Skin Cancer Masterclass: Dermatology, Surgery & Suturing Workshop

This full-day workshop will include a morning of lectures and interactive Q&A by a multidisciplinary team of specialists: dermatologist, oncologists, pathologists and surgeons who have special interest in the diagnosis & management of skin cancers.  

Topics covered include:  

• Dermoscopy and Diagnosis of Skin Lesions 

• Chemoprophylaxis and Non-Surgical Management of Skin Lesions 

• Skin Cancer Dermatology & MOH Surgery 

• Role of Laser in Treatment of Skin Lesions  

• Skin Cancer Histopathology  

• Immunotherapy Treatments for Skin cancers  

• Indications for radiotherapy in the management of skin cancers 

• Fundamentals of periocular skin cancers 

• The Latest Updates in Melanoma Management 

• Scar Management and Minimisation 

• Medicolegal Pitfalls in Skin Cancer Practice 

The afternoon will be a hands-on suturing workshop with specialist plastic surgeons. There will be two concurrent workshops: 

You will receive a questionnaire prior to the workshop that will help us allocate you into the right group. Please note that the suturing workshop will involve handling of raw pork belly, there will be no synthetic substitute available. 

• Fundamentals: this is a suturing workshop focused on finessing the techniques that plastic surgeons use to minimise scarring and maximise wound closure. This workshop will be concentrating on excisions, dermal sutures, epidermal techniques including subcuticular sutures, and other repair techniques used in skin cancer surgery such as basic flaps. 

• Advanced: this is a suturing workshop for those who have already had a broad experience in skin cancer surgery, and already have well-established fundamental skills. The focus will be on complex flap designs in difficult areas with possible pitfalls. There will also be an opportunity to learn how to perform a full thickness skin graft, including donor site management and strategies to maximise graft take.  

Please note that this masterclass is open for all healthcare professionals, however, all materials will be presented at the level for medical practitioners.

CPD:  

This masterclass will provide you with 7.5 CPD hours.  

This masterclass is an accredited CPD activity with ACRRM and AMA CPD Homes. 

Your Presenters:  

Dermatologists: Dr Dougal Coates, Dr Casey Rowe, Dr Heba Jibreal  

Plastic Surgeons: Dr Milap Rughani, Dr Mattew Cheng, Dr Lily Vrtik 

Radiation Oncologist: Dr Luke Nicholls 

Oncologists: Dr Rahul Ladwa 

Histopathologist: Dr Sarah Wallace 

Nurse Practitioner: Elise Bryant, Kim Meade 

Please note that the program and facilitators in this workshop are subject to last-minute changes.