Healthcare Professional Training

Re-SkiL

Recognition of Skin Lesions

Join hundreds of healthcare professionals to gain the skills and confidence to diagnose skin lesions and make informed referral decisions.

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🎓 CPD Certified 💻 Virtual Learning 👥 All Professionals 📹 4-Week Access

One-Day Virtual

Comprehensive training in a single day

CPD Certificate

Official certificate for appraisal purposes

4-Week Access

Recorded sessions available for review

All Professionals

Open to all healthcare professionals

Why Choose Re-SkiL?

Address the urgent need for better skin lesion recognition in healthcare

Reduce Unnecessary Referrals

> 90% of USC referrals are benign or non-urgent, overwhelming secondary care services. A third of these are harmless seborrhoeic keratosis that could be easily recognised with proper training.

Learn to confidently identify benign lesions and provide appropriate patient reassurance.

Detect Serious Cancers Early

20% of melanoma patients are referred on the routine pathway, potentially delaying life-saving treatment.

Learn the red flags to distinguish melanomas and SCC from benign lesions.

Complete Clinical Training

Unlike courses that focus only on image diagnosis, Re-SkiL provides a holistic training in history taking, clinical examination, dermoscopy, treatment options and referral protocols.

Gain practical skills for real-world clinical practice.

Expert Dermoscopy Training

Learn structured dermoscopy skills from internationally recognised experts.

Build essential expertise in dermoscopy to enhance clinical confidence and patient care.

Course Overview

Course Structure

Duration

One-day virtual course via Zoom

Format

Interactive lectures and case studies

Recording

4-week access to full course recording

Certificate

Signed certificate for CPD & appraisal purposes

Who Can Attend

Any healthcare professional - no previous experience required.

Primary Care

GPs, GP trainees, ANPs, physician associates

Secondary Care

Plastic and maxillofacial surgery, foundation doctors, internal medicine trainees (IMT), care of the elderly physicians

Dermatology

Clinical fellows, specialty trainees and pathway professionals

What You'll Master

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

Identify common benign lesions - Naevi, seborrhoeic keratosis, dermatofibroma, sebaceous hyperplasia, vascular angioma

Recognise features of suspicious skin cancer - Melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma

Describe the patterns of precancerous conditions - Actinic keratosis, Bowen's disease, dysplastic naevi

Develop confidence with treatment protocols - 5-fluorouracil, Imiquimod applications

Explain the appropriate referral pathways - Routine, urgent and USC pathway decisions

Course Director

Dr Ausama Atwan

Dr Ausama Atwan

Consultant Dermatologist

MBBS, MSc, MD, EBDV

FHEA, FAcadMEd, FRCP

About Dr Atwan

Dr Atwan is a consultant dermatologist at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (South East Wales) with special interest in dermoscopy and skin cancer. He has vast experience in clinical research and medical education.

Key roles and achievements
  • National Clinical lead for Teledermoscopy Services in Wales (2020-present)
  • Executive Board Member - Internal Dermoscopy Society (IDS) (2024-present)
  • Author of Dermoscopy chapters in 2 textbooks & 20+ publications in high impact journals
  • Former director of the Cardiff University Dermoscopy course (2012-2017)
  • Founder of All Wales trainees Dermoscopy teaching programme (2021)
  • Fellow - Higher Education Academy (HEA) and the Academy of Medical Educators (AcadMEd)
  • Cardiff University Excellence in Teaching Award (2013)
  • Supervisor and examiner of several MSc dissertations
  • Member of the BAD Teledermatology Working Party Group

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