Opportunity for Skin Crew members
As a Skin Crew member, you can receive a free smartphone attachment to take pictures of spots that are suspicious for skin cancer. These images can be uploaded through an app for an evaluation by a dermatologist.
These tools are made by a company called SKLIP, which has generously sponsored our public health campaign by providing these devices at NO COST to you as members of the Skin Crew.
This tool is a dermatoscope – a medical grade tool used to identify suspicious moles. It clips onto a smart phone and uses its camera. Paired with the SKLIP app, anyone can upload images anonymously and get an affordable assessment from a dermatologist within 24 hours. They’ll let you know if the mole needs to be checked in person or not. Photos can also be emailed to one’s own dermatologist.
We urge you to embrace this unique opportunity to elevate your skills and provide even more support to your clients’ skin health. They will be impressed and grateful. You might save their life.
How to get your own SKLIP for FREE:
- Join the Skin Crew by taking the FREE Skinny on Skin Course.
- Send an EMAIL to: skincrew@ohsu.edu to request your SKLIP (name, address, phone)
- If you are a skin-related SCHOOL or BUSINESS, tell us – we have other resources for you
How you’ll get trained
1. WATCH this video on “How to Use the SKLIP DEVICE”
2. WATCH this video on “How to Use the SKLIP APP”
3. READ guidelines 1-7 below on “How to Use the SKLIP with Clients”
4. EXPECT A PHONE CALL from one of our SKLIP research assistants 1-2 weeks after your SKLIP is mailed. They’ll provide support and answer questions. BEST if you’ve watched both videos and practiced before the consultation happens.
How skin crew members use the SKLIP with clients
STEP 1: Order your SKLIP and download the app on your phone.
STEP 2: Watch the training video, and practice. Learn how to use the free codes (one per mole) that you’ll get along with your SKLIP.
STEP 3: At work, if you see a suspicious mole on a client, tell them you can help them take a medical-quality photo. Pull out your SKLIP device and one of your SKLIP Code Cards.
STEP 4: Show your client how to download the SKLIP APP on their phone. Use the code on the card to help them create an anonymous account. You will USE THEIR PHONE to take the photos.
STEP 5: Take two photos. First, take one without the SKLIP, 8-10 inches from the mole (a “clinical” photo). Then CLIP THE SKLIP onto your client’s phone and follow the device instructions (a “dermascopy” photo).
STEP 6: Go to the SKLIP APP on your client’s phone. Work together with your client to follow the instructions on how to upload the two images of the one mole. Remind them that they’ll get a coded mole analysis result from a dermatologist within 24 hours.
STEP 7: The next time you see your client, show support. Ask about their result. Encourage them to see a doctor if their result suggested this.
Thanks for helping us save lives by finding skin cancer early
