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Rare nail disorders and Cicatricial alopecia

Diagnose and appropriately manage patients with hair loss, including cicatricialalopecia.

Rare nail disorders and Cicatricial alopecia
CPD 10.0 hours accredited learning
Learning format Self-paced online, start anytime
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Overview

Delve into the intricate world of rare nail disorders and cicatricial alopecia with this comprehensive course. Designed for medical professionals, it equips learners to diagnose, manage, and treat uncommon yet impactful conditions affecting nails and hair. Explore detailed insights into diverse nail abnormalities, their causes, and presentations, followed by an in-depth study of scarring and non-scarring alopecia. With evidence-based content, clinical case studies, and high-quality dermoscopic visuals, this course is a must for enhancing diagnostic precision and treatment efficacy in dermatological practice.

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 Zoe Apalla

Dr Zoe Apalla

MD PhD

First Dermatology Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Dr Zoe Apalla was board certified in dermatology in 2008 at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She was trained in dermatopathology at the St John’s Institute of Dermatology in London in 2010 and obtained her PhD degree at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2013.

Zoe has worked as a consultant in the First Dermatology Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki since 2010. She oversees the Supportive Oncology Outpatient Clinic and the Skin Cancer Outpatient Clinic, and the department’s dermatopathology laboratory. She also holds General Dermatology and Inflammatory Dermatoses Outpatient Clinics.

Zoe’s main research fields include skin oncology, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, topical treatments, photodynamic therapy and dermatoscopy. She has published more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles in international journals and has lectured at many international and national congresses and meetings.

CPD hours

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

Accreditations

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Accreditation number: 1431474

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Accreditation number: 38944

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Our short courses provide focused, standalone learning. If you wish to deepen your expertise, you can stack them towards a broader certificate pathway.

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