Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI) welcomes Gari D. Clifford, DPhil, MSc, SMIEEE, 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 Biomedical Informatics at Emory University and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. 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 University of Oxford, he co-founded the Sleep & Circadian Neuroscience Institute, focusing on sleep and mental health. He also founded the Center for Affordable Healthcare Technology at Oxford, which led to the Co-Design Lab For Health 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 PhysioNet/CinC Challenges and contributions to the PhysioNet Resource 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.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://utah-health.zoom.us/j/94543082530
Meeting ID: 945 4308 2530
Passcode: grand
About Psychiatry Grand Rounds
The Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds series 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 University of Utah School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians