Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Biomedical Multimedia Unit

Skin Cancer: Recognition and Management

Skin Cancer is a CD-ROM based program that aims to help students understand the risk factors, prevention strategies, features, behaviours, identificaton, diagnosis and management of the common forms of skin cancer.

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Skin Cancer Title Screen  

The opening screen for Skin Cancer showing images of skin cancer as well as images of examination and treatment techniques.

 

   
Screen detailing aims of the program  

This screen outlines the aims of the program and the particular skills it is attempting to instill in students using this package.

   
Section detailing features seen with skin cancer  

Within the cases, students are required to select the features they see within a particular skin cancer. This screen shows the features available to choose from as well as the image window where students can also access a closer view of the skin cancer or a full screen image of the skin cancer and it's close up view.

     
Comparison of suspect growth with database example  

Before making a final descision of what cancer the student recognises within the case, students can compare the skin cancer presented in the case with a range of examples held within the program's database.

     
Example of a management plan   After diagnosing the features and selecting the correct diagnosis, students are required to create a management plan. This screen shows the final management choices selected as well as the an expert opinion on how this case should be managed.

Credits

Developed by the Biomedical Multimedia Unit in association with the Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne.


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