Skin examination is a fundamental aspect of dermatology clinic visits. Although there are guidelines for assessing lesions with the naked eye, this approach often leads to increased biopsies for benign lesions. Dermatoscopy, or dermoscopy, is a crucial tool in dermatology, which helps clinicians evaluate dermatologic lesions and enhances the accuracy of distinguishing between benign and malignant skin lesions. This noninvasive technique, which includes polarized light for visualizing deeper skin structures, correlates well with histopathological findings, aiding in more accurate clinical assessments. Dermoscopy improves diagnostic precision and enables healthcare providers to assess lesions more accurately for malignancy, thereby reducing unnecessary biopsies, enhancing the decision-making process, and aiding in the identification of melanomas and nonmelanoma skin cancers, including various basal cell carcinoma subtypes. This activity explores the clinical significance of dermoscopy and key dermoscopic characteristics in distinguishing between benign and malignant skin lesions. This activity also helps clinicians better understand dermoscopic findings and more confidently identify the characteristics of dermatologic lesions. In addition, this activity emphasizes the importance of integrating dermoscopy into clinical practice and highlights the role of the interprofessional healthcare team in enhancing care through advanced diagnostic capabilities. This activity demonstrates how refining biopsy decision-making and optimizing treatment strategies through improved dermoscopic proficiency among clinicians leads to better patient outcomes.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/149630
- Start Date: 2024-12-01 06:00:00
- End Date: 2024-12-01 06:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: All Practice Areas (e.g. ethics), Complex General Surgical Oncology, General Surgery, Internal Medicine