Download Skin Disease in the Community (60 minutes)

Skin Disease in the Community
(80 minutes)
Introduction
2 minutes
Introductions, agree the learning objectives with the students, amend if necessary.
By the end of this session, students should be able to
 discuss the impact of skin problems on the individual
 list the common skin complaints seen in the community
 adopt a logical approach to describing the signs of a skin condition
 relate signs to the underlying pathology
Ensure all have completed Preparatory Work
1 minute
Each student should be prepared to discuss the case histories of one or two patients presenting to
the GP with a skin problem (age, sex, history of complaint, why the patient presented now,
description of signs, approach to management)
Buzz Groups of 4 students
Why might a patient present with a skin problem?
What anxieties might the doctor need to address?
Report back to the main group
2 minutes
5 minutes
Brainstorm
15 minutes
Determine common dermatology problems by discussing the patients seen with GPs:
age, sex, problem and generate a simple categorisation:
e.g. tumours, infections, inflammatory, wounds.
Work in Small Groups determined by problem
10 minutes
Agree a logical approach to examining the patient, describing and understanding the signs:
distribution, morphology-scale, lichenification, erythema, oedema, vesicles, purpura
Tea break
Discussion in Main Group
10 minutes
Agree how to approach description and classification of signs:
symmetrical /asymmetrical; scale / no scale
erythema / purpura; flat / palpable
Discuss how signs might link to pathology.
Work in Pairs
Discuss how problems were managed
10 minutes
Plenary
20 minutes
Review examples and discuss management
Review signs using slides-describe signs-formative assessment.
Closure
5 minutes
Review learning objectives; summary of what has been discussed
Evaluation
3-minute exercise-complete form.