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Advancement Flaps 1

Advancement Flaps 1

The "Advancement Flaps 1" course offers medical professionals an in-depth understanding of performing advancement flaps for skin cancer surgery. This course introduces various flap techniques such as single, A-T, H-plasty, and lateral advancements. Participants will learn how to select appropriate flaps based on the defect location, optimise aesthetic outcomes, and apply mathematical rules to ensure viability. With practical demonstrations and case-based examples, this course equips practitioners with the skills necessary to manage complex skin cancer excisions.

time-icon 4.0 hrs EA | 5.0 hrs RP | 0.0 hrs OM
$195.00
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  • FLEXIBLE TIMING

  • 100% ONLINE

  • accredited Course

  • Expert instructor

This course is structured into two units:

Unit 1: Advancement Flap Techniques
This unit introduces the concept of advancement flaps and their various forms, including single advancement, A-T, H-plasty, and lateral advancements. Participants will explore how to identify loose tissue and plan an appropriate closure for defects. Clinical case examples, such as advancements on the forehead and ear, demonstrate the step-by-step process of marking, excising, and suturing using these techniques to achieve optimal cosmetic and functional outcomes​.

Unit 2: Theory and Practical Examples
Unit 2 focuses on the mathematical rules applied to advancement flaps, including the one-to-one and two-to-one ratios that ensure proper blood supply to the tissue. Participants will observe practical demonstrations using models to better understand how to apply these principles. The unit also covers the importance of precise suturing techniques, including the vertical mattress method to avoid tissue inversion and enhance healing​.

By the end of the course, participants will have the necessary knowledge to perform advancement flaps in various clinical settings, improving surgical results for skin cancer patients.

  1. Evaluate aspects of surgical excisions including tailoring incisions to patient surgical anatomy and skin lines.
  2. Determine the steps in the performance of advancement flaps.
  3. Plan surgical procedures including: various suturing techniques, elliptical excisions, rotation flaps, rhomboidal flaps, advancement flaps and full thickness grafts.
  4. Judge when to refer patients to others.

All degree qualified medical practitioners.

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CPD Hours:

  • Education hours:  4.0
  • Reviewing performance hours: 5.0
  • Measuring outcome hours:  0.0
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Accreditations:

Royal Australian College of General Practice (RACGP) #402751

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) #28424

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Study Mode:

100% online

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Study duration:

9.0 hrs self-paced

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ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Dr Tony Dicker

This course is presented by Dr Tony Dicker: MBBS PhD.

Tony is the Senior Lecturer & Course Coordinator MMed (Skin Cancer), The University of Queensland. He has practised full-time Skin Cancer Medicine in Melbourne since 2004, and previously practised in Brisbane. He obtained his PhD from The University of Queensland in molecular biology of skin cancer with Professor Ian Frazer's group at Princess Alexandra Hospital. He then spent three years as a dermatology registrar at the Royal Brisbane and Princess Alexandra Hospitals. He has over 16 years of experience working in skin cancer medicine and skin cancer surgery.