Actinic Keratosis
Explore key factors of actinic keratoses (AKs), including clinical features, risk factors, management, and the referral process. Consolidate your learning through case studies and quizzes, enabling you to confidently manage AKs.
£2400
Actinic Keratosis

Overview:

This course provides a detailed overview of actinic keratoses (AKs), common pre-malignant skin lesions managed in primary and secondary care. You will develop a comprehensive understanding of their clinical features, risk factors, differential diagnoses, management options, treatment, and when to refer to secondary care. Consolidate your learning through case studies and quiz questions, enabling you to confidently manage AKs.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course you should be able to:

  • Recognise patients at high risk for actinic keratosis 
  • Identify clinical features 
  • Describe the main differential diagnoses 
  • Recognise red flag signs for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and when to refer to secondary care 

Co-Authors

  • Dr Geoffrey Brent BSc MBBS MRCP PgCert FHEA 
  • Dr Victoria Akhras BSc MBBS MRCP MD

Peer Reviewer

  • Dr Hannah Wainman MBBS MRCGP (2011) DPD DCH DRCOG PGCert (TLHP)

More Information

This information was up to date at the time of writing the course content but does not take into account material published since then.

Images:

  • British Journal of Dermatology and Clinical and Experimental Dermatology journals