Educational Opportunities for Practitioners Suturing Techniques 1: Learn about the basics of Suturing. If you are not comfortable in holding a needle holder, using a pair of scissors and/or putting in simple or buried sutures, this course is for you. If you are not keen to be sewing up lacerations, perhaps you would be interested in learning how to do a shave biopsy or a punch biopsy. These simple but useful techniques for office general practice will be taught in a scintillating one hour session. Suturing Techniques 2: This is for the General Practitioner who performs minor surgery in their office. Understand more about elliptical excisions and how to sew up an incision with subcutaneous and subcuticular sutures. Management of dog ears and knowledge of a simple flap will also be taught. Suturing Techniques 3: For the more advanced General Practitioner, probably in the rural areas, performing excision of basal and squamous cell carcinomas. This will consist of a practical, inter-reactive programme where cases will be presented and the participants will suggest ways to reconstruct areas with flaps. The indications for referral and what to do if one gets out of their depth, will also be discussed. Courses conducted by DR DARRYL J. HODGKINSON - Plastic Surgeon M.B. B.S. (Hons) F.R.C.S. (C) F.A.C.S. F.A.C.C.S.