EFPA attends Apple health and technology roundtable meeting

Wednesday May 22, 2024 — In a commitment to bringing the voice of psychology to the topic of Digitalisation, EFPA attended a roundtable event hosted in Brussels by Apple alongside a number of stakeholders in the area of health—including Mental Health Europe and the European Brain Council.

The session focused on how technology can be supportive to health broadly, and mental health specifically, with an opportunity to discuss concerns and consider what scaffolding could be put in place to to ensure proper consultation happens between industry and specialised fields like psychology.

EFPA has a long history of focusing on digitalisation as a topic of importance. Further steps are being taken currently to establish an Ad Hoc Working Group on Digitalisation to serve as an expert reference group. This will facilitate representative experience from throughout Europe around topics of psychology and technology, including but also expanding beyond health.