title: Teledermatology: how to start a new teaching and diagnostic era in medicine.
abstract: "Telemedicine" is defined as the use of telecommunication technologies for the exchange of medical information across distances. Applications include patient management as well as research and education. Teledermatology is a steadily growing category of telemedicine. This article presents general aspects of telemedicine, such as modes of data transmission, and practical applications with a special emphasis on their significance for teledermatology.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Group, School of Medicine, Southern Clinical Division, The University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia. p.soyer@uq.edu.au
authors.forename: Elisabeth M T
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Wurm
authors.forename: Terri M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: H Peter
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Soyer
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000592:standards; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*