The Society of Digital Psychiatry in collaboration with JMIR Mental Health, an open access, peer-reviewed journal published by JMIR Publications, invites you to a webinar titled ‘Digital Therapeutics in Advancing Modern Mental Health Care’
Digital therapeutics include web-based programs, mobile apps, and wearable devices that use software-driven methods to prevent, treat, or manage various clinical conditions. Within mental health care, these tools offer innovative ways to support patients by providing evidence-based interventions that can enhance access to care, track symptoms in real-time, and offer personalized treatment options. Join us for an enlightening discussion with Dr. Abhi Pratap and Dr. John Torous as they delve into the growing field of digital therapeutics, highlighting their applications in mental health care, discussing emerging research, and exploring the potential for these technologies to complement traditional treatment approaches.
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Time: 11 AM PT/2 PM ET
Abhi Pratap, PhD
Dr. Abhi Pratap is the global evidence lead at Boehringer Ingelheim. He is responsible for overseeing the clinical development of digital therapeutics programs in mental health to address unmet needs in serious mental illnesses. Prior to this role, Dr. Pratap worked at Biogen, where he managed one of the largest decentralized studies assessing cognitive trajectories in real-world settings in partnership with Apple. Dr. Pratap has over 15 years of experience in translational biomedical research and held numerous health research studies in partnerships between academia and industry. His main focus is on using digital health technologies to gain a deeper understanding of the real-life experiences of individuals with neurological and psychiatric disorders. This is aimed at speeding up patient-centered clinical development in the field of central nervous system disorders.In addition, Dr. Pratap is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Washington, Seattle, and a visiting research fellow at King’s College London.
Moderator:
John Torous, MD, MBI; Cofounder, 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 200 peer-reviewed articles and 5 book chapters on the subject. Dr Torous serves as the editor-in-chief of JMIR Mental Health.