Essential Dermatology for GPs

  • l Up to 25% of all GP consultations relate to the skin
  • l Dermatology is an area of medicine that is facing major changes from secondary to primary care
  • l The majority of GPs have little or no training in dermatology
  • l Hospital referral rates for dermatology are consistently high

The Primary Care Dermatology Society is an independent educational organisation of GPs with an interest in dermatology. We have 1100 members nationwide representing GPs as well as GPwSI.

For 17 years we have provided a comprehensive and varied mixture of educational meetings for our members and additional but occasional day long meetings for those with limited knowledge in
dermatology e.g. VTS, new GPs as well as those who missed out on dermatology training.

This series of 10 full day "Essential Dermatology" meetings is in response to demands of VTS organisers and those involved in developing primary and intermediate care services. The programme covers the essential information to enable a GP (plus some dermatology nurse practitioners) to cope with the vast majority of conditions encountered in day to day general practice.

Stephen Kownacki
PCDS Executive Committee

Programme

9.00am Registration and Coffee
9.20am Welcome and Introduction
9.30am The Child with Atopic Eczema
Presentation will cover – what to ask for, what to look for, what to prescribe, how much, role of infection, when to worry and when to refer
10.15am The Teenager with Spots
Biology of acne, differential diagnoses, grading of severity, topical and oral therapies, what treatments, when to refer, place of isotretinoin
11.00am Coffee
11.30am New Patient with Psoriasis
Typical and less common presentations, diagnostic clues and pitfalls, difficult sites, topical therapies, secondary care options, long term management, associated health problems, when to refer
12.15pm The Woman with a Red Face
Differential diagnosis of seborrhoeic dermatitis, rosacea, contact dermatitis, perioral dermatitis. What to prescribe, pitfalls to avoid, role of patch testing, when to refer
1.00pm Lunch
1.45pm The Itchy Older Patient
Asteatotic eczema, urticaria, scabies, systemic disease, blood tests, rational use of steroids and emollients
2.30pm Lesion Recognition
Common things, how to distinguish from a seborrheic keratosis from a naevus, usefulness of dermoscopy, when to worry about a lesion, what to send up on a two week wait
3.15pm Tea
3.30pm Quiz and Cases
Summary of the day including other topics eg. lichen planus, discoid eczema, infections, etc
4.15pm Closing Remarks
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To maximise the educational value of the Essential Dermatology day, delegate packs will include a specially produced data stick, the text of presentations, additional notes, self testing learning aids, web links and a lesion recognition tool including over 100 images.