NEWS11 Aug 2011 - I have added a report from the UQ/HealthCert Conference held on Hamilton Island, Queensland on August 5 and 6. It was good to see other SCCANZ members there including Hugh Findlay and Justin Pratt. Next year's conference is planned for September, in Queenstown.For Keith's reports on the 8th International Skin Cancer conference (Gold Coast, Australia) click on downloads and resources to the right. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a list of forthcoming skin cancer courses in Australia HealthCert in association with the University of Queensland Certificate in Primary Care Skin Cancer Medicine Brisbane 22 - 23 October 2011 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Sydney 3 - 4 December 2011 Venue To Be Confirmed Certificate in Primary Care Skin Cancer Surgery Brisbane 22 - 23 October 2011 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Advanced Skin Cancer Surgery Workshop Brisbane 22 - 23 October 2011 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre For more information http://www.healthcert.com.au/courses.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- University of Queensland Skin Cancer Conference - Hamilton island, Queensland AUGUST 5 - 6: Skin Cancer Conference 2011 AUGUST 4 and 7: Pre and Post Conference Workshops http://skincancerconference.com.au/2011/index.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Chair, Sharad P Paul was nominated for 'New Zealander of the Year 2010' and made the short-list. The work of SCCANZ in improving skin cancer care and education was also noted by the judging panel.
  The AGM was be held during the SCCANZ Auckland University Workshop. Members have been emailed the minutes and reports. Posted 01 May 2010 by Keith The SCCANZ (Australia) Annual Conference and Dermoscopy class on the Gold Coast were both attended by a number of New Zealanders (for the conference I am told there were 17 New Zealand doctors, about half of whom were SCCANZ members). I shall be writing a report on some of the new information presented the first one can be found here Australian Conference CME and Peer Review ProgramsIt has been a pleasure to bring you the 2009/10 CME and Peer Review Program and we are pleased to have become an accredited CME/Peer Review provider for MOPS purposes during our first year.
Participation in the monthly CME and Peer review gains CME credits. The CME is endorsed for 2 credits per month and will be logged by us online. Participants are able to claim 2 Peer Review credits per month. You must send in your responses to be able to claim credits.
Some of the feedback we have received:First of all I want to compliment you on the skin course and the ongoing CME you are running for us - your enthusiasm is unequalled in anything else that I have been involved in - and that is from a GP of 30 year s experience! I have been to several other skin diagnostic and surgery course /training days and none have been presented as professionally and efficiently as yours was - congratulations to you and your team.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MISSION STATEMENT"To facilitate, support and improve the treatment of skin cancers in Primary Care working in a collegial way with other specialist colleges"
New Zealand has a skin cancer incidence of 1800 Melanoma cases and 45,000 Non-Melanoma skin cancer cases confirmed by lab tests each year. A further 20,000 cases of non-melanoma skin cancer are treated without excision i.e. curettage/topical/laser/radiotherapy. The skin cancer registry in NZ registers about 67,000 cases annually compared to a total of 16,000 for all other new cancer registrations. Skin cancers cost the NZ taxpayer 33 million dollars annually. Given these statistics and that many patients still miss out optimal care either due to public hospital waiting lists or insufficient training within Primary Care, there is a need to approach the skin cancer problem in a systematic, holistic and integrated manner. After all, 80% of skin cancers are managed in Primary Care. Our founding Fellow, Dr Sharad P Paul was convinced that there was the need for a standalone New Zealand body to cater to the skin cancer needs of the physician and patient in New Zealand, given that the approach to skin cancer management in New Zealand is quite different from the Australian skin cancer clinic corporate model. Further, his experiences as a founding fellow of the Australasian College of Skin Cancer Medicine only confirmed that there was the need for a NZ body in which different branches and specialties involved in skin cancer care could work in a cohesive and collegial manner. This led to a coming together of skin cancer doctors and nurses leading to the registration of the Skin Cancer Collegiate Association of NZ (SCCANZ) as a not-for-profit charitable trust. The focus is on improving patient care, patient education and physician training. SCCANZ is a not-for-profit body and will partner with Universities (at present Auckland and Queensland Universities) and facilitate courses to provide training. For more details on workshops, please refer to workshops. SCCANZ will also provide continuing medical education, oversight and mentorship for its members. At the recent Melanoma Summit held in Wellington on the 14th of November 2008, several delegates expressed an interest in forming a collective skin cancer group. SCCANZ was represented by Dr Sharad P Paul on the panel discussing ‘How to improve Dermoscopy skills in New Zealand’ SCCANZ will also work towards accreditation as a skin cancer college/special interest group under the RNZCGP umbrella. Our membership application form is available here |
