Enhance your knowledge and practice in skin cancer care
Mater Pathology is pleased to offer a new Skin Cancer Surgical Audit program for GPs and referring clinicians to enhance their understanding of skin cancers suspect lesions, and improve their professional practice and patient outcomes through diagnostic feedback.
Participants will receive regular reports from Mater Pathology containing statistically relevant feedback about their individual practice, and comparing their results against peer groups and the wider GP cohort.
How it works
To take part in the program, participants must aim to submit 40 skin samples to Mater Pathology within three months.
- Complete the registration details.
- Submit your histology requests to Mater Pathology, accompanied by the dedicated Skin Cancer Surgical Audit Request Form* to ensure data is captured and recorded correctly for each specimen.
- You'll receive regular reporting, demonstrating your referred patients’ results, compared with broader patient results pool.
* All forms and necessary documentation will be supplied upon successful enrolment
Reporting
In addition to your patient diagnostic report, you will receive individual reports for benchmarking and reflection. These will include:
Individual tracking report – containing statistically relevant feedback about your own practise, including a diagnostic accuracy and sensitivity table. Outcomes presented in graphs and tables for easy interpretation.
Comparative tracking report – containing a range of data, tables and graphs to enable you to reflect on your own practice in comparison to those of your peer groups and the wider GP cohort.
Who is it for?
The program is designed for doctors with an interest in skin cancers, however it is open to all clinicians who refer skin samples to Mater Pathology.
Accreditation
Upon completion, you'll receive a certificate outlining your approved CPD hours, to a maximum of 25 CPD hours.
If you are a RACGP member, these hours will be added to your online registration.
Learning outcomes
- Review and evaluate current individual practice through data collection and analysis against a group of select peers.
- Evaluate diagnostic accuracy using dermatoscopy with historical diagnosis.
- Implement the recognised clinical practice guidelines for skin excision to ensure appropriate diagnosis and improved patient outcomes.
Throughout the program, participants will also have the opportunity to access Mater's expert team of pathologists and resources.
Program requirements
You will be required to:
- collect and submit 40 skin samples in three months
- review individual reports and peer group summary
- engage with resources
- take part in evaluation and reflection opportunities.
Throughout the program, participants will also have the opportunity to access to Mater's expert team of pathologists and resources.
More information
For more information, ***download the program overview*** or contact Mater Pathology
P: 07 3163 8500
E: email Mater Pathology
