Demand for dermatology services is increasing, resulting in changes in service provision and the role of nurses. Technological advances have led to the development of telemedicine. This article describes how four primary care trusts and the dermatology department at Queen's Medical Centre developed a district-wide teledermatology service. The service was led by nurses and a GP with a special in...

OBJECTIVES To determine the proportion of suspicious lesions referred by nondermatologists that are found to be malignant and the number of incidental skin cancers identified at the time of dermatology referral. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System. PATIENTS Four hundred patients referred by nondermatologists for skin lesions suspected ...

INTRODUCTION Teledermatology has proven to be an effective means of providing dermatologic care. The existing research has primarily evaluated its usefulness in a consultative model. Few academic centers have evaluated a patient-initiated model, and direct-to-consumer services remain the subject of controversy. Stanford Health Care recently launched a direct-care, patient-initiated teledermatol...

IMPORTANCE Mobile teledermatology may increase access to care. OBJECTIVE To determine whether mobile teledermatology in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients in Gaborone, Botswana, was reliable and produced valid assessments compared with face-to-face dermatologic consultations. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Cross-sectional study conducted in outpatient clinics and public...

Background Teledermatology is a cost-effective treatment modality for the management of skin disorders. Most evaluations use quantitative data, and far less understood about patients’ experience. Objective This qualitative study aimed to explore perceptions teledermatology service linking public primary care clinics national specialist dermatology clinic in Singapore. A better understanding exp...

Introduction: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory condition that requires frequent dermatology visits. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) led to shift in healthcare delivery telemedicine. Teledermatology can be valuable for HS patients decrease travel and wait times improve patient access. However, we hypothesized people with may have concerns or challenges participating due its...