| Astron Clinica has launched new telemedicine | | | | scanningand assessment. |
| system called 2nd Opinion to supports remote | | | | It also monitors progress and returns and records |
| clinical assistance and diagnosis for SIAscopy. It | | | | a diagnosis or opinion with the patient's records in |
| works by enabling the secure transport of | | | | a controlled, timely manner. This workflow |
| SIAscans and additional relevant information using | | | | management keeps the clinic and the remote |
| Adobe Acrobat PDF technology. | | | | expert synchronised and keeps delay and cost to |
| The new technology is designed to make it as | | | | a minimum. |
| easy as possible for patients to receive expert | | | | Besides, it packages together detailed information |
| opinion, and for experts to maximise the best use | | | | comprising SIAscans, clinical photographs and |
| of their time. | | | | patient history for despatch to the remote |
| A clinical specialist can review a patients lesions | | | | expert. |
| despite being many miles away from the patient, | | | | "This is an exciting new product that research |
| making it easier for patients to secure the clinical | | | | shows will be very valuable to users of |
| opinion of their choice. Thus, avoiding wasted clinic | | | | SIAscopy," Annie Brooking, CEO Astron Clinica |
| and patient time by providing expert advise as to | | | | said. 'I believe that one day, it will be common for |
| the need to attend a specialist dermatology clinic. | | | | everyone to have a stored series of SIAscans |
| 2nd Opinion ensures the best practice of security | | | | showing the health of their skin over their lifetime. |
| is maintained as patient records move between | | | | |