Who should attend?
This course is aimed at registered healthcare professionals, especially nurses, who are new to, or early in their development of skin surgery skills. Junior doctors without procedural dermatology experience are welcome to join the course. This includes foundation year doctors, junior clinical fellows or speciality registrars from non-dermatology backgrounds.
Overview:
The skin biopsy course is designed to introduce the learner to practical skills in dermatological surgery. It is a blended learning experience involving 2 days of face-to-face teaching delivered by experts in the field of dermatological surgery, alongside access to our bespoke online learning platform, housing our skin surgery lectures and procedural videos. The platform opens to registrants two weeks prior to the face to face teaching.
The face-to-face teaching programme includes a selection of tailored theory lectures in the mornings, followed by supervised surgical technique practice in the teaching laboratory. We maintain a high ratio of supervisors to students throughout all practical sessions.
Theory lectures (pre-attendance online and face to face) will include: skin histopathology, surgical anatomy, local anaesthetic, medico-legal aspects of skin surgery, minor surgery planning, surgery preparation, surgical wound care, and potential complications of surgery.
The practical sessions will cover: local anaesthetic administration, basic biopsy techniques (shave, punch), skin lesion excision, along with suturing and haemostasis techniques.
A course certificate is provided upon completion.
This course is aimed at registered healthcare professionals, especially nurses, who are new to, or early in their development of skin surgery skills.
Please note that prospective attendees should work in a suitable clinical setting, with a designated clinical supervisor to enable supervised skin surgery skills practise to achieve competency after attending this course.
For more information please visit www.stjohnsdermacademy.com
Course Fees: £695
If your employer is funding your attendance on this course we require a purchase order form. For guidance, please view the Employer Funding Process section available at Event 2026 | Skin Biopsy Course
Points awarded: TBC
Places are limited and are allocated on a first come - first served basis. The numbers are limited due to the small group teaching by our multi-professional team, so please register early to avoid disappointment.
Please note overnight accommodation is not provided and it is the responsibility of the delegate to arrange this independently.
Registrations close: 5pm on Thursday, 11th June 2026
