The Society of Digital Psychiatry in collaboration with JMIR Mental Health, a peer-reviewed, open access journal published by JMIR Publications, presents its inaugural webinar on “Responsible Design, Integration, and Use of Generative AI in Mental Health.”
The ongoing advancement of generative AI (GAI) demands a thoughtful approach to ethical considerations of both its design and application. GAI models, demonstrating skills like language generation, image synthesis, and personalized mental health support, necessitate responsible application in mental health, requiring thorough scrutiny and guidance.
In this webinar, we will examine the evolving role of GAI in mental health. Our discussion will be led by two guest editors of the new JMIR Mental Health theme issue dedicated to this topic. We will explore recent advancements, emerging trends, and research opportunities. This webinar has been thoughtfully designed to provide a brief yet highly informative session, ensuring attendees have access to engaging, relevant, and accessible resources.
Date: November 7th, 2023
Time: 12 PM EST
Panelists:
John Torous, MD, MBI
Co-founder, Society of Digital Psychiatry
Dr Torous is director of the digital psychiatry division in the Department of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard Medical School affiliated teaching hospital, where he also serves as a staff psychiatrist and academic faculty. He has a background in electrical engineering and computer sciences and received an undergraduate degree in the field from UC Berkeley before attending medical school at UC San Diego. He completed his psychiatry residency, fellowship in clinical informatics, and master's degree in biomedical informatics at Harvard. Dr Torous is active in investigating the potential of mobile mental health technologies for psychiatry and has published over 75 peer-reviewed articles and 5 book chapters on the topic. He is editor-in-chief of JMIR Mental Health, currently leads the American Psychiatric Association's work group on the evaluation of smartphone apps, and is an advisor to the smartphone mood study within the NIH's one million person All of Us research program.
Amir Tal, PhD
Amir Tal holds a PhD in Community Mental Health, and has been promoting research and practice in this field for the past two decades. Dr Tal serves as the Academic Coordinator of the Samueli Foundation Initiative for responsible artificial intelligence in medicine at Tel Aviv University. His research focuses on recovery and inclusion, digital mental health, and most recently on responsible AI in medicine.
Oren Asman, PhD
Dr Oren Asman a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, and Director of the Samueli Foundation Initiative for responsible artificial intelligence in medicine at Tel Aviv University. He is a lawyer, chairs a psychiatric hospital ethics committee, and chairs district psychiatric review committees discussing involuntary psychiatric commitment decisions. His research focuses on bioethics, neuroethics, mental health law, and responsible AI in medicine.