9:00am - 3:30pm. Dermatology in General Practice

Track 8
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Meeting Room C4.9

Overview

Pre-conference workshop 8


Details

Presentation and explanation on the use of dermatoscopy utilising both polarised and non-polarised light sources.

Explanation of Revised Pattern Analysis (Pattern + Colours + Clues = Diagnosis).

Explanation of Clues to Malignancy utilising a dermatoscopic decision algorithm for pigmented and non-pigmented skin malignancy Self-evaluation of current skin medicine knowledge. Quiz questions will be asked during the presentation using group polling and group feedback. There will be formal opportunities for discussion. There will be a surgical component dealing with excision technique, closure, margins and local anaesthesia.


Presenters
9:00am – 10:30am
Introduction to Dermatology & Chaos and Clues | Professor Cliff Rosendahl and Professor Simon Clark

11.00am – 11.40am
Dermpath | Professor Simon Clark

11.40am – 12.30pm
Melanocytic & Non-Melanocytic entities. Diagnosis & Treatment | Professor Cliff Rosendahl, Assoc. Professor John Pyne and Professor Simon Clark

1.30pm – 3.00pm
Basic Surgical Techniques | Associate Professor John Pyne

Takeaways
1. Diagnose and apply the appropriate management to the various types of BCC, SCC and Melanoma
2. Use dermatoscopic analysis to recognise the key features of pigmented and non-pigmented skin lesions
3. Identify the clinical clues to the diagnosis of melanoma
4. Differentiate between innocuous lesions and those which require treatment
5. Identify lesions that require surgical treatment and undertake skin cancer excisions competently and to the recommended guidelines


Speaker

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Prof Simon Clark
Sonic Healthcare

Dermatology in General Practice

9:00 AM - 11:40 AM

Summary

Presentation and explanation on the use of dermatoscopy utilising both polarised and non-polarised light sources.
Explanation of Revised Pattern Analysis (Pattern + Colours + Clues = Diagnosis)
Explanation of Clues to Malignancy utilising a dermatoscopic decision algorithm for pigmented and non-pigmented skin malignancy
Self-evaluation of current skin medicine knowledge. Quiz questions will be asked during the presentation using group polling and group feedback.
There will be formal opportunities for discussion. There will be a surgical component dealing with excision technique, closure, margins and local anaesthesia

Takeaways

*Diagnose and apply the appropriate management to the various types of BCC, SCC and Melanoma
* Use dermatoscopic analysis to recognise the key features of pigmented and non-pigmented skin lesions
* Identify the clinical clues to the diagnosis of melanoma
* Differentiate between innocuous lesions and those which require treatment
* Identify lesions that require surgical treatment and undertake skin cancer excisions competently and to the recommended guidelines

Biography

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John Pyne
Sonic Healthcare

Dermatology in General Practice

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Summary

Presentation and explanation on the use of dermatoscopy utilising both polarised and non-polarised light sources.
Explanation of Revised Pattern Analysis (Pattern + Colours + Clues = Diagnosis)
Explanation of Clues to Malignancy utilising a dermatoscopic decision algorithm for pigmented and non-pigmented skin malignancy
Self-evaluation of current skin medicine knowledge. Quiz questions will be asked during the presentation using group polling and group feedback.
There will be formal opportunities for discussion. There will be a surgical component dealing with excision technique, closure, margins and local anaesthesia

Takeaways

*Diagnose and apply the appropriate management to the various types of BCC, SCC and Melanoma
* Use dermatoscopic analysis to recognise the key features of pigmented and non-pigmented skin lesions
* Identify the clinical clues to the diagnosis of melanoma
* Differentiate between innocuous lesions and those which require treatment
* Identify lesions that require surgical treatment and undertake skin cancer excisions competently and to the recommended guidelines

Biography

MBBS, MMed, PhD, BOptom (Hons), FSCCA. Associate Professor John Pyne is a University of Sydney medical graduate. He holds a Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer) degree and PhD (Thesis on dermoscopy-histopathology correlations in BCC and SCC) from the University of Queensland. Assoc. Prof. Pyne has previous appointments at the Melanoma Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and Skin Cancer Clinic, St George Private Hospital, Sydney. John is a Fellow and past President of the Skin Cancer College of Australasia. Assoc. Prof. Pyne has previously held the position of Program Director for the Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer) degree at the University of Queensland. His professional interests involve the early diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer, with an emphasis on dermoscopy-histopathology correlations.
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Prof Cliff Rosendahl
Professor
Sonic Healthcare

Dermatology in General Practice

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Summary

Presentation and explanation on the use of dermatoscopy utilising both polarised and non-polarised light sources.
Explanation of Revised Pattern Analysis (Pattern + Colours + Clues = Diagnosis)
Explanation of Clues to Malignancy utilising a dermatoscopic decision algorithm for pigmented and non-pigmented skin malignancy
Self-evaluation of current skin medicine knowledge. Quiz questions will be asked during the presentation using group polling and group feedback.
There will be formal opportunities for discussion. There will be a surgical component dealing with excision technique, closure, margins and local anaesthesia

Takeaways

*Diagnose and apply the appropriate management to the various types of BCC, SCC and Melanoma
* Use dermatoscopic analysis to recognise the key features of pigmented and non-pigmented skin lesions
* Identify the clinical clues to the diagnosis of melanoma
* Differentiate between innocuous lesions and those which require treatment
* Identify lesions that require surgical treatment and undertake skin cancer excisions competently and to the recommended guidelines

Biography

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