Structure, planning strategies and methods:

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1. Build Working Group and Subgroups, recruit members, set tasks:

1.1.   Core Working Group:

International experts for digitalisation in MH&C: Overall responsibilities and contribution, task setting and monitoring, goal attainment, results evaluation, reporting; organising meetings and congress attendance

1.2.   Subgroups S1-5 (affiliated with WG ad hoc, temporary & task-oriented): member recruitment, task setting cross topics,

          collaboration with other subgroups, work groups and other WPA components:

S1: Baseline surveillance on e-MH&C availability, literacy and acceptance in WPA member countries - development, distribution, evaluation, and consequences for implementation

Members: Dr Ahmet Gürcan, Dr Jitender Jakhar, Dr Jibril I.M Handuleh, Dr Laura Orsolini

S2: e-MH&C promotion and implementation strategy in cooperation with NPAs

S3: e-MH&C education and training (tools) for different workforce member groups:

Quality in e-MH&C development, research and evaluation

Guidance/guidelines for e-MH&C indication and use

Members: Dr Renato de Filippis, Dr Muftau Mohammed, Dr Ramdas Ransing, Dr Shreyasta Samal, Dr Ahmed Shaheen

S4: Revision of WPA Position Statement on e-MH&C (with chair and select members of the former Steering Group 2017)

S5: International organisations in partnership with WPA​

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Activities, Deliverables and Outcomes (cont'd):

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    2. Run a survey on the status of e-MH&C in WPA member countries (S1) – as an informational basis for promotion, 

         dissemination, and implementation

• Develop a questionnaire (together with the subgroup below)

• Distribute among NPA members (and other relevant organisations)

• Analyse the results; promote and disseminate conclusions and recommendations (thereby refer to available policies, e.g., the eMEN transnational policy guidance) on the public, practitioners, providers and governance level (S1, S2).

• Contribute to preparing the operational basis for global implementation (S2) on the professional, political and consumers’ regional, national, local and institutional levels

• Contribute jointly with international partners and country representatives to implementation and evaluate success on the systems, institutional, and individual levels

• Choose, adapt or develop tools, activities or programs for promotion, dissemination, implementation and evaluation​

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    3. Adopt or develop evidence-based Guidance/Guidelines (S3) for a scientifically sound, safe and ethical indication and use of

        tools for self-management and programs for prevention, early recognition and intervention, diagnostic assessment and

        treatment, e.g., blended care protocols, and rehabilitation, based on internet-based interventions, tele-mental health/video

        consultations and psychotherapy, mobile applications (apps, wearables) and others (e.g., virtual reality, serious gaming, avatar

        development) for the field of mental health and mental disorders across the lifespan.​

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    4. Supervise and impact on the revision of the WPA Position Statement on e-MH&C (S4).

 

    5. Promote literacy and develop Education and Training Tools on MH&C (S2, S3) for the psychiatric work force.

 

    6. Adopt or adapt and promote, disseminate and implement policies on e-MH&C (S2, S3, S5).

 

    7. Check for international research calls in the field of the working group for collaboration and possible application (all).

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    8. Publish concepts, methods, results, reports or other issues of the above activities in digital or print format (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5).

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Time plan

 

Timeline - Focus on core group, subgroups, activities, deliverables and outcomes above:

• 2020: 1.1

• 2021:1.1, 1.2, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8

• 2022: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8

• 2023: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8

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