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Francisco Miranda Rodrigues, former CEO of the Order of Portuguese Psychologists (OPP) was recently elected as the new president of this association until 2020. Francisco Miranda Rodrigues is a Psychologist, consultant in organizational development, leadership, personal effectiveness and teams, specialist in gamification, has more than 10 years of experience in human resources and is Postgraduate in psychotherapy and educational counseling.

KEYNOTE ABSTRACT

E-health and Psychology: how to make E-health great for psychologists and even greater to people lives
E-health can help health services to reach with effectiveness more people. But how can E-health benefit from psychology and how can Psychologists use E-health in developing psychology assessment and interventions? Mental health problems are a major public health issue with more complexity concerning the use of technologies. Behavioural health problems and unhealthy lifestyles are responsible for lost-years-of-life and difficulties on therapeutic adherence are a major concern to effective treatments. Motivation and self-regulation skills are fundamental to health habits and self-monitoring apps can help to promote changes on these habits. Psychologists must step up quickly to this health area, to help in the designing, evaluation and developing of the best e-health solutions and applications. In Portugal and in Europe organizations like OPP or EFPA are trying to put it in the agenda of political decision makers and of Psychologists.