VIRTUAL LEARNING IN PSYCHIATRY: A GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS

The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the delivery of undergraduate psychiatry in medical schools across the world. This session will share the key findings on a report jointly produced by the Association of University Teachers of Psychiatry (AUTP) and the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) entitled 'Virtual learning in psychiatry: a guide for educators'. The session will be an interactive session that will provide undergraduate medical educators with an experiential update on delivering undergraduate psychiatry teaching virtually. At the end of the session, delegates will learn how to: •• Promote asynchronous learning through the use of artificial intelligence, online webinars, media and films. •• Deliver synchronous learning through the use of virtual ward rounds and virtual outpatient clinics, use of virtual expert patient sessions, teaching in specific psychiatric settings (e.g. forensic, eating disorders, CAMHS) and online simulation. •• Conduct virtual formative and summative assessments for medical undergraduates. •• Arrange a virtual psychiatry placement for medical undergraduates (including the provision of online Balint groups). •• Maintain a supportive and caring virtual learning environment, with space and time for delivery of the 'hidden curriculum'. •• Recognise the challenges of delivering effective online supervision to medical undergraduates, including international undergraduates.

Preliminary findings on patient satisfaction with telepsychiatry-a systematic review

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health services have been presented with the unique challenge of providing effective and safe patient care whilst maintaining safety regulations. Telepsychiatry has emerged as a potential solution to this and is now being used across the UK to diagnose and manage mental health conditions. Evidence has shown that its effectiveness is comparable to face to face consultations, however, is much less clear regarding patient satisfaction. We therefore initiated a systematic review to establish whether patients are satisfied with tele-delivery of psychiatric care, and to identify the predictors of a positive experience with telepsychiatry. Methods: A preliminary search was performed using five databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PsycINFO), with a date restriction between 2010-2020 to reflect advances in technology over the past decade. Results: Preliminary data shows that patient views on telepsychiatric services are largely positive. Factors that arose in literature potentially affecting this include location, cost, privacy, digital literacy and technological issues including audio/video quality. Conclusion: Our study so far shows that patient views on telepsychiatry are generally positive. The review is still in process, however, we anticipate that it will only further support our preliminary findings. These findings will be used to improve patient-centred delivery and provision of telepsychiatric services. We intend to produce a checklist of factors affecting patient satisfaction and test this in a national multicentre study. We are hoping that the study results and the resulting checklist will encourage greater patient involvement in setting up and delivering telepsychiatric services.