Telemedicine in Dermatology

Written by leading teledermatologists and telemedicine experts, this hands-on guide addresses the practical needs of the many emerging teledermatology services worldwide. It:•          Covers the medical and te

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Hans Peter Soyer • Michael Binder Anthony C. Smith • Elisabeth M. T. Wurm Editors

Telemedicine in Dermatology

Editors Hans Peter Soyer, M.D., F.A.C.D. Dermatology Research Centre The University of Queensland School of Medicine Princess Alexandra Hospital Brisbane Australia Michael Binder, M.D. Department of Dermatology Medical University Vienna Vienna Austria

Anthony C. Smith, Ph.D., M.Ed., B.Nurs., RN Centre for Online Health School of Medicine The University of Queensland Queensland Children’s Medical Research Institute The University of Queensland Royal Children’s Hospital Brisbane Australia Elisabeth M.T. Wurm, M.D.

Dermatology Research Centre The University of Queensland School of Medicine Princess Alexandra Hospital Brisbane Australia

ISBN 978-3-642-20800-3 e-ISBN 978-3-642-20801-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-20801-0 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011940837 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Contents

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Introduction to Teledermatology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elisabeth M.T. Wurm, H. Peter Soyer, and Anthony C. Smith

Part I

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International Experience

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Teledermatology: The Atlantic Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lars Erik Bryld, Michael Heidenheim, Tomas N. Dam, Deirdre Nathalie Dufour, Edith Vang, Tummas í. Garði, and Gregor B.E. Jemec

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Health Management Practice as a Method to Introduce Teledermatology: Experiences from the Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leonard Witkamp and Job Paul van der Heijden

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Telederm Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Muir and Lex Lucas

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Teledermatology in Pakistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shahbaz A. Janjua, Ijaz Hussain, Arfan Bari, Sadia Ammad, and Rahila Naz

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