In the blog category “Case Studies” Professor David Wilkinson offers an excellent platform to discuss clinical problems and cases within a closed alumni community. This area is password-protected and only accessible to past HealthCert Certificate course participants.

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This week we revisit an engaging case from Dr Tim Aung. A 45-year-old female patient came for her regular skin check and this lesion was noted.

This week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Terry Harvey, features a 70-year-old male patient who noticed this area on his cheek enlarging over two years.

In this latest podcast, Professor Michael Henderson (Professor of Surgery at the University of Melbourne) gives a sneak peek into his presentation at the upcoming Skin & Skin Cancer Conference and Masterclasses in Brisbane on 21-24 July 2022, where he will talk about contemporary management of melanoma.

This month our focus is on the latest publication from the SCARD database and the large team of mainly GPs who have contributed to the brilliant work in SCARD. This really is “great research” and a “great paper” and I encourage everyone to read it, and be inspired by it.

This week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr David Stewart, features a 49-year-old female patient who came in for a routine skin check. She is unaware of the lesion below her bra strap.

In the second part of this two-part series, Professor Giuseppe Argenziano uses real patient cases to explain how to manage atypical lesions in primary care, with a focus on patients who have multiple moles.

This week we revisit an engaging case from Dr Alvin Prakash. A 63-year-old woman presented for excision of a cyst on her back. A full skin check was done and a pigmented skin lesion was noted on her lower back.

In this latest podcast, Prof David Wilkinson (Chief Medical Officer of National Skin Cancer Centres) speaks with Dr Yevgeny (Gene) Filanovsky (a Family Physician with Cutaneous Surgery and Skin Cancer Focus at Skin Care West, Canada) about his extensive experience using topical 5 fluorouracil-calcipotriol compound to treat actinic keratosis.

This week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Jag S, features a 38-year-old male, with no previous skin cancer history, who presented with a new lesion on his back.

In this latest podcast, Dr Helena Rosengren – a Skin Cancer & Aesthetic Doctor in Townsville, Queensland – gives a sneak peek into her presentation at the upcoming Skin & Skin Cancer Conference and Masterclasses in Brisbane on 21-24 July 2022, where she will talk about antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical site infection.