[Certificate: "Occupational Dermatology (ABD)". New curriculum 2006 of the CME-seminars of the Task Force of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology].

The certification of experts is an important component in the overall concept of quality management in occupational dermatology. With the certificate "Occupational Dermatology (ABD)" the Task Force on Occupational and Environmental Dermatology (ABD) has developed a comprehensive CME concept in the field of medico-legal evaluations. The ABD seminars meet the current requirements of the statutory accident insurances and social welfare courts. The new CME seminar curriculum 2006 of the ABD takes into account the recent pioneering achievements in occupational dermatology, e.g. the Bamberg leaflet, the optimized dermatologic report and other prevention/early intervention measures. The ABD seminars (total of 21 hrs) are subdivided into 3 consecutive modules: basic, advanced and special seminar (7 hrs each). The seminars are interactive, based on practice-oriented discussions with experts from different disciplines (occupational dermatology, social law). The seminars should be attended in chronological order; there are no time limits during which they must be completed. Prerequisite for the certification is a specialist's degree in dermatology. To maintain the certificate it is expected to attend one of the newly-created ABD "quality management workshops" (7 hrs) within 5-year-intervals; these focus on interdisciplinary case discussions of the current legal regulations and recent social welfare court decisions. More than 400 dermatologists have already been certified by the ABD.