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SUMMARY:Innovation in Mental Health
DTSTART:20251010T140000
DTEND:20251010T153000
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Thomas Insel\, Johannes Gräff\, Giorgio Zanetti\, Andreas Os
 terwalder\, Ines Ariceta\nThe smartphone and tablet are revolutionizing ho
 w mental health conditions are diagnosed and mental health care is deliver
 ed. This revolution is solving old problems of access and stigma\, but it 
 is introducing new problems of privacy and quality. How we navigate this b
 rave new world of mental health can be the difference between life and dea
 th for millions of people with untreated mental illness. In this lecture\,
  Dr. Thomas Insel describes recent progress in the use of technology and e
 xplores what we need to do to ensure that innovation delivers on its promi
 se to transform mental health.\n\nProgram\n\n	Welcome address by Prof. And
 reas Osterwalder\, Delegate of the Provost for Student Relations (VPA) & 
 Ines Ariceta\, Director a.i. of Well-being and Inclusion Department (VPH)\
 n	Welcome address by Prof. Giorgio Zanetti\, UNIL Vice-Rector for Teaching
 \n	Introduction by Prof. Johannes Gräff\, Director of EPFL Synapsy Center
 \n	Lecture by Dr. Thomas Insel\n	Q & A\n\nThis event concludes the UNIL/EP
 FL Health Days.\nThank you to the Synapsy Center for inviting Dr. Insel.\n
 >> Registration required\n\nBiography\n\nTom lnsel\, M.D.\, a psychiatrist
  and neuroscientist\, has been a national leader in mental health research
 \, policy\, and technology. From 2002-2015\, Dr. Insel served as Director 
 of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). More recently (2015 –
  2017)\, he led the Mental Health Team at Verily (formerly Google Life Sci
 ences) in South San Francisco\, CA. In 2017\, he co-founded Mindstrong Hea
 lth\, a Silicon Valley start-up building tools for people with serious men
 tal illness.\n\nDr. Insel co-founded Vanna Health in 2022 and currently se
 rves as Executive Chair. Vanna Health is focused on the needs of people wi
 th serious mental illness and works with community partners to provide the
  3 Ps (people\, place\, and purpose) for recovery. In 2020\, he co-founded
  Humanest Care\, a therapeutic online community for recovery. Since May of
  2019\, Dr. Insel has been a special advisor to California Governor Gavin 
 Newsom and Chair of the Board of the Steinberg Institute in Sacramento\, C
 alifornia.\n\nHe is the author of the book Healing: Our Path from Mental I
 llness to Mental Health\, published by Penguin Random House in 2022. With 
 journalist co-founders\, he recently launched mindsitenews.org\, a non-pro
 fit digital publication focused on mental health issues. Dr. Insel is a me
 mber of the National Academy of Medicine and has received numerous nationa
 l and international awards\, including honorary degrees in the U.S. and Eu
 rope.
LOCATION:Forum Rolex - RLC E1 240 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==RLC%20E1%202
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
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