Module 1
12th February
Basic science of skin disease
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Describe the basic structure and functions of the epidermis
• Describe the basic structure and function of hair follicles and variation between sites and species
• Describe the basic structure and function of dermis and subcutis
• Describe the skin response to injury, inflammation and repair
• Describe the basic skin immune system and how it responds to protect or contribute to the development of clinical skin disease
Module 2
12th March
Alopecia
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Describe the pathogenesis of alopecia
• Describe the hair cycle and variations between species
• Describe inflammatory causes of alopecia (folliculitides)
• Describe hair structural abnormalities as causes of alopecia (dysplasias)
• Describe abnormalities in hair shaft production
• Outline how to investigate alopecia using a problem-orientated approach
• Discuss management and treatment of alopecia
Module 3
9th April
Pruritus
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Describe the causes of pruritus
• Describe the pathogenesis of pruritus
• Outline how to investigate cases of pruritic skin disease using a problemorientated approach
• Describe the treatment and management of pruritic animals
Module 4
Date TBC
Crusting, scaling, pustules, erosive and ulcerative dermatitis
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• List the common causes of scaling, crusting, pustules ulceration
• Describe the pathogenesis of scaling, pustules, crusting and ulceration
• Outline how to investigate cases of skin disease presenting as scaling, crusting, pustules or ulceration using a problem-orientated approach
• Describe the treatment and management of animals with scaling, crusting and ulcerative skin disease
Module 5
11th June
Dermatology of rabbits and rodents
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• List the common causes of scaling, crusting, pustules ulceration
• Describe the pathogenesis of scaling, pustules, crusting and ulceration
• Outline how to investigate cases of skin disease presenting as scaling, crusting, pustules or ulceration using a problem-orientated approach
• Describe the treatment and management of animals with scaling, crusting and ulcerative skin disease
Module 6
9th July
Equine and large animal dermatology
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Describe the causes and discuss the investigation and treatment of pruritic skin disease in equines and large animals
• Describe the causes and discuss the investigation and treatment of alopecic skin disease in equines and large animals
• Describe the causes and discuss the investigation and treatment of scaling and crusting in equines and large animals
• Describe the causes and discuss the investigation and treatment of ulcerative skin in equines and large animals
• Describe the causes and discuss the investigation and treatment of nodular (neoplastic and non-neoplastic) skin disease in equines and large animals
• Outline the causes and discuss the investigation and treatment of hoof and horn disease in equines and large animals
Module 1
12th February
Basic science of skin disease
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Describe the basic structure and functions of the epidermis
• Describe the basic structure and function of hair follicles and variation between sites and species • Describe the basic structure and function of dermis and subcutis
• Describe the skin response to injury, inflammation and repair
• Describe the basic skin immune system and how it responds to protect or contribute to the development of clinical skin disease
Module 2
12th March
Alopecia
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Describe the pathogenesis of alopecia
• Describe the hair cycle and variations between species
• Describe inflammatory causes of alopecia (folliculitides)
• Describe hair structural abnormalities as causes of alopecia (dysplasias)
• Describe abnormalities in hair shaft production
• Outline how to investigate alopecia using a problem-orientated approach
• Discuss management and treatment of alopecia
Module 3
9th April
Pruritus
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Describe the causes of pruritus
• Describe the pathogenesis of pruritus
• Outline how to investigate cases of pruritic skin disease using a problemorientated approach
• Describe the treatment and management of pruritic animals
Module 4
Date TBC
Crusting, scaling, pustules, erosive and ulcerative dermatitis
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• List the common causes of scaling, crusting, pustules ulceration
• Describe the pathogenesis of scaling, pustules, crusting and ulceration
• Outline how to investigate cases of skin disease presenting as scaling, crusting, pustules or ulceration using a problem-orientated approach
• Describe the treatment and management of animals with scaling, crusting and ulcerative skin disease
Module 5
11th June
Dermatology of rabbits and rodents
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• List the common causes of scaling, crusting, pustules ulceration
• Describe the pathogenesis of scaling, pustules, crusting and ulceration
• Outline how to investigate cases of skin disease presenting as scaling, crusting, pustules or ulceration using a problem-orientated approach
• Describe the treatment and management of animals with scaling, crusting and ulcerative skin disease
Module 6
9th July
Equine and large animal dermatology
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Describe the causes and discuss the investigation and treatment of pruritic skin disease in equines and large animals
• Describe the causes and discuss the investigation and treatment of alopecic skin disease in equines and large animals
• Describe the causes and discuss the investigation and treatment of scaling and crusting in equines and large animals
• Describe the causes and discuss the investigation and treatment of ulcerative skin in equines and large animals
• Describe the causes and discuss the investigation and treatment of nodular (neoplastic and non-neoplastic) skin disease in equines and large animals
• Outline the causes and discuss the investigation and treatment of hoof and horn disease in equines and large animals
Module 7
13th August
Dermatoses of specific cutaneous sites, their investigation and treatment
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Describe the causes, investigation and treatment of aural skin disease
• Describe the causes, investigation and treatment of planum nasale disease
• Describe the causes, investigation and treatment of digital skin disease
• Describe the causes, investigation and treatment of nail disease
Module 8
Date TBC
Tumours, discharging sinuses, congenital/ hereditary dermatoses and nutritional disease
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Describe the causes of nodular skin disease
• Describe the causes of sinus tracts
• Describe the pathogenesis of skin nodules and discharging sinuses
• Outline how to investigate cases of nodules and discharging sinuses using a problem-orientated approach
• Describe the treatment and management of nodules and sinus tracts in animals
• Describe skin diseases due to nutritional problems
• Describe genodermatoses seen in domestic animals
Modules 9 &10
Dates TBC
Two-day case-based session
At the end of these modules, delegates should be able to:
• Describe how to investigate and treat cases of pruritus using a problem solving approach
• Describe how to investigate and treat cases of alopecia using a problem solving approach
• Describe how to investigate and treat cases of crusting and scaling using a problem solving approach
• Describe how to investigate and treat cases of pustular skin disease using a problem solving approach
• Describe how to investigate and treat cases of ulcerative skin disease using a problem solving approach
• Describe how to investigate and treat cases of neoplastic using a problem solving approach
• Describe how to investigate and treat cases of nodules and discharging sinuses using a problem solving approach
Modules 11&12
Dates TBC
Two-day practical session
At the end of these modules, delegates should be able to:
• Describe how to use cytology for the investigation of skin disease
• Describe how to use skin scraping and hair examination for the investigation of skin disease
• Describe how to use biopsy and histopathology for the investigation of skin disease
• Describe how to use haematology, clinical chemistry and serology for the investigation of skin disease |