DIMH2020 Agenda

Videoconferencing details will be sent out to registered DIMH2020 delegates.


5 August, Day 1

We will release pre-recorded videos covering a range of different topics from a range of speakers, such as digital services providers, personal views, research perspectives etc.

We will showcase artists on our Digital Online Gallery (being prepared behind the scenes).


6 August, Day 2 (Live Events)

This day will run from 9:45 am - 4:55 pm UK time, and will include a set of virtual interactive discussions on a range of topics. This is still a work in development, and we welcome all suggestions on topics (contact: becky@beckyinkster.com).

 

CURRENT DRAFT VERSION:

9:45 - 9:55 am

Welcome & Introduction ‘THE JOURNEY SO FAR’

Becky Inkster will highlight the outputs from Day 1 of the conference (e.g., videos and other content). She will then set the stage for Day 2 live events.


10:05 - 10:55 am

21st century mind reading

For many existing models of predicting mental health status, ‘ground truth’ relies on self-reported scales or self-reported diagnosis. In reality, ‘ground truth’ relies on expertise and collaboration from participants. This session will discuss topics related to human-centred mental health technology, prediction models of mental health status, emotion detection, annotation labelling, natural language processing of social media data and electronic health records. The goal of this session is to critically reflect on the concept of ‘ground truth’ data and the limitations of where we are in this space in order to challenge our current thinking so that we can establish more ‘joined-up’ workable solutions moving forward.


11:05 - 11:55 am

MONEY MATTERS

The FinHealthTech Consortium (FHTC) will be holding their third Quarterly Meeting, which will be open to all DIMH2020 delegates. In this session we will cover updates about the COVID-19 finanical services paper as well as the Scoping Review paper. Following this, the session will create a space for interactive discussions about how and why people with mental health problems might struggle to navigate different financial services processes and money-related experiences.


12:05 - 12:55 pm

Workplace Mental Health

This panel brings together a range of perspectives from psychiatry, lived experiences, workplace digital mental health service provision, and other aspects to discuss areas of progress in this space as well as existing gaps and future challenges.


12:55 - 1:55 pm

'LUNCH BREAK’


2:05 - 2:55 pm

EMBODIED ART

We are all feeling bodies, that feel joy, sadness, hot and cold, and often we feel pain - physical and emotional. But how can we cultivate a richer awareness of our inner worlds, and communicate experiences when sometimes words are not enough? This interactive art session is called: “Visualising the invisible: Creative expression of inner and outer body experience" and it goes under the skin to explore the invisible worlds of feeling and the connection between the brain and body.


3:05 - 3:25 pm

DIVERSITY, DATA REPRESENTATIVENESS & DATA ETHICS

It is more important than ever to ensure that equality and representativeness are built into technology decisions. This panel shares a wide range of expertise and experiences in areas such as developing diverse community engagement strategies, researching the policy impacts of AI and methods of evaluation for bias in these algorithms, digital design, and using big online datasets for deep learning. During this session, panellists will explore some of the challenges and opportunities for change.


3:35 - 3:55 pm

#TRUTHBETOLD

“The hardest conversations reap the best results” (Sarah Jane Hatton). This session encourages people to feel safe and supported when discussing some potentially uncomfortable ‘hidden truths’ that they’ve experienced or feel aren’t being discussed broadly within the scope of mental health and technology. The panel will speak openly about some of the issues and challenges they have faced. This session also encourages people to voice their own ‘hidden truths’ (anonymously or named) in the Google Doc linked to this session.


4:05 - 4:55 pm

”the journey ahead…”

This panel shares a wide range of expertise in areas such as psychiatry, behavioural addictions, psychology, clinical informatics, digital phenotyping, computer science, language technology, neuroscience, research, policy, ethical practices, digital services provision, technology innovation, just-in-time adaptive interventions, digital access to care and equity. Each panellist will share their insights and views on what the next steps for digital mental health should include and how we can start to map the journey ahead and make decisive actions together as a community.



call for Written submissions on specific topics will be accepted until the 7 september 2020. find out more here.