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Skin Cancer Practice Accreditation will soon be available in Australia and patients will be able to access a list of doctors who have attained this high standard of practice. The RACGP has recently  announced the commencement of the pilot trial of the accreditation process in conjunction with the SCSA and AGPAL and this will hopefully be completed soon.

Media Announcement:

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is keen to announce the piloting of a set of standards for skin cancer services. The RACGP is working with the Skin Cancer Society of Australia (SCSA), Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited (AGPAL) and other key stakeholders to test these standards in a small number of representative practices across the nation.

“We are working together with our partners at AGPAL and SCSA to determine whether these standards are appropriate and feasible for use in any primary care clinic providing skin cancer services, both in general practice and skin cancer clinics", said RACGP President Dr Vasantha Preetham.




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Doctor Viewing Area



Accreditation Training Workshops


with A/Prof Scott Menzies




2008 International Dermoscopy Masterclass

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Skin Cancer Conference

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Skin Cancer Conference



Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine


  • Prerequisite for upcoming Skin Cancer Practice Accreditation
  • Part 1 of Skin Cancer College of Australia Fellowship


Join the SCSA NOW!

The Skin Cancer Society of Australia is dedicated to the provision of high quality training in skin cancer medicine for Australian doctors, accreditation of skin cancer practices and research into skin cancer. Membership is strongly recommended for all doctors who perform skin cancer medicine in their practices - Click here to join

The SCSA is in the process of becoming the Skin Cancer College of Australia and details of the Fellowship training programme are available - click here


Join the SCSA NOW!

The Skin Cancer Society of Australia is dedicated to the provision of high quality training in skin cancer medicine for Australian doctors, accreditation of skin cancer practices and research into skin cancer. Membership is strongly recommended for all doctors who perform skin cancer medicine in their practices - Click here to join

The SCSA is in the process of becoming the Skin Cancer College of Australia and details of the Fellowship training programme are available - click here

It is anticipated that the SCCA will become a sub-faculty of the soon to be formed RACGP “Faculty of Specific Interest GPs” later in the year, and we look forward to continuing a close working relationship with the RACGP. Accreditation of skin cancer practices will begin shortly following the recently announced trial of 12 practices, in conjunction with AGPAL.

The Australasian College of Skin Cancer Medicine, (ACSCM), is another skin cancer group who appear to have goals and aspirations very similar to the SCSA. Although formed more recently than the SCSA, they have a well structured training programme, with a particular focus on skin surgical training. The SCSA is keen to work with the ACSCM in the future to provide high quality educational initiatives for Australian and New Zealand GPs.


Courses recommended by the SCSA:

Skin Cancer Surgery:

Skin Cancer Practice Accreditation Weekend Workshops

New in 2008, these week-end workshops will cover all the basics of dermoscopy, skin cancer diagnosis & management and quality wound repair techniques. A/Prof Scott Menzies will be teaching the dermoscopy component of the workshop. All areas required for the SCSA Certificate of Skin Ccancer Medicine, the educational requirement for accreditation, will be covered. This course will be either an excellent refresher prior to sitting the Certificate exam or a comprehensive introduction to skin cancer medicine for GPs wishing to upskill in this important area of medicine. An exam sitting will be held after the workshop finishes on the Sunday afternoon.Dates for 2008 are:

Sydney: August 2nd/3rd
Melbourne: September 20th/21st
Gold Coast: October 11th/12th
Brisbane: November 1st/2nd

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Skin Cancer College of Australia Surgical Audit Log

This easy-to-use audit process is now up and running. 40 Category 1 points have been approved by the RACGP.  A minimum of 40 biopsies or excisions are required (data collection over any consecutive 4 month period) and data entry only takes 10-15 seconds per case. You can view your own confidential report on your PC and pooled results can be viewed on-line. Registration is free and all information collected is completely confidential. We strongly encourage any doctor who treats skin cancer to participate.

This surgical log can also be used permanently as a simple way to track outstanding results for follow-up and to assess clinical performance relative to peers. Please log onto www.scca.asn.au or email Dr Cliff Rosendahl at  audit@skincancersociety.com.au for further information.

Dermoscopy:

Australian Diploma of Dermoscopy

This 24 week comprehensive dermoscopy training course will commence in May each year and combines textbook, online and journal resource teaching with regular  interaction with dedicated tutors:  click here


International Dermoscopy Masterclass

The 2008 Skin Cancer Conference and Dermoscopy Masterclass will be conducted at the Gold Coast Sheraton Mirage from 25th–31st August 2008 and will be coordinated by Dr Richard Johns. The 2009 Masterclass and Conference will be in Cairns the following year from 27th July-2nd 2009 - click here

International Dermoscopy Diploma

Completely on-line course conducted by the International Dermoscopy Society - commences each October - click here

Graz Short Course on Dermoscopy

Excellent 5 day course in Austria - 15th - 19th July 2008  July for maximum 50 doctors - Click here

General Skin Cancer Education:

Skin Cancer Practice Accreditation
   
Accreditation requires the attainment of the Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine (see below) and then RACGP/SCSA practice facility accreditation through AGPAL. The trial is underway now and hopefully access to accreditation will be available later in the year.

Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine - study program and examination

This 40 hour study program using provided textbooks, CDs and on-line courses is strongly recommended to all GPs to introduce the basics of modern dermoscopy and skin cancer management. 

Attainment of this qualification will fulfill requirements for the first part of Skin Cancer Practice Accreditation as well as Part 1 of the Fellowship of the “Skin Cancer College of Australia”


Skin Cancer College of Australia Fellowship training program

First part is attainment of SCSA "Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine". Second part involves completion of advanced training in dermoscopy, dermatology and procedural techniques with a final examination - Click here

Wales Diploma of Practical Dermatology

An excellent mainly online training course covering dermatology and some skin cancer - click here   


University of Queensland Masters of Medicine (Primary Care Skin Cancer Medicine)

Mostly online skin cancer program with hands on workshops.  This course is currently being extensively overhauled by members of the SCSA and the programme will become a world class training initiative in 2008 - highly recommended - Click here