Privacy Working Group

Goal

As in all other medical applications, frameworks are needed to ensure the appropriate use of dermatology with respect to patient confidentiality associated with dermatology images. The nudity associated with overview dermatology images adds an additional privacy concern. The goal of the ISIC Privacy Group is to develop a framework that provides guidance to clinicians and researchers on the appropriate use of dermatology imaging, and to promote dissemination of the same. The scope of the framework includes legal, regulatory, ethical, consumer expectation, consent, and technological safeguards.

Accomplishments

Digital Skin Imaging Regulatory Research

The group has extensively researched the regulatory landscape regarding digital privacy as well as privacy in medicine generally, and how these relate to dermatologic imaging in particular. The regional variability in regulatory requirements make it very challenging to reach consensus on an international standard. As a starting point, the group has chosen to focus on the specific requirements in Australia and model their efforts on comparable medical domains.

Goal

The AI working group's goal is to promote the development of accurate and effective computerized systems to aid melanoma diagnosis and clinical decision support by creating resources for and engaging the dermatology and computer science communities.

We engage our stakeholder communities through meetings, publications and conferences. We also host AI grand and live challenges.

Digital Skin Imaging Regulatory Research

The group has extensively researched the regulatory landscape regarding digital privacy as well as privacy in medicine generally, and how these relate to dermatologic imaging in particular. The regional variability in regulatory requirements make it very challenging to reach consensus on an international standard. As a starting point, the group has chosen to focus on the specific requirements in Australia and model their efforts on comparable medical domains.

Accomplishments

Leader

H. Peter Soyer, MD

The University of Queensland

Brisbane, Australia

Leader

Liam Caffery, PhD

The University of Queensland

Brisbane, Australia

The University of Queensland

H. Peter Soyer, MD

Leader

Brisbane, Australia

The University of Queensland

Liam Caffery, PhD

Leader

Working Group Members

The University of Queensland

Brisbane, Australia

Aideen McInerney-Leo, PhD

Next Steps

Map out a scope of work with milestones for a set of recommendations relevant to Australia with the intention of generalizing these to other regulatory environments.
Seek assistance in their efforts to create internationally accepted standards.