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Dermatology Services at Flinders Medical Centre
The Dermatology Unit provides a consultative service for the following conditions:
- Acute severe Dermatological problems
- Haemodynamically unstable dermatoses
- Moderate and severe skin disease unresponsive to current management
- Melanoma in non-melanoma skin cancer
- Diagnoses and management of rare acquired and congenital dermatoses
- Severe skin infections
- Severe bullous disease
Referral guidelines
For admission or urgent advice in office hours contact the Dermatology Registrar;
Flinders Medical Centre (08) 8204 5511
All referrals must provide:
- Provisional diagnosis
- Description of the rash or lesion, including duration
- Treatment to date
- Relevant investigations/biopsies
Referrals will be triaged according to urgency defined by three priority categories:
- Category 1: Urgent (< 8 weeks)
- Category 2: Semi urgent (16 to 32 weeks)
- Category 3: Next available (> 12 months)
Referrals will be triaged and referrers and the patient will receive notification. Category 1 will receive an appointment date and time. Category 2 and 3 will be sent an acknowledgement letter and placed on a waiting list.
Referrals are not able to be accepted for routine skin surveillance and cosmetic management of benign skin lesions (e.g. skin tags, milia, seborrhoeic keratoses). Please arrange an alternative referral for your patient.
Unit staff include part time visiting dermatologists, four registrars, a Dermatology Nurse Practitioner Trainee, Registered and Enrolled Nurses, clerical and a half time medical intern.
In addition to caring for inpatients and running an outpatient clinic, FMC also has a Day Dermatology Unit. This facility has been established to assist people who require phototherapy or dermatology treatment in a day care setting allowing flexibility with treatment without being an inpatient.
Research programs currently include Psoriasis and Atopic Eczema. For information about current trials or participating in research, please contact our Dermatology Nurse Consultant.
Brochures
Skin care and wet wraps patient information sheet (PDF 93.7KB)
Consultants
- Dr H Ly (Head of Unit)
- Dr G Marshman
- Dr C Duguid
- Dr S Murray
- Dr D Long
- Dr S Khoury
- Dr K Newland
- Dr R Manifold
- Dr C Ross
Registrars
Contact: (08) 8204 5511
- Dr Claire Allison, pager 18637
- Dr Brittany Wong, pager 38692
- Dr Karolina Kerkemeyer, pager 18636
- Dr Holly Sexton, pager 48244
Contact details
Registrars
Phone: (08) 8204 5511
Dermatology Nurse Consultant: Penny Harrison
Phone: (08) 8204 8961
Fax: (08) 8204 8960
Day Dermatology Unit
Location: Level 6 (near Ward 6A)
Phone
: (08) 8204 3090