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Dermatologist Perceptions of Teledermatology Implementation and Future Use After COVID-19Demographics, Barriers, and Insights

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To identify the key insights or developments described in this article

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JAMA Dermatology

Published Online: March 31, 2021

Research Letter

Article Information and Disclosures

Jonathan Kennedy, BS¹;

Siobhan Arey, MPH, MS, PA-C¹;

Zachary Hopkins, MD²;

Trilokraj Tejasvi, MD³;

Ramsay Farah, MD¹;

Aaron M. Secrest, MD, PhD⁴;

Jules B. Lipoff, MD⁵

Author Affiliations

¹Division of Dermatology, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
²Department of Dermatology, Broward Health Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
³Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
⁴Department of Dermatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
⁵Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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Article Information

Accepted for Publication: January 23, 2021.

Published Online: March 31, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.0195

Corresponding Author: Jules B. Lipoff, MD, Penn Medicine University City, 3737 Market St, Ste 1100, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (jules.lipoff@pennmedicine.upenn.edu).

Author Contributions: Dr Hopkins had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Mr Kennedy and Ms Arey contributed equally and are co-first authors.

Concept and design: Kennedy, Arey, Tejasvi, Farah, Secrest, Lipoff.

Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Arey, Hopkins, Tejasvi, Secrest, Lipoff.

Drafting of the manuscript: Kennedy, Arey, Hopkins, Tejasvi, Farah, Lipoff.

Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Kennedy, Arey, Hopkins, Tejasvi, Secrest, Lipoff.

Statistical analysis: Hopkins.

Administrative, technical, or material support: Kennedy, Arey, Secrest, Lipoff.

Supervision: Tejasvi, Farah, Secrest, Lipoff.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Secrest is supported by a Public Health Career Development Award from the Dermatology Foundation. Dr Lipoff has served as a paid consultant on telemedicine for Havas Life Medicom and as telemedicine advisor for AcneAway, a direct-to-consumer teledermatology start-up. No other disclosures were reported.

Additional Contributions: This survey study was developed by a subgroup for the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Teledermatology Task Force, which, in addition to the authors, included George Han, MD, Linda Camaj Deda, BS, Rebecca Goldberg, BS, and Jason G. Mathis, MD, who all assisted with survey design and data analysis. Data management and analysis at the AAD was led by Rosie Balk, MA and Jeff Miller, PhD. We thank the AAD for providing access to their membership and facilitating survey implementation. We also thank Martha Wojtowycz, PhD, for her assistance with survey question validation. None of these contributors was compensated for their work on this article.

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