Health Data for All of Us speakers focus on AI in health
HDRN Canada’s public forum, Health Data for All of Us, returns for a third year, this time with a focus on artificial intelligence and health data. The interactive forum, which takes place April 29 in Ottawa and online, features an exciting lineup of speakers who will explore ethical, legal, privacy and equity implications of AI in our health care systems. “We are thrilled to convene such a dynamic and diverse group of people who have thought deeply about the many and varied ways artificial intelligence can be applied to health, and who can facilitate engaging conversations about what the future could – and indeed should – hold for AI in health,” said Dr. Kim McGrail, HDRN Canada Scientific Director and CEO.
We are thrilled to convene such a dynamic and diverse group of people who have thought deeply about the many and varied ways artificial intelligence can be applied to health.” ~ Dr. Kim McGrail, HDRN Canada CEO
Health Data for All of Us: A Public Dialogue on AI in Health kicks off with a keynote panel that canvasses a wide range of challenges, opportunities and perspectives related to the growing integration of artificial intelligence into health systems, tools and care delivery. Dr. Amol Verma, Clinician-Scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital along with Dr. Marta Maslej, Staff Scientist with the Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and Charlotte Munro, member of HDRN Canada’s Public Advisory Council (PAC), will engage in conversation with each other and the audience, guided by moderator Michael Harvey, BC’s Information and Privacy Commissioner.
The next plenary session features a dialogue between a patient and a clinician on the role of AI in health care. Alvina Nadeem, an HDRN Canada PAC member with lived experience using AI in their health care journey, and Dr. Alexandra Greenhill, a clinician specializing in digital health innovation, will explore the benefits and risks of AI in patient care providers as well as the real world impact of AI in shaping the future of patient-centred care.
Upstream Lab’s Julia Wiercigroch and Parsa Balalaie also raise concerns about the impact of AI-driven solutions on patients in their concurrent session, Bridging the Gap: Ethical AI, Data Governance and Guidelines for Patient Involvement. They share research findings on the importance of patient inclusion in the development process to foster trust and adoption, advocating for AI that serves the public good. In his concurrent session, Alexander Bernier will tackle artificial intelligence in data governance, and the implications of AI in the stewardship of health data by health sector organizations.
The final session takes a close look at Indigenous data sovereignty in the context of artificial intelligence. Skylee-Storm Hogan-Stacey, Julie McIntosh and Savannah LaBelle, from the First Nations Information Governance Centre, will facilitate an interactive group discussion on how the First Nations data governance principles of Ownership, Control, Access and Possession can help shape the future of AI in health care. Tickets for Health Data for All of Us: A Public Dialogue on AI in Health are still available! Register here. Check out the full agenda.