Published in Dermatologic clinics
"Currently, an estimated 70.8 million individuals worldwide are forcibly displaced due to war, violence, and persecution. Barriers to providing dermatologic care include the large number of affected people, their movement within and across international borders, security issues, and limited access to dermatology expertise and formularies. Screening...
Published in Dermatologic clinics
The International Alliance for Global Health Dermatology (GLODERM) was formed in 2019 with the aim to unite efforts toward skin health, open to members from any health profession, any country, and at any stage of training. This article highlights the case for such an alliance; discusses existing opportunities and gaps in global health dermatology; ...
Published in Dermatologic clinics
Telemedicine has the potential to deliver high-quality, affordable health care to underserved populations that otherwise would not have adequate access to care. The authors provide a snapshot of several telemedicine initiatives that have used information and communication technologies to connect patients with health care providers across various As...
Published in Dermatologic clinics
In resource-limited settings, point-of-care diagnostic devices have the potential to reduce diagnostic delays and improve epidemiologic surveillance of dermatologic conditions. We outline novel-point-of care diagnostics that have recently been developed for dermatologic conditions that primarily affect patients living in resource-limited settings, ...
Published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
BackgroundElectronic health records (EHRs) offer various advantages for healthcare delivery, especially for chronic and complex diseases such as psoriasis. However, both patients’ and physicians’ acceptability is required for EHRs to unfold their full potential. Therefore, this study compares patients’ and physicians’ attitudes towards using EHRs i...
Published in BMC Dermatology
BackgroundPsoriasis is a multifactorial inflammatory disease prevalent in dermatology. We aimed to understand the perceptions of patients living with psoriasis in relation to their quality of life and to identify aspects to improve it.MethodsThis is qualitative research carried out in a dermatology outpatient clinic of the São Paulo State Universit...
La téléexpertise apporte une aide dans l’accès aux soins de second recours dans la pratique du médecin généraliste. Au sein du Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois, l’équipe de dermatologie propose aux médecins généralistes d’utiliser la téléexpertise MonSisra afin de sécuriser les demandes d’avis médicaux. L’objectif de notre thèse est d’étudier les...
Published in BMJ case reports
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition characterised by inflammatory nodules, abscesses, sinus tract formation and scarring. There is a lack of evidence for the use of radical radiotherapy for patients with a diagnosis of HS. A 56-year-old woman with a long-standing diagnosis of HS presented with a cutaneous local re...
INTRODUCTION: As new topical and systemic treatments become available for atopic dermatitis (AD), there is a need to understand how treatments are being used in routine clinical practice, their comparative effectiveness and their long-term safety in diverse clinical settings. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The TARGET-DERM AD cohort is a longitudinal, observ...
Teledermatology is cost effective, accurate, and has the potential to increase access to care for rural and minority populations.Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of telehealth services was mainly limited by reimbursement restrictions. However, during the pandemic, emergency legislation mandating telehealth coverage swept across the nation, r...
