Prof Anthony Dixon
Session 1 Day 1 (8:00 - 10:00)
Melanoma management in general practice
SKILLS SESSION Shave, punch and incisional biopsy techniques (with pigs trotters)
Essentials
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
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
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.
Dr. Nirenberg