Welcome

Welcome to the British College of Dermatology (BCD) Education Hub. This site offers a range of dermatology courses and events for healthcare professionals. We have a small range of courses anybody can access without charge. If you are a member of the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) you will have access to a wider range of courses free of charge or generously subsidised as part of your member benefits. If you are not a BAD member you can still sign in or sign up and pay for the individual courses you're interested in via a secure payment process.

We cater for a wide range of healthcare professionals and provide evidence-based, online training for dermatologists of all grades as well as trainees, nurses, GPs, pharmacists, physician associates and medical students.

Watch our welcome tour to start your learning journey.

  
  

BAD members

BAD members can access our interactive self-paced learning at no extra charge.  Our live events and recordings of those are offered to members at a subsidised rate. To access the content for free, please click “Sign in or sign up” and use the username and password you would use to access your BAD portal page. You can then enrol and complete any of our online courses or register to attend training events at a subsidised price.


Non-Members

We welcome all healthcare professionals regardless of your membership status with the BAD. To access our courses, click “Sign in or sign up” to log in or register for the Education Hub.

As you browse our course library you can click “Buy now” and purchase one or more courses. Click the cart on the top right side of the navigation bar and complete your purchase. We use a secure payment portal called Stripe to manage all credit and debit card payments and you will be emailed a receipt once your payment has been approved.

Once you have completed your purchase, click “My Courses” to see all the courses you have enrolled onto.


Students

We’re proud to support dermatologists of the future. We have a collection of free courses and educational resources designed to help you in your early years of medical studies. To access this content, first “Sign in or sign up”, then click “Course Library” and “Students”. Browse the catalogue and click to enrol to start learning.


Course progress tracking

All the courses you have enrolled in are on the “My Courses” page. If you start a course and don’t finish it, the Education Hub will remember where you left off enabling you to complete courses at your own pace.

When you next launch the course, you will be asked if you want to resume where you left off. If you forget to complete the course, the hub will send an email reminder prompting you to complete any courses you have started but not finished.


Certificates

All completed courses will generate a certificate. This will automatically be emailed within an hour of completing the course. If you don’t receive this, we suggest you check your junk email folder or you can “Sign in or sign up” to the Education Hub, click your initials on the top right of the navigation bar and click “Certificates” to download your certificates.

All certificates can be added to the Royal College of Physicians CPD diary as a self-certified entry.


Login details

We strongly advise you to keep your login details safe and not share them with anyone. We reserve the right to block unauthorised users from the site and take appropriate legal action for any inappropriate usage.


Recommended Browsers

The following browsers and recommended settings will improve your experience of the British College of Dermatology (BCD) Education Hub.

Browser versions

For security purposes, we advise you to regularly update your computer's web browser and operating system to the most recent version.

Recommended browsers and versions

For the best user experience, please use the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, or Safari. The BCD Education Hub may also operate on other browsers but with some limitations and these will not be supported by our help team.


Browser settings

Please ensure the following browser settings before attempting to use the Education Hub:

  • Enable Cookies
  • Enable Javascript*

* Some devices such as tablets, PCs and smartphones with touchscreen capabilities may cause problems with the interactive activities used in some of our e-learning content. If you experience problems with touchscreen devices, we recommend you view the content on a computer.

Browser help pages can be found here:

     Firefox Icon     Firefox help: http://support.mozilla.org

     Chrome Icon     Chrome help: http://www.google.com/support/chrome

     Edge Icon     Microsoft Edge help: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-edge

     Safari Icon     Safari help: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/safari


In most browsers, you can make an exception for the BCD Education Hub if you don't want to use these settings for all websites.

Browser add-ons

You may find it useful to install the following add-ons if your browser does not already have them:

PDF files

PDF files are used within the BCD Education Hub to provide certificates and additional reading material. Most modern browsers will enable you to install a PDF browser plugin to view PDFs in a browser window. To install an application to view PDF files go to the Adobe website.

PDF Icon Download Adobe Reader at http://get.adobe.com/reader/. The download includes the browser plugin. To install this plugin, follow the prompts.


If you have any issues logging in or accessing the content on the BCD Education Hub, please contact education@bad.org.uk

Our site is not monitored for messages 24/7, but we aim to respond as quickly as possible to any technical issues.


Usage

We politely ask you not to record or take screenshots of any BCD content. Most videos and images are protected by licenses, have strict usage instructions for education purposes and do not permit redistribution.

Patient images and information in our educational content may involve individuals who have not consented to use by other individuals or organisations outside the British Association of Dermatologists and its education arm, The British College of Dermatology.

You can view the full terms and conditions of use here.