Re-Home a Dermatoscope
About this initiative!
Has your department or practice recently purchased new dermatoscopes to replace older models? Do you have an old but still functional dermatoscope gathering dust that you no-longer use?
Dermoscopea in partnership with the University of Bristol Dermatology Society (@bristoldermsoc) invites organisations and individuals in the UK with surplus and older dermatoscopes that they no-longer use to consider donating them to Re-Home a Dermatoscope, a charitable project aiming to find new life for your old devices by donating them to clinics and departments in need.
If you have a device(s) you would be willing to donate please get in touch.
How you can help
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Identify your old devices. They can be any age or model, but ideally should be in fully working condition. (It may be possible to accept non-working/damaged devices for spares and repairs so if not sure please get in touch.)
2. Contact us by email (dermoscopea@gmail.com). Please let us know how many devices you wish to donate and the approximate shipping weight. We may be able to send you a pre-paid postage label to use if not local to us.
3. Carefully package your dermatoscopes and post to us or arrange collection if local.
4. Your dermatoscope will be cleaned, refurbished if possible/necessary, repackaged and re-homed in a clinic or hospital in a low or lower-middle income country. Where possible we will endeavour to let you know where your dermatoscope has gone to.
Can I donate from outside the UK?
Please get in touch. As a small non-profit organisation we cannot afford to fund postage to receive dermatoscopes from outside of the UK but would love to hear from you if you would still like to help.
How will you get dermatoscopes to their new homes?
In collaboration with the University of Bristol Dermatology Society (Dermsoc) we will invite UK medical students planning to visit dermatology departments or primary care clinics in low and lower-middle income countries during their medical electives to apply to receive a dermatoscope. Donated dermatoscopes will be allocated based on need. The students will take the dermatoscopes with them when they visit and leave with their host institution when they return to the UK.
How will you identify low-income countries?
We will use the official and current definitions of low and lower-middle income countries as specified by the World Bank and the OECD.
What else should I include in my package?
Anything you can think of that might be helpful will be welcomed. These might include instruction manuals and accessories relevant to that dermatoscope. Where instruction manuals are not available we will attempt to source publicly available versions to include.
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