Open AccessGeneral practice registrars’ use of dermoscopy: Prevalence, associations and influence on diagnosis and confidence
Author(s) -
Georgina Whiting,
Nigel Stocks,
Simon Morgan,
Amanda Tapley,
Kim Henderson,
Elizabeth G. Holliday,
Jean Ball,
Mieke van Driel,
Neil Spike,
Lawrie McArthur,
Andrew Davey,
Parker Magin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
australian journal of general practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2208-794X
pISSN - 2208-7958
DOI - 10.31128/ajgp-11-18-4773
Subject(s) - medicine , medical diagnosis , confidence interval , general practice , clinical practice , pediatrics , cohort study , diagnostic accuracy , primary care , family medicine , radiology , pathology
Dermoscopy increases accuracy for melanoma diagnosis by trained primary care physicians. We aimed to establish prevalence of dermatoscope use by general practice registrars, and identify factors associated with dermatoscope use and the implications of dermatoscope use for diagnosis and confidence in diagnosis.