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Nail disorders and Hair loss

Nail disorders and Hair loss

The "Nail Disorders and Hair Loss" course provides healthcare professionals with a detailed understanding of the diagnosis and management of common nail disorders and hair loss conditions. The course covers fungal infections, such as onychomycosis, and delves into non-cicatricial and cicatricial alopecia, including androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata. Through evidence-based guidelines, participants will learn to assess, diagnose, and treat these conditions, enhancing their clinical skills in dermatology.

time-icon 4.0 hrs EA | 6.0 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 two comprehensive units:

Unit 1: Nail Disorders
This unit focuses on common nail disorders, with an emphasis on onychomycosis. Participants will learn about the anatomy of the nail unit and the clinical patterns of nail fungal infections. The unit covers diagnostic techniques, including specimen collection and microscopy, as well as treatment options such as systemic and topical antifungals. Preventive measures and complications, such as cellulitis and osteomyelitis, are also discussed.

Unit 2: Hair Loss
The second unit explores hair loss conditions, focusing on the most common types of alopecia, including androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, and alopecia areata. Participants will gain insights into the classification, diagnosis, and treatment of non-cicatricial and cicatricial alopecia. Treatment options discussed include topical minoxidil, systemic therapies, and the newly introduced JAK inhibitors for severe alopecia areata​.

This course equips healthcare professionals with the knowledge to diagnose and manage nail disorders and hair loss, improving patient care and outcomes.

  1. Plan and assess treatments for common hair problems.
  2. Plan and evaluate treatments for common nail conditions. 
  3. Distinguish significant dermatoses and evaluate when urgent action is required.
  4. Detect patients that should be referred to others.

All degree qualified medical practitioners.

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CPD Hours:

  • Education hours:  4.0
  • Reviewing performance hours: 6.0
  • Measuring outcome hours:  0.0
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Accreditations:

Royal Australian College of General Practice (RACGP) #404042

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) #28113

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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

Dr Zoe Apalla

This course is presented by Dr Zoe Apalla: MD PhD.

Zoe has worked as a consultant in the First Dermatology Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki since 2010. She oversees the Supportive Oncology Outpatient Clinic and the Skin Cancer Outpatient Clinic, and the department’s dermatopathology laboratory. She also holds General Dermatology and Inflammatory Dermatoses Outpatient Clinics. Zoe’s main research fields include skin oncology, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, topical treatments, photodynamic therapy and dermatoscopy. She has published more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles in international journals and has lectured at many international and national congresses and meetings.