Special Interest Groups

In this digital campaign, young people across 5 African countries presented three ethical issues that are most important for them: Confidentiality, Informed consent and Affordability.

Summary:    ‘Digital’ is an omnipresent yet often vague, misunderstood or feared topic in health services. There are many current and potential gains for individual patients and local populations, clinicians and organisations through optimisation of digital technologies. We argue that understanding the various aspects of digital psychiatry is an essential …

eMHIC welcomes students from Columbia University enrolled in the ‘Psychology in the United Nations’ course to participate in our global collaborative Discussion Forums. Students will gain access to the full suite of eMHIC membership benefits, and use the online Discussion Forums as part of their coursework.

Key Highlights: Physicians and patients are overwhelmed with the number and variety of digital health technologies coming to market. Marketing authorizations by the U.S. FDA and its European counterparts normally bear signal effects: a product has been tested in a way that it is safe and efficacious for its intended …

There is a need for generalizable strategies to rapidly train real-world providers at scale to support the adoption of digital health. This study describes the development of principles guiding rapid training of community-based clinicians in the support of digital health.

The UK’s first Digital Health Academy, aiming to help build a digital-ready frontline workforce, is now open to all health and care staff across the UK.

ORCHA has been placed at number seven on a list of the top 50 HealthTech companies in the UK. ORCHA’s digital health libraries are now used by doctors across extensive parts of the NHS and in 12 other countries.

Dr Derek Richards, SilverCloud Health’s chief scientific officer, discusses the rise of ‘stealth science’ alongside his recent research on evidence- based frameworks in mental health apps.

Togetherall have released a discussion guide to learn about the challenges and best practice of managing risk in digital mental health.

Hype and negative news reports about artificial intelligence (AI) abound. Involving patients in healthcare AI projects may help in adoption and acceptance of these technologies. We argue that AI algorithms should be co-designed with patients and healthcare workers.