Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: An Introductory Approach for Professionals

Code: ENF16043O

1 ECTS

Duration: 2 weeks/26 hours

Scientific Area: Nursing

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Regime de Frequência: E-learning

Sustainable Development Goals

4. Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

Objectives:
-Identify the main ethical and regulatory issues associated with the use of AI in healthcare.
-Recognise the tools and practical applications of AI in the clinical and administrative context.
-Use AI tools to support basic professional tasks, such as the creation or synthesis of practical content.
The main competences are:
-Critically evaluate the quality, safety and suitability of available AI solutions.
-Identify practical strategies for the responsible use of AI in their daily professional activity, involving teams and work processes.

Module 1: Ethics and regulation of AI in the health context
· Ethical principles, regulatory framework, applicability and potential in the health area;
Module 2: Hands-on - Practical experimentation with AI tools
· Concrete opportunities identified in the clinical context; Practical dynamics with the various AI tools; Practical presentation of a project.

Teaching Methods

The course will be in online format, E-Learning model.
Development of individual interactive activities, with a conceptual introduction to ethical and regulatory aspects and presentation of practical examples with exploration of various tools and their application by the participants, using an online methodology. Practical experimentation with available tools from an AI perspective, supported by the latest scientific evidence.
This course, supported by the MedTech-Next Project, includes the use of advanced technological resources, namely digital environments and technological platforms applied to training.