Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of our daily lives, leaving a notable imprint in education, professional, and institutional settings, yielding both positive and negative outcomes. The use of AI in public health is rapidly gaining momentum, and during this session, presenters will provide an overview of its current applications. This presentation will also discuss key methodologies and explore potential recommendations for its integration into public health practices. AI shows significant potential in establishing a Learning Public Health system and fostering the convergence of health and technology, which will reshape the future landscape of public health practice. Intended audience: Public health decision makers, medical officers of health, associate medical officers of health, researchers, public health staff working in data and surveillance, epidemiologists. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Dr. Andrew Pinto, MD, CCFP, FRCPC, MSc, a Public Health and Preventive Medicine specialist, is the founder and director of Upstream Lab. He holds the CIHR Applied Public Health Chair in Upstream Prevention and is a family physician at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto. Additionally, he's an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto and serves as Director of the University of Toronto Practice-Based Research Network (UTOPIAN), leads clinical research for Ontario's POPLAR network, and founded the Canadian Primary Care Trials Network. Sharon Birdi, BMSc, is a Research Coordinator at the Upstream Lab, with interests in responsible AI and public health.
The opinions expressed by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies or views of Public Health Ontario, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by Public Health Ontario.
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PHO Rounds are also approved by the Council of Professional Experience for professional development hours (PDHs) for members of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI).
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