The 2020 MindTech Symposium (#MindTech2020) will be held online as a free virtual event for the very first time! The symposium will take place on Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd December and this year's topic is: ‘Digital Mental Health in the Age of Covid-19’.

Wednesday evening’s opening session will embrace a global perspective on the digital mental health response to Covid19 and includes international expert panellists Helen Christensen (Australia), John Torous (USA) and Sally Merry (New Zealand). 

Wednesday 2^nd December 2020:

FULLY BOOKED! 8.00pm - 9.00pm: The Digital Mental Health Response to COVID-19: A Global Perspective

Thursday’s sessions will cover emerging technologies and how they can be harnessed in the ‘new normal’ of mental healthcare in the post-Covid world. Thursday will also include a dedicated session encompassing Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) and user-centred co-design in a virtual world. This session will be delivered by MindTech’s own Involvement Team.

Thursday 3^rd December 2020:

FULLY BOOKED! 1^st Session    10.00am - 11.30am: A Rapid Digital Response to a Global Pandemic
FULLY BOOKED! 2^nd Session   1.15pm - 2.30pm: Virtual PPI: the way forward?
FULLY BOOKED! 3^rd Session    3.00pm - 4.00pm: Rethinking mental health services for the ‘new normal’ following COVID-19

MindTech Director, Professor Chris Hollis, highlights the purpose and importance of continuing to host the MindTech conference in this unprecedented time: 

'The MindTech symposium 2020 will bring together (virtually) national and international leaders in clinical practice, patient experience, academic research, industry and technology development to address the key challenges in developing digital mental health interventions and services in the age of Covid-19. Digital technology has the potential to transform mental healthcare by offering novel interventions and more accessible, efficient and flexible services.  A dramatic shift to remote and digital working has been seen during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, if digital mental healthcare is to succeed in improving lives it requires both a stronger evidence-base and clear pathways for delivery, adoption and sustainability in real-world services.'

The full programme for all sessions can be found here

The links and joining instructions for each session will only be emailed to those who have registered to attend those sessions.