Have a dermatoscope but not sure how to use it properly? Want to get one but need a better understanding, then this course is for you!

The Primary Care Dermatology Society - PCDS, begin in July 1994 by a group of GPs with an enthusiasm for Dermatology. It has grown, and continues to grow, yearly with new members who are keen to improve their knowledge on all things skin.

Their key objectives are:

To provide an innovative forum for GPs, GPwERs, Nurses, Podiatrists, Clinical & Community Pharmacists and other members of the primary healthcare team with a common interest in dermatology and skin surgery to exchange views and ideas, encourage research and improve patient management.

To encourage an interest and provide an arena to promote and establish a clearer understanding of dermatology in primary care.

To create wider awareness and appreciation of the benefits of shared care and to encourage strong links with specialist groups such as the BAD, BDNG, RCGP and patient support groups.

This event is open to Foot Health Practitioners with decent knowledge and understanding of skin anatomy.

Dermoscopy for absolute beginners is aimed at people who have either:

l have never had a dermatoscope but are planning on getting one and want to know how to use it before they get one

l have a dermatoscope but don’t use it because they don’t know how

I have a dermatoscope in the practice but have not had much (or any) training

l have been using a dermatoscope a bit, and would like to feel more confident with the basics as a refresher

The course is delivered to a large group of people and offers plenty of opportunity for interaction. If you have a dermatoscope, please bring it with you (and camera if you use one) and the team will be able to help with any troubleshooting queries you may have. If you don’t have a dermatoscope, don’t worry, we have a few we can show you and you can try out. Please note that this course is NOT aiming to make you competent to diagnose early melanomas or difficult atypical naevi or anything too challenging. It is the real basics, including how to use a dermatoscope, keeping it clean, taking good pictures through it, and concentrating on being able to tell the difference between common benign lesions such as seborrhoeic keratoses, BCCs, and melanomas.

Also bring your shopping list as we will have trade stands for you to get your day to day consumables and more specalised tools!

The event will be at Almondbury Interchange Hotel, just off the M5. There is parking on site.

There will be a cold finger buffet for lunch along with tea/coffee refreshments during the day. Please ensure that you send an email to eventfoodinfo@yahoo.com if you have a particular dietary requirement. This NEEDS to be done as soon as you have booked your ticket as we will only ask once 4 weeks before the event due to the agreed contract with the venue.

The event will be open for tea and coffee from 8.30 for a 9am start and should finish around 5.00pm.

Programme for the Day

8.30am Registration

9.15am Introduction & Aims of the Day

9.40am How Dermoscopy Works and Practical Tips

10.30am Morning Coffee

10.45am Interpreting Dermoscopic Structures

11.05am Seborrhoeic Keratoses, Warts, & Haemangioma

11.30am Dermatofibromas, Sebaceous Hyperplasia & Comedones

11.45am Benign Naevi part 1

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Benign Naevi part 2

1.45pm BCC 2.20pm AK, Bowens, SCC

2.45pm Melanoma

3.00pm Afternoon Tea (shortened break to 20 minutes)

3.20pm Nails 3.30pm Putting it All Together

4.00pm Other Uses of Dermoscopy and Final Quizzes

4.20pm Summary & Meeting Close

If you are a practice owner and purchasing tickets for your colleagues PLEASE can you enter their details onto each ticket as this is required for their certificate and entrance into the event.

This is an in-person event and will not be recorded or shown live.

Refunds will be as follows:

Cancelling ticket up to 40 days before the event is 50% refund

Cancelling ticket/s less than 40 days before the event no refund

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