01983nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002300055653002800078653001600106653001100122653001700133653002100150653002400171653001400195653001800209653001400227100001300241700001100254700001200265700001500277700001400292700001300306700001100319700001100330245011200341300001000453490000700463520116100470022001401631       2011                            d  c2011 May10aCommunity Medicine10aDelivery of Health Care10aDermatology10aHumans10aNurse's Role10aNursing Services10aPrimary Health Care10aSkin Care10aSkin Diseases10aWorkforce1 aErsser S1 aKaur V1 aKelly P1 aLangøen A1 aMaguire S1 aNicol NH1 aPage B1 aWard C00aThe contribution of the nursing service worldwide and its capacity to benefit within the dermatology field.  a582-90 v503 a<p>The nursing service is a significant element in the dermatological capacity to respond to skin care and dermatological needs worldwide. Although it is an area of development often neglected by dermatologists, it is one that is undergoing rapid and substantial evolution. This paper outlines the initiatives undertaken by nurses to enhance their contribution, and examines the development of nursing within the dermatology field. It argues for the need to develop a service delivery model in dermatology care that utilizes specialist-nursing expertise to cascade dermatological knowledge and skill through primary care. The paper summarizes the strategic importance of nursing in dermatology care delivery, whether in resource-rich or -poor countries, and its unmet potential in the capacity to benefit and meet skin care and dermatological care needs. The paper specifically focuses on the development work led by the International Skin Care Nursing Group (ISNG) to stimulate and develop the capacity of nursing to respond to these widespread needs through promoting service delivery models that operate interdependently with dermatologist-led care.</p>  a1365-4632