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Using an electronic self‐completion tool to identify patients at increased risk of melanoma in Australian primary care

Some international guidelines recommend a risk‐based approach to screening for melanoma, but few suggest how to account for multiple risk factors or how to implement risk‐based screening in practice. This… Click to show full abstract

Some international guidelines recommend a risk‐based approach to screening for melanoma, but few suggest how to account for multiple risk factors or how to implement risk‐based screening in practice. This study investigated the acceptability and feasibility of identifying patients at increased risk of melanoma in Australian general practice using a self‐completed risk assessment tool. Stratification of risk was based on the validated Williams melanoma risk prediction model.

Keywords: risk; risk melanoma; increased risk; patients increased; melanoma australian

Journal Title: Australasian Journal of Dermatology
Year Published: 2020

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