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HealthCert Education

Ingrown Toenails

Ingrown Toenails

The "Ingrown Toenails" course equips healthcare professionals with the skills to diagnose and treat ingrown toenails and related nail conditions. The course covers conservative management, surgical procedures like wedge resection, and the use of phenol ablation. Through practical demonstrations, participants will learn key techniques such as digital nerve blocks, tourniquet application, and postoperative care. This evidence-based course also addresses the management of nail deformities, subungual hematomas, and paronychia, providing a comprehensive approach to nail-related issues in clinical practice.

time-icon 5.0 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 divided into four detailed units:

Unit 1: Anatomy and Aetiology
This unit provides an introduction to the anatomy of the nail, focusing on the common causes of ingrown toenails, such as improper nail trimming and trauma. It also covers nail-related conditions, including nail deformities, paronychia, and subungual hematomas​.

Unit 2: Surgery and Consent
Participants will learn about the indications for surgery in managing ingrown toenails, the consent process, and the surgical options available, including wedge resections and phenol ablation. The unit emphasizes patient communication and the risks involved in surgical interventions​.

Unit 3: Assessment, Nerve Blocks, Tourniquets, and Operative Technique
This unit covers the practical aspects of performing ingrown toenail surgery, including how to administer digital nerve blocks, apply tourniquets, and perform wedge resections. Participants will also learn postoperative care techniques and how to manage complications​.

Unit 4: Nail Conditions
The final unit provides an overview of various nail conditions commonly seen in practice, including subungual hematomas, nail infections, and abscesses. Treatment strategies for these conditions are discussed, with a focus on conservative and surgical options​.

This course offers healthcare professionals a comprehensive understanding of managing ingrown toenails and related nail issues, enhancing patient care and treatment outcomes.

  1. Determine and plan the treatment of lacerations, foreign bodies and ingrown toenails in a simulated setting.
  2. Evaluate the importance of complete patient assessment, diagnosis, informed consent, local anaesthetics, equipment, consumables, step by step procedural instructions, post-operative care, dressings and management of complications.

All degree qualified medical practitioners.

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CPD Hours:

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

Royal Australian College of General Practice (RACGP) #475271

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) #31209

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Study Mode:

100% online

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Study duration:

10.0 hrs self-paced

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ABOUT THE PRESENTER

A/Professor Maurice Brygel and Dr Peter Grossberg

This course is presented by A/Professor Maurice Brygel and Dr Peter Grossberg.

Maurice is a Melbourne general surgeon who is a pioneer in day surgery hernia repair, having performed over 10,000 hernia operations. He became known as the "hernia king" after establishing the Melbourne Hernia Clinic at Masada and Cabrini hospitals. Maurice also teaches hands-on surgical office skills, which led to him producing and presenting certificate courses in clinical procedures with HealthCert over the last five years. Maurice teaches at Notre Dame Medical School, Cabrini, the Alfred, and the Royal Australian College of Surgeons.

Peter is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and has a Fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. He practices as a general surgeon and an Endoscopist in Cabrini Hospital, Malvern with extensive experience in general surgery, endoscopy, and laparoscopic surgery especially laparoscopic hernia surgery. Peter has been an examiner in surgical education at the undergraduate and postgraduate level for the past 35 years. He runs workshops for surgical trainees and GPs, particularly in office procedures.Peter has been a senior lecturer in surgery at Monash and Melbourne Universities.