The Society of Digital Psychiatry in collaboration with JMIR Mental Health, a peer-reviewed, open access journal published by JMIR Publications, invites you to a webinar titled "Unveiling New Frontiers in Digital Mental Health Research."
With the rapid acceleration of digital mental health, there is a growing need to ensure that the field delivers on its potential to increase access and quality of care, and that everyone has a voice in shaping that change. This discussion will examine the equity, validity, effectiveness, and implementation of cutting-edge, innovative approaches in digital mental health.
Join Ms Keris Myrick, a leading mental health advocate, and Dr John Torous, editor in chief of JMIR Mental Health, as they discuss some of the key ideas in their joint publication, “Focusing on Digital Research Priorities for Advancing the Access and Quality of Mental Health.”
Date: March 28th, 2024
Time: 12pm PT/3pm ET
Panelists:
John Torous, MD, MBI; Co-Founder, Society of Digital Psychiatry
Dr Torous is the director of the Digital Psychiatry division in the Department of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an affiliated teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, where he also serves as a staff psychiatrist and member of the academic faculty. He has a background in electrical engineering and computer sciences; he earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, before pursuing medical school at the University of California, San Diego. Dr Torous completed his psychiatry residency, fellowship in clinical informatics, and master’s degree in biomedical informatics at Harvard. He actively investigates the potential of mobile mental health technologies for psychiatry and has published over 75 peer-reviewed articles and 5 book chapters on the subject. Dr Torous serves as the editor in chief of JMIR Mental Health, 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 National Institutes of Health’s 1-million-person All of Us research program.
Keris Myrick, MS, MBA
Ms Myrick is a leading mental health advocate and executive, known for her innovative and inclusive approach to mental health and substance use reform and the public disclosure of her personal story. Ms Myrick is the developer and host of the podcast Unapologetically Black Unicorns, which focuses on mental health, race equity, and lived experience. She is an in-demand national trainer and keynote speaker and has authored several peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on the peer workforce, inclusion of lived experience, and digital therapeutics in mental health. She is Vice President of Partnerships at Inseparable and serves as a clinical advisor for the Digital Psychiatry program at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Ms Myrick has over 20 years of experience in innovations, transformation, and peer workforce development in mental health services and has been addressing race equity throughout her career at the local, state, federal, and national levels.