This series of posts is based on a presentation I gave in 2022 before the LLM / ChatGPT hype started. I wanted to post it here but I felt the need to give the hype cycle its course first on the off chance that may be there is something valuable there. My conclusion is to stay away from "AI" for so many reasons but the most important one is that it isn't a safe technology for patients and our work.

The following tools will primarily benefit Mental Health Professionals in resource-poor settings (such as Egypt) including students. I think insights here may be applicable to other contexts but please consult local laws & institutional regulations regarding patient data.

The series will cover the following topics:

• Safety & Security
  • Password Managers
  • Encrypted Communication
  • 3-2-1 Backup Strategy
• Data Organisation
  • Folder Hierarchy
  • File Names
  • Tags
• Document Creation
  • WYSIWYG
    • Right-to-Left Documents
  • Markup
    • Markdown
  • WYSIWYG vs Markdown
  • Free and Open Source software
• Resources for Better Presentations
• Resources for Students
• Tools & Resources for your Patients
  • Resources for Understanding Psychiatric Disorders and Treatments (in Arabic)
• Access Scientific Journals
• Podcasts and Blogs
• Miscellaneous Advice
  • Working With What We Have

This post is part of a challenge to write 150 blog posts of 150 words each this year. This is post 7 out of 150