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Viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections

Recognise infectious skin diseases by dermoscopy.

Viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections
CPD 9.5 hours accredited learning
Learning format Self-paced online, start anytime
Recognition Digital badge upon completion

Overview

Viral, Bacterial, Fungal, and Parasitic Infections is a specialised course that equips healthcare professionals with advanced skills in diagnosing and managing infectious skin diseases using dermoscopy. This course covers key dermoscopic patterns for conditions such as scabies, pediculosis, molluscum contagiosum, tinea capitis, and cutaneous leishmaniasis. Participants will gain expertise in recognising infection-specific clues, monitoring treatment efficacy, and distinguishing infections from other dermatological conditions. Through real-world case studies and expert insights, this course provides practical tools for improving diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes.

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

Accreditations

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Accreditation number: 491139

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Accreditation number: 38822

Continue your learning

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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