International Dermoscopy Masterclass

 

  

Programme

  

Tuesday 27th April

 

08:20          Welcome

08:30          Lecture 1: Ash Marghoob

Essential Structures in Dermoscopy – an update for 2010

Using pattern analysis in 2010

10:30          Morning tea

10:30          Tutorial session 1: (Cases by Ash Marghoob)

Class breaks into three smaller groups for tutorial quiz session

Tutors: Marghoob, Menzies, Rabinovitz (90mins)

12:00          Lunch

13:15          Lecture 2: Scott Menzies

Specific patterns of (pigmented) melanoma

  • Melanoma in situ

  • Superficial spreading melanoma

  • nodular melanoma

  • lentiginous melanoma

Quiz on melanoma cases with answers

(90 minutes)

14:45          Afternoon tea

15.15          Tutorial session 2: (Cases by Scott Menzies)

Class breaks into three smaller groups for tutorial quiz session

Tutors - Marghoob, Menzies, Oliviero(90mins)

16:45          Close

19:00          Masterclass Dinner (complimentary)

  

Wednesday 28th April

08:30          Lecture 3: Ash Marghoob

Complex Naevi

How to manage complex naevi – congenital naevi, dysplastic naevi

(90 minutes)

10:00          Morning tea

10:30          Tutorial session 3: (Cases by Ash Marghoob)

Class breaks into three smaller groups for tutorial quiz session

Tutors - Marghoob, Rabinovitz, Oliviero (90mins)

12:00          Lunch

13:15          Lecture 4: Scott Menzies

The simplified pattern analysis algorithms:

A shootout between the main simplified algorithms using early and/or difficult cases (45mins):

  • Menzies method,

  • 3 point checklist

  • 7 point checklist

Patterns and structures seen in less common melanomas (45mins):

  • Hypo and amelanotic melanoma

  • Acral melanoma

  • Nails

(45 minutes)

14:45          Afternoon tea

15:15          Tutorial session 4: (Cases by Scott Menzies)

Class breaks into three smaller groups for tutorial quiz session

Tutors - Marghoob, Menzies, Rabinovitz (90mins)

16:45          Close of day

 

Thursday 29th April

08:30          Lecture 5: Maggie Oliviero

Facial lesions demystified

Dermoscopy of benign (non-melanocytic) lesions:

(Seb K, dermatofibroma, angiokeratoma etc.)

(90 minutes)

10:00          Morning tea

10:30          Tutorial session 5: (Cases by Maggie Oliviero)

Class breaks into three smaller groups for tutorial quiz session

Tutors - Rabinovitz, Menzies, Oliviero (90mins)

12:00          Lunch

13:15          Lecture 6:

Harold Rabinovitz

Dermoscopy of (non-melanocytic) malignant lesions:

(BCC, SCC and variants)

Vessels in dermoscopy

(90 minutes)

14:45          Afternoon tea

15:15          Tutorial session 6: (Cases by Harold Rabinovitz)

Class breaks into three smaller groups for tutorial quiz session

Tutors - Rabinovitz, Menzies, Oliviero (90mins)

16:45          Close of day

  

Friday 30th April

08:30          Lecture 7: Harold Rabinovitz

Dermatoscope v. confocal microscope v. conventional microscope - a SHOOT-OUT!

10 cases – 3 methods: dermoscopy (Scott Menzies), confocal (Harold Rabinovitz), histopathology (Richard Williamson) - 90 minutes

Annual Masterclass "Tiger Hunt" quiz for delegates with prize (15mins)

10:15          Morning tea

10:45          Tutorial session 7: Cases by (Harold Rabinovitz)

Class breaks into three smaller groups for tutorial quiz session

Tutors - Rabinovitz, Menzies, Oliviero (90mins)

12:15          Lunch

13.15:         Masterclass Exam

Optional Masterclass Examination (90mins)

Part A - 25 Theory multiple choice and 50 Image Diagnosis

Part B - 25 Advanced Image Diagnosis

Pass mark allows Masterclass to satisfy dermoscopy training requirements for Fellowship

14:45          Close of Masterclass