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 have an engaging case. What do you make of the clinical and dermoscopic images here? No history, just clinical findings? Is this benign, is it suspicious? Why? What would you do?

Does an association exist between the use of sunscreen in childhood and early adulthood and risk of melanoma before age 40 years, and what factors are associated with sunscreen use among Australian children and young adults?

This week we have an interesting  case from Dr Peter Ryan. An 70-year old  male had a skin check elsewhere, and advised laser treatment to pigmented skin lesion on forehead. Please review images and provide your differential diagnosis, and advice on treatment options / next steps.

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This week we have an engaging case from Dr Thuy Au. A middle aged male presented for travel immunisations, and as part of a preventive health check was asked about a skin check. He noted a spot on his chest that had been present for years. His wife noted it had grown and become darker in the last […]

[4 min watch] Would you like a training tool to help exercise your knowledge in dermoscopy? In this skin cancer update, Professor Giuseppe Argenziano demonstrates a new application called YouDermoscopy, featuring over 800 real-life cases. You can upload your own cases to seek a second opinion and assist your colleagues to reach a diagnosis.

This week we have an interesting case from Dr Peter Ryan. An 56-year-old male, rapidly growing lesion on his nose. Please review the clinical and dermoscopy images. What is your differential diagnosis and how would you biopsy?

We all continue to be plagued by the problem of dysplastic naevi, and especially what to do if we biopsy these lesions and the pathology report comes back with “margins involved”. What should we do?

This week we have an engaging case from Dr Dave Stewart. How would you describe the clinical and dermoscopy images below? How would you biopsy? What is the differential?

If you have completed the Professional Certificate of Skin Cancer Surgery, please join us on Thursday, 15 November 2018 for a free alumni webinar with Dr Jonny Levy, with the opportunity to submit any questions you might have.