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Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [27 March]

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In this week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Robert Teunisse, we look at the second of two suspicious lesions found on an 80-year-old male patient with a past history of melanoma in situ.

Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [20 March]

case discussion

This week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Robert Teunisse, features an 80-year-old male patient with a past history of two melanomas in situ.

Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [13 March]

case discussion

This week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr David Stewart, features a 53-year-old female patient who visited Dr Stewart after attending a dermatologist appointment with her son the preceding week.

Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [6 March]

case discussion

In this week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr David Stewart, we look at the management of a tricky malignant lesion rather than its diagnosis.

Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [27 February]

case discussion

This week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Renuka Ranasinghe, features a 79-year-old female patient with Type I skin and a history of multiple non-melanoma skin cancers as well as a melanoma on her left eye.

Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [20 February]

case discussion

In this week’s discussion, submitted by Dr Renuka Ranasinghe, we look at the challenging case of an 88-year-old lady with Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease who came in for a skin check. She is wheelchair bound, and frequent writhing movements were an issue during examination and treatment (therefore, apologies for the blur in the photos).

[5 min watch] Growing your practice through skin cancer work

skin cancer work

Have you considered growing your primary care general practice with skin cancer services? In this short video, Paul Elmslie (Founder & CEO of HealthCert Education and National Skin Cancer Centres) talks about the benefits of upskilling in skin cancer medicine in order to provide skin cancer diagnoses and treatments for your patients.

[5 min read] How to manage nutritional dermatoses

nutrition dermatoses

Nutritional dermatoses are a group of skin conditions caused by a deficiency or imbalance of specific nutrients in the diet. These conditions can range from mild to severe, impacting a patient’s quality of life. Primary care doctors need to be aware of these conditions and how to assess and treat them.

Research summary: The Modified UQ Flap: An alternative for other flaps

modified UQ flap

This month we look at some skin cancer surgery options. Many of you will be aware of the recent publications of the UQ Flap, and now a further paper have been presented with a Modified UQ Flap, as an alternative to the rhomboid flap.

Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [13 February]

case discussion

This week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr David Stewart, features a 73-year-old male patient with a lesion on his right ear detected during his routine skin cancer check.

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