Trends in Dermatology: Geographic Density of US Dermatologists

Yoo, Jane Y.; Rigel, Darrell S.

doi:10.1001/archdermatol.2010.127

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“…As of 2012, there were only seven government‐registered dermatologists and approximately 20 dermatology certificate holders serving the country of 35 million. This is less than one HCW trained in dermatology to every 1 million individuals, compared to 32 dermatologists per million persons in the USA …”

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Factors affecting patient presentation at a national dermatology referral clinic in Kampala, Uganda

2016

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“…First, there is a shortage of medical dermatologists, highlighted by long wait times, even for patients with urgent chief complaints [3][4][5]. Second, there is an uneven geographic distribution of dermatologists, with many rural counties having no local dermatologists [6,8]. Third, it is logistically challenging for a dermatologist to perform inpatient consultations [29].…”

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“…Given the shortage and the uneven distribution of medical dermatologists [3][4][5][6], teledermatology has been explored as a potential tool to increase access to timely, high-quality, dermatology care and has been the subject of significant research over the past several decades. For a variety of applications, teledermatology has been shown to be both reliable and diagnostically accurate [7][8][9].…”

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Inpatient and Tertiary Consultations in Teledermatology

Barbieri

Kovarik

2016

Curr Derm Rep

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Inpatient and tertiary teledermatology have significant potential to increase access to timely, high-quality, specialized dermatology care. Early studies on inpatient teledermatology suggest that it is reliable and can provide assistance with both triage and management decisions, making it a potentially valuable adjunct to increase access to inpatient dermatology care. Initial studies on tertiary teledermatology suggest that it is a popular modality of care, both formally and informally, and that it can reduce the need for referrals to tertiary care centers. However, the development of successful formal tertiary teledermatology networks has been challenging, especially when informal tertiary teledermatology networks are already available. Given the limited number of studies on both of these modalities, further research is needed to define their impact on clinical outcomes and the cost of care, as well as to explore solutions to potential economic, legal, and technological challenges that may limit their application.

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“…Rogers et al estimated that in 2010 more than 3.5 million skin cancers were diagnosed in over 2 million people 2 . The number of practicing dermatologists in USA in 2010 was 9598 7 . This figure suggests on average that each dermatologist treats 364 NMSCs a year, or one a day.…”

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An estimation of the prevalence of nonmelanoma skin cancer in the U.S.

Perera

Sinclair

2013

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Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia and has a significant impact on the cost of and use of healthcare resources. Current estimates of NMSC in the USA are 3.5 million cases in 2010 compared to 1.63 million cases of all other cancers combined. However, we believe that this figure significantly underestimates the prevalence of NMSC in the USA. We calculated that melanoma is diagnosed 5.7 times more in the USA than in Australia. In Australia, in 2010, there were 767,000 NMSC diagnoses. If the ratio of melanoma: NMSC is constant in both Australia and the USA, then there should be 5.7 times the number of NMSC in the USA or 4.3 million cases. The assumptions that underlie this calculation are discussed.

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Trends in Dermatology: Geographic Density of US Dermatologists

Cited by 34 publications

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Factors affecting patient presentation at a national dermatology referral clinic in Kampala, Uganda

Factors affecting patient presentation at a national dermatology referral clinic in Kampala, Uganda

Inpatient and Tertiary Consultations in Teledermatology

An estimation of the prevalence of nonmelanoma skin cancer in the U.S.

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