There were 26 proposals for the fall 2018 Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) call, and out of the 8 chosen, one was a proposal by Dr. Neil Kitson and Dr. Jan Dutz for a “Telemedicine Proof-of-Concept Model for a Rural and Remote Dermatology Service.”
Lead: Jan Dutz, Professor and Head, Department of Dermatology and Skin Science
Summary: Build partnerships and relationships with rural and remote doctors and communities to develop, test, and evaluate a model of dermatology telemedicine, and create a plan for a sustainable service.
The slide below is from an initial research project led by Michael Copley, Nam Phan, Kendall Ho, John Pawlovich and Neil Kitson, which was presented at the Department of Dermatology and Skin Science’s annual Skin Research Day in March 2018.