Search Tag: mental health
Moral Injury: The Invisible Epidemic
2020 08 Jul
The world has seen the loss of many healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis. Many have succumbed to the virus, but some have taken their own lives amid all this misery. As trauma and grief continue to plague healthcare workers, it is time to take a look at the invisible epidemic: moral injury. All across the globe, healthcare workers are... Read more
Chatbot Use in Mental Health: Decisive Factors
2020 06 Jul
Fully automated conversational agents (CAs), also known as bots or chatbots, now commonly assist consumers when doing online shopping and banking transactions, as well as in making doctors' appointments. You might also like: Healthcare Data: Creating a Learning Healthcare Ecosystem A new area where intelligent chatbots can... Read more
STAFF MENTAL HEALTH PROTECTION IN PANDEMIC
2020 27 May
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COVID-19 and Its Impact on Health and Wellbeing
2020 06 May
One of the major topics in the COVID-19 broader discussions is the impact the restrictions and mitigation measures have on the public’s health. A new academic research project has been launched to collect the relevant data in 30 countries so that to allow policymakers around the world to improve their pandemic responses. You may also like... Read more
COVID-19, Telemedicine and Mental Health
2020 17 Apr
Locked-down America has been converted to a country gravely in need of virtual therapy amidst the recent Coronavirus crisis. During these trying times, telemedicine has emerged as a viable solution to help connect people with health professionals. While the healthcare industry works to mark the issues that put a stop to comprehensive and widespread... Read more
Fighting Anxiety and Depression with Digital Therapy
2019 23 Dec
Dr Lloyd Humphreys is a clinical psychologist, NHS Innovation Accelerator alumnus and Head of Europe at SilverCloud Health , the leading digital mental and behavioural health platform. Here he explains how digital therapy is providing significant benefit to service users requiring mental health support, and how a successful and continually developing... Read more
RSNA 2019: Imaging Reveals Pathways Behind Depression
2019 04 Dec
New findings from two MRI studies presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) provide important insights on the mechanisms behind depression. Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating mental disorder that affects over 100 million people worldwide. However, as noted in the two studies,... Read more
Radiologist Burnout
2019 23 Oct
Physician burnout is a major health issue affecting not only radiologists but also other medical practitioners. A Medscape survey (January 2019) of 15,000+ doctors reveals an overall physician burnout rate of 44%, with urologists self-reporting the most burnout at 54% and radiologists placing a notch higher than the average at 45%. Burnout... Read more
5th World Congress on Psychiatry & Mental Health Nursing
2021 08 Mar
POSTPONED TILL MARCH 2021 DUE TO COVID-19 HEALTH CONCERNS Find the congress o n Social Media Read more
Lions Health 2019: Creativity and Innovation in Healthcare
2019 26 Aug
Lions Health 2019 has offered new insights and discussions on how creativity is being embraced by the healthcare industry. Over two days, Lions Health 2019 offered new insights and fresh ideas on how creativity can be applied to improve healthcare through focussed discussion and knowledge. This year’s agenda included first-of-its-kind creativity covering... Read more