Malignant non-melanocytic lesions (Nurse)

Name: Malignant non-melanocytic lesions (Nurse)
Brand: HealthCert Education
SKU: SHOP-NUR-P7MEL
Price: 195.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

The "Malignant Non-Melanocytic Lesions" course provides medical professionals with essential skills in diagnosing and managing common skin cancers such as basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Utilising dermatoscopy as a diagnostic tool, the course focuses on recognising key patterns and clues in both pigmented and non-pigmented lesions. Participants will enhance their ability to distinguish between benign and malignant lesions, with a focus on keratinocyte cancers, ensuring accurate clinical decisions in dermatology and general practice.

$195

FLEXIBLE TIMING

100% ONLINE

CPD ENDORSED

EXPERT INSTRUCTOR

The Malignant Non-Melanocytic Lesions course is a detailed, evidence-based program designed to help healthcare professionals accurately diagnose and manage keratinocyte cancers using dermatoscopy. Led by Prof. Harald Kittler, a specialist in dermoscopy, the course is structured to provide a comprehensive understanding of the following key areas:

Introduction to Malignant Non-Melanocytic Lesions: Participants will first be introduced to the distinction between melanocytic and non-melanocytic lesions, focusing primarily on keratinocyte cancers. Prof. Kittler highlights the importance of recognising basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in everyday clinical practice, emphasising their morbidity and, in some cases, mortality rates.

Dermoscopy Patterns for Basal Cell Carcinoma: This section delves into the use of dermatoscopy for identifying BCC. Participants will learn to recognise specific patterns such as blue and grey clods, radial lines, and serpentine vessels, which are indicative of both pigmented and non-pigmented variants of BCC. Prof. Kittler explains how to distinguish BCC from similar-looking lesions like seborrheic keratosis, ensuring accurate diagnosis.

Dermoscopy Patterns for Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Bowen’s Disease: The course also covers the diagnosis of SCC, including both highly and poorly differentiated forms. Participants will gain insights into recognising keratin plugs, white circles, and coiled vessels that signify SCC, as well as differentiating SCC from conditions like actinic keratosis and Bowen’s disease. Special attention is given to pigmented SCC and its rare occurrences.

Interactive Case Discussions: Throughout the course, participants will engage in case discussions to reinforce learning. These discussions challenge participants to apply their knowledge to real-world scenarios, identifying patterns and clues in dermoscopic images to make clinical decisions.

By the end of this course, participants will have a solid understanding of the dermoscopic features of malignant non-melanocytic lesions and be able to confidently integrate these diagnostic techniques into their clinical practice.

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.

CPD Hours:

5.5 hours CPD Activity

Accreditations:

Nurse endorsements pending.

Study Mode:

100% online

Study duration:

5.5 hrs self-paced

Professor Harald Kittler

This course is presented by Professor Harald Kittler: MD.

He is the professor at the Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria. He has special clinical interest in dermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions. His main research interest is digital dermoscopy, follow-up of pigmented skin lesions, and computer assisted digital dermoscopy. Harald has been working for over 10 years in the ﬁeld of dermoscopy and has published a number of scientiﬁc articles especially in the ﬁeld of digital dermoscopy and dermoscopic follow-up of melanocytic nevi.

What your colleagues say

"I would recommend this course as an important addition to self-directed learning in dermatoscopy. It was an invaluable course to gain the diagnostic tools, knowledge and confidence in managing skin cancer. The course was professionally conducted with excellent presentations."

- L. Suntesic Nurse

"Excellent! This is a great course that has helped me diagnose many more subtle, early skin cancers especially melanoma in situ. The course was clearly presented, with good pictures and course book. All HealthCert's skin cancer courses have been hugely valuable to my practice!"

- R. Mundell Nurse

"An excellent course introduction to dermoscopy and relating what you see to the histopathology and applying this in clinical practice. Great lectures and supporting materials."

- S. Jan Nurse

"I really enjoyed the level of learning. It is very rewarding to know that I am potentially saving lives. Recently I volunteered with the Lions Cancer Institute for two days, and we screened 158 patients, detected 38 possible melanomas and 83 keratinocyte skin cancers. It was a very successful and rewarding two days, and something I could do confidently because of my learning from this course."

- K. Laverty Nurse

"I highly recommend this course. I increased my knowledge and developed confidence in using dermoscopy and in diagnosing melanoma and other skin lesions. Every skin lesion I see means so much more now that it has a name. Great involvement from various skin cancer experts and great videos and reference materials."

- P. Ishri Nurse

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