With the rapid acceleration of digital mental health, there is a growing need to ensure that the field delivers on its potential to increase access and quality of care, and that everyone has a voice in shaping that change. Join Ms Keris Myrick and Dr John Torous, editor in chief of JMIR Mental Health, as they discuss some of the key ideas in their joint publication, “Focusing on Digital Research Priorities for Advancing the Access and Quality of Mental Health.” |
Join us for an engaging discussion featuring: John Torous, MD, MBI; Co-Founder, Society of Digital Psychiatry As the director of digital psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, John has an engineering background from UC Berkeley and medical studies at UC San Diego. He completed a psychiatry residency, a clinical informatics fellowship, and a master’s in biomedical informatics at Harvard. He actively investigates the potential of mobile mental health technologies for psychiatry and has published over 75 peer-reviewed articles and 5 book chapters on the subject. Keris Myrick, MS, MBAAs a prominent mental health advocate and executive, Ms. Myrick has over 20 years of experience in peer workforce development. She is also the creator and host of the podcast “Unapologetically Black Unicorns,” addressing mental health, race equity, and lived experience. Furthermore, she serves as vice president of partnerships at Inseparable and a clinical advisor for the digital psychiatry program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Ms. Myrick has authored articles on inclusion, digital therapeutics, and the peer workforce in mental health. |