Project Description

The Advanced Membership Surgical Course

To be eligible for the Advanced Membership Course you have to have completed the Membership Course or a Graduate Diploma course in dermatology overseas.   It is run over one year in two Semesters of 15 weeks each Semester. It covers Skin Cancer Surgery, Skin cancer specific Dermatopathology, Dermatoscopy and some Cosmetic Medicine and Surgery. To practice  in diagnosing and treating skin diseases in Australia you need an excellent grasp of these disciplines. If you pass the Advanced Membership Surgical course you are eligible to take the Institute’s Fellowship course now  in your 3rd year.

You can apply for next year’s courses by downloading the Registration and Enquiry forms from the course website www.aidadvanced.com 

Full details on the course can be found above.

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Course Details

The Advanced  Dermatology Course is delivered over two Semesters of 15 weeks each semester.

You can view a short video outlining the course content and delivery below.

The course costs $1700 per year for two semesters study .  This allows access to the course websites, webinars and video recordings and repeat access to the Membership webinars of the course held at that time. Candidates can also attend the Membership Weekend Workshop at no cost and submit cases for diagnostic help to the virtual clinical meeting site in the Advanced Course website. There will be an end of Semester examination.  Candidates have to pass these examinations to be eligible to take the Fellowship of the Institute which will run in 2023. 

 Modules have been pre recorded with video instruction of the course material and a video discussion of the module assessment questions. There will be a live webinar every two weeks to discuss any issues candidates are having and to look at cases submitted to the course Virtual Clinical Meeting site.  The course website will be www.aidadvanced.com. Registration forms can be downloaded from the Contact or Registration Tabs of this site.  

Modules

Module Topics are delivered over a weekly cycle. There are regular emails detailing what you should be studying at that time. 

The end of Semester examinations are live online and everyone takes them at the same time. They are a mixture of MCQ and Image based questions.

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Subjects Covered

Semesters 1 and 2 

The Derm Surgery covers lesion recognition, management assessment of different cancers and both non surgical and surgical treatments. We will cover simple closures and  Flap and Graft repairs for difficult skin cancers on the face and neck and when to refer for radiotherapy or some of the newer drug therapies for BCC, SCC, Melanoma and Merkel cell cancers.

Dermatoscopy will look at a full course on using the dermatoscope in skin cancer diagnosis.

Dermatopathology will be restricted to skin cancers allowing you to understand a path report and fashion your management of a particular lesion taking all factors into consideration.

Cosmetic Medicine and Surgery looks at  areas such as lasers, photodynamic therapy and various types of Cosmetic treatments including Botox, Fillers and photorejuvenation and the medical cases they are used to treat.

The Course website www.aidadvanced.com  will also have a Virtual Clinical Meeting area allowing you to submit cases for diagnosis and discussion.

Module 1 Week 1 Week beginning Feb 6th 2024 Previewing for Module 1 Week 1 You look at the Preview Video. Then you look at the linked sites and peruse them. Then you view the longer Webinar video where bits of the topics are discussed. In the Monday night webinar I will present several cases that look at what you have been studying and answer some of the assessment questions I have listed below. To get the most out of the webinar you should have looked at these assessment questions beforehand and sought  out the answers!

Read Module 1A of MySkinConsult in www.myskinconsult.com on Introduction to Skin disease and Diagnosis. This is basically just revision of the mnemonics for diagnosis, skin structure and function and how to Approach a Case. Read the Introduction and Colours in Dermatoscopy Sections in www.dermoscopymadesimple This is important especially the colours of melanin in various layers of the skin. Also look at this AFP article on Dermatoscopy in routine practice Look up the following conditions- Goltz syndrome, Aplasia cutis Just quickly look at these. Look at this case and we will discuss it. I will also do a critique of suggested treatments for Seborrhoeic Dermatitis. View the latest edition of Dermatology Online Journal I will select an article to discuss. When you have completed these tasks look at the video below.

Module 1.1 Webinar In the Weekly webinar I will look at cases that illustrate what you have been reading about and discuss their diagnosis and management. View this in the Data Storage area of this website.

Module 1 Week 2 Feb 13th 2024 Previewing for Module 1 Week 2

Read Modules 1 A,B, of www.myskincancerconsult.com On Non Melanoma skin cancer Overview (Access with username Advanced and password Derm2017) Look at this AFP article by Rodney Sinclair on Skin Checks Skin Checks Read Diagnosing by first obvious feature in www.dermpathmadesimple.blogspot.com and look at the details of some epidermal and dermal features in www.dermpathdiagnosis.blogspot.com Also look at this short video explaining Dermatopathology terminology Getting Under the Skin- The Pathology and Dermatoscopy Reports When you have completed this look at the Webinar video below. Module 1 Week 2 Webinar

In the Weekly webinar I will look at cases that illustrate what you have been reading about and discuss their diagnosis and management. View this in the Data Storage area of this website.

Module 1 Assessment Questions 1.1A Where is melanin when the colour is black? 1.1 B Orange and yellow dermatoscopically are usually associated with what protein? 1.1 C What is the mnemonic for blistering disorders and what does it stand for? 1.1D Goltz syndrome has what type of inheritance? 1.1E How does aplasia cutis usually present? 1.2A What clinical types of BCC do you know? 1.2B What are syringomas? 1.2C What does acanthosis signify in a Path report? 1.2 D What does acantholysis mean in a Path report? 1.2E What do the dyes Haematoxylin and Eosin dye in skin biopsy slides?

Module 8 Week 1 Week beginning the 12th June Read Module 4A of www.myskinconsult.com Psoriasis and PapuloSquamous Diseases Biologics Methotrexate and Cyclosporin. Read the Polygons Section in www.dermoscopymadesimple Look up the following conditions- Kimuras Disease and Henoch Schonlein Purpura Look at this case and we will discuss it. View the latest edition of Indian Journal of Dermatology

Module 8.1 Preview

Module 8.1 Web

Assessment Questions for Module 8.1 1. What are the different clinical variants of Psoriasis You are aware of? 2. Nail disease in psoriasis can be a marker of psoriatic arthritis. What patterns of joint disease are seen in psoriatic arthritis? 3. What are the nail manifestations of psoriasis? 4. What other common medical diseases are seen more frequently in psoriatics? 5. What are the main side effects of the systemic drugs used to treat psoriasis? 6. What do polygons represent histologically? How reliable are they in the diagnosis of melanoma? 7. What is the difference between Kimura’s disease and Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia? 8. Henoch Schonlein purpura is a distinctive presentation of a leukocytoclastic vasculitis. What clinical features does it show?

Module 8 Week 2 Read Chapter 4 on Overview of Grafts in Colour Atlas of Cutaneous Excisions and repairs by Lee Read Module 9 on Grafts in www.myskincancerconsult.com and Look at the video there. Read Seborrhoeic Keratoses and variants in www.dermpathmadesimple.blogspot.com View Paver Videos 76, 100

Module 8.2 Prev

Module 8.2 Web

Assessment Questions for Module 8.2 1. What are the advantages of full thickness skin grafts versus partial thickness? 2. What factors are involved in selecting a donor site? 3. What post operative care of grafts do you undertake? 4. What do you do if the graft necroses? 5. What is a Burrows full thickness skin graft? 6. What histological variants of Seb ks do you know? 7. Do other tumours develop within a seborrhoeic keratosis?

Module 1 Week 2 Feb 13th 2024 Previewing for Module 1 Week 2

Read Modules 1 A,B, of www.myskincancerconsult.com On Non Melanoma skin cancer Overview (Access with username Advanced and password Derm2017) Look at this AFP article by Rodney Sinclair on Skin Checks Skin Checks Read Diagnosing by first obvious feature in www.dermpathmadesimple.blogspot.com and look at the details of some epidermal and dermal features in www.dermpathdiagnosis.blogspot.com Also look at this short video explaining Dermatopathology terminology Getting Under the Skin- The Pathology and Dermatoscopy Reports When you have completed this look at the Webinar video below. Module 1 Week 2 Webinar

In the Weekly webinar I will look at cases that illustrate what you have been reading about and discuss their diagnosis and management. View this in the Data Storage area of this website.

Module 1 Assessment Questions

1.1A Where is melanin when the colour is black?

1.1 B Orange and yellow dermatoscopically are usually associated with what protein?

1.1 C What is the mnemonic for blistering disorders and what does it stand for?

1.1D Goltz syndrome has what type of inheritance?

1.1E How does aplasia cutis usually present?

1.2A What clinical types of BCC do you know?

1.2B What are syringomas?

1.2C What does acanthosis signify in a Path report?

1.2 D What does acantholysis mean in a Path report?

1.2E What do the dyes Haematoxylin and Eosin dye in skin biopsy slides?

Semester 3 Module 15 Week 1 Mon Feb 5th 2024

Read Module 7A of www.myskinconsult.com on Superficial Fungal Infections

Read the Great Blog Cases Section in www.dermoscopymadesimple.blogspot.com

Look up the following conditions-Skin features of Crohn’s disease and Epidermodysplasia verruciformis

Look at this case and we will discuss it.

View the latest edition of Dermatology Online Journal

Module 15.1 Prev

Mod 15.1 Web

Assessment Questions for Module 15 Week 1

1. What clinical presentations of Tinea capitis do you know? What is a carrier state in T capitis?
2. What presentations of tinea pedis do you know?
3. What medical conditions predispose to candidiasis?
4. What is chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis?
5. Which drugs may be an issue if prescribed with Itraconazole or Fluconazole?
6. What are the possible presentations of Cutaneous Crohn’s disease?
7. Can epidermodysplasia verruciformis be associated with skin malignancy? Explain why.

Module 15 Week 2 Mon Feb 12th 2024

Read Chapter 10 Nose Part 1 in Colour Atlas of Cutaneous Excisions and repairs by Lee

Look at the Paver videos numbers on repairs on the nose. Numbers 22-27 View this YouTube example from his Book

Read Kossard Nevus in www.dermpathmadesimple.blogspot.com

look at Dermatopathology Made Simple and we will start looking at the pathology of inflammatory skin diseases .

Module 15.2 Prev

Mod 15.2 Web

Assessment Questions for Module 15 Week 2

1. What are the anatomical differences between the skin of the upper nose and the lower nose?
2. What is the nasal valve and Cottle’s sign?
3. Regarding nasal skin grafts what are the best donor sites in relation to whether the nose is severely sun damaged or not?
4. Consider several closures for defects on the nasal tip.
5. What are the histological features of Lentiginous dysplastic nevus of the Elderly? How do you manage it?

The Semester 4 Program will be outlined shortly. We hope to commence around the 27th June. Registration for the webinars will be sent out to everyone beforehand. The Program is being planned below.

Module 22 Week 1 Monday 27th June

Read Module 10A of www.myskinconsult.com on The Connective Tissue Diseases

Look at Interface Reaction Patterns in Dermatopathology Made Simple

Look up the following conditions- Erythema gyratum repens and Well’s syndrome

Look at this case and we will discuss it.

View the latest edition of Dermatology Online Journal

Mod 22.1 Prev

Mod 22.1 Web

Module 22 Week 2 Monday 4th July

Read Chapter 19 Aesthetic Principles and Consultation in Dermatologic and Cosmetic Procedures in Office Practice

Read Blue Nevus Section of www.dermoscopymadesimple.blogspot.com

Read Other benign Epidermal Tumours in www.dermpathmadesimple.blogspot.com

Module 21.2 Prev

Module 22.2 Web

Module 28 Week 2 Monday 26th September

Read Lasers 1 Chapters 26 and 28 in Dermatologic and Cosmetic Procedures in Office Practice

Read Hemangiomas and Angiokeratomas of www.dermoscopymadesimple.blogspot.com

Read Vascular Tumours in www.dermpathmadesimple.blogspot.com

Module 28.2 Prev

Module 28.2 Web

Eligibility for the Course

To be eligible for the Advanced Course you have to have successfully completed the Membership Course.

Build Your Future With The Advanced Course

This course should be very useful to General Practitioners who are hoping to apply for a training position with the Australiasian College of Dermatologists or for Fellowship of the Skin Cancer College Australasia. 

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COURSE TUTORS

Dr Ian McColl FACD
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Dr McColl has been the course director for the Australian Institute of Dermatology for 10 years. He is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists and of The Skin Cancer College Australasia.
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