American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 2017

I think one of the best things about using the term ‘mHealth’ to refer to the convergence of Health to Mobile is that it by default prioritises mental health as many medics (particularly those who haven’t yet realised that their mobile phones turn them into cyborgs and give them super powers) would think that you’re talking about mental health if they didn’t know the m was being used to denote Mobile (the newest mass media).

I think it’s obvious that ‘go and get help’ doesn’t make sense to the BornMobile generation when they encounter mental health issues so while it’s great to see so many mHealth events being held all over the world it’s probably even more encouraging to also see major medical associations like the America Psychiatric Association (follow them on Twitter @APAPsychiatric) adding mHealth themed sessions to their annual meetings (help in San Diego for 2017).

Saturday 20th May 2017

Mobile Mental Health Meets Clinical Psychiatry: New Tools for New Models of Care
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Room 29B, Upper Level
Speakers: John Torous MD, CoDirector at Digital Psychiatry Program @ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (Chair), Colin Depp, Steven Chan MD MBA, Digital Health & Behavioral Sciences Research, University of California (UCSF) & Co-founder, Health 2.0 Sac and John Luo MD, Interim CMIO UC Riverside Health, Director of Psychiatric Residency Training, University of California.
About: Technology (EHR, Telepsychiatry, Apps)

Poster Session 2: Medical Student/Resident Poster Competition
Time: 14:00 PM – 16:00 PM .
Location: P2-006, Exhibit Hall A, Ground Level San Diego Convention Center
About: Comparing Child and Adolescent First Mental Health Contacts With a Mobile Crisis Team
Author(s): Rachel Olfson, Student, Albany Medical College

Sunday 21st May 2017

Connecting With Patients in the Life Space: A Pragmatic Approach to Web and Mobile Applications in Clinical Practice and Research
Time: 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Location: Room 29B, Upper Level
Speakers: Brian Grady MD, Director TeleMental Health; VISN5 TeleMental Health Lead, University of Maryland School of Medicine (Chair), Julie Kinn, Department of Defense Research Psychologist and Program Director, National Centre for Telehealth & Technology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Naomi Wilson, Clinical Psychologist Institute of Psychotrauma, East London NHS Foundation Trust & the University of Sheffield and Kelly Blasko, Mobile Web Program – Lead Psychologist, National Centre for Telehealth & Technology, The Pennsylvania State University.
About: Technology (EHR, Telepsychiatry, Apps)

Poster Session 3: Medical Student/Resident Poster Competition
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM .
Location: P3-140, Exhibit Hall A, Ground Level San Diego Convention Center
About: Mental Health and HIPAA in Today’s World of Social Media and Smartphones
Author(s): Amber Mansoor MD

Monday 22nd May 2017

Using Mobile Phone- and Web-Based Technology to Enhance Treatment and Support Recovery
Time: 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: Room 25C, Upper Level
Speakers: Anita Bechtholt PhD, Program Director at NIAAA, National Institutes of Health (Chair), Kathleen Carroll PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, David Gustafson PhD, Professor, Kansas State University, Marsha Bates PhD, Facility Manager and Social Worker Transitional Housing Center, Kathy Jung, PhD and Frederick Muench PhD, Director, Digital Health Interventions & Behavioral Health, Northwell Health.
About: Substance Use Disorders

Poster Session 6: Young Investigators’ New Research Posters 1
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM .
Location: P6-017, Exhibit Hall A, Ground Level San Diego Convention Center
About: The Relationship of Smartphone Addiction With Impulsivity Among Korean Smartphone Users: Vulnerability to Smartphone Addiction in Adolescents
Author(s): Hyun-sic Jo

Poster Session 6: Young Investigators’ New Research Posters 1
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM .
Location: P6-029, Exhibit Hall A, Ground Level San Diego Convention Center
About: Mobile Device Applications for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review of Current Evidence
Author(s): Jung W. Kim MD

Note: Sadly the APA has really outdated views on social media and although there’s a hashtag it’ll probably be just dominated by sales & marketing adverts as they’ve banned the taking of any images/video.