2019 Lower Extremity Skin Cancer

Course Description 

The presenter will review the diagnosis of the most common skin cancers that are found in the lower extremity which including squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, and Kaposi sarcoma.

 

Learning Objectives 

 

Review total body and lower extremity skin cancer statistics

 

  • Present skin cancer signs and symptoms
  • Review the most common skin cancers of the lower extremity
  • Present data from 10 years of research for 15,000 neoplasms
  • Review squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, and Kaposi sarcoma

 

Intended Audience 

Podiatric Physicians

 

Time to Complete Activity

1.0 hour

 

Cost 

No charge

 

Commercial Interest 

No commercial interest provided financial support for this continuing education activity.

 

Date Recorded: December 11, 2019

 

Date Activity Terminates (3 Years): December 10, 2022 

 

Faculty :

Dr. William Scherer is board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery, board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine.  He has maintained a private practice in South Florida since 1991, and has served 17 years as an Adjunct Professor at Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine.  Dr. Scherer has published several peer-reviewed articles on onychomycosis, of which three were honored with an APMA William J. Stickel Award for outstanding research in Podiatric Medicine.  

 

 

Disclosure Statement

In accordance with the Council on Podiatric Medical Education's Standards and Requirements for Approval of Providers of Continuing Education in Podiatric Medicine, any relevant financial relationships between instructors and planning committee members with a commercial interest must be disclosed to program participants. Dr. William Scherer, is a both a member of the Medical Advisory Board, and serves as a Consultant for Bako Diagnostics. Members of the planning committee have any relationships to disclose.

 

 

Sponsored by PICA.
PICA is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine.

 

 

Note: Participants may only receive contact hours once per course.

 

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