Digital Psychiatry SIG Spring Conference 2026 | Digital Innovations in Psychiatry - Bookings Closed

We are delighted to invite members of the Digital Psychiatry SIG to our 2026 Spring Conference, taking place on Thursday 14 May, in person at the Royal College of Psychiatrists in London.

12:45PM - Registration

1:00PM - Welcome and introduction

• Dr Faith Ndebele - Chair, RCPsych Digital Psychiatry SIG

Session 1: Research insights and innovation in practice

Chair: Dr Romayne Gabelrab

We are delighted to welcome a distinguished panel of speakers:

1.15pm - Real-time monitoring and relapse prevention for SMI

• Professor Pauline Whelan - Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer, Careloop Health Ltd
• Professor Shôn Lewis -  Chief Medical Officer & Co-founder, Careloop Health Ltd

1.35pm - The feasibility and safety of AI-generated immersive environments to support exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy for OCD

• Dr Mariana Pinto Da Costa - Senior Lecturer, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London; Consultant Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
• Carolina Fialho - Trial Manager

1.55pm - Virtual Clozapine wards

• Dr Rajeev Krishnadas - Assistant Professor in Psychosis Studies, University of Cambridge; Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

2.15pm - Q&A and Panel Discussion

2.35pm- Introduction to Session 2

• Dr Torsten Wrigley - Digital Psychiatry SIG Events Lead

2.40pm - 2.55pm - Refreshment Break

2.55pm - Session 2: Meet the innovators: demonstrations and hands-on exploration

This interactive session will give attendees the opportunity to engage directly with digital platforms, ask questions, and try out technologies in sandbox environments.

Demonstrations and contributors include:

This session is an opportunity to speak directly with developers and clinicians about innovation, implementation, and the realities of bringing solutions to market.

4pm - Session 3: Roundtable discussion – from innovation to market access

Chair: Dr Antonio Lains

Why have so few higher-risk Class IIb medical devices reached the mental-health market despite a growing pipeline of promising tools?

5pm - Conclusion and summary of the day

• Dr Faith Ndebele - Chair, RCPsych Digital Psychiatry SIG

Networking until 6pm

We will close the day with networking drinks and canapés from 5:00–6:00 pm, offering further opportunity to connect informally with speakers, contributors, and fellow attendees.

We hope you will join us for what promises to be a stimulating afternoon of learning, collaboration, and community-building for everyone interested in technology and its role in mental health care.

Disclaimer

The RCPsych is an inclusive organisation with over 21,000 members who have a diverse range of views, which we look to represent across our programmes. To further open dialogue, scientific discovery and enrich learning, we provide our members with the opportunity to hear from a range of professionals. The speakers, panellists and participants’ views and comments are their own and not the established views of the College.

Getting around the venue

Please click here to view a 3D tour of the venue to help you familiarise yourself with the layout. There is a cloakroom on the ground floor. Each floor can be accessed via one of our three lifts.

Parking

There is one disabled parking bay at the rear of the building in Yeoman's Yard, off Chamber Street which runs parallel to Prescot Street and can be accessed via Leman Street or Mansell Street. We understand that disability is not always simple and you will not need a Blue Badge to qualify to use our on-site parking space. This bay must be booked in advance by contacting your events manager or events administrator.

Toilets

Toilets can be found on all floors

• Lower ground floor: we have four gender-neutral toilets, one with a parent-changing area. There is one accessible toilet with a shower
• Ground floor - we have five gender neutral toilets and one accessible toilet
• First floor - we have single sex toilets on this floor

Multi-faith room

This is located in the members lounge on the ground floor 

Quiet space

We will have a dedicated quiet room available at the College that you are welcome to use at any point during the conference.