An incredible amount of cutaneous reactions is being described following COVID vaccine, including common and uncommon ones. Among them, we recently saw and described an incredible case of a 64-year-old woman who developed, during summertime, a pruritic eruption of the hands five days after the first dose of COVID vaccine. Continue reading “[3 min read] Research review: COVID vaccine-induced lichen planus on areas previously affected by vitiligo” →

All our lives have been up-ended in so many ways by COVID-19 over these last two years. Many people have suffered significantly with regular and urgent health care delayed. Continue reading “[5 min read] Impact of COVID-19 on melanoma diagnoses in Australia” →

Have you heard of ‘COVID toes’? In this short video, Dr Vincenzo Piccolo discusses the recent phenomenon in which patients exposed to COVID-19 develop chilblain-like lesions on their toes. Continue reading “[Research review] Dermoscopy of ‘COVID toes’” →

Important coronavirus (COVID-19) update for GPs from Professor Michael Kidd, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health

This past week, as part of World Family Doctor Day we recognised the essential contributions our nation’s general practitioners make to the health and wellbeing of the people of Australia. This year’s theme recognised that GPs are ‘first in, last out’ during health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading “[5 min read] COVID-19 Update for GPs: Prof Michael Kidd, Deputy Chief Medical Officer” →

In this webinar, Professor David Wilkinson provides a final, informed clinical update and advice for doctors in our ongoing series on COVID-19.

Prof Wilkinson is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Macquarie University, as well as a general practitioner, public health medicine specialist and epidemiologist. He gathers details every day from resources available to few, so that he can put together a presentation that is unique from any other COVID-19 information out there.

Continue reading “[WEBINAR] COVID-19 Clinical Update with Professor David Wilkinson (Week 9)” →

Important coronavirus (COVID-19) update for GPs from Professor Michael Kidd, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health

By the end of this week, every state and territory will have begun taking careful steps to ease some of the restrictions that have helped us suppress the spread of this virus. While this will see a return to some of the freedoms we have had to forfeit over the past eight weeks, I want to emphasise our responsibility to protect each other from COVID-19. Continue reading “[6 min read] COVID-19 Update for GPs: Prof Michael Kidd, Deputy Chief Medical Officer” →

In this podcast, accountant specialist Kelly Chard and Paul Elmslie (Founder and CEO of National Skin Cancer Centres and HealthCert Education) provide expert advice for doctors on tax planning, reviewing your trading structure, and starting the new financial year with the right tools.

Continue reading “[PODCAST] COVID-19 Management Advice with Paul Elmslie & Kelly Chard (Week 8)” →

In this webinar, accountant specialist Kelly Chard and Paul Elmslie (Founder and CEO of National Skin Cancer Centres and HealthCert Education) provide expert advice for doctors on tax planning, reviewing your trading structure, and starting the new financial year with the right tools.

Continue reading “[WEBINAR] COVID-19 Management Advice with Paul Elmslie & Kelly Chard (Week 8)” →

Important coronavirus (COVID-19) update for GPs from Professor Michael Kidd, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health

I’m sure you will join me in welcoming the Prime Minister’s announcement of a plan to ease Coronavirus restrictions, 3 Step Framework for a COVIDSafe Australia. Following Friday’s meeting of National Cabinet, individual state and territory governments will move along the steps in the framework in their own time based on local conditions.  Continue reading “[6 min read] COVID-19 Update for GPs: Prof Michael Kidd, Deputy Chief Medical Officer” →

In this webinar, Professor David Wilkinson provides an informed clinical update and advice for doctors in our ongoing series on COVID-19.

Prof Wilkinson is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Macquarie University, as well as a general practitioner, public health medicine specialist and epidemiologist. He gathers details every day from resources available to few, so that he can put together a presentation that is unique from any other COVID-19 information out there.

Continue reading “[WEBINAR] COVID-19 Clinical Update with Professor David Wilkinson (Week 8)” →