The second publication utilizing SCARD was in the International Journal of Dermatology in a paper called “The impact of subspecialization and dermatoscopy use on accuracy of melanoma diagnosis among primary care doctors in Australia.”
Published in November 2012, this paper aimed to assess the impact of dermatoscopy use and subspecialization on the accuracy of melanoma diagnosis by general practitioners.
From the paper: The method was a prospective study on the Skin Cancer Audit Research Database and measured melanoma ‘number needed to treat’ (NNT), with 21,900 lesions excised to diagnose 2367 melanomas.
General practitioners who subspecialize in skin cancer have a higher use of dermatoscopy and diagnose melanoma with greater accuracy than their generalist counterparts.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22325462/
Rosendahl C, Williams G, Eley D, Wilson T, Canning G, Keir J, McColl I, Wilkinson D. The impact of subspecialization and dermatoscopy use on accuracy of melanoma diagnosis among primary care doctors in Australia. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Nov;67(5):846-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.12.030. Epub 2012 Feb 9. PMID: 22325462.
