Digital technologies, including apps, wearable sensors and social network platforms, offer unprecedented opportunities for health research and clinical care. However, this rapidly evolving landscape is outpacing regulatory structures for protecting research participants. Given the plethora of digital health tools and strategies, researchers are often challenged with deciding which tool is appropriate for their particular study. Dr. Nebeker and colleagues with the Research Center for Optimal Digital Ethics (ReCODE Health) have developed support tools to aid researchers in ethical decision making. The Digital Health Checklist and Framework is now used by researchers to evaluate risks/benefits, access, usability, privacy and data management protocols. Faculty will describe how technologies are being leveraged to capture personal health data for research and draw attention to nuanced technical and ethical aspects that require careful consideration during the study design phase.
Recorded webinar, non-interactive, self-paced distance learning activity with post-test.
This presentation was recorded on August 6, 2020.
Identify how digital technologies are used in health research, including mental health studies.
Describe two ethical challenges associated with digital health.
Name five key domains of the Digital Health Framework.
Identify three literacy challenges that may influence obtaining informed consent in digital health research and how those barriers can be mitigated.
Psychiatrist, Physician (non-psychiatric), Physician Assistant, Nurse/Nurse Practitioner, Psychologist, Counselor, Peer Specialist/Peer Support
Estimate Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 1.0 hour
Program Start Date: July 30, 2025
Program End Date: July 30, 2028
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Camille Nebeker, EdD, is a research ethicist at the University of California, San Diego, and the Director of ReCode Health. The goal of Dr. Nebeker's research is to increase understanding of the ethical and social implications of behavioral and biomedical research with a focus on digital mental health. Dr. Nebeker reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
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Teri Brister, PhD, LPC, National Alliance on Mental Illness. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
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Donna Rolin, PhD, APRN, University of Texas, Austin. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
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Teri Brister, PhD, LPC, National Alliance on Mental Illness. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests. (Reviewed on 9/5/2023)
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Donna Rolin, PhD, APRN, University of Texas, Austin. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests. (Reviewed on 9/5/2023)
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