Course:
ACAM The Motivated Patient
Description:
The Medical Board of Australia (MBA) introduced new Guidelines for those practitioners who offer cosmetic surgical or other procedures. The Guidelines are due to be implemented on the 1 July 2023, which has expressed a concerned for the diagnosis and management of patients who suffer from Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).
The Motivated Patient Examination and its accompanying resources are designed to ensure practitioners are across the lasted information and academic concerning BDD.
Resources are provided for the examination, you are expected to review the DSMV (a link is provided) and current peer review papers (provided). In the event that a paper is not provided you are encouraged to create a Pubmed account and use the search term “Body Dysmorphic Disorder” to review the latest peer reviewed literature.
Upon completion of The Motivated Patient Examination a certificate will be generated.
This course is accredited with:
ACAM Activity # 20251b Total 10 Hours Education 8 hours Reflection 1 hour Measure Outcomes 1 hour
ACRRM Activity # 36505 Total Hours 10 Education 8 hours MO/Performance 1 hour Reflection 1 hour
CPDHome.org.au Activity # 1574 Total Hours 10 hours Education 8 hours MO/Performance 1 hour Reflection 1 hour
RACGP Activity # 542679 Total 6 Hours Education 2.5 hours Reflection 2.5 hours Measure Outcomes 1 hour
You may ‘self claim’ your CPD; and if this is your preference please use your ACAM certificate.
Course Length:
Self paced, online & open book
You have 30 minutes to answer 20 questions consisting of multiple choice and true and false. The pass mark is 80% and you get unlimited attempts.
The examination can be open book (resources are available) and should take approximately 30 minutes. Participants may re-enrol in the course as many times as they wish.
Programme:
- Symptoms, prevalence, assessment & treatment of BDD.
- Ethical Challenges of BDD.
- Skin diseases and psychological morbidity.
- Motivations, demography of patients with BDD.
- Obsessive Compulsive and Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Course Cost:
ACAM member registration enjoy the discounted cost of FREE
Non-member registration the course fee is $350 (GST Inclusive).