
COURSE CREDITS & HOURS
14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™14 ACPE Credits
14.0 Contact Hours
COURSE FEES
TARGET AUDIENCE
PROGRAM PURPOSE
- Advanced Dermatologic Surgery
- Benign versus Malignant Skin Lesions
- KOH and Paulosquamous Dermatoses
- The Diagnosis and Treatment of Warts
- Psoriasis Therapy
- Interactive Session
- Ask The Professor
Following attendance at this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Review selected techniques in dermatologic surgery which are simple to perform, applicable to virtually all dermatologic practices, and perhaps underutilized.
- Consider the theoretical basis, materials, techniques, side effects and cost of each procedure.
- Develop an understanding of the clinical features of normal "moles" based on the natural history of these lesions.
- Recognize the clinical features that differentiates melanoma and its precursor lesions from benign moles and other benign pigmented lesions.
- Identify the characteristics of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma as compared to non-pigmented benign lesions
- Identify superficial fungus infections based on physical diagnostic criteria.
- Differentiate between superficial fungal infections and other papulosquamous diseases on clinical grounds
- Distinguish between superficial fungal infections caused by dermatophytes and those caused by yeast organisms.
- Rreview the clinical features of Papillomavirus infection.
- Review treatment options including the role of newer modalities such as the Vascular Lesion Laser and Natural Alpha Interferon
- Review available drugs to treat psoriasis
- Discuss the risks and benefits
- Emphasize clinical pearls which provide solutions to physicians who have been late in adopting recent advances.
- Aid the primary care physician in making correct diagnoses "under pressure."
- Utilize techniques to reduce cognitive errors in making diagnoses
- Define a differential diagnosis while thinking on ones feet during conference feeling the same pressure physicians feel when making a diagnosis in front of a patient
- Provide information to expand the treatment options for patients being actively treated by the primary care physician
- Review stepwise approach to evaluating patients with common skin conditions and diseases
- Identify superficial fungus infections based on physical diagnostic criteria
- Asses the clinical features and treatment of scabies and lice infections
- Review the clinical features of herpes simplex, and herpes zoster infections
- Discuss clues to the diagnosis of eczema
- Review available drugs to treat psoriasis
- Review the clinical features of Papillomavirus infection
- Develop an understanding of the pathogenesis of acne
- Recognize the clinical features of normal "moles" based on the natural history of these lesions
- Review the indications for common surgical procedures
- Review selected techniques in dermatologic surgery
- Identify clinical features of common blistering diseases
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Register your interest and receive a full quote at 800-422-0711 (US/Can) or direct/int'l tel: +1-727-526-1571 or register online.
Conference Sessions generally take place on days at sea (as itinerary allows), giving you plenty of time to enjoy your meals, evenings and ports of call with your companion, family and friends.