Derm Access: a new triage system to rapidly identify suspicious skin lesions.

Background: Many screening programs have been implemented for the general population; however, dermatology appointment wait times continue to be long. Changes in scheduling would allow patients with suspicious skin lesions access to more immediate care.

Objectives: The objective was to introduce a method for decreasing dermatology appointment wait times to allow patients with a high-risk skin lesion to be seen in a more efficient manner.

Informed consent in dermatologic surgery.

Background: The issue of informed consent retention has not been previously addressed in dermatology literature. Several studies in other fields of medicine have shown that retention rates are below 50%.

Objective: To determine the percentage of complications recalled at 20 minutes and at 1 week after the informed consent process.