Teledermatology Utilization and Integration in Residency Training Over the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: During the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Division of Dermatology, University of Ottawa, adapted pre-existing local healthcare infrastructures to provide increased provider-to-provider teledermatology services as well as integrated teledermatology into the dermatology residency training program.

Objectives: (1) To assess the differences in utilization of provider-to-provider teledermatology services before and during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) to assess dermatology resident and faculty experiences with the integration of teledermatology into dermatology residency training at the University of Ottawa.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis comparing provider-to-provider teledermatology consults submitted to dermatologists from April 2019 to October 2019 pre-pandemic with the same period during the pandemic in 2020.

Anti-saccades predict cognitive functions in older adults and patients with Parkinson's disease.

A major component of cognitive control is the ability to act flexibly in the environment by either behaving automatically or inhibiting an automatic behaviour. The interleaved pro/anti-saccade task measures cognitive control because the task relies on one's abilities to switch flexibly between pro and anti-saccades, and inhibit automatic saccades during anti-saccade trials. Decline in cognitive control occurs during aging or neurological illnesses such as Parkinson's disease (PD), and indicates decline in other cognitive abilities, such as memory.

The association between question type and the outcomes of a Dermatology eConsult service.

Background: eConsult is a web based service that facilitates communication between primary care providers (PCPs) and specialists, which can reduce the need for face-to-face consultations with specialists. One example is the Champlain BASE (Building Access to Specialist through eConsultation) service with dermatology being the largest specialty consulted.

Methods: Dermatology eConsults submitted from July 2011 to January 2015 were reviewed.

Teaching dermatology to Canadian undergraduate medical students.

Background: The Canadian dermatology undergraduate curriculum was reviewed in 1983, 1987, and 1996. All surveys revealed the limited amount of time dedicated to dermatology in the undergraduate curriculum.

Objective: This survey was designed to obtain current information regarding undergraduate dermatology teaching in Canadian medical schools.

Cost comparison of psoriasis treatments.

Background: Knowledge of the cost of various psoriasis therapeutic options is essential to the prescribing clinician.

Objective: To compare the cost of various psoriasis treatments over a 10-year period in the province of Ontario, Canada.

Methods: We used a hypothetical patient with plaque-type psoriasis of moderate severity with a Psoriasis Area and Severity Index of 10, body surface area of 20%, and no joint involvement.