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Using Emerging Tech to Assess a Patient’s Mental and Behavioral Status

Gari D. Clifford, DPhil, MSc, SMIEEE,  headshot

Huntsman Mental ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Institute (HMHI) welcomes , as our Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds speaker on October 19, 2022. His presentation is titled “Behavior and Cognitive Status Assessment Using Nearables and Wearables."

Dr. Gari Clifford is Chair and Professor of and Professor of . Initially trained in theoretical physics, Dr. Clifford’s research focuses on applying signal processing, machine learning, and physiological modeling to medicine to classify, track and predict health and illness. Beginning with cardiology, critical care and maternal/fetal health, Dr. Clifford has spent much of the last 10 years developing programs focused on mental health and neurological diseases.

While on faculty at the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ of Oxford, he co-founded the Sleep & Circadian Neuroscience Institute, focusing on sleep and mental health. He also founded the Center for Affordable ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵcare Technology at Oxford, which led to the Co-Design Lab For ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Equity and Safe+Natal at Emory. Through these initiatives, he is committed to addressing health equity and developing sustainable solutions to healthcare problems in resource-poor locations, with much of his work focused in Guatemala.

Dr. Clifford is a champion of Open Access data and Open Source software, particularly through his leadership of the and contributions to the over the last two decades.

Event Details

Watch Dr. Clifford’s presentation in-person at HMHI or virtually via Zoom on Wednesday, October 19 at Noon, MST.

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Meeting ID: 945 4308 2530
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About Psychiatry Grand Rounds

The presents local and nationally-renowned clinicians, researchers, and educators. Grand Rounds occur on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Lectures are presented in-person, virtually, or both - presentation availability is noted in the schedule online. Presentations recordings are made available at the discretion of the presenters.

Grand Rounds presentations are intended for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers. Continuing education (CE) credit is available. The ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ of Utah School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians