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The foundations of skin cancer medicine (Nurses)

  1. Outline the foundations of epidemiology and evaluate the importance of skin history.

  2. Determine the steps in the carrying out of skin checks.

  3. Evaluate images of suspicious skin lesions.

  4. Evaluate patient needs and judge when to refer to others.

CPD 4.0 nurse CPD hours
Learning format Self-paced online, start anytime
Recognition Digital badge upon completion

Overview

Enhance your expertise in skin cancer medicine with our comprehensive course, designed to equip you with essential diagnostic and treatment skills for common skin lesions. Starting with foundational knowledge, you'll learn the BEST protocol for identifying benign and suspicious lesions, supported by clinical images and quizzes. Delve into skin cancer risk assessment and the importance of thorough skin checks, complete with practical video demonstrations. Master biopsy techniques with step-by-step guidance and real patient case studies. Our evidence-based, regularly updated course ensures you stay at the forefront of best practices in skin cancer management. Ideal for building your core knowledge and confidence in patient care.

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 David Wilkinson

Professor David Wilkinson

MBChB PhD DSc FRACGP

Chief Medical Officer, National Skin Cancer Centres

Professor David Wilkinson is a registered general practitioner and public health medicine expert. Prior to taking up the role as Chief Medical Officer with National Skin Cancer Centres, he was Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Macquarie University, Sydney for eight years, and before that was Dean of Medicine at The University of Queensland for nine years.

Since 2004, David’s clinical work has focused on skin cancer medicine in primary care. He has published research papers on the topic, designed and led development of the only Master of Medicine degree in skin cancer, and helped develop and present a suite of skin cancer short courses delivered by HealthCert. He has taught almost 7,000 GPs the basics of skin cancer medicine in primary care.

CPD hours

Education hours4.0
Total CPD hours4.0

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