Teledermatology Practice in a Department that Was Relocated Multiple Times during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The COVID pandemic inherently impacts clinical activity in Dermatological practices throughout all sectors. Under these circumstances, our service has implemented teledermatology in order to act both as a filter for reducing in-hospital admittance or face-to-face interactions, and as a straightforward solution to solve the issues faced by patients and family doctors within our area. Live consultations rely on the resident physician’s capacity to take a detailed patient history in the limited time allotted, while the subsequent case-discussion with the leading-physician has good didactic value. The establishment of a quality international collaboration through teledermatology would further facilitate a more accurate and faster diagnosis, even for patients traveling for business or tourism.

Keywords:

• teledermatology
• resident training
• research tool
• dermatology
• COVID-19
• residency training

Acknowledgments

The current paper was academically supported by the “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Romania, through the Multidisciplinary Integrated Center of Dermatological Interface Research (MIC-DIR) [Centrul Integrat Multidisciplinar de Cercetare de Interfata Dermatologica (CIM-CID)].

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The author reports no conflicts of interest in this work.

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