Social distancing during COVID-19 and the mental strain of a pandemic has affected the mental health of many adults and exacerbated suffering associated with existing mental illnesses, including mood and anxiety disorders and substance abuse.
This web forum will address the impact of COVID-19 on adult mental health, the shift to virtual appointments for patients seeking mental health services and lessons learned from providers of mental health virtual visit services.
Presenters
Peter Yellowlees, MD
Chief Wellness Officer, Professor of Psychiatry, UC Davis Health
University of California, Davis
Sacramento, CA
Dr. Peter Yellowlees is a British-born American physician, researcher, academic and administrator. He is Chief Wellness Officer at UC Davis Health and Professor of General Psychiatry at University of California, Davis. He is also the Vice Chair for Faculty Development in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UC…
Tonya Wood, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Director of Clinical Training
Pepperdine University
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Wood is Director of Clinical Training in the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University and has provided extensive lectures, training teaching and supervision on various subjects including trauma informed care, cultural diversity, clinical supervision, psychological assessment and professional development.
After earning her Ed.S degree in School Psychology…
Jan Mainz, MD, PhD, MPA
Clinical Professor, Clinical Medicine
Aalborg University
Aalborg, Denmark
Dr. Jan Mainz is a professor of Health Services Research at Aalborg University Hospital, Psychiatry, Center for Clinical Health Services Research. He currently acts as Executive Director of Psychiatry in Northern Denmark, and is an affiliated Professor at University of Southern Denmark.
Since 2002, Dr. Mainz has represented Denmark in…
Moderator
Birthe Dinesen, PhD
Professor and Head, Laboratory of Welfare Technologies - Telehealth & Telerehabilitation
Aalborg University, CITRIS and the Banatao Institute
Aalborg, Denmark
Dr. Birthe Dinesen is a Professor and Head of Laboratory of Welfare Technologies - Telehealth and Telerehabilitation and Department of Health Science and Technology at Aalborg University in Denmark. Dr. Dinesen has been doing research within the field of telemedicine for more than 15 years, has published over 81 peer-reviewed…
Presentation Slides
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Peter Yellowlees | Telepsychiatry in the time of Covid-19
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Tonya Wood | Transitioning to Telehealth
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Jan Mainz | Psychiatry’s COVID-19 Preparedness - What We have Learned