Dr Jeffrey Keir

 

Qualifications

 

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Queensland 1984

Bachelor of Arts, University of Queensland 1989

Certificate in Early Management of Severe Trauma, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1991, 1994, 1996

Diving Medicine Examiner Course, South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society 1996

Australian Certificate in Civil Aviation Medicine, Monash University 1999

Fellowship, Royal Australian College of General Practice 1999

Master of Family Medicine (Clinical), Monash University 2000

Diploma in Practical Dermatology (with High Distinction), Cardiff University 2005

Certificate in Skin Cancer Medicine (with Distinction), Australian Skin Cancer Society 2006

Certificate in Advanced Skin Cancer Surgery, Skin Cancer College of Australia and New Zealand 2008

Dermoscopy Master Class, Skin Cancer College of Australia and New Zealand 2008

Fellowship (Peter Bourne Prize for highest-scoring exam candidate), Skin Cancer College of Australia and New Zealand 2009

 

 

Teaching

 

1989 Clinical Tutor, Department of Anatomy, University of Queensland

2006 Lecturer, Master of Medicine (Primary Care Skin Cancer), School of Medicine, University of Queensland (co-author of subject material)

2006-2012 Honorary Tutor (Dermatology, Skin Cancer and Dermoscopy), Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales, UK

2006-2012 Trainer (Skin Cancer Diagnosis and Skin Surgery) for General Practice Registrars, North Coast GP Training, Ballina, NSW Australia

2008-2009 Lecturer (Skin Flap Surgery) Certificate in Advanced Skin Cancer Surgery, Skin Cancer College of Australia and New Zealand, Brisbane Australia

2009 Tutor/Assistant, Certificate in Skin Surgery, Certificate in Skin Cancer Surgery, HealthCert/University of Queensland, Brisbane Qld Australia

2011 Lecturer, Dermoscopy Masterclass. Skin Cancer College of Australia and New Zealand, Gold Coast Qld, Australia

2011 Lecturer, Introductory Surgical Workshop. Skin Cancer College of Australia and New Zealand, Gold Coast Qld, Australia

2011 Lecturer, Advanced Surgical Workshop. Skin Cancer College of Australia and New Zealand, Gold Coast Qld, Australia

2011 Workshop Coordinator,  Dermatology Workshop, Northern Rivers GP Network, Lismore NSW, Australia  

2012 Course coordinator & Lecturer, Dermoscopy Certificate Workshops, Skin Cancer College of Australia and New Zealand, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Cairns Australia.

2007-2012 Co-editor, Skin Cancer Blog, Skin Cancer College of Australia and New Zealand

Presentations/Abstracts

 

1991  Water Sports Emergencies; Indonesian Association for Emergency Medicine; Bali, Indonesia.

1997  Mass Evacuation of Burns Cases from a Remote Location in Papua New Guinea; Military Medicine/ Australasian Trauma Society; Brisbane Australia

1997  Remote Area Emergency Evacuation, St Johns Ambulance Brigade “Remote Area First Aid” conference; Brisbane, Australia

2009  Melanoma Diagnosis and Treatment Performance Indicators in a Primary Care Skin Cancer Clinic – A Pilot Study; 7th World Melanoma Congress; Vienna, Austria

2010  Early Diagnosis of Melanoma; North Coast Cancer Conference; Ballina, Australia

2010  Dermoscopy of Lentiginous Melanoma ; Australian Skin Cancer Conference; Gold Coast, Australia

2011  Cutting Edge Dermatoscopy. SCCANZ Dermoscopy Masterclass. Gold Coast Qld, Australia

2011  Lentiginous Melanoma. SCCANZ Dermoscopy Masterclass. Gold Coast Qld, Australia

2011  Basic suturing techniques. SCCANZ Introductory Surgical Workshop. Gold Coast Qld, Australia

2011  Introduction to Flap surgery. SCCANZ Advanced Surgical Workshop. Gold Coast Qld, Australia

2011  Surgery of the Ear. SCCANZ Advanced Surgical Workshop. Gold Coast Qld, Australia

2011  Serial Dermatoscopic Monitoring and Melanoma Breslow Thickness in a Primary Care Skin Cancer Clinic – a Pilot Study. Abstracts from the SCCANZ Skin Cancer Conference, June 3-5, 2011, Gold Coast, Australia. Dermatol Pract Concept 2011;1(suppl ):19.

2011  A Medicolegal Minefield - Panel Discussion. SCCANZ Skin Cancer Conference, Gold Coast Qld, Australia

2012  Sebaceous Carcinoma - Case report and literature review. SCCANZ Summer Symposium, Broadbeach Qld, Australia

 

Memberships and Appointments

 

·         Member, Skin Cancer College of Australian and New Zealand

·         Member, Australian Medical Association

·         Member, Royal Australian College of General Practice

·         Member, International Dermoscopy Society

·         Member, Australia and New Zealand Melanoma Trials Group

·         Member, Melanoma Network, NSW

·         Member, Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Group

·         Expert Panelist, Health Care Complaints Committee, NSW

·         Past Board Member, Northern Rivers GP Network

·         Past Member, Standards Committee, Skin Cancer Society of Australia

·         Past Chair, Research Committee, Skin Cancer College of Australia and New Zealand

·         Secretary, Skin Cancer College Of Australia and New Zealand

 

Research/Publications

 

·         Keir J. Diagnosing skin cancer in primary care: how do main-stream general practitioners compare with primary care skin cancer clinic doctors? [letter] Med J Aust 2008; 188 (2): 125-126.

·         Keir J. Dermoscopy: why should we do it? Skin Voice Newsletter, Dept Dermatology, Cardiff University. Summer 2008: 2-3.

·         Rosendahl C, Hansen C, Cameron A, Bourne P, Wilson T, Cook B, Baker M, Keir J, Dicker T, Reid M, Williamson R, Weedon D, Soyer HP, Youl PH, Wilkinson D. Measuring performance in skin cancer practice: the SCARD initiative. Int J Dermatol. 2011 Jan;50(1):44-51

·         Zalaudek I, Giacomel J, Schmid K, Bondino S, Rosendahl C, Cavicchini S, Tourlaki A, Gasparini S, Bourne P, Keir J, Kittler H, Eibenschutz L, Catricalà C, Argenziano G. Dermatoscopy of facial actinic keratosis, intraepidermal carcinoma, and invasive squamous cell carcinoma: a progression model. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Apr;66(4):589-97. Epub 2011 Aug 11.

·         Stanganelli I, Argenziano G, Sera F, Blum A, Ozdemir F, Karaarslan IK, Piccolo D, Peris K, Kirchesch H, Bono R, Pizzichetta MA, Gasparini S, Braun RP, Correira O, Thomas L, Zaballos P, Puig S, Malvehy J, Scalvenzi M, Rabinovitz H, Bergamo A, Pellacani G, Longo C, Pavlovic M, Rosendahl C, Hofmann-Wellenhof R, Cabo H, Marghoob AA, Langford D, Astorino S, Manganoni AM, Gourhant JY, Keir J, Grichnik JM, Fumo G, Dong H, Sortino Rachou AM, Ferrara G, Zalaudek I. Dermoscopy of scalp tumours: a multi-centre study conducted by the international dermoscopy society. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2011 Jul 26. [Epub ahead of print]

·         Keir J. Introduction to Dermatology in Primary Care [editorial]. Dermatol Pract Concept 2011;1(1):15

·         Rosendahl C, Williams G, Eley D, Wilson T, Canning G, Keir J, McColl I, Wilkinson D. The impact of subspecialization and dermatoscopy use on accuracy of melanoma diagnosis among primary care doctors in Australia. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Feb 9. [Epub ahead of print]

·         Bourne P, Rosendahl C, Keir J, Cameron A. BLINCK - a diagnostic algorithm for skin cancer diagnosis combining clinical features with dermatoscopy findings. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2012; 2 (2):12