R-JET

 
 

Directed by Mike Boctor

Script: Dr. Amy Paller, Dr. Brian Nolan, Andrea Rustad

In collaboration with Northwestern Medicine

 
 
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Mission

Create a gold-standard educational tool to be used by dermatologists to help them identify joint disease while performing their routine pediatric skin examinations

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Purpose

Pediatric skin disorders often have joint manifestations. Early intervention in joint disease is essential in prevention of disease progression to irreversible deforming changes

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Problem

Dermatologists have the opportunity to screen for joint manifestations during routine skin exams, however most dermatologist are not confident in deciphering true joint disease

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Solution

Thus, R-JET was created. In this video, Dr. Brian Nolan teaches us how to integrate R-JET into a routine pediatric skin examination

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Gold-Standard

This educational tool combines the effectiveness of visualization, animations, audio, and texts to ensure dermatologists are able to remember the info/content

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Outcome

The video was published in the Society for Pediatric Dermatology as well as the Pediatric Dermatology Journal. It is being used today as a standard educational tool for dermatologists across the nation