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1. Differentiate between various skin disorders for proper diagnosis.
2. Demonstrate step-by-step simple in-office dermatology procedures.
3. Explain billing and coding guidelines to ensure appropriate reimbursement for care provided.
4. Evaluate case studies to determine the optimal plan of care.
5. Apply new knowledge to dramatically improve confidence when seeing your next patient with a skin condition.
6. Plan to incorporate the latest strategies to manage dermatology cases within your practice, reducing the need for referrals.

Skin Lesions: Benign vs. Malignant

• Improve patient outcomes with accurate diagnosis
  • The importance of the non-dermatology provider
  • Taking a skin history
  • Performing a skin exam
  • Documenting findings
• Distinguish signs and symptoms of common skin disorders
  • Compound vs. dysplastic nevi
  • Seborrheic vs. actinic keratosis
  • Solar lentigo
  • Lipoma and sebaceous cyst
  • Dermatofibroma vs. fibrosarcoma
  • Basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma
  • Malignant melanoma

Master Diagnosing of Skin Conditions: Case Studies

• Real life scenarios straight from patient’s charts: Break down signs/ symptoms to determine the diagnosis

Dermatology Procedures

(Skill demonstration will be provided)

• Cryotherapy for treatment of Actinic keratosis, Basal and squamous cell carcinoma, Solar lentigo, Seborrheic keratosis… and more!
• Skin biopsies to aid in accurate diagnosis and differentiation between non-malignant and malignant lesions
• Surgical excisions for definitive treatment of lipomas, cysts, basal cell, squamous cell and malignant melanoma
• Advanced suturing to yield better cosmetic results and ensure closure of deep, large wounds

Procedure Billing and Coding

• CPT billing and coding guidelines
  • How to appropriately bill for each procedure performed, including CPT codes and ICD-10 diagnoses
  • Take home handout, providing charts of all dermatology codes
  • Proper documentation requirements
  • Learn what must be included in your chart note in order to be properly reimbursed for procedures preformed

Improve Practice Revenue: Billing/Coding Case Studies

• Learn from past providers’ mistakes that have resulted in lost revenue per patient service. You don’t have to make the same mistakes!

Mikala Riddlesworth, PA-C, MMS, has been a certified physician assistant for over 15 years. She has spent her career practicing primary care and dermatology. Additionally, she has worked as a professor at several physician assistant programs. Mikala has spoken professionally at multiple education conferences teaching providers about skin conditions and treatment options as well as documentation and billing. Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Mikala Riddlesworth receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Mikala Riddlesworth has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion are available for email, download and/or printing from your online account immediately following the successful completion of the post-test/evaluation.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Nurses/Nurse Practitioners/Clinical Nurse Specialists - Credit Expired: 5/18/2019
No CE available for this board.

California Nurses: PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #:17118 for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

Florida Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

Iowa Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 6.3 self-study contact hours.

Copies of the evaluation may be sent to the IBON. You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

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Other Professions
This self-study activity qualifies for 6.25 clock hours of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Disclaimer: **Information obtained in this course should be used within your scope of practice.
**It is your ethical responsibility to report accurate hours to your licensing board.
**All self-study participants must complete and pass (80% or better) a post-test and evaluation prior to receiving a certificate of completion. If you require a copy of the test/evaluation for CE purposes, please print at the time you take the test. Or you may call our customer service department and a copy of your test/evaluation will be emailed to you. Please allow 30-45 days.

Clinical Nurse Specialists, Nurses, Nurses Practitioners and Physician Assistants