Dermatology Australasia’s Practical Dermoscopy course will be provided to GPs practicing in South Australia and consists of both online study and a 1-day face-to-face workshop in Adelaide.

The self-paced online component will be available online for 16 weeks. An orientation webinar will be held to introduce applicants to the learning platform in the first week of the program. Registration details will be sent directly to your email upon successful placement in the program.

Each student is offered a spot at a face-to-face workshops to be held in Adelaide. All applicants are required to attend this workshop to gain the certificate. 

2026 Course dates:

Dermatology Australasia, the GP Education arm of the Australasian College of Dermatologists, will provide the Practical Dermoscopy course. The course is a 16-week program delivered in a blended learning format. The course consists of a total of approximately 30-50 hours of student effort. This includes:

• 6 self-paced online modules
• An interactive case discussion forum
• One full day face-to-face practical workshop (held in Adelaide). The workshop offers biopsy and suturing practice, and gives participants the opportunity to consolidate the skills learnt in the online modules and clinical case studies.
• A final two-hour online multiple choice exam, as well as a case-based assessment component
  
  

Completion of both the online training and one face-to-face workshop is mandatory to pass the course.

Please note that this course has a long waitlist and Dermatology Australasia only wants to offer this course to GPs who intend on completing the course.

Successful completion of all elements of this course will result in the following RACGP hours:

• 24 Educational Activity hours
• 6 Measuring Outcome Hours
• 24 Reviewing Performance hours

This course also attracts the following ACRRM PDP hours:

• 48 Educational Activity Hours
• 48 Performance Review Hours
• 12 Outcome Measurement
• 4 Additional CPD requirements
• Surgical Grant