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A UK‐wide survey looking at teaching and trainee confidence in teledermatology: a vital gap in a COVID‐19‐induced era of rapid digital transformation?
Author(s) -
Lowe A.,
Pararajasingam A.,
Goodwin R.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/ced.14358
Subject(s) - teledermatology , specialty , covid-19 , pandemic , medicine , curriculum , medical education , dermatology , family medicine , telemedicine , outbreak , psychology , health care , pathology , pedagogy , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
Summary Teledermatology has had an explosive impact on the provision of dermatology services in recent times, and even more so with the unprecedented situation created by the COVID‐19 pandemic. Although teledermatology is not presently a feature of the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB) curriculum for dermatology training, this is due to change imminently. Specialty trainees need training in this area to be able to confidently and competently meet the demands of the changing face of dermatology services. We surveyed dermatology registrars in training across the UK, prior to the outbreak of COVID‐19, to ascertain the teledermatology teaching available and trainee confidence in this area. Our survey found that only 15% of respondents felt slightly confident in their ability to deal with teledermatology referrals and almost all (96%) felt more teaching was needed.