The short course provides GPs with fundamental knowledge on how to screen and identify suspicious skin lesions in a busy general practice. The video lectures are based on university quality-assured skin cancer certificate courses which have been completed by thousands of medical professionals worldwide. HealthCert highly recommends further skin cancer training upon completion of the short course.
Next available dates and locations for practical workshops in Australia: Adelaide | Brisbane | Melbourne | Perth | Sydney
COURSE CONTENTS
DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED BY
Professor David Wilkinson
MBChB PhD DSc FRACGP
Chief Medical Officer, National Skin Cancer Centres
Prof David Wilkinson is a registered general practitioner and public health medicine specialist. Prior to taking up the role as Chief Medical Officer with National Skin Cancer Centres, he was Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Macquarie University, Sydney for eight years, and before that was Dean of Medicine at The University of Queensland
for nine years.
Since 2004, David’s clinical work has focused
on skin cancer medicine in primary care. He
has published research papers on the topic,
designed and led development of the only
Master of Medicine degree in skin cancer,
and helped develop and present a suite of
skin cancer short courses delivered by
HealthCert. He has taught almost 7,000 GPs
the basics of skin cancer medicine in primary care.
WHO SHOULD COMPLETE THE COURSE
The short course has been purpose-built for GPs with little or no previous training in skin cancer management who would like to develop essential knowledge in skin cancer diagnosis. Upon the completion of the free online course, further skin cancer training is highly recommended.
COURSE DELIVERY
The course is delivered online in short video lectures. Upon registration, participants will gain access to all course content and can enjoy a flexible learning experience within their own home, in their own time, and on their favourite mobile device.