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Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course focuses on the application of dermoscopy for suspicious skin lesions. Participants will learn about the malignant keratinocytic lesions, including the architecture and cytology. The main focus is on squamous cell carcinoma (in situ), keratoacanthoma and basal cell carcinoma. Symptoms and examples of these conditions are illustrated by images throughout this course. The course outlines other malignant skin lesions including symptoms and examples.
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4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course focuses on the application of dermoscopy for suspicious skin lesions. Participants will learn to describe dysplastic nevus, including the definition by the World Health Organisation, showing images of these atypical moles. The classification of melanocytic nevi, both congenital and acquired is included and underlined by images and study outcomes. BK mole syndrome, familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome and dysplastic nevus syndrome are included, describing and comparing clinical appearance, histological features and grading. The course concludes with the describing how dermatopathology reports on melanocytic lesions assists with the diagnosis of naevus, melanoma or melanoma associated with a naevus.
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4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
In this course, participants will learn about the overview of the tasks for the dermatopathologist and of the clinician, providing appropriate information and specimens. Reasons for performing a skin biopsy are given as well as examples of appropriate biopsy specimens. The technical aspects and examples of punch biopsy, shave biopsy and elliptical biopsy are included. Meta-analysis of margins as well as comparison and risk ratios of different margins are given, illustrated by a chart of the relationship between surgical margins and recurrence rates. A description is given of both negative and positive histological margins. The course concludes with a classification chart of algorithmic decision systems using data and statistical analyses. Throughout this course many histology images are shown and some patient cases are discussed.
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6 Performance review hours
4.5 Educational activity hours
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course focuses on the application of dermoscopy for suspicious skin lesions. The course commences with outlining the study methodology, including tables for classification of melanocytic skin lesions into five diagnostic categories. A standardized classification system should be used to improve clinical practice and pathologists need tools such as molecular markers to support pathologists’ visual assessments. The course lists some review articles and case studies to support learning. The course then compares junctional, compound and dermal naevi and lists the criteria of normal, common and banal naevi. It then lists the different types of melanocytic naevi, illustrated by clinical images of each skin disorder. The course concludes with a chart of algorithmic decision systems to classify patients for their eligibility for of a biopsy. Throughout this course many histology images are shown and some patient cases are mentioned.
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4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course explains the pathology of different melanomas, supported by histology images. It examines nests of melanocyte patterns using histopathology images and prognostic indicators to assist with the diagnosis of different forms of melanomas. An overview is given of several articles and studies to support the learning.
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4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course commences with a chart of algorithmic decision systems to classify patients for their eligibility for a biopsy. A decision algorithm for cutaneous malignancy is described. Clinical case studies of pigmented skin lesions using the chaos and clues guide and supported by clinical images reinforces the course learning. Tools and indicators for determining whether a suspicious lesion is a melanoma versus naevus are outlined together with identifying other suspicious skin lesions by their dermoscopic and histopathology structures. Familial melanoma and dysplastic nevus facts are included. The course concludes with the histology of dermoscopy and a chart of the three major divisions of the skin. A summary of the course content is provided.
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4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course focuses on the use of dermoscopy using these five parameters to guide diagnosis: vessels, scaling, follicular findings, other structures and specific clues. The course looks at the dermoscopy of papulosquamous skin diseases like psoriasis and dermatitis, as well as common facial inflammatory skin diseases, including rosacea and discoid lupus erythematosus. It includes dermoscopic findings, pathologic correlation and treatment options. The important morphologic parameters on dermoscopy are evaluated. The course concludes with an explanation of how to diagnose hair and scalp diseases using trichoscopy, supported by illustrations and clinical examples of several hair and scalp skin conditions.
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4.5 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course focuses on the main difference between dermoscopy of inflammatory dermatoses and dermoscopy of skin cancer. The benefits of inflammoscopy are explained and the five parameters to be evaluated (vessels, scaling, follicular findings, other structures and specific clues) are listed. Differentiation between common papulomatosquamous dermatosis is explained and examples of the different conditions are given. The two-step approach for inflammatory dermatoses is given - the collection of clinical data and setting of dermoscopic diagnosis, and the incorporation of dermoscopic data. The course concludes with a number of patient cases taking into account the efficacy of the applied treatment by using dermoscopic and photographic examples of several skin conditions.
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4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course focuses on disorders of pigmentation, showing an overview of hyperpigmented diseases and examples of these diseases including lichen pigmentosus, frictional melanosis and vitiligo. The differences between hypopigmented and hyperpigmented disorders are outlined. The course continues with diagnosis of granulomatous diseases including numerous clinical examples of diseases such as lupus vulgaris and acne agminate. The final section focusses on two categories of uncommon skin diseases: papulo-keratotic dermatoses and papulo-squamous dermatoses supported by clinical images of the characteristics of these diseases.
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4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course focuses on the use of dermoscopy to analyse the clinical signs and symptoms for infectious skin diseases. It compares the use of dermatoscopy versus microscopy. Definite diagnosis is usually established by microscopy whereas dermatoscopy allows the "in vivo" recognition of the parasite and its eggs within the burrows and furrows. The course includes descriptions supported by clinical images of louse laying eggs on pubic hair, the scalp or more uncommonly, the body. Detailed information is given regarding the use of dermatoscopy for the detection and management of viral and fungal infections of the skin.
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3.5 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours