Navigating the digital healthcare frontier
Navigating the digital healthcare frontier
About the speaker
- Professor Ian ScottDirector of Internal Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology at Princess Alexandra HospitalDr Ian Scott is consultant general physician and Director of Internal Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, and Professor in Clinical Decision-making at University of Queensland. He chairs the Metro South Clinical AI Working Group and the Queensland Health Sepsis AI Working Group, and has co-authored several papers on the use of AI in healthcare. He has longstanding research interests in clinical informatics, evidence-based medicine, clinical reasoning and quality and safety improvement, and is a member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Digital Health Advisory Committee.
Key takeaways
High-quality, unbiased data is essential for AI in healthcare.
Clinicians welcome AI when it addresses daily challenges, enhances decisions, and doesn't disrupt workflows.
AI can improve healthcare by automating tasks, aiding diagnosis, and optimizing treatment selection.