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Professional Diploma in Dermatology

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Professional Diploma in Dermatology

The Professional Diploma in Dermatology course, designed and delivered by world-renowned medical leaders, comprehensively closes the gap in clinician leadership competency.

What you'll learn

Dermatological concerns are one of the most common presentations in primary care. However, Dermatology has been demonstrated to be much under-represented in the undergraduate curricula of nurses, doctors, pharmacists and other healthcare workers. 

This Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Professional Diploma in Dermatology is a 9-month online learning programme, designed specifically to cater for busy healthcare professionals. Drawing on the expertise of national and international experts in dermatology, this programme provides learners with advanced knowledge and skills to ensure the confident treatment of skin conditions.

(Tuition fees – it is for the full duration of the programme- prices are in €)

Entry Requirements:

  • Be a qualified nurse, pharmacist, dentist or physician registered with an appropriate professional body.
  • Have an appropriate standard of English language proficiency.

Who is this programme for?

This programme is ideal for the following:

  • General Internalists
  • Registered Nurses
  • Pharmacists
  • Family Doctors who want to improve and demonstrate their knowledge and interest in dermatology
  • Family Medicine Trainees
  • Those considering or at the beginning of Dermatology specialist training in Dermatology.

Programme modules

  • Eczema
  • Psoriasis
  • Acne/rosacea
  • Clinical Simulation: ‘The red face’
  • Itch and urticaria
  • Blistering skin disease
  • The skin in systemic disease
  • The skin in connective tissue disease
  • Clinical Simulation: ‘Red Legs’ presentation
  • Drug eruptions and emergencies
  • Skin infections and infestations
  • Paediatric dermatology
  • Clinical Simulations: The ‘red-all-over’ patient
  • The red all over patient’
  • Oral dermatology
  • Genital dermatology
  • Clinical Simulation: ‘The itchy vulva’
  • Non-pigmented lesions
  • Pigmented lesions
  • Hair and pigment (including vitiligo and melasma)
  • Cosmetic dermatology and the aging face
  • Patient factors
  • Skin and psyche
  • Human factors
  • Safeguarding
  • Advanced therapeutics
  • Dermatological horizons