Skin Cancer Education for Primary Care

CME Certificate Fee: $25.00 per credit (hour)

Up to 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
Estimated time to complete this activity: up to 12 hours

Lead Author(s): C. Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD
The author(s)/contributor(s) state that they do not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.
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Course Learning Objectives:

Understand the biology of ultraviolet radiation and methods to protect the skin.
Demonstrate increased proficiency in the management of potentially malignant skin lesions.
Make early diagnoses of skin cancers, particularly melanoma.
Identify, understand, and react to risk factors for skin cancer.
Develop targeted skin cancer screening and prevention efforts for your patients that are appropriate for each patient's level of skin cancer risk.
Differentiate between suspicious and benign lesions.
Manage patients with actinic keratoses, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma.

Learning Format: Case-based, interactive online course, including mandatory assessment questions (number of questions varies by course or module). Please also read the Technical Requirements.

CME Sponsor: University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center
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Current Approval Period: May 1, 2013 - April 30, 2015

Original Release Date: May 1, 2001

Most Recent Series Review by Author: May 1, 2013

Most Recent Review by CME Sponsor: May 1, 2013

Financial Support Received: Development supported by grant R44 CA78056 from the US National Cancer Institute

Skin Cancer Education for Primary Care

Up to 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM

Current Approval Period: May 1, 2013 - April 30, 2015

Financial Support Received: Development supported by grant R44 CA78056 from the US National Cancer Institute

ACCME/AMA PRA Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center and Medical Directions, Inc. The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The comments and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors of this program and are in no way to be considered comments or opinions of The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center.

Approval for CME credit by The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center should not be construed as endorsement of any product.

Any author disclosures regarding commercial relationships are listed in the author's biography.

University of Arizona CME Office Contact Information and CME Disclosure

University of Arizona College of Medicine
Office of Continuing Medical Education
520-626-7832
uofacme@email.arizona.edu

The following CME Office Reviewer states that neither he nor any immediate family members have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest with the proposed activity:

John M. Harris Jr., MD, MBA

Skin Cancer Education for Primary Care

About the Author (2007 - Present)

Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD

Dr. Curiel-Lewandrowski is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of Arizona. She directs the Pigmented Lesion Clinic and Multidisciplinary Oncology Program at the Arizona Cancer Center.

Dr. Curiel-Lewandrowski has received a career development grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and is the lead investigator on a large melanoma chemoprevention case control study at the Harvard Cancer Center. She has also held faculty appointments at Boston University and Harvard Medical School.

Disclosure

Dr. Curiel-Lewandrowski states that she does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.

Author of Past Editions

Stuart J. Salasche, MD

Dr. Salasche is a widely recognized authority in dermatology. He is a senior editor of the journal Dermatologic Surgery and Assistant Editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. He is currently a member of the Dermatology clinical faculty at The University of Arizona.

Dr. Salasche has also held faculty appointments at Brooke Army Medical Center and Harvard University. He has practiced clinical dermatology for 25 years, served on the boards of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, the American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology, and the Association of Academic Dermatologic Surgeons. He was President of this last organization in 1993-94.

Dr. Salasche has authored or edited eight books on dermatology, nine textbook chapters, and 50 peer-reviewed articles. He would like to express his gratitude to Norman Levine, MD; Ida Orenga, MD; and Annette Wagner, MD for providing pictorial material used in this course.

Skin Cancer Education for Primary Care

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User Comments


by Mary Beth Lindsay \| Mar 30, 2012 The clinical examples and the actual photographs of lesions were extremely helpful. Skin Cancer Education for Primary Care: Differentiating Common Benign Lesions from Melanomas

by Frederick Delboy \| Feb 12, 2012 Maybe most useful part as preventing disease4 in pts <18 yo may be our best bet at reducing malig melanoma and other UVR related illnesses Skin Cancer Education for Primary Care: Skin Cancer Prevention

by Hidden \| Feb 7, 2012 Good Job Skin Cancer Education for Primary Care: Early Recognition and Management of Melanoma

by Hidden \| Feb 7, 2012 Good Job Skin Cancer Education for Primary Care: Skin Cancer Prevention

by David Stout \| Feb 7, 2012 Good job! Thanks Skin Cancer Education for Primary Care: Differentiating Common Benign Lesions from Melanomas

by Martha Lins \| Jan 19, 2012 All three courses were very interesting, accurate, easy to read, and informative. Skin Cancer Education for Primary Care: Skin Cancer Prevention

Skin Cancer Education for Primary Care

This course meets general AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit(s)^TM requirements in states that have a CME requirement.

Skin Cancer Education for Primary Care

Technical Requirements

This web-based activity is offered online and requires a connection to the Internet. The activity works on a PC or Macintosh computer with the browsers Internet Explorer 7.0 and up, Firefox 2.0, AOL 9.x and up, and Safari 2.x and up. JavaScript should be enabled in all browsers, and Popups and first party cookies need to be accepted from www.VLH.com. You should also have the latest, free Adobe Reader installed for reading documents. (AOL dial-up modem users may experience lengthy delays downloading PDF files.)

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