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A literature review of tele-dermatology programs in the South African public health sector: Kwazulu-Natal perspective

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dc.contributor.author Walters, Laticha EM
dc.contributor.author Mars, M
dc.contributor.author Scott, RE
dc.date.accessioned 2017-09-05T10:48:11Z
dc.date.available 2017-09-05T10:48:11Z
dc.date.issued 2015-11
dc.identifier.citation Walters, LEM, Mars, M. and Scott, RE. 2015. A literature review of tele-dermatology programs in the South African public health sector: Kwazulu-Natal perspective. ICT4Health 2015, November 2015, Stellenbosch Medical School, Tygerberg, Cape Town, 1pp. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9537
dc.description This presentation was delivered at the ICT4Health conference at Stellenbosch Medical School, Tygerberg, Cape Town in November 2015. en_US
dc.description.abstract South Africa’s HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is 17,9%, the highest being in KwaZulu-Natal. Dermatological diseases are linked to HIV/AIDS. Tele-dermatology was not part of the 1998 National Telemedicine Project. Only phase I (of three) was implemented in 2000. South African telemedicine-survey of 2010 depicts teledermatology as one of the most common types of telemedicine implementations. Videoconference based teledermatology service commenced in KwaZulu-Natal in 2004. The aim is to report on the current status of teledermatology programs in public health with a KwaZulu-Natal perspective. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Worklist;16251
dc.subject Telemedicine surveys en_US
dc.subject Teledermatology en_US
dc.title A literature review of tele-dermatology programs in the South African public health sector: Kwazulu-Natal perspective en_US
dc.type Conference Presentation en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Walters, L. E., Mars, M., & Scott, R. (2015). A literature review of tele-dermatology programs in the South African public health sector: Kwazulu-Natal perspective. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9537 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Walters, Laticha EM, M Mars, and RE Scott. "A literature review of tele-dermatology programs in the South African public health sector: Kwazulu-Natal perspective." (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9537 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Walters LE, Mars M, Scott R, A literature review of tele-dermatology programs in the South African public health sector: Kwazulu-Natal perspective; 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9537 . en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Conference Presentation AU - Walters, Laticha EM AU - Mars, M AU - Scott, RE AB - South Africa’s HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is 17,9%, the highest being in KwaZulu-Natal. Dermatological diseases are linked to HIV/AIDS. Tele-dermatology was not part of the 1998 National Telemedicine Project. Only phase I (of three) was implemented in 2000. South African telemedicine-survey of 2010 depicts teledermatology as one of the most common types of telemedicine implementations. Videoconference based teledermatology service commenced in KwaZulu-Natal in 2004. The aim is to report on the current status of teledermatology programs in public health with a KwaZulu-Natal perspective. DA - 2015-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Telemedicine surveys KW - Teledermatology LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2015 T1 - A literature review of tele-dermatology programs in the South African public health sector: Kwazulu-Natal perspective TI - A literature review of tele-dermatology programs in the South African public health sector: Kwazulu-Natal perspective UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9537 ER - en_ZA


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