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Handouts for the English cohort's weekly live lectures. If you attend a lecture you can open its handout during the session, and once your membership is approved you can return to every earlier handout.

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October 23, 2026Open nowInformation

Lecture schedule · Understanding Problem Skin

The English cohort starts on Tuesday, November 17, 2026: 18 sessions of 90 minutes on five topics, on Tuesdays. Sessions 1 to 4 are dated; the rest will be announced.

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November 17, 2026Coming soonRosacea

Lecture 1 · What Is Rosacea? Identifying the Redness

The criteria that separate sensitive skin from rosacea, phenotype-based diagnosis since 2017, and the four mix-ups that happen most often in the treatment room.

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November 24, 2026Coming soonRosacea

Lecture 2 · Why Does It Turn Red? Triggers and Aggravation Mechanisms

What makes rosacea worse: how to find the triggers in a client's daily life, and the mechanisms behind them.

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December 1, 2026Coming soonRosacea

Lecture 3 · What Is Done: Dermatology Treatment and the Role of the Treatment Room

Why it pays to know the treatments dermatology uses, and the points the treatment room can actually work on.

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December 8, 2026Coming soonRosacea

Lecture 4 · In Practice: Consultation, Home Care and Cases

What to ask in consultation, what to take out of home care, and practising the judgement on real cases.

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Date to be announcedContact dermatitis

Lecture 5 · Irritant or Allergic: The Two Faces of Contact Dermatitis

They look like the same rash, but the mechanism and the response differ. It starts with the criteria that tell them apart.

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Date to be announcedContact dermatitis

Lecture 6 · Tracing the Cause: Cosmetics, Metals and Occupational Exposure

What was the cause? The order for narrowing it down through cosmetic ingredients, metals and occupational exposure.

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Date to be announcedContact dermatitis

Lecture 7 · Treatment and Recovery: Patch Testing and Barrier Repair

What a patch test tells you, and the order in which to restore the barrier after the acute phase.

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Date to be announcedContact dermatitis

Lecture 8 · In Practice: Reading Ingredient Labels and Handling a Product Reaction

What to look for on a label, and what to do in the first 30 minutes when a product reaction happens.

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Date to be announcedSeborrheic dermatitis

Lecture 9 · What Is Seborrheic Dermatitis? From Dandruff to Facial Redness

It is not only a scalp problem. It starts with how the same condition shows on the face.

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Date to be announcedSeborrheic dermatitis

Lecture 10 · Malassezia and Sebum: Why It Keeps Coming Back

A condition where relapse is the default. The reasons, seen through the relationship between Malassezia and sebum.

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Date to be announcedSeborrheic dermatitis

Lecture 11 · Treatment and Care: Antifungals and Scalp Care

An overview of the antifungal treatment used in medicine, and the scalp care the treatment room can offer.

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Date to be announcedSeborrheic dermatitis

Lecture 12 · In Practice: Scalp and Facial Protocols

Scalp and face brought together in one protocol. It begins with a review of the earlier sessions.

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Date to be announcedPsoriasis

Lecture 13 · What Is Psoriasis? An Autoimmune Disorder of Keratinisation, and How to Tell It Apart

Not everything with thick scale is psoriasis. It starts with what an autoimmune disorder of keratinisation is.

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Date to be announcedPsoriasis

Lecture 14 · The Immune Axis, Comorbidities and an Overview of Treatment

A condition that does not stop at the skin: the immune axis, comorbidities and today's treatment landscape.

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Date to be announcedPsoriasis

Lecture 15 · In Practice: The Koebner Phenomenon and Absolute Contraindications

A condition where irritation creates new lesions. It starts with what must never be done in the treatment room.

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Date to be announcedFolliculitis

Lecture 16 · What Is Folliculitis? Telling Bacterial, Fungal and Mechanical Causes Apart

The things that look like acne, and the criteria that separate bacterial, fungal and mechanical causes.

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Date to be announcedFolliculitis

Lecture 17 · Malassezia Folliculitis or Acne

The most common mix-up: the clues that tell the two apart, and why acne care makes it worse.

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Date to be announcedFolliculitis

Lecture 18 · In Practice: Care After Hair Removal and Infection Control

Where folliculitis most often starts in the treatment room. The course ends with care after hair removal and infection control.

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