About This Course

This interactive course for healthcare professionals (dermatologists, general practitioners, nurses) has been designed to introduce you to the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of actinic keratosis in primary care. It should take you approximately 30 minutes to complete.


This course has a 2-year expiry date of 1st of March 2026. If you complete this course after its expiry date, please double check all claims in this course with up-to-date, peer-reviewed information, as the diagnostic or treatment landscape may have changed.

CME/CPD Information

This course has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (UEMS-EACCME®) with 0.5 European CME credits (ECMEC®).

This accreditation certifies the quality and relevance of the educational content.

Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA), physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • Summarize the epidemiology and clinical features of actinic keratosis.

  • Describe the clinical and dermoscopic features of actinic keratosis.

  • Explain the association between actinic keratosis and squamous cell carcinoma.

  • Identify actinic keratoses in images of various skin lesions.

  • Determine when referral to immediate or secondary care is required.

  • Discuss management options and patient expectations.

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Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to the Course

    1. Introduction to Precourse Quiz

    2. Precourse Quiz

    1. What Is Actinic Keratosis?

    1. Clinical Presentation

    1. Management of Actinic Keratosis

    1. Introduction to Final Quiz

    2. Final Quiz

    1. Conclusions and Take-Home Messages

    2. Course Feedback Survey

About this course

  • Free
  • 10 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

This independent medical education eLearning program has been produced by Karger medical publishers in partnership with the Primary Care Dermatology Society.


This non-promotional educational course has been commissioned and funded by Almirall. 

Almirall has had no influence or editing control over the content.

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