Beschreibung:
Joseph C. English III, MD, is currently a Professor of Dermatology at the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Dermatology. He graduated from St Bonaventure University with a Bachelor of Science in 1987 and obtained his medical degree from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in 1991. His dermatology residency was performed at Brooke Army Medical Center from 1994-1997. He has spent his entire career in academic dermatology as a clinician educator. He has a broad range of interests in medical dermatology, producing over 200 various publications and a textbook entitled "Skin and Systemic Disease: A Clinician's Guide". He is the founding Medical Director of the UPMC Teledermatology Service (2008) which offers inpatient and outpatient electronic consultations. His current focus is on expanding the department's teledermatology service capabilities to all the patients of the UPMC Health System and state of Pennsylvania.
This book offers a comprehensive and the foundational structure for all healthcare professionals developing, practicing, and performing research in teledermatology. The chapters of this book examines the field of teledermatology and will include: platforms and practice models, the impact of COVID-19, the telehealth and mobile teledermatology industry, the effect on healthcare accessibility, equality, specialty referrals and no-show rates, cost effectiveness, implementation, regulations and reimbursement, practice guidelines, outcomes for skin lesions, inflammatory dermatoses, inpatient consultations and pediatrics, research utilization, education, image quality and artificial intelligence, global and international efforts as well as patient and physician satisfaction. Chapters are authored by leaders in the field of dermatology and teledermatology. The goal is for the reader to become knowledgeable and proficient within field of teledermatology to increase patient access, manageskin disease and develop beneficial outcomes via electronic consultations.
Teledermatology: A Comprehensive Overview is a must-have resource for dermatologists, dermatology academic and hospital leadership, hospital administrators, and telehealth programs.
Offers a comprehensive structure for all healthcare professionals developing and practicing teledermatology
Chapter 1. Teledermatology Platforms.- Chapter 2. Teledermatology Practice Models.- Chapter 3. Teledermatology: During the COVID-19 Pandemic.- Chapter 4. Teledermatology: Access and Equity.- Chapter 5. Teledermatology: Effects on Patient Referral and No-Show .- Chapter 6. Teledermatology: Economics and Cost-Effectiveness.- Chapter 7. Teledermatology: Implementation.- Chapter 8. Teledermatology: Legal and Regulatory Considerations.- Chapter 9. Teledermatology: Clinical Practice Guidelines.- Chapter 10. Teledermatology: Outcomes for Skin Lesions.- Chapter 11. Teledermatology: Inflammatory Skin Diseases.- Chapter 12. Inpatient Teledermatology: A Review.- Chapter 13. Teledermatology: Pediatric.- Chapter 14. Teledermatology: Mohs Surgery.- Chapter 15. Teledermatology: Cosmetics.- Chapter 16. Teledermoscopy.- Chapter 17. Teledermatopathology.- Chapter 18. Artificial Intelligence and Teledermatology.- Chapter 19. Teledermatology: Research Utilization.- Chapter 20. Teledermatology: Patient and Provider Satisfaction. - Chapter 21. Teledermatology: Resident Education/Conferencing.- Chapter 22. Teledermatology: International.- Chapter 23. Global Teledermatology in Underdeveloped Countries.- Chapter 24. Teledermatology: Current Integration in Modern Healthcare.
