Webinar Wednesday - Virtual Urgent Care: A Click Away from Mental Healthcare

In this presentation, we will look at the potential and opportunity of virtual care for those with mental health problems. We will focus on a program at CAMH and include data, drawing on our two years of experience

Objectives:

• To understand and appreciate gaps in coverage and the potential role of technology.
  
• To understand and appreciate virtual care for mental health.
  
• To identify lessons learned from the CAMH experience.
  

Presented by:

Dr. David Gratzer

Dr. David Gratzer is a Toronto-based physician. He works at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, where he is an attending psychiatrist and serves as the co-chief of the General Adult Psychiatry and Health Systems Division, overseeing the clinical and academic work of 110+ psychiatrists. He is an associate professor of the University of Toronto. He peer reviews for several journals and he is an associate editor of both The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry and JMIR Mental Health. He leads CIHR-funded research in e-therapies.

Wendy McLellan, Clinical Director of Access to Care, CAMH

Wendy MacLellan is the Clinical Director of Access to Care at CAMH, where she oversees key entry points to the organization, including CAMH’s centralized intake service and the Emergency Department. Her portfolio also includes patient flow and a broad range of adult ambulatory services. Wendy holds a Master of Social Work and a Master of Health Administration and is a Certified Health Executive through the Canadian College of Health Leaders.

LeRoy Mensah, RN(EC), MN, NP

LeRoy Mensah is a nurse practitioner currently working in the CAMH Virtual Urgent Care Clinic. He has been part of CAMH since 2017, which includes working as a registered nurse in the psychiatric emergency department.

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