Improving Practice through Dermoscopy

Dermoscopy has an evidence base supporting its use in primary care for skin cancer detection, but need for training has been cited as a key barrier to its use. Please join us as faculty provides learners with information, illustrations, tips and tricks about how to recognize dermoscopic criteria for various issues seen frequently in Family Physician offices.
 

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the Dermoscopic criteria for melanoma
  • Recognize dermoscopic criteria for: melanocytic nevus, seborrehickeratosis, basal cell carcinoma, dermatofibroma and vascular lesion

Support:

This activity is supported by the California Academy of Family Physicians.

Fee:

There is no charge for this activity.

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This activity will not include discussions of products or devices that are not currently approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Target Audience:                            

This activity is intended for family medicine physicians, and other primary care team members.

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This enduring material activity, Improving Practice through Dermoscopy, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 1.25 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP certification begins May 15, 2020. Term of approval is one year from this date. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 AAFP Prescribed
Course opens: 
05/15/2020
Course expires: 
05/14/2021
Rating: 
5

 

George P. Kent, MD

Faculty Physician and Residency Faculty
Stanford-Affiliated San Jose-O’Connor
Family Medicine Residency Program
San Jose, CA

 

 

FACULTY BIOGRAPHY

George Kent, MD, completed his medical degree at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.  He served his residency in family medicine at Community Hospital of Sonoma County in Santa Rosa, and also completed a preventive medicine residency at the Centers for Disease Control, where he served as a medical epidemiologist. Dr. Kent is a faculty physician with the Stanford-affiliated San Jose-O’Connor Family Medicine Residency Program, and is Clinical Professor at Stanford School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Div. of Primary Care & Population Health. He practices full-scope family medicine, including OB, and is also a specialist in HIV Medicine.  He has been active in medical education at the local, state, and national level throughout his 30-year career in family medicine. He also volunteers for international projects to provide medical care and to train health professionals in Latin America and Africa.  Dr. Kent is a long-time member of CAFP and is a recipient of the CAFP Foundation's Barbara Harris Award for Educational Excellence.
 

DISCLOSURE

George Kent, MD declares that in the past 12 months neither he nor his partner/spouse have a financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with one or more organizations that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this continuing education activity.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS

It is the policy of the CAFP to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all their continuing education activities. All individuals with potential conflicts are contacted by CAFP staff or CCPD members, and issues of conflict have been discussed, managed, and resolved. 
 
All individuals with potential to influence the content of this program have submitted Conflict of Interest declarations that have been reviewed according to policy.  All disclosures were made for work beginning January 1, 2020 and have been resubmitted and renewed annually.  CAFP reviewed conflict of interest statements for each individual with potential to influence content and everyone in a position to influence content stated that neither he/she and/or his/her spouse/partner had any relevant financial interests to disclose.

1.25 AAFP PRESCRIBED CREDITS

This Enduring Material activity, Improving Practice Through Dermoscopy, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 1.25 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP certification begins May 15, 2020. Term of approval is for one year from this date.
 
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.
 
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.25 AAFP Prescribed
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