This newsletter summarizes news and updates from SunDoctors. It introduces the new Medical Director, Dr. Jonny Levy, and announces an upcoming clinical seminar. It also provides brief updates on declining melanoma rates in Australia, social media posts warning about sunbed use, and the implementation of a new pathology reporting system.

1. I’m delighted to introduce you to our
inaugural newsletter for SunDoctors.
As part of our commitment to improved
communication, The Wrap will include
news, views and information of value to
you as a SunDoctor.
We can all feel time poor and, in
recognition of that, we will keep the
stories concise and will provide links for
further information and reading. I have
enjoyed meeting many of you over the
past few months and discussing our
vision, purpose and strategic planning
and I enjoyed meeting many more of
you at the Skin Cancer Congress. In the
meantime, please contact me with any
feedback or ideas.
The Wrap
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We are pleased to announce
that Dr Jonny Levy has joined us
in the role of Medical Director.
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levyJonny brings with him a passion for education
and professional development. “Ultimately, I
want us to provide skin cancer services which
I would happily and confidently send my own
family to,” he said. Jonny graduated in medicine
and psychology from Imperial College London,
UK, in 2001 and obtained parts I and II of the
Royal College of Surgeons Fellowship in 2004.
He also has more than a decade of experience
in emergency medicine and has gained two
Australian General Practice fellowships and
certificates in Skin Cancer Medicine and
advanced dermoscopy.
“I am always open to your opinions, queries,
troubles and tales of clinical victories,”
he added.
“Feel free to contact me; I am open
to suggestions.”
Australian rates of invasive melanoma - which had
been on the increase since the 1980s are declining
and predicted to keep falling over the next 15 years,
researchers at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research
Institute revealed. Meanwhile New Zealand has the
highest rates of skin cancer in the world, with figures
showing about 50 cases per 100,000 people.
It is more than two decades since a team at the
New York University Medical Center proposed
an ‘ABCD’ mnemonic for clinical melanoma
diagnosis, that was enthusiastically taken up as a
means for detecting melanoma clinically.
It remains the mainstay of advice given to
clinicians in primary care, including the RACGP.
But there is a lack of clarity around how many of
the criteria are required to consider a lesion to be
suspicious enough to excise.
If you know of colleagues who might be interested in joining
the specialty or the business, we would love to hear from you.
As recognition and thanks for taking the time to discuss
the benefits of a career with SunDoctors within your peer
networks,we are offering a $2,000 bonus if your
efforts lead to a doctor joining us,
with $5,000 if they come
on board for three days
a week or more.
A mother who regularly used sunbeds since she was a teenager and never
wore sunscreen has used social media to share graphic photos of herself
following surgery for skin cancer. The 40-year-old from the UK has been
praised for sharing her story in a bid to warn others of the dangers.
The SunDoctors team
drive creative energy
and are committed
to growing and
developing an
innovative and
professional model
AUTUMN 2016 issue 1
HELLO JONNY
NZ the new skin cancer capital
Lesions that escape detection
Referral incentive
New Zealand has overtaken Australia as the world leader
in invasive melanoma rates, new research suggests.
In the first of The Wrap’s regular
Diagnostic and Therapeutic
updates Dr Jeff Keir looks at
some examples of cases that
would fly under the ABCD radar
but are nonetheless worthy of
dermatoscopic examination.
With our expanding services and
marketing efforts we need to recruit
more dedicated and skilful doctors.
Post surgery photos
of a mother warning
of the dangers of
sunbeds go viral
Kate’s key responsibility is ensuring that all our
clinics and teams are operating as smoothly
and efficiently as possible and meeting the
expectations of clients and patients.
In the six months since joining SunDoctors
Kate has been enjoying working with large
and diverse teams and loves to witness the
dedication to caring for patients.
When she’s not at work, you will most likely find
Kate pursuing her love of health and fitness or
spending time with her young family.
We are excited to announce the inaugural
SunDoctors Clinical Seminar taking place
in Sydney on the weekend of Saturday 17 September.
This event will focus on what’s new ion skin cancer
including research, updates on clinic results, training
and education opportunities and much
more. It will also provide the opportunity
to connect with your colleagues from
around Australia and the SunDoctors
management team.
Please save the date and look out
for further detail via email in the
coming weeks regarding registration,
accommodation and
travel arrangements.
We look forward to seeing you there.
kate cross
General Manager Operations
in Queensland
My sole
objective in
this role is to
help make every
SunDoctor
the best
skin cancer
practitioner
possible
17-18 September
Save the date...
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Do you have an issue or story that you would like
to see shared in The Wrap newsletter?
Contact Doctor Relationship Manager Sally Muir
with your ideas and suggestions:
sally.muir@sundoctors.com.au 02 9455 1131 0407 488 264
medical director
DR
JEFF KEIR
Southern Sun Pathology went live with its new information and reporting system in
March, becoming the first clinics in Australia to use the state-of- the-art technology.
The Sysmex-Delphic AP system features touch screen work stations and
automated labelling equipment and provides comprehensive laboratory workflow
management with traceability from receipt of the specimen, through processing,
administration, diagnostic reporting and report distribution.
The next step will be the implementation of enhanced, web-based report
access using Sysmex Éclair soon.
a PATHOLOGY first for Australia
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For more details please
contact Joanne Stewart,
Clinical Development Manager
joanne.stewart@sundoctor.com.au
(02) 9455 1132