A CLOSE-UP guide to capturing clinical images

Lisa M Abbott; H Peter Soyer

doi:10.1111/ajd.13330

A CLOSE-UP guide to capturing clinical images

Australas J Dermatol. 2020 Nov;61(4):353-354. doi: 10.1111/ajd.13330. Epub 2020 May 18.

Authors

Lisa M Abbott^{1

2

3}, H Peter Soyer^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Sydney Law School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
² Department of Dermatology, St Vincent's Public Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.
³ Australasian College of Dermatologists E-Health Committee, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
⁴ The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

PMID: 32422683
DOI: 10.1111/ajd.13330

Abstract

Telemedicine is rapidly becoming ubiquitous as the medical profession adjusts its practice to provide optimal care to patients in the context of the COVID19 pandemic. The ability to provide accurate dermatological advice via telemedicine is dependent on the receipt of high-quality clinical images and accurate clinical context, on which clinicians receive little education during medical school and subsequent training. Clinicians can improve their capture, delivery and storage of images using the CLOSE-UP acronym, which encapsulates important considerations in the clinical photography process.

Keywords: Smartphone; clinical photography; consent; law; liability; m-health; medicolegal; mobile health; privacy; teledermatology.

MeSH terms

Abbreviations as Topic
Humans
Informed Consent
Photography / methods*
Telemedicine