an online teledermatology service that provides a valuable expert service to rural areas of Australia. He also is a founder of Diagnode, the telehealth platform behind Dermodirect.

CPD hours

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

Accreditations

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Accreditation number: 408268

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Accreditation number: 38769

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