Teledermatology in rural and remote British Columbia: A survey of primary care providers

Teledermatology, defined as the delivery of dermatology care at a distance through telecommunication technologies, has been proposed as a strategy to improve dermatology access to underserved populations. One such population is in rural and remote British Columbia, an area where there are currently no regularly practicing dermatologists. To gain an understanding of teledermatology utilization, attitudes and experiences in this area, we distributed a 14-question survey containing 10 questions related to the study objective.