Dr Jeffrey Keir

 

Qualifications

 

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Queensland

Bachelor of Arts, University of Queensland

Certificate in Early Management of Severe Trauma, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Initial, with renewals 1994 and 1999)

Diving Medicine Examiner Course, South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society

Australian Certificate in Civil Aviation Medicine, Monash University

Fellowship, Royal Australian College of General Practice

Master of Family Medicine (Clinical), Monash University

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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)

2006-2010 Honorary Tutor (Dermatology, Skin cancer and Dermoscopy), Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales, UK

2006-2010 Trainer (Skin Cancer and Skin Surgery) for General Practice Registrars, North Coast GP Training, 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

2007-2010 Co-editor, Skin Cancer Blog, Skin Cancer College of Australia and New Zealand

 

 

Presentations

 

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 “Lentiginous Melanoma”; Australian Skin Conference; Gold Coast, 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, International Society for Biophysics and Imaging of the Skin

·        Member, Australia and New Zealand Melanoma Trials Group

·        Member, Melanoma Network, NSW

·        Member, Clinical Oncology Society of Australia

·        Member, Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Group

·        RACGP representative, Cancer Australia Skin Cancer Reference 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

 

 

Research

 

·        “Melanoma Diagnosis and Treatment Performance Indicators in a Primary Care Skin Cancer Clinic – A Pilot Study” (completed, in preparation for publication); Principal Investigator.

·        "Measuring Performance in Skin Cancer Practice: The SCARD Initiative", International Journal of Dermatology (in preparation for print); Co-author

·        “Incidence, site, size and tumour thickness of non-facial lentiginous-type melanomas in a large retrospective pooled case series from primary care skin cancer clinics.” In progress.