CAPSS Webinar #3: Connecting, Connectivity and CAMHS with Professor Alka Ahuja

In March 2020, TEC Cymru was asked to support the coronavirus response by implementing a national programme of remote consultations.

CWTCH (Connecting with Telehealth to Communities and Hospitals), a Health Foundation funded project in CAMHS, was used as an exemplar to roll out remote consultations across Wales.

A data driven approach was taken, and the findings are challenging - this is becausepatients, carers and families were asked what they thought too.

Using a phased approach, TEC Cymru have mixed methods data from more than 50,000 patients and clinicians using the service. Data will be shared which challenges current accepted beliefs about health inequality and digital exclusion, describes user experience and expectations, and highlights some of the challenges and opportunities of using digital innovations in delivering health and social care.

Based on the content overview described above, this webinar will focus on:

• Learning from the national roll out and implementation of technology-enabled care during COVID-19.
• Evaluation, including benefits, challenges, and emerging evidence (from a mental and physical health perspective).
• Digital inclusion.
• Embedding learning and moving forward.

Professor Alka Ahuja MBE is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Alka is the National Clinical lead for the Welsh Government Technology Enabled Care Programme. She is also the vice chair of the Child and Adolescent Faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Public Education lead, Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales.

Alka is also a Visiting Professor at the University of South Wales, and an Honorary Professor at Cardiff University. Her expertise is in qualitative research methodology and her areas of special interest include neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and ADHD, service user and carer involvement in healthcare services, and employment of digital technology in healthcare.

Twitter: @AlkaSashin

This is a paid event. Please follow the three steps below to ensure you are able to access the webinar:

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Please note that registration for this webinar will be closed on 15th February 2022. We cannot guarantee that any payments received after this date will be processed in time for you to access the webinar.