Leading Skin Experts Back Free new CPD - 'Scratching The Surface' - to Upskill Primary Care Practitioners in Dermatology

Leading Skin Experts Back Free new CPD - 'Scratching The Surface' - to Upskill Primary Care Practitioners in Dermatology PR Newswire PRINCES RISBOROUGH, England, November 26, 2012 PRINCES RISBOROUGH, England, November 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New online resource launched today for sun induced skin lesions management With up to 25% of consultations in Primary Care being skin related, dermatology represents a large part of the working [1]life of most healthcare professionals. To help keep skills fresh and provide educational support where needed, skin experts have partnered with LEO Pharma, a leading specialist dermatology company to develop a new online CPD resource, 'Scratching the Surface' (STS). Launched today, with a focus on sun induced skin lesions, the resource is provides tailored Continuing Professional Development for GPs; pharmacists and nurses linked to their respective national colleges. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20110606/460992 ) Highlighting the need for initiatives such as STS that provide education in dermatology, Charlotte Fionda, Development Director, Skcin, the UK's only national skin cancer specific charity commented, "With over a third of all cancers in the UK being skin cancers there is a real need for GPs to be upskilled in lesion recognition and to take early action to prevent the development of the disease.