The ACCO workshop program for February 2023

Combined – (Essentials / Dermoscopy) Melbourne Docklands on February 17 to February 19 2023

Essentials on February 17 to February 18 2023

Dermoscopy on February 18 to February 19 2023

The ACCO workshop program for April 2023

4 day flap and graft on April 22 to April 25 2023

The ACCO workshop program for June 2023

Combined – (Essentials and Dermoscopy) Perth Workshop on June 3 to June 5 2023

Essentials Perth on June 3 to June 4 2023

Dermoscopy Perth on June 4 to June 5 2023

The ACCO workshop program for September – October 2023

Face and Ear on October 6,7 and 8 2023

Dermatopathology on October 9 2023

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The Australasian College of Cutaneous Oncology provides practical and theory-based training and education to improve and certify competency in the management of skin cancer. Our policy is that no pharmaceutical company shall be permitted to sponsor or endorse any event, function or workshop in any manner.  This creates a truly unique and unbiased learning environment.

Workshops

Are you eligible for a Grant through Rural Workforce Agency Victoria (RWAV) to attend our workshops?


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“The Australian Journal of General Practice wrongly removes ACCOs detailed update manuscripts on melanoma management that were published in 2019 in the Australian Journal of General Practice.

  • Details here
  • Retracted articles in AJGP here
  • Read our full rebuttal to the manuscript retractions here.

COVID – 19 Do I need to alter my skin cancer management?

As of August, 2021, ACCO recommends: 

    1. Limit skin cancer checks to patients with a past history of skin cancer or marked actinic damage.
    2. Using gloves and hand washing is essential before and after each skin check.
    3. Polarised dermoscopy allows no contact between patient and instrument. This can be an advantage in these situations.
    4. Delay procedures to manage minor lesions and indolent skin cancers including SCC in situ and superficial BCCs.
    5. Surgery for wide local excision of melanoma, invasive SCC, or other BCCs should not be delayed on this basis alone.
    6. Consider reception triaging patients need for skin checks. Low risk patients can be asked to book at a later date.
    7. Any patient unwell with upper respiratory symptoms and / or fever should have a skin check deferred and should be advised to contact their local GP for advice on COVID testing, as guidelines vary between states.

Melanoma survival prediction chart

Vitamin B3 advice to our patients:-

Download the ACCO patient education sheet here.

The ACCO Mission

ACCO Certifications Pathway

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RESEARCH
Your ACCO academic team continue to publish research in skin cancer.Recent publications from the ACCO team are as follows : Nirenberg A, Steinman H, Dixon J, et al. Merkel cell carcinoma update: the case for two tumours. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020:34:1425-1431 Nirenberg A, Steinman H, Dixon A, Melanoma Extravascular Migratory Metastasis: An Important Underrecognized Phenomenon. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020 Nirenberg A, Steinman H, Dixon J, et al. Merkel cell carcinoma update: the case for two tumours. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019. Dixon AJ, Dixon ZL, Anderson S, et al. Management of invasive melanoma. Aust J Gen Pract 2019;48:368-372. Dixon AJ, Anderson S, Dixon JB, et al. Cutaneous melanoma: Latest developments. Aust J Gen Pract 2019;48:348-353. View more >>
RESEARCH

Your ACCO academic team continue to publish research in skin cancer.
Recent publications from the ACCO team are as follows :

  1. Nirenberg A, Steinman H, Dixon J, et al. Merkel cell carcinoma update: the case for two tumours. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020:34:1425-1431
  2. Nirenberg A, Steinman H, Dixon A, Melanoma Extravascular Migratory Metastasis: An Important Underrecognized Phenomenon. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020
  3. Nirenberg A, Steinman H, Dixon J, et al. Merkel cell carcinoma update: the case for two tumours. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019.
  4. Dixon AJ, Dixon ZL, Anderson S, et al. Management of invasive melanoma. Aust J Gen Pract 2019;48:368-372.
  5. Dixon AJ, Anderson S, Dixon JB, et al. Cutaneous melanoma: Latest developments. Aust J Gen Pract 2019;48:348-353.

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FUNDING OUR RESEARCH
ACCO does not accept any funding from Governments, Universities or the Pharmaceutical industry. ACCO uses revenue from workshops to fund our ongoing research programs. Even our published drug trials were completed without drug company funding. ACCO regards true independence as critical. Even funding from Governments is tainted. Governments have a vested interest in cheaper treatments or no treatments working as well as expensive methods. Without Government influence, ACCO research has often found that no treatment is superior to expensive treatments. © ACCO All rights retained – Founded in Victoria in 2006

Our Team

SAM – College Secretary

Sam Schneider is responsible for the day to day running of ACCO. She will be your first point of contact.
Sam can be reached at [email protected] or by phone at (61) 416 816 417

Sam’s background is in skin cancer nursing. She is familiar with the range of tumour types and common
management choices. Sam has expertise in dressings following skin surgery as well as post-operative
care.

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