Athena: Speciality Certificate Examination case for General dermatology and dermatology in primary health care

Introduction to Dermatology in Primary Care

73 It is a great honour to be asked to establish and edit this new section of Dermatology Practical & Conceptual. I have had the good fortune to study, work and practice in countries of widely varying socioeconomic status and to be able to concentrate for the last 10 years on delivering dermatology and skin cancer care in primary care practice. This has given me the opportunity to gain a perspe...

Dermatology in the intensive care unit

Background: Considering the prevalence of skin lesions and drug eruptions in intensive care units and the absence of research about it, we decided to study skin lesions of patients admitted in intensive care unit. Patients and Methods: In this descriptive study all patients admitted in intensive care units of Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan in 1376-78 were observed and examined by a resident in De...

Dermatology research in primary care: why, what, and how?

Primary care Evaluation of a general practitioner with special interest service for dermatology: randomised controlled trial

Objective To assess the effectiveness, accessibility, and acceptability of a general practitioner with special interest service for skin problems compared with a hospital dermatology clinic. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting General practitioner with special interest dermatology service and hospital dermatology clinic. Participants Adults referred to a hospital dermatology clinic and ...

Learning and teaching in dermatology

Explosion of medical information, increase in the speed of communications and the pressure of WHO on observing scientific rules, oblige dermatologists to have a good education and to use more effective education principles. A brief review on the publications on learning principles reveals only a small role for dermatologists. The minimum benefits of these principles are to acquire a scientific ...