Welcome to the EPA 2022 Interactive Programme 

Organised by the EPA Section on TeleMental Health. Widespread use of video, mobile health and other technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic has given users a vision of what is possible in the future to reshape the delivery of healthcare worldwide. The pandemic has not only necessitated a shift in health technology adoption, but it has also highlighted a shift in the needs from health technology awareness, to an era where the focus is digital and cultural literacy to optimize the benefits that can be leveraged to health outcomes. Skills (i.e., competencies) and attitudes are as important knowledge to ensure patient-centered care. Published competencies focus on Patient Care (history, assessment, management, medico-legal issues, privacy, confidentiality), Communication (engagement, interpersonal skills), Systems-based Practice (quality improvement, safety), Practice-based Learning and Knowledge. Video and mobile health skills are now in demand, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. For clinicians and institutions to implement services, they need to consider the human-computer interaction, ethical and legal, models of care and quality of life issues.