Telehealth: Dermatology Assessment

Dermatological assessments require precise focus, lighting, and clear demarcation of affected areas, but how can you achieve these results via telehealth? What tools are available to remote patients for taking high quality images, and how can you as a healthcare provider leverage everyday items to improve patient care outcomes? From photography basics to using specialized clinical photography equipment, we cover the essentials for providing high quality remote care to patients with dermatological concerns. This course walks you through the process of obtaining clinically useful imagery after the reporting of a dermatological complaint. We’ll model advice you can give to patients or caregivers, tips for working with everyday technology to take clinically useful images, and common pitfalls in teledermatology. To bring it all together, we’ll also provide advice on how to leverage more specialized devices, like portable dermatoscopes, to provide high-resolution images that can more accurately identify skin conditions and patient status. This course doesn’t assume any previous experience with telehealth or specific technologies but will rely on your previous experience with physical assessments. Whether you are extremely adept at performing telehealth visits or a novice, this course contains practices and expert guidance to positively benefit your practice.