Workshops
13th Annual Patch Test Training Day
Date: Friday 15 May 2026
Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm
Cost:
Nurses and Registrars
Early Bird: $200.00
Full rate: $240.00
Dermatologists
Early Bird: $300.00
Full rate: $340.00
Other
Early Bird: $320.00
Full rate: $360.00
Please register via the main registration form.
This workshop will be available on-demand.
Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Practice – Practical Applications and Demonstrations
This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the practical use of artificial intelligence in dermatological practice. Attendees will rotate through five interactive stations, each demonstrating real-time applications of AI scribes, ChatGPT, and skin cancer diagnostic tools. The session is designed to provide dermatologists with practical experience and insights into how AI can enhance clinical efficiency, documentation, and diagnostic accuracy.
Facilitators: Rob Miller & Lisa Abbott & Simone Goldinger
Date: Friday 15 May 2026
Time: Session 1: 1:15pm – 2:30pm & Session 2: 2:45pm – 4:00pm (both sessions cover the same content, only 1 can be selected)
Cost: $50.00, places are limited!
Please register via the main registration form.
This workshop will not be available on-demand.
Leading Effective Feedback Conversations with your Trainees
Supporting trainees through meaningful, timely feedback is a core role of every Supervisor—especially as College introduces new work‑based assessment forms in 2026. This interactive workshop equips Supervisors with practical skills and increased confidence to lead effective feedback conversations in everyday clinical practice.
In this session participants will:
- Practise a range of realistic feedback scenarios
- Explore and apply essential principles of effective feedback
- Workshop their own real examples and challenges
- Share strategies with peers in a supportive environment
Facilitators: Caterina De Meneghi, College National Wellbeing & Engagement Manager, and Harriet Scott, Manager – Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Date: Monday 18 May 2026
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Cost: Free, available for ACD Fellows Only
Please register via the main registration form.
This workshop will not be available on-demand.
ACD-SHI Clinical Skills Immersion Workshop
Date: Friday 15 May 2026
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Location: Skin Health Institute, Level 1, 80 Drummond Street, Carlton VIC
Cost: $250, available for ACD Fellows only and places are limited!
Facilitators: Professor Rosemary Nixon and Elizabeth Le Hunt
Hosted in collaboration between the Australasian College of Dermatologists and the Skin Health Institute, this practical workshop will be held at the Skin Health Institute in Carlton. It offers a rare opportunity to strengthen your procedural skills through four different stations, featuring experienced dermatologists describing various procedures using videos, interactive learning and live Q&A.
Learn directly from leading dermatologists at four stations during the workshop:
- Professor Johannes Kern on nail procedures
- Dr Kamaldeep Sandhu on treatments for hyperhidrosis including iontophoresis and Botox
- Dr Pooja Sharma on multiple uses of platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections in dermatology, including for hair loss
- Dr Belinda Welsh on the treatment of actinic cheilitis with CO2 laser and PDT; non-vascular uses for V beam laser and TCA peels for benign conditions
Please register via the main registration form.
This workshop will not be available on-demand.
Eczema Workshop
Date: Friday 15 May 2026
Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: Free
Please register via the main registration form.
This workshop will not be available on-demand.
Registrars Workshop
Date: Friday 15 May 2026
Time: 12:30pm – 5:00pm
Room: MCEC
Who: Registrars only
Cost: Free
Please register via the main registration form.
This workshop will not be available on-demand.
Australian Indigenous Doctors Association (AIDA) Cultural Safety Training for Supervisors
College’s commitment to creating culturally and clinically safe environments is supported by the recent reaccreditation of the College in late 2021. The Australian Medical Council has mandated cultural safety training for all members working in a supervisory capacity. Heads of Department, Clinical Supervisors, Supervisors of Training and Directors of Training will have the opportunity to attend these one-day workshops free-of-charge. Completing this workshop assists your site with maintaining accreditation and you can also gain CPD points.
Date: Friday 15 May 2026
Time: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Cost: Free, available for ACD Fellows Only
Please register via the main registration form.
This workshop will not be available on-demand.
Contact Us
If you have queries regarding the ACD ASM 2026 meeting, please contact the Conference Office.
Think Business Events
Level 1, 4 Anderson Street
Port Melbourne VIC 3207
T: +61 (02) 8815 8181
acdasm@thinkbusinessevents.com.au
www.thinkbusinessevents.com.au
Acknowledgement of Country
Built on the banks of the Birrarung (Yarra River), College acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Narrm, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation where the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) now stands. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and to Elders of all First Nations communities that visit MCEC. We recognise the ongoing significance of the Birrarung to Traditional Owners as a life source and a meeting place for millennia and seek to honour this long-standing tradition of building community and exchanging ideas on these lands.