TY - JOUR
T1 - Contact Dermatitis and Workforce Economics
AU - Jacob, Sharon E.
AU - Steele, Tace
N1 - Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2006 Jun;25(2):105-9. Review
PY - 2006/6
Y1 - 2006/6
N2 - The roots of education in patch testing begin with Jadassohn and have been passed down through generations of dermatologists through didactic teachings and mentoring. Currently, we are faced with workforce economics tipping the balance of dermatology toward cosmetic and surgical practices. This imbalance is easily found in the subspecialty of contact dermatitis, where the current demand for patch test services is on the rise and the number of new dermatology-based patch test providers cannot keep up with the current demand. Steps are being made to remedy this discrepancy through societies and fellowships, yet the question remains: were the steps in time and were they big enough?
AB - The roots of education in patch testing begin with Jadassohn and have been passed down through generations of dermatologists through didactic teachings and mentoring. Currently, we are faced with workforce economics tipping the balance of dermatology toward cosmetic and surgical practices. This imbalance is easily found in the subspecialty of contact dermatitis, where the current demand for patch test services is on the rise and the number of new dermatology-based patch test providers cannot keep up with the current demand. Steps are being made to remedy this discrepancy through societies and fellowships, yet the question remains: were the steps in time and were they big enough?
KW - allergic contact dermatitis
KW - cost-benefit analysis
KW - dermatology residency
KW - medical economics
KW - patch testing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33746886590&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=33746886590&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.sder.2006.04.002
DO - 10.1016/j.sder.2006.04.002
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16908402
SN - 1085-5629
VL - 25
SP - 105
EP - 109
JO - Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
JF - Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
IS - 2
ER -