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 ‘Balancing Innovation and Risks with Large Language Models'
As global mental health challenges rise, traditional care systems are increasingly struggling to meet the growing demand for mental health support. In response, large language models (LLMs) are emerging as promising tools, offering scalable solutions that could potentially transform the future of mental health care. Join Dr Megan Jones Bell and Dr John Torous for a timely discussion on the use of AI-driven solutions to create impactful, scalable support while also addressing the risks and ethical challenges associated with their use.
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Time: 9 AM PT/12 PM ET
Guests:
Megan Jones Bell, PsyD
Dr. Megan Jones Bell, Director of Consumer and Mental Health at Google, is a psychologist and health leader working at the intersection of health and technology. She has dedicated her career to improving mental and physical health for all with a focus on scaling access to evidence-based information and interventions using technology. Dr. Jones Bell has been a longtime advocate for mental health and has brought her human-centered approach into her work in academia, nonprofits, and the private sector. She brings this dedication to her work at Google where her team of health and strategy professionals provide clinical guidance for the development of Google’s consumer health products including Fitbit, Pixel, YouTube, and other products. Dr. Jones Bell also founded and leads the company-wide Mental Health Center of Excellence which guides Google’s efforts to promote and protect the mental health of billions of people through Google’s products and enable access to and quality of mental healthcare through strategic partnerships. She was chief strategy and science officer at Headspace and helped guide Headspace through its transformation from a meditation app into a comprehensive digital mental health platform, Headspace Health. Megan founded one of the first digital mental health companies, Lantern, where she pioneered blended mental health interventions leveraging software and coaching. Megan was an assistant professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. She serves on several boards including the Child Mind Institute and Castilleja School, advises organizations dedicated to mental health and well-being and is a Fellow of the Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellowship and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Megan earned her BA, graduating cum laude, from University of California, San Diego. She received her MS and PsyD from PGSP-Stanford University, and completed fellowships at Yale University and Stanford University School of Medicine.
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.