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Dermoscopy for melanocytic nevi

Dermoscopy for melanocytic nevi

The "Dermoscopy for Melanocytic Nevi" course provides healthcare professionals with essential skills in the dermoscopic evaluation of melanocytic nevi. Participants will learn to identify benign and atypical melanocytic nevi using specific dermoscopic patterns, colors, and structures. The course covers congenital and acquired nevi, their risk of melanoma development, and how to manage suspicious lesions. Through real-life cases and dermoscopic images, participants will enhance their diagnostic accuracy and confidence in assessing pigmented skin lesions in clinical practice.

time-icon 4.0 hrs EA | 5.5 hrs RP | 0.0 hrs OM
$195.00
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  • FLEXIBLE TIMING

  • 100% ONLINE

  • accredited Course

  • Expert instructor

This course consists of one comprehensive unit that focuses on the classification and dermoscopic patterns of melanocytic nevi. Participants will learn to identify different patterns, such as reticular, globular, cobblestone, and multicomponent patterns. The course explains how to differentiate benign congenital nevi from suspicious lesions and assess the risk of melanoma development. Special dermoscopic features, such as pigmentation distribution, perifollicular changes, and hypertrichosis, are discussed, with detailed examples provided to aid in practical diagnosis.

This course equips healthcare providers with the tools to accurately assess and manage melanocytic nevi using dermoscopy, enhancing patient outcomes in skin cancer detection and prevention.

  1. Distinguish the features of melanocytic naevi.
  2. Detect melanocytic naevi and carry out appropriate action.
  3. Judge dermoscopic patterns of melanoma.
  4. Detect and diagnose dermoscopic structures for naevi or melanoma.

All degree qualified medical practitioners.

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CPD Hours:

  • Education hours:  4.0
  • Reviewing performance hours: 5.5
  • Measuring outcome hours:  0.0
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Accreditations:

Royal Australian College of General Practice (RACGP) #403775

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) #28431

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Study Mode:

100% online

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Study duration:

9.5 hrs self-paced

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ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Professor Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof

This course is presented by Professor Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof: MD.

He is the Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Head of Research Unit, Medical University of Graz, Austria. He has been a dermato-oncologist for over 10 years and has a special interest in pigmented skin lesions, dermoscopy and skin culturing. He is also the Director of the Pigmented Skin Lesion Clinic at the Department of Dermatology in Graz.