Continuing professional development
Five free, browser-based learning formats for UK skin-oncology clinicians at every grade — foundation-year trainees through to consultant revalidation. Everything runs in your browser; no accounts; no data leaves your device. Self-assessment exams generate downloadable certificates suitable for claiming against annual CPD requirements at your discretion.
Clinical cases
Twenty interactive long-form cases across the skin-oncology spectrum — melanoma (including subungual and acral lentiginous), cSCC with PNI, BCC at sensitive sites, Merkel, DFSP, Kaposi, cutaneous lymphoma, OTR pathways, ICI colitis, voriconazole-related cSCC, vulval SCC on lichen sclerosus. Stepwise reveals with embedded MCQs and references.
MCQ self-assessment
Fifteen single-best-answer core topic exams, thirty category-level monograph quizzes and revision samplers. Covers melanoma, cSCC, BCC, Merkel & lymphoma, syndromes, reconstruction, dermoscopy, NICE TAs / NHS England policies, sarcoma, adnexal, pre-cancers, irAEs, radiotherapy, pathology and MDT pathways, with category quizzes mapped to the Topics taxonomy. Per-question feedback, sub-topic breakdown, downloadable certificate.
Dermoscopy quiz
Seven themed image-led decks: Two-Step Algorithm, melanocytic structures, BCC features, acral & nail unit, facial pigment / LM, vascular & amelanotic patterns, pigmented non-melanocytic lookalikes. Single-best-answer with immediate feedback, references and a downloadable certificate.
Mock SCE exam
A timed Specialty Certificate Examination-style paper sampling the core topic banks with SCE blueprint weighting. Selectable length (default 60 questions). No per-question feedback during the exam; detailed breakdown with per-topic scoring and downloadable certificate afterwards.
Revision flashcards
Twelve spaced-repetition (SM-2 lite) decks: NICE TAs & NHS England policies, AJCC 8 stage groupings, BWH cSCC risk factors, predisposition syndromes & genes, lymphoma immunophenotypes, reconstruction flap indications, dermoscopy mnemonics, irAE management, drug essentials, adnexal tumours, pre-cancers and MDT pathways. Browser local-storage only; export / clear at any time.
How to use these modules
- Daily revision (5-10 min) — Flashcards. Use one deck for 2-3 weeks until the "mature" ratio reaches ~80%, then rotate.
- Pre-clinic refresher (15-20 min) — A single MCQ topic mapped to tomorrow's list (e.g. BCC for Mohs lists, Reconstruction for flap lists, irAE for melanoma follow-up clinic).
- Weekly teaching session — Project a clinical case from cases.html. Step through stems with the team; pause on MCQs for discussion.
- Pattern-recognition practice — Dermoscopy quiz, one deck per coffee break.
- SCE preparation — Cover the 15 MCQ topics first (≈4-5 weeks at three topics / week), then sit the 60-question Mock SCE under timed conditions every 2-3 weeks; review weakest sub-topics.
Editorial standard
All CPD content is drawn from the same UK clinical reference content as the site's topic pages — NICE NG14, NG12, NG125, NG141, NG198 and the relevant NICE TAs, NHS England commissioning policies, NICE melanoma guidance, BAD specialty guidelines for cSCC, BCC and cutaneous lymphoma, RCPath datasets, AJCC 8 / TNM 8 staging and WHO-HAEM5 (2022). Each question / card carries an explanation with citations to the underlying source; we re-verify against the source-control register quarterly. If you spot an error or a question that needs updating, please flag it.
CPD claiming
Activities on this site are designed for self-directed learning and may be claimed against your professional appraisal at your discretion. Self-assessment exams generate a printable / downloadable certificate with the topic, date and score. The certificate is not equivalent to a formal qualification and is not externally accredited.
UK appraisal context (informal guidance): Royal College / GMC appraisal frameworks generally accept self-directed online learning where the clinician can demonstrate reflection on practice. Use the certificate alongside a short reflective note (1-2 paragraphs) recording what you learned and how you will apply it. Indicative time-claim ranges: 1 MCQ topic ≈ 0.5 hour; mock SCE ≈ 1 hour; clinical case ≈ 0.5-1 hour; flashcards session ≈ 0.1 hour.
Privacy
All CPD modules run entirely in your browser. Question state, flashcard progress (SM-2 scheduling) and exam results are kept in your browser's localStorage on your device only — nothing is transmitted to skinoncology.net or any third party. Clearing browser data resets progress. See the privacy page for detail.