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APP Derm Advanced Course
- 24 Video Modules
- 28 hours of expert-led virtual training
- Module Exams to verify mastery
- Designed to deepen diagnostic skills and treatment strategies for complex dermatologic conditions


About the Advanced Derm Program
Overview
- 24 online video modules packed with dermatologic information. Includes many real life patient images and high yield facts designed to immediately improve clinical skills
- Post exams to assess understanding
- Differential diagnosis identifying mimickers and look-a-likes utilized throughout training enhancing accurate diagnosis
- Downloadable PDFs of all module lecture slides included in the program
- Up to 32 hours credit of Continuing Medical Education
*Corresponds to reference textbooks of Dermatology by Bolognia and Andrews Clinical Dermatology by James
Topics Covered
1. Moles to Melanoma
2. Melanoma diagnosis
3. Dermatology procedures – understanding basic techniques
4. Dermatophytes in dermatology
5. Dermatophyte differential
6. Non-dermatophyte fungal infections
7. Clinicopathologic Correlation
8. Human papilloma virus
9. Herpes simplex virus and varicella virus infections
10. Bacterial infections in dermatology
11. Therapeutics: Glucocorticoids systemic
12. Atopic dermatitis: systemic therapy
13. Allergic contact dermatitis
14. Photoprotection: Understanding UV
15. Autoimmune bullous disorders
16. Blistering beyond autoimmune
17. Cicatricial alopecia
18. Nonscarring alopecia in dermatology
19. Have you seen it?
20. Drug reactions & medication maladies
21. Erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Toxic epidermal
necrolysis
22. Lupus in the dermatology setting
23. Morphea, lichen sclerosis and systemic sclerosis
24. Vasculitis
Results
- Classify and categorize common dermatologic conditions enhancing diagnostic accuracy.
- Determine optimal therapeutic modalities for conditions presented.
- Recognize pigmented lesion subtypes including high-risk lesions for malignancy. Staging and treatment protocols for melanoma also reviewed.
- Identify and classify dermatophyte, non-dermatophyte, bacterial and viral infections as well as employ diagnostic methods to promote accurate diagnosis.
- Understand important dermatologic conditions including atopic dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, eczematous dermatitis.
- Identify autoimmune and non-autoimmune blistering disorders, diagnostic techniques, and treatment.
- Recognize and differentiate alopecia types, including scarring and non-scarring then derive treatment options.
- Classify erythematous drug eruptions, medication reactions, and drug induced urticarial rashes.
- Identify systemic lupus, cutaneous lupus subsets, morphea, and vasculitis, and deploy diagnostic and treatment techniques.
- Discern findings on pathology report to optimize clinicopathologic correlation.
CME Overview
Activity Overview
Target Audience
Learning Objectives
- Describe and classify components of common pigmented lesions
- Recognize the etiology of melanocytic growths
- Identify high risk lesions for malignancy
- Identify components of melanoma
- Recognize the staging of cutaneous melanoma
- Identify risk factors for malignancy
- Describe and classify the type of biopsy which yields desired pathologic interpretation
- Identify features of growths which direct clinicians to perform shave biopsy
- Enhance recognition of cryosurgery methods and complications
- Identify clinical features of dermatophyte infection
- Describe and classify etiologies of dermatophytosis
- Utilize power categories for more accurate diagnosis
- Recognize the differential diagnosis for common dermatophyte presentations
- Recognize features of tinea capitis
- Review fundamental features to aid in diagnosis
- identify non-dermatophyte infections of the skin
- Recognize the differential diagnosis for presented fungal infections
- Describe standard treatment options for non-dermatophyte infection
- Recognize where and which type of biopsies are used for best results
- Identify clinical findings to help determine if neoplastic or inflammatory dermatosis
- Better discuss clinicopathologic correlation
- Describe the biology of human papillomavirus
- Better recognize transmission risks
- Identify high risk strains for cancer conversion
- Describe the cycle of herpes simplex and varicella virus infections
- Identify clinical presentations of herpes simplex
- Describe effective treatment of herpes zoster
- Recognize presentations of impetigo
- Define clinical signs of folliculitis
- Review treatment options for methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- Identify common side effects of oral glucocorticoid therapy
- Describe and classify guidelines for dosing systemic steroids
- Review method of topical steroid classification
- Describe the basis for the derm ‘Eczema’
- Identify types of therapy for moderate to severe atopic dermatitis
- Describe and classify systemic treatments for atopic dermatitis
- Better recognize patterns of presentation for contact allergens
- Identify primary lesions of contact dermatitis
- Describe and classify common contact allergens of the skin
- Gain knowledge of physical photoprotection measures
- identify the most common autoimmune blistering disorders
- Recognize the clinical clues to discern level of bullae formation
- Recognize the diagnostic techniques employed
- Identify common blistering and bullous eruptions, not autoimmune in nature
- Recognize clinical clues to help discern potential etiologies
- Review distribution and how it can help aid in diagnosis
- Recognize the categorization of alopecia into scarring/non-scarring
- Identify common off-label medications utilized to treat scarring alopecia
- Discuss scalp findings and clinical clues for discoid lupus
- Recognize FDA approved treatment options for androgenetic alopecia
- Identify common off-label medications used for androgenetic alopecia
- Recognize scalp findings for alopecia areata
- Review power categories to more accurately diagnoses dermatologic entities
- Describe and classify etiology of conditions described in dermatology
- Determine best treatment modalities for entities described
- Identify clinical features of erythematous drug eruptions
- Describe and classify differential diagnosis for medication reactions
- Become aware of common medications for urticarial drug rashes
- Identify clinical features of erythema multiforme
- Describe and classify the most common etiologies of erythema multiforme
- Increase awareness of common medications for severe drug rashes
- Identify components of systemic lupus
- Recognize and explain screening tests and their utility
- Review subsets of cutaneous lupus
- Identify findings of morphea, lichen sclerosis et atrophicus and systemic sclerosis
- Recognize the differential diagnosis of the entities described
- Describe and classify current nomenclature for entities formerly labeled ‘scleroderma’
- Recognize primary lesion presentations of vasculitis
- Recognize power categories to formulate differential diagnosis
- Identify etiologies of cutaneous vasculitis in dermatology
Criteria for Success

CE credit provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Dermwise Inc. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 32 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.


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