Table 1.

Survey responses

Regional responses (of 33 countries represented)	Caribbean — 1 Central and South America — 29 Canada — 2 Western Europe — 12 Eastern Europe — 7 Africa — 4 Middle East — 10 Indian subcontinent — 10 Far East — 32 Pacific region — 4
Practice types (many respondents had multiple practice roles)	Academic — 58% Group practice — 39% Private practice — 73% Commercial employment — 9%
Reimbursement sources (note many had multiple sources)	National health care system — 59% Private insurance — 85% Self-pay — 73% Unpaid volunteer work — 36%
TD methods used	Video synchronous — 55% Store-forward asynchronous — 48% Hybrid store-forward video — 43%
Devices used	Telephone — 33% Mobile devices — 79% Desktop computer — 76% Unencrypted email — 31%
Consult source	Other health care providers — 57% Direct to patient — 89% Consultation to patients or providers in other countries — 14%
Teledermoscopy provided	15% of responses
Teledermatopathology provided	9% of responses
Number of referral sites served	From none to 300 (10 mean/4 median)
Number of annual consults per respondent	From none to 27,926 (984 mean/110 median)