Informing a position statement on the use of artificial intelligence in dermatology in Australia

Liam J Caffery; Monika Janda; Robert Miller; Lisa M Abbott; Chris Arnold; Tony Caccetta; Pascale Guitera; Stephen Shumack; Pablo Fernández-Peñas; Victoria Mar; H Peter Soyer

doi:10.1111/ajd.13946

Informing a position statement on the use of artificial intelligence in dermatology in Australia

Australas J Dermatol. 2023 Feb;64(1):e11-e20. doi: 10.1111/ajd.13946. Epub 2022 Nov 15.

Authors

Liam J Caffery^{1

2

3}, Monika Janda², Robert Miller⁴, Lisa M Abbott^{4

5}, Chris Arnold^{4

6

7}, Tony Caccetta⁴, Pascale Guitera⁴, Stephen Shumack^{4

8}, Pablo Fernández-Peñas^{4

8}, Victoria Mar^{4

9

10}, H Peter Soyer³

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
² Centre for Health Services Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
³ The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Dermatology Research Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ The Australasian College of Dermatologists, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁶ Australasian Society of Cosmetic Dermatologists, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia.
⁷ BioGrid Australia, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
⁸ The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁹ Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Health, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁰ School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 36380357
DOI: 10.1111/ajd.13946

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the ability for computers to simulate human intelligence. In dermatology, there is substantial interest in using AI to identify skin lesions from images. Due to increasing research and interest in the use of AI, the Australasian College of Dermatologists has developed a position statement to inform its members of appropriate use of AI. This article presents the ACD Position Statement on the use of AI in dermatology, and provides explanatory information that was used to inform the development of this statement.

Keywords: artificial intelligence; dermatology; guidelines; machine learning; position statement.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Artificial Intelligence
Australia
Dermatology* / methods
Humans
Skin Diseases* / diagnosis
Skin Diseases* / therapy

Grants and funding

Australasian College of Dermatologists