National Psoriasis Foundation Telemedicine Task Force guidance for management of psoriatic disease via telemedicineCapsule Summary

Natalia Pelet del Toro, MD; Rayan Yahia, BS; Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD; Abby Van Voorhees, MD; Lawrence Green, MD; Sergio Schwartzman, MD; Evan Siegel, MD; Kelly M. Cordoro, MD; Seemal R. Desai, MD; Leon Kircik, MD; Wilson Liao, MD; Jason E. Hawkes, MD, MS; Jeffrey Weinberg, MD; John Koo, MD; Elizabeth Brezinski Wallace, MD; Leah M. Howard, JD; April Armstrong, MD; George Han, MD, PhD

JAAD International (Sep 2023)

National Psoriasis Foundation Telemedicine Task Force guidance for management of psoriatic disease via telemedicineCapsule Summary

Natalia Pelet del Toro, MD,
Rayan Yahia, BS,
Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD,
Abby Van Voorhees, MD,
Lawrence Green, MD,
Sergio Schwartzman, MD,
Evan Siegel, MD,
Kelly M. Cordoro, MD,
Seemal R. Desai, MD,
Leon Kircik, MD,
Wilson Liao, MD,
Jason E. Hawkes, MD, MS,
Jeffrey Weinberg, MD,
John Koo, MD,
Elizabeth Brezinski Wallace, MD,
Leah M. Howard, JD,
April Armstrong, MD,
George Han, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Natalia Pelet del Toro, MD: Department of Dermatology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, New York
Rayan Yahia, BS: University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, California
Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD: Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Abby Van Voorhees, MD: Department of Dermatology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
Lawrence Green, MD: Department of Dermatology, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
Sergio Schwartzman, MD: Department of Rheumatology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York
Evan Siegel, MD: Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, Rockville, Maryland
Kelly M. Cordoro, MD: Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Seemal R. Desai, MD: Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Leon Kircik, MD: Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Wilson Liao, MD: Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Jason E. Hawkes, MD, MS: Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis Medical Center, University of California Davis Health System, Sacramento, California
Jeffrey Weinberg, MD: Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
John Koo, MD: Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Elizabeth Brezinski Wallace, MD: Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
Leah M. Howard, JD: National Psoriasis Foundation, Portland, Oregon
April Armstrong, MD: Department of Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
George Han, MD, PhD: Department of Dermatology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, New York; Correspondence to: George Han, MD, PhD, Department of Dermatology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 1991 Marcus Ave, Suite 300, New Hyde Park, NY 11042.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12
pp. 32 – 36

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Telemedicine emerged as an alternative care delivery system used to offer effective long-term management to patients with chronic, inflammatory conditions such as psoriatic disease. Teledermatology can provide reliable clinical information through thorough history-taking and virtual evaluations that include patient-provided images and disease activity assessment tools that may help accurately diagnose and manage patients with psoriasis. The integration of validated screening tools for psoriatic arthritis and effective teledermatology practices may improve access to specialists, thus avoiding preventable delays in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with psoriatic arthritis. Although the provision of telehealthcare should not completely replace high quality, in-person dermatologic or rheumatologic visits, the convenience and collaborative nature of teledermatology may lead to expanded access and expedited care in the appropriate setting, whether it be in a virtual or in-person visit.

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ISSN: 2666-3287 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dermatology
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jaad-international

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