title: [Experience with a "Telederma Program" in a family medicine unit].
abstract: Telemedicine represents the practice of medicine over distance; it goes from establishing a diagnosis to the implementation of a therapeutic plan and patient follow up. In a primary care unit, a teledermatology program was implemented in September 2007, with a total of 1874 patients attended, achieving a reduction of the waiting time for a dermatologic attention from six months to seven days. Special interest deserves the immediate recognition and treatment of those patients whose diagnosis is correlated with a poor prognosis. The objective is to share the experience acquired during the three years of the program, called Telederma, as an alternative of specialized dermatological care.
authors: Unidad de Medicina Familiar 34, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadajalara, Jalisco, México. cynthia_1587@hotmail.com
authors: Cynthia Guadalupe
authors: CG
authors: González-Villalobos
authors: Luis Alejandro
authors: LA
authors: Santana-Chávez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003880:Dermatology / Q000379:methods*; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D017216:Telemedicine; D055815:Young Adult