Teledermatology

Burdick, Anne E.

doi:10.1001/archderm.143.12.1581

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“…Teledermatology is the delivery of dermatology services ‘at a distance’ through the use of information and communication technology 1 . It represents part of a general shift in medicine towards the increasing use of technology to address problems of inefficiencies in healthcare provision in the context of increasing demand for services, and to overcome inequities in access to services across geographical regions 2 .…”

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“…Dermatology has, from the outset, been hailed as a medical specialty particularly well suited to telehealthcare, for it relies to a large extent on visual information for diagnosis 1,4 . Teledermatology has been practised both in real time through the use of live interactive videoconferencing (synchronous), and as store‐and‐forward systems involving the transmission of still images and textual information for remote assessment and subsequent review at a later point in time (asynchronous).…”

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Teledermatology in the U.K.: lessons in service innovation

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Teledermatology in the U.K.: lessons in service innovation

2007

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“…Applications by nations' militaries, and their worldwide deployment of personnel, may result in participants being in widely different time zones making a mutually agreeable consult time difficult. Such logistical constraints are eased with store and forward consultations since image generation and image review do not occur simultaneously, but consultations limit the amount of information available to the consultant compared with real-time interactive consultations (1)(2)(3)(4).…”

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“…The use of imaging systems to improve access to specialist healthcare for geographically isolated populations in the USA began in the late 1950s (1). Teledermatology has been defined as the practice of dermatology at a distance.…”

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Teledermatology

Kadurina

Mitoff

2005

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Teledermatology has been the focus of much interest in recent years. It holds great potential for revolutionizing the delivery of dermatology services, providing equitable service to remote areas and allowing primary care physicians to refer patients todermatology centres of excellence at a distance. Teledermatology can be applied in one of two ways: it may be conducted in real-time, utilizing videoconferencing equipment, or by "store and forward" methods, when transmitted digital images or photographs are submitted with a clinical history. "Store and forward" teledermatology systems are easy to set up, cheaper and more convenient for the health care provider, but lack the immediacy of patient contact with the dermatologist, and involve a delay in obtaining the diagnosis and advice on management. Studies to date have generally found that real-time dermatology is likely to allow greater clinical information to be obtained from the patient. It must be recognized that teledermatology is potentially a useful communication tool for selected patients in primary care but is unlikely to solve waiting list problems or replace the need for local dermatology services. Before its routine application as a service tool, its reliability, accuracy and cost-effectiveness need to be verified by rigorous evaluation. It is increasingly likely that teledermatology will prove to be a significant tool in the provision of dermatology services in the future.

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“…Teledermatology (TD) is conducted by means of real‐time videoconferencing (VC) systems or through ‘store and forward’ (SF) of still images for assessment at a second stage. Somewhat less common are the hybrid techniques, such as storage systems that add real‐time interaction, be it communication by two‐way audio (such as the Picasso still image phone), 5 web‐camera (webcam) VC, 6 or virtual conference rooms (Dermanet project) 7 . The equipment in the Turkish study 6 using a hybrid web‐camera system included a digital camera for fixed images (1600 × 1200 pixels) and a web‐cam videoconferencing (352 × 288) pixels connected via ISDN line (128 Kbit/s).…”

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