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An approach to pigmented skin lesions (Nurse)

An approach to pigmented skin lesions (Nurse)

Master the diagnosis and treatment of pigmented skin lesions with our comprehensive course on skin cancer medicine. Ideal for building foundational knowledge, you'll learn to identify and manage common lesions with confidence. Unit one covers benign lesions such as freckles, seborrheic keratosis, and blue nevi, with detailed clinical and dermoscopic images to aid analysis. Unit two delves into dermoscopy techniques and the 3-point checklist for identifying suspicious lesions, including dysplastic nevi and melanoma. Supported by real case studies, this evidence-based course ensures you stay updated with best practices in skin cancer management, enhancing your diagnostic and treatment skills.

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  • FLEXIBLE TIMING

  • 100% ONLINE

  • accredited Course

  • Expert instructor

This course focuses on the approach to pigmented skin lesions relating to skin cancer medicine. Participants will acquire the knowledge required to safely and confidently diagnose and treat commonly encountered skin lesions. It is the ideal starting point to build core knowledge in skin cancer management and acquire vital diagnostic skills and basic management techniques to provide effective care to patients.   

Unit one discusses common benign lesions including freckles, solar lentigo, seborrheic keratosis, haemangioma, dermatofibroma and blue nevi. Normal and dermoscopic clinical images are provided to demonstrate patterns and assists with analysis. Benign lesions can mimic skin cancers and careful examination is required to decide management steps. The signs of common benign lesions that may be skin cancer are discussed in detail. A medico-legal case is included for a patient where a melanoma was masquerading as a benign lesion.   

Unit two begins with the description of dermoscopy including examples of dermoscopic devices used for this technique. The 3-point checklist consists of asymmetry in colour or structures, atypical network and blue-white structures (white scar-like depigmentation or blue pepper-like, globular or structure-less areas), showing various clinical dermoscopic images of lesions.  

This unit covers dysplastic nevi and melanoma. A table is shown of the relationship between nevus, dysplastic nevus and melanoma and includes a table of relative risk factors for melanoma. Several types of melanomas and treatment options are listed and supported by clinical images. The unit concludes with key points for detecting benign or suspicious lesions.   

This course is evidence-based, demonstrates best practice and is regularly updated. 

Relevance to Nurses:

Skin cancer medicine is a core component of Australian general practice and is consistently in the top 10 conditions managed. This is not surprising as Australia has the highest incidence of melanoma in the world, leaving melanoma the fourth most common cancer in Australia.

  1. Categorise common skin cancers and related conditions.  
  2. Evaluate the use of digital imaging for skin cancer medicine scenarios. 
  3. Determine the use of dermoscopes to compare, contrast and differentiate lesions. 
  4. Use the Three Point Checklist to distinguish between benign and suspicious skin lesions. 
  5. Distinguish features of pigmented and non-pigmented skin lesions: actinic keratosis, Bowens disease, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma / KA, dysplastic naevi, DNS and melanoma.

All nurses.

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CPD Hours:

  • 6.0 hour CPD Activity
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Accreditations:

Nurse endorsement pending

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Study Mode:

100% online

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Study duration:

6.0 hrs self-paced

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ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Prof David Wilkinson

This course is presented by Prof David Wilkinson: MBChB MSc MD PhD DSc MRCP FRACGP FACRRM FAFPHM.

He is a registered general practitioner and public health medicine specialist. He is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Macquarie University. 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.