Cognitive biases in Mohs micrographic surgery.

Mohs surgeons' fallibility is an important topic to explore. There are no studies on the role of cognitive biases in heuristic decision-making within Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) as a contributing factor in mistakes or errors of clinical judgement. We reviewed established cognitive biases applied to heuristics during the pre-operative, intraoperative and reconstruction stages of MMS, and recommend conscious cognitive bias mitigating strategies for Mohs surgeons.

Athena speciality certificate examination case for photodermatology.

This Athena case describes a young girl with a 2-year history of episodic pruritic erythematous papules on her right cheek, which coalesced to form a plaque. The eruption later recurred, involving the left cheek, nose and upper arms.