Essentials Workshop

Essentials program over 10.5 hours

This 2 day course is held at the ACCO Docklands facility Lunch and tea breaks provided

Day 1

Session 1 Day 1 (8:00 - 10:00)

Melanoma management in general practice

SKILLS SESSION Shave, punch and incisional biopsy techniques (with pigs trotters)

Morning Tea

Session 2 Day 1 (10:30 - 12:30)

Curettage of skin lesions

SKILLS SESSION Direct closure of skin defects (with pigs trotters)

Equipment for skin surgery

Lunch

Session 3 Day 1 (14:00 - 15:30)

Cysts and lipomata

SKILLS SESSION Suture techniques (with pigs trotters)

Afternoon Tea

Session 4 Day 1 (16:00 - 17:30)

Role of imiquimod, 5-FU, ingenol mebutate, diclofenac and PDT

SKILLS SESSION An introduction to flaps (with pigs trotters)

Day 2

Session 5 Day 2 (8:00 - 10:00)

29 golden rules of managing skin cancer  -  avoiding the traps
Morning Tea

Session 6 Day 2 (10:30 - 12:00)

Working with your pathologist

An introduction to dermoscopy

Lunch and workshop closure

Prof Anthony Dixon

The essentials course covers the core post graduate skin cancer medicine education for doctors working in general practice. The course focuses on key skills, diagnostic essentials and safe practice.
Procedures covered in this workshop include: curettage, cryotherapy, cautery, punch biopsy, shave biopsy, elliptical excision and incisional biopsy. Surgical procedures are reinforced with the opportunity to practice techniques on pigs trotters.

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Dr. Nirenberg