Using Mental Health Apps with Your Patients: A Practical Primer
Event date: -
Event type: Single day (a day or less)
Description
An online course for health care providers on utilizing mobile applications for mental health
Mental health problems are ever-increasing, and it’s hard to get enough help. Luckily, many apps and websites provide free or low cost help, but which ones are the best? This course will introduce you to key apps and web tools that work, and will also provide you with ongoing assistance as you use the apps in practice.
Aim of the course
- Learn how to evaluate and pick effective mental health apps
- Explore several top apps for mood and anxiety problems
- Practice using these apps and webtools
- Provide ongoing support while you use these apps in your practice
Speakers:
- Sagar Parikh, MD Psychiatrist and former primary care physician; e-health expert, and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and the University of Toronto.
- Wegdan Rashad, MD Knowledge Translation Coordinator, St. Michael’s Hospital; Podcast host, Psychopharmacology Institute