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.
Verify this accreditation
This course is CPD accredited and has its own entry on The CPD Register, where the accreditation can be checked independently. View this course on The CPD Register.
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