What all physicians need to know about telemental health
03/25/20 • 17 min
The world of mental health care delivery is being reshaped.
In this episode of Quick Takes, Dr. David Gratzer sits down with the associate chief in the General Adult Psychiatry and Health Systems division at CAMH, Dr. Allison Crawford.
Dr. Crawford is an expert on telemental health and in a time when working at home and social distancing are the norm, the need to learn about alternative health care delivery methods is on the rise. Listen to this episode to learn the basics on telemental/virtual mental health and receive some excellent advice on how best to approach starting out in virtual mental health care.
What you will learn:
- What telemental health looks like currently and what it is evolving into
- beyond the name change to virtual mental health
- how much easier it is to do with our current technology.
- How patients are responding to it
- it goes beyond convenience for some
- they actually rate the quality of virtual care higher than providers.
- Some very useful tips for how best to approach starting out in virtual mental health and what you should be aware of
- relationships are still incredibly important – and that can’t be replaced by machines.
- How the evolution of technology may impact the use and growth of virtual mental health.
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Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca.
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The world of mental health care delivery is being reshaped.
In this episode of Quick Takes, Dr. David Gratzer sits down with the associate chief in the General Adult Psychiatry and Health Systems division at CAMH, Dr. Allison Crawford.
Dr. Crawford is an expert on telemental health and in a time when working at home and social distancing are the norm, the need to learn about alternative health care delivery methods is on the rise. Listen to this episode to learn the basics on telemental/virtual mental health and receive some excellent advice on how best to approach starting out in virtual mental health care.
What you will learn:
- What telemental health looks like currently and what it is evolving into
- beyond the name change to virtual mental health
- how much easier it is to do with our current technology.
- How patients are responding to it
- it goes beyond convenience for some
- they actually rate the quality of virtual care higher than providers.
- Some very useful tips for how best to approach starting out in virtual mental health and what you should be aware of
- relationships are still incredibly important – and that can’t be replaced by machines.
- How the evolution of technology may impact the use and growth of virtual mental health.
Follow us on Twitter
THANKS FOR LISTENING!
Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca.
Follow CAMH Education on X (formerly known as Twitter) @camhEdu
Follow and subscribe to Reading of the Week where, every week, Dr. David Gratzer reviews research papers from the world of psychiatry.
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So notes Dr. Jay Shore, chair of the American Psychiatric Association's Telepsychiatry Committee, and Dr. David Gratzer’s guest on this episode of Quick Takes.
In this episode Dr. Gratzer and Dr. Shore discuss the rise of virtual care during this pandemic and how our current experiences could impact the entire healthcare system. They cover the challenges (Zoom fatigue) and opportunities (hybrid care solutions) COVID-19 has brought about. And Dr. Shore leaves the listeners with some excellent tips for providers new to virtual health as well as some guidelines on patient-physician interaction that should benefit all listeners.
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- what the challenges are in virtual care
- what opportunities this period of rapid virtualization has brought about
- how our healthcare system may evolve as a result of all the digital work being done currently
- useful tips for new virtual care providers and some guidelines on patient-physician interaction.
Follow us on Twitter
THANKS FOR LISTENING!
Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca.
Follow CAMH Education on X (formerly known as Twitter) @camhEdu
Follow and subscribe to Reading of the Week where, every week, Dr. David Gratzer reviews research papers from the world of psychiatry.
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