Overview
Delivered by global telepsychiatry and digital mental health experts – Dr Davor Mucic, Dr Jay Shore and Dr Don Hilty – WPA’s “Telepsychiatry” (TP) course provides participants with the skills they need to ensure an effective experience for doctor and patient alike.
The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasised now more than ever the need for remote psychiatric services. But while remote consultations may seem simple enough, they come with a range of issues that need to be properly addressed if they are to be truly effective. As many psychiatrists embark on providing remote services for the first time, they find themselves faced with a number of questions:
- How should they set up their room and video equipment?
- What are some of the ethical, cultural and communication considerations when working online?
- Do they need to vary their approach for different settings?
- What are some of the legal, regulatory and technological issues they need to watch out for?
This course addresses these questions and many more.
Presenters
Dr. Davor Mucic MD
Psychiatrist in Denmark with a special interest in technology
and mental health care delivery.
Founder of the Little Prince Treatment Center and pioneer of
several telepsychiatry projects in Denmark since 2004.
Founder of the Telemental Health Section within the European
Psychiatric Association and board member of the Informatics
Section of the World Psychiatric Association.
Co-author of the book e-Mental Health and lead author
of the WPA Telepsychiatry Global Guidelines.
Dr. Jay Shore MD
Professor and Director of Telemedicine Programming in the
Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus.
His work focuses on telepsychiatry and the implementation
of technology-based mental health services in rural,
military, and indigenous communities.
Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists,
the American Psychiatric Association,
and the American Telemedicine Association.
Current Chair of the American Psychiatric Association’s
Telepsychiatry Committee.
Dr. Donald M. Hilty MD MBA
Professor at the UC Davis School of Medicine and specialist
in psychiatry, medical education, health services,
and telemedicine.
Researches technology implementation in behavioral health,
including video care, mobile health, sensors,
and asynchronous communication.
Editor of the Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science
and contributor to Academic Psychiatry.
Author of more than 200 publications and co-author
of the book e-Mental Health.
