This podcast by Dr Rhonda Wilson provides a snap shot of the contemporary registered nursing profile in Australia, and presents some ideas about the digital transformation that nursing will undergo in the context of increased population need for nursing health care.

A Digital Transformation For Australia's Registered Nursing Future

Learning objectives: 
1.	To recognise the role that the computer interface plays in the delivery of a therapeutic dose of treatment to people with depression and anxiety.
2.	To understand the need to apply the principles of safe administration of digital treatment (with a similar approach to the safe administration of medications and other therapeutics)
3.	To recognise the need for upholding patient safety through the professional critique of safe digital mental health treatment
4.	To recognise the need for evaluation of safe and evidence-based digital mental health interventions as they are increasingly included in routine mental health pathways for care 

Abstract 
Human Computer Interaction (HCI) implications for the safe use of digital therapies targeting people with depression and/or anxiety
Despite the proliferation of digital mental health resources and treatments, the description of human computer interactions (HCI) in the international literature regarding digital therapies for people with depression and anxiety disorders is scant. Health professionals are increasingly interested to develop and administer digital health interventions for clinical treatment plans and pathways. Proponents of digital health highlight implied therapeutic and economic benefits to promote inclusion of these types of interventions. Yet, little attention has been given to the impact that design elements and HCI are likely to have on patient safety, effectiveness and with adherence to treatment. This represents a significant gap in the literature that may be a risk for the future safe and effective development of innovative digital health interventions. An integrative literature review was conducted to investigate how adequately HCI is incorporated in the development of E Mental Health interventions for depression and anxiety. The PRISMA model was used to discover, select and include relevant articles from suitable databases. The main outcome of this review is that HCI aspects are superficially described in literature about digital health interventions, but insufficiently to scientifically validate design principles and HCI. This is an important limitation in most literature because it compromises the innovation and leaves those who manage and implement the interventions, such as mental health professionals, with incomplete evidence to support the safe, reliable, and evidence-driven implementation of the interventions. Research implication: Digital Health researchers should consider the need to include computing science and HCI principles as a core element of research design to improve the quality and safety of interventions they trial or implement in the future. Mental health clinician implications: Mental health clinicians should assess and consider the safety of incorporating digital health interventions based on sound and robust evidence.

Read more here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327163737_Combining_e-_mental_health_intervention_development_with_human_computer_interactionHCI_design_to_enhance_technology-facilitated_recovery_for_people_with_depression_andor_anxiety_conditions_An_integrat

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326929363_The_right_way_for_nurses_to_prescribe_administer_and_critique_digital_therapies

Human Computer Interaction (HCI) & safe use of mental health digital therapies - 8:7:19, 7.11 pm

This Webinar will provide a practical guide for health professions researchers who are new to social media, or established users who wish to enhance their use professional use of social media. Several topics will be covered: 1. Developing a professional social media profile; 2. Dissemination and communication designed for the social media audience; 3. Impact and influence; and, 4. Managing your social media time and engagement. A range of social media channels will be discussed and critiqued. For those already using Twitter, the webinar will be simultaneously presented on Twitter using the hashtag #DHCRC with numbered posts authored by the presenter @rhondawilsonmhn (Twitter handle) for real time engagement with the topic and webinar participants.Tweet Sheet: Social media for researchers

#DHCRC

Feb 2020

#DHCRC Join me (& 150 international researchers) at 12 AEST time for a webinar & twitter #chat live about using social media for researchers – starting soon. Hope you can make it & contribute tips of your own! Use #DHCRC so we can all follow. 

#DHCRC Today I am tweeting from Canberra, Australia. Traditional Ngunnawal Country & As an Aboriginal person myself, I pay respect to the Elders- past, current & emerging. Respect for Ngunnawal Country at the moment with bushfires in our midst. 

1/8 #DHCRC sharing #socialmedia #research tips from my own experiences… Keen to hear tips from others… I’ve written a few pieces that might be useful  https://www.researchgate.net/project/Social-media-for-health-professionals

2/8 #DHCRC Fun fact… There are about 7.7 billion mobile subscriptions in the world (2017)… there are 7.8 billion people… #socialmedia implications… an interesting report…
 https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/66139/1/Nielsen_DHI_2018_Report_on_international_practice_on_digital_apps.pdf

3/8 #DHCRC various institutions have their own social media policy. Search your intranet to find the relevant one/s for you – health practitioner agency eg here: https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Codes-Guidelines/Social-media-guidance.aspx

4/8 #DHCRC Also… there are codes of conduct for researchers – as a reminder here is the Australian one file:///Users/s428142/Downloads/the-australian-code-for-the-responsible-conduct-of-research-2018.pdf

5/8 #DHCRC When setting up your professional social media profile remember you are creating a narrative – select a handle, profile pics & bio to tell a story about you as a researcher, and your research. Drive your narrative and thread logically across your channels.

6/8 #DHCRC Design to Disseminate & communicate for relevant social media audience. You are curator… curate your own research journey… build a conversation around it in the context of other relevant posts… stories & colleagues… match to channel genre.
 

7/8 #DHCRC As researchers we intend the results of our research to be Impactful & Influential – communicating our findings is a critical career-building skill. Building & maintaining a credible professional network can be enhanced in social media platforms. Altmetrics is one example… 

8/8 #DHCRC Tailor an engagement strategy that works for you. Managing time & multiple channels & devices can be tricky – an aggregator such as @hootesuite might help. Keep is professional – but a hint of humanity is OK too!

Thanks to the Digital Health CRC based at University of Canberra for the opportunity to share this webinar workshop.

Social Media for Researchers

Mental health nurses are skilled in helping people to overcome the distress related to anxiety and depression  - especially in the context of the additional stress and uncertainty that accompanies the COVID19 pandemic. This is one example of a relaxation strategy that is useful in maintaining mental health generally. I hope it is helpful if you need a mindful moment to recharge your mental health at the moment... come on an imaginary mindful walk on the beach with me... and destress a little!
#refresh2020 #reframe #yearofthenurseandmidwife

#refresh2020: Mental Health Nursing example of a Beach-themed Relaxation Exercise #reframe

Curated by Professor of Nursing, Rhonda Wilson RN CMHN PhD
Creating evidence to support person-centred technological responses to improving mental health. Twitter: @rhondawilsonmhn

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