[Being a GP] [The GP consultation] [Clinical Ethics and Values] [Evidence based health care] [Clinical Governance] [Equality and diversity]

[Management in primary care] [Information technology] [Research and academic activity]     

[Patient Safety Management] [Healthy living] [Genetics] [Acutely ill People] [Children & Young People] [Older Adults] [Women's health] [Men's health]

[Sexual Health] [Cancer & Palliative Care] [Mental Health Problems] [Drugs and Alcohol] [Learning Disabilities] [Respiratory] [Cardiovascular] [Gastroenterology] [Ophthalmology] [Neurology] [ENT & Facial] [Rheumatology and Trauma] [Dermatology] [Metabolic]                    

[Teaching, mentorship and clinical supervision]

Dermatology   Direct link to the Dermatology curriculum

Material specific for the Nottingham VTS

• The following is a topic list with suggested websites to look up prior to the session, these may also be useful references in future:

Skin cancer: http://www.cks.library.nhs.uk/skin_cancer_suspected/in_depth  

Genital inflammatory dermatoses: http://www.cks.library.nhs.uk/pruritus_vulvae  http://www.dermnetnz.org/site-age-specific/genital.html 

Atopic eczema: http://www.cks.library.nhs.uk/eczema_atopic 

Contact Dermatitis: http://www.cks.library.nhs.uk/dermatitis_contact 

Common childhood infections: http://www.dermnetnz.org/viral/index.html  http://www.cks.library.nhs.uk/warts_including_verrucas

Relevant texts and resources

• ASHTON R AND LEPPARD B. Differential Diagnoses in Dermatology Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2004

• BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND ROYAL PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. The British National Formulary London: BMJ Books, updated annually

• BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,ROYAL PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN,ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH. The Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group BNF for Children London: BMA, 2005

• BURGE S, COLVER G, LESTER R. Simple Skin Surgery Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1996 BUXTON P (ed.). ABC of Dermatology (with CD-ROM) London: BMJ Publications, 2003

• DAWBER R, COLVER G, JACKSON A. Cutaneous Cryosurgery: principles and clinical practice London: Martin Dunitz, 1992

• DU VIVIE A. Atlas of Dermatology London: Churchill Livingstone, 2002

• GAWKRODGER DJ. Dermatology: an illustrated colour text (2nd edn) London: Churchill Livingstone, 2002

• GAWKRODGER DJ. Rapid Reference Dermatology London: Mosby, 2004

• HETTIARATCHY S, PAPINI R, DZIEWULSKI P. ABC of Burns London: BMJ Books, 2004

• HUNTER J, SAVIN J, DAHL M. Clinical Dermatology Oxford: Blackwell Science, 2002

• JONES R, BRITTEN N, CULPEPPER L, et al. (eds). Oxford Textbook of Primary Medical Care Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004

• LAWRENCE C AND COX N. Physical Signs in Dermatology London: Mosby, 1998

• LEVINE GM, CALNAN CD, WHITE GM. Colour Atlas of Dermatology London: Mosby, 2003

• MACKIE R. Clinical Dermatology: an Oxford Core Text Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003

• WARRELL D, COX TM, FIRTH JD, BENZ EJ (eds). Oxford Textbook of Medicine (4th edn) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004

Web resources

• British Association of Dermatologists www.bad.org.uk 

• Dermatology Online Atlas – The largest dermatology information service available on the internet. It offers elaborate image atlases complete with diagnoses and differential diagnoses, case reports and additional information on almost all skin disease. http://dermis.multimedica.de/index_e.html 

• National Electronic Library for Health and National Electronic Library for Public Health

• The aim of the National Electronic Library for Health (NeLH) is to provide clinicians with access to the best current know-how and knowledge to support health care-related decisions.  Part of the content of the NeLH such as Clinical Evidence and Cochrane Library is licensed from commercial providers.  www.nelh.nhs.uk/new_users.asp  www.phel.gov.uk/

• Primary Care Dermatology Society. Affiliated to the British Association of Dermatologists the Primary Care Dermatology Society (PCDS) is the leading national society for GPs with a special interest in dermatology  www.pcds.org.uk 

• Skin Care Campaign, an umbrella organisation representing the interests of all people with skin diseases in the UK www.skincarecampaign.org/ 

Interesting papers

• ATHERTON DJ. Topical corticosteroids in atopic dermatitis BMJ 2003; 327: 942–3

• FRY A AND VERNE J. Preventing skin cancer BMJ 2003; 326: 114–15

• LITTLE P, KEEFE M, WHITE J. Self-screening for risk of melanoma: validity of self mole counting by patients in a single general prac-tice BMJ 1995; 310: 912–16

• PEILE E. Kawasaki and learning to stay vigilant about conditions that are rare but important BMJ 2003; 327: 919

• WEBSTER GF, POYNER T, CUNLIFFE B. A UK primary care perspective on treating acne BMJ 2002; 325: 475–9

• WONG CSM, STRANGE RC, LEAR JT. Basal cell carcinoma BMJ 2003; 327: 794–8