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The crux of the matter.

would think that given the "waves" of graduates in medicine and the MIR finish in his pocket, could be a shortage of doctors ...

The reality is quite different: a shortage of doctors, more than a few specialties not others, and also a very unequal land distribution.

In Catalonia, without going any further, within a radius of 40 to 50 km from Barcelona, \u200b\u200bare some of the most advanced medical services in the world, a world reference ... however, moving away from this area, we will already have a shortage of doctors ... for example, to service the Central Catalunya, only 3 radiologists: and this has forced to deploy a teleradiology service.

In Balearic Islands, in the public offering there is not one allergist ...

And we could go shelling specialty by specialty ...

technologies associated with the concept of telemedicine can be mitigated depending on the specialty and the method these shortcomings ... but it is also true that normally associated with deployment of such expensive equipment or expensive.

The question might be: Is it possible to deploy telemedicine services "low-cost"? How contrasted efficiency and quality?

is a question I've been asking me for months ...

So when a few days ago, Maria José Alonso writing this tweet , I thought it would be worthwhile to reflect on teledermatology.

To begin with, since raw materials are the images, we can think of a store and forward model, ie no image transmission in real time, we are not making a teleconsultation.

Therefore, it could take a picture, store, send to a dermatologist, assess it and send back information and instructions or date and time for a more detailed exploration.

What additional information would need a dermatologist, addition to the photo in order to make the best score possible?

In terms of image, the various sources I consulted say that usually are used to store and forward chambers of resolutions between 4 and 8 megapixel ... therefore we could think of a smartphone with camera 4 Megapixel or higher, with 2G/3G data connection ... Do

cameras these smartphones are of sufficient quality? Because the optics of the camera phone is also important.

So many challenges ...

• find a smartphone with enough resolution.
• Make a comparative test with a conventional digital camera the same resolution and under the same conditions
• information requirements necessary for the dermatologist can evaluate

To move forward (as I am rather of the tribe of the chip) I asked for help from a friend and dermatologist 2.0, José María Alonso, who has been given willingly to help.

:-) Stay tuned to your screens ...