Inpatient teledermatology during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) represents a global health crisis in which personal protective equipment has become increasingly limited. Dermatologists are poised to use technology, such as teledermatology, to innovate existing workflows and optimize dermatologic care. The state of Ohio has emerged as a leader in the United States with its response to the COVID-19 crisis. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, we developed a simple algorithm and strict guidelines to prioritize telemedicine specifically for inpatient dermatology consults. This algorithm was quickly accepted by our hospital leadership and adopted by other inpatient consultative services. In this Viewpoint, we share our experience with early adoption of teledermatology in the inpatient consultative setting in light of the COVID-19 crisis. We also highlight the limitations, ethical considerations, and areas for future research with respect to the implementation of teledermatology. ARTICLE HISTORY

Not the pandemic but telemedicine will prevent dermatology patients from overloading the healthcare system

“…were the most common reasons for the dermatology visits in parallel to their frequency in normal times; again not an emergency situation T A B L E 3 Physicians' opinion concerning the essentialness of the each of 902 face-to-face visits our results should be viewed as a support to the studies that have exhibited different success rates with the use of teledermatology for inpatient/outpatient dermatology services. 10,13,14 In conclusion, with the data provided by our study, we are able to prove the unnecessary patient overload during the pandemic and confirm the necessity of the substitution of face-to-face hospital visits with remote healthcare systems. The current question is about the finding the best tool/s to use in Turkey.…”

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic in a cohort of Italian psoriatic patients treated with biological therapies

“…During the shutdown period, patients affected by chronic skin diseases have been deprived of their regular dermatological consultations, since outpatient visits were mostly limited to urgent cases. Teledermatology services have been a useful tool to mitigate the impact of lack of faceto-face visits (19,20) even if this modality is not widely available in Italy or patients might be not familiar with it.…”

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