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The role of the College is to:
1) Provide a suite of training workshops for doctors and nurses designed to improve competency in management of skin cancer. See our calendar of education. Workshop flyer Recent workshop photos
2) Examine competence and knowledge in the medical and surgical management of skin cancer.
3) Coordinate monthly case studies for distribution to College members and friends.
4) Convene an annual international symposium on skin cancer.
Contact ACCO: 0422 884 808 (business hours) or admin@acco.org.au
WORKSHOPS
Dr. Dixon (ACCO co-founder) has been teaching skin cancer medicine and surgery for over 20 years. Increasingly doctors were seeking a means of certification of the competence they had obtained as a result of such teaching. Workshop dates
Location? All workshops except the face & ear workshop are held at our dedicated Docklands workshop facility in the heart of Melbourne. The Boyd building at 5 Caravel Lane.
ESSENTIALS:
This workshop is a thorough exploration of the diagnosis and management of skin cancer in general practice. Surgical techniques explained in this workshop including punch biopsies, shave biopsies, elliptical excision of lesions, curettage, cautery and cryotherapy. Delegates practice techniques on pig’s trotters. Workshop details. Register. Cost: $1,500.00 Dates
FLAPS & GRAFTS:
This workshop focuses on learning flap and graft procedures. The program is expanded for 2012 with a further half day of education and further flap and graft techniques to learn and practice. Knowledge of essentials curriculum assumed. Register or Workshop details. Dates Cost: $3,250.00
DERMOSCOPY:
Cost: $900.00
FACE & EAR:
Cost: $2,250.00
NURSE: 8 hour program of education in the diagnosis and management of skin cancer for practice nurses. We cover clinical diagnosis, dermoscopy, biopsy techniques, procedure room management, dressings & the role of topical therapies among topics key to nurses involved in a skin cancer team. You can choose to attend any programs or you may choose to progress through all programs towards achieving Fellow of ACCO.
Questions? - Email admin@acco.org.au
EXAMINATIONS
The ACCO offers four certification awards:
- Certificate in Primary Skin Cancer Medicine
- Diploma in Skin Cancer Surgery (DACCO)
- Certificate in Advanced Dermoscopy
- Fellow of ACCO
REGISTER FOR ACCO EXAMS HERE
Join ACCO by completing application form.
Doctors with a former ACSCM qualification can have their equivalent certification transferred for the nominal administration fee of $100. Why transfer from ACSCM?
The standard set by the ACCO has been developed by Dr. Dixon in conjunction with General practitioners in Australia and New Zealand as well as dermatologists in Australia and the USA.
Importantly, the ACCO is not subject to interference or manipulation by industry. Treatments that are not researched, proven and TGA approved will not be promoted or encouraged at any time. ACCO insists on the highest standards of conflict of interest declaration.
Doctors attending ACCO or Dr. Dixon's workshops have the opportunity to sit an on-line exam during allocated examination weekends that are scheduled each three months. Competence in the surgical skills required at each level are assessed during the workshops. Calendar
The theory of cutaneous oncology and the ability to recognise lesions correctly clinically and with dermoscopy is examined through the ACCO on-line examination process.
CASE STUDIES
Each month ACCO coordinates an interesting clinical case study for discussion within the College. The case study is distributed to members and friends via email. Photographs are often included. Members are invited to contribute how they would manage the clinical scenario. The following week a further installment in the case is provided by email. Installments reflect the input from members. Typically a case study might span two to four weekly installments.
All rights including the intellectual property of the Australasian College of Cutaneous Oncology are wholly owned by A. J. Dixon Pty. Ltd.