Fungal nail infection is common, stubborn and rarely resolved by topical treatment alone. This CPD-accredited course teaches the treatment of onychomycosis with the Q-switched Nd:YAG laser, from the science behind it through to a full, repeatable clinic protocol — with the consultation, consent and aftercare forms you need to start offering it.
Course structure
- Understanding fungal nail infection
- How the Q-switched Nd:YAG laser works
- Regulation, laser safety and your responsibilities
- Consultation, suitability and contra-indications
- Test patches and laser settings
- Full treatment method and treatment regime
- Aftercare, equipment cleaning and post-treatment
- Questions your clients may ask
- Knowledge review, practical assessment and competency checklist
- Client consultation, consent and aftercare forms, and a treatment-room readiness checklist for your own clinic
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Describe what a fungal nail infection (onychomycosis) is, what causes it and how it is conventionally treated
- Explain how the Q-switched Nd:YAG laser is thought to clear the infection, and the theory behind the 1064nm and 532nm wavelengths
- Understand the regulation, laser safety and professional responsibilities that apply to this treatment in the UK
- Carry out a thorough consultation, assess suitability and identify contra-indications that exclude a client
- Carry out a safe test-patch procedure to establish the client’s tolerated energy level
- Deliver the full treatment method safely, using the correct settings, spot size and technique
- Give appropriate aftercare advice and clean and decontaminate your equipment correctly
- Complete accurate records using compliant consultation, consent, medical-history and aftercare documentation
- Work professionally, safely and ethically, and know the limits of your own competence
Assessment and certification
Short-answer knowledge review submitted to your assessor, followed by a practical assessment against a competency checklist. On successful completion you receive a CPD-accredited certificate.
What you take away
Your own 100-page student training manual and workbook, a full set of client consultation, consent, medical history and aftercare forms you can copy and use in your clinic, and a treatment-room readiness checklist.
Course credits
6 CPD credits.
Please confirm with your own insurer that laser treatment of fungal nail infection is covered on your policy before you book.
