D. Hilty, United States of America

University of California Davis School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Donald Hilty is a scholar in psychiatric and medical education, health services, and telemedicine. He works with the Veterans Health Administration on technology implementation, as a Professor at the UC Davis School of Medicine and in medical administration for UHS Heritage Oaks Hospital. He speaks internationally and researches models of care, health economics and the clinical application of video, mobile health, sensors and other technologies. He has obtained 20 studies grants and 7 contracts from the NIH, AHRQ, California Endowment, and OSHPD, with randomized trials of the treatment of depression in primary care via disease management and an AHRQ comparison of synchronous and asynchronous telepsychiatry. His current research is in implementation and evaluation of video, social media, mobile health and asynchronous competencies for psychiatry, behavioral health and medicine. Dr. Hilty is active with pedagogy, faculty development and publishing. Dr. Hilty serves as Editor of both the Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science and Psychology and Cognitive Science, and is Editor of the Innovation in Technology Column for Academic Psychiatry. He has led or co-led 8 special editions related to technology, clinical care and professional development, including Psychiatric Clinics of North America, “Professional Development in Psychiatry and Medicine” and for Frontiers in Psychiatry, “Digital Interventions for Mental Health.” He has written 200 publications and the book entitled Key Issues in e-Mental Health by Springer Publishing. He serves on the APA-IOM and APA-ATA Guideline Writing Groups.

Moderator of 1 Session

EPA Course
Date
Tue, 13.04.2021
Session Time
17:30 - 19:30
Room
Courses Hall A
Session Description
Proposed by the EPA Section on TeleMental Health - Telemental health care or Telepsychiatry (TP) is the use of telecommunication and information technologies to deliver psychiatric and mental health services at a distance. The evidence-base for this field of psychiatry has rapidly grown, over the past years. Evidence related to faculty and trainee competencies is strong for TP direct service and consultation to primary care. Promising evidence is accumulating also for asynchronous video and Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy. New research fields concerning technology-based self-help and support groups, clinical use of social media, smartphone apps for self-care (e.g., anxiety and depression management) and other e-mental health applications are also rapidly emerging. TP interventions increase access to mental healthcare, result in quality of care equivalent to in-person care and often reduce costs. Competencies that focus on skills, more than knowledge, can help clinicians adjust to differences with in-person care, ensure quality, and prevent and manage potential challenges (e.g., boundary, privacy and other regulatory issues; barriers to assessment; therapeutic barriers). Telemental health care (spanning across psychiatry, psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family) and social media competences are today necessary also in routine settings. The course will provide a knowledge base about TP, a rationale for use of TP approach in a variety of psychiatric settings and practical hints about how to deliver TP care in a wide range of populations. The course will be organized in collaboration with the EPA Early Career Psychiatrists Committee and its Chair (M. Pinto da Costa) will act as a Course Facilitator.
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Presenter of 1 Presentation

Course 20: How to Implement Telemental Health Care in Clinical Psychiatry Settings (ID 56) No Topic Needed

How to Implement Telemental Health Care in Clinical Psychiatry Settings

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Live, Section, Ticket Required, Sessions with Voting
Date
Tue, 13.04.2021
Session Time
17:30 - 19:30
Room
Courses Hall A
Lecture Time
17:30 - 19:30