Corvo Island Azores Dermatology

  • Maria Goreti Catorze Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Consultant Dermatology and Venereology, Hospital de Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Portugal
  • João Teles de Sousa Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Consultant Dermatology and Venereology, Hospital de Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Portugal
  • José Luís Pinto Faustino Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de Medicina Geral e Familiar/Consultant General practice, Delegado de Saúde na Ilha do Corvo, Portugal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.74.4.675
Keywords: Azores, Mass Screening, Skin Diseases/diagnosis

Abstract

Concerning the premium «dermatologist from the Heart» awarded by the Fondation La Roche Posay in 2014, we put into practice the winning project "Corvo Island Dermatology". The project’s main objective was to perform a screening of the skin in an area of the country with difficult geographical accessibility to specialized health care. The island has a single doctor, a general practitioner - Dr. José Pinto Faustino. The screening was performed for 5 days, between 13 and 18 July 2015 in the Health Unit of Corvo. There were attended 120 people living on the island that were observed by 2 participant dermatologists. No skin diseases with statistical significance were detected.

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Published
2016-12-26
How to Cite
Catorze, M. G., Teles de Sousa, J., & Pinto Faustino, J. L. (2016). Corvo Island Azores Dermatology. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 74(4), 363-369. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.74.4.675
Issue
Vol 74 No 4 (2016): Outubro - Dezembro
Section
Original Articles

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