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An Interview with Mariam Shokralla, Digital Health consultant

Posted by Intelligent Health on Aug 10, 2020 11:56:01 AM

We spoke to Mariam Shokralla, Digital Health consultant at the World Health Organization. She gave us her thoughts on AI in medicine ahead of her presentation at Intelligent Health (9-10 September 2020, Online), the world's largest online summit dedicated to AI in medicine.

 

So Mariam, what excites you most about the application of AI in healthcare?:

 

It's the potential to decrease health inequalities especially geographical inequalities. Ethically grounded AI solutions can help extend quality care to marginalized people, transform our health systems from being reactive to predictive and preventive, from Tertiary care to primary care especially to NCDs.

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Topics: AI, Medicine

Meet THE women in AI and health @ Intelligent Health

Posted by Intelligent Health on Jul 30, 2020 3:05:30 PM

You said: “no more manels!”

We said: “never have, never will!”
 
You said: “all tech conferences are dominated by men”
We said: “not ours, we strive towards gender balance in all our content”
 
You said: “diversity and inclusion must be at the heart of AI”
We said: “our Intelligent health series actively recruits speakers to drive forwards the D&I agenda
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Topics: AI, Medicine

A future with AI in healthcare without borders

Posted by Intelligent Health on Jul 27, 2020 11:50:12 AM

During these uncertain times over COVID-19, Intelligent Health, the annual meeting place of the global AI and healthcare communities taking place every September in Switzerland, has been redesigned in a new online format and theme “Without Borders”. 

 

At a time when collaboration globally is more important than ever; innovation must continue and technology and healthcare professionals must join forces to fight the biggest disruptor the world has faced in a generation.

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Topics: AI, Medicine

Impact of COVID-19 Related Shutdowns on Utility-Scale Electric Demand and Forecasting: An Indian Metropolitan Area Case Study

Posted by Dr. Mostafa Farrokhabadi on Jun 23, 2020 1:53:51 PM

The ongoing COVID-19 related shutdowns has had a profound impact on the electric demand profiles worldwide, as governments put strict mitigation and/or suppression measures in place. The global electrical demand has plummeted around the planet in the last few weeks, with countries such as Spain and Italy experiencing more than 20% decrease in their usual electric consumption. In view of such massive electric demand changes, electricity network operators are facing unprecedented challenges in scheduling energy resources, as short-term energy forecasting systems struggle to provide an accurate demand prediction.

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Topics: AI, Global Governance, COVID-19

Important Announcement: Intelligent Health AI is moving online

Posted by Intelligent Health on Jun 17, 2020 5:21:46 PM

The InspiredMinds approach to COVID-19 is with empathy, kindness and collaboration with our community – without borders.

 

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Topics: AI, Medicine, Digital Health, HealthTech, COVID-19, Online Summit

Webinar: The role of AI in assisting LMICs in the fight against COVID-19

Posted by Intelligent Health on Jun 2, 2020 11:29:02 AM

Join Intelligent Health on Wednesday 3rd June at 1pm BST as we reveal the 5th episode of our Going Viral webinar series. Key experts will share insights on the priority health needs, where AI-driven solutions can assist low and middle-income countries in the fight against COVID-19.

 

Coronavirus Disease 2019 has spread rapidly around the world with devastating consequences on patients, healthcare workers, health systems, and economies. Those who live and work in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) held their collective breath as the single red dot on the world map morphed into red dots in almost every country in the world.

 

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Topics: AI, Medicine, Digital Health, HealthTech, MedTech, COVID-19

How patients are adapting to technology driven healthcare

Posted by Intelligent Health on May 22, 2020 2:58:26 PM

The past 12 weeks have seen a rapid increase in discussions around how patients are adapting to technology driven healthcare. The up-scaling and accelerated adoption of new technologies has been a challenge for global clinicians, but how do patients feel? And of course HOW can we predict and prevent future viruses and pandemics?

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Topics: AI, Medicine, Digital Health, HealthTech, MedTech

The ethics around AI and patient data

Posted by Intelligent Health on May 22, 2020 2:49:39 PM

The issue of ethics around AI and patient data isn’t new, but COVID-19 has even more voices asking the same questions – is this technology ethical? Am I using the right levels of consent? What is the impact and potential harm of capturing, processing and storing this information?

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Topics: AI, Medicine, Digital Health, HealthTech, MedTech

Interview with Tuomas Kannas, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President, TrueMed

Posted by Intelligent Health AI on May 20, 2020 3:55:08 PM

We spoke to Tuomas Kannas, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President at TrueMed. Tuomas gave us his thoughts on AI in medicine ahead of his presentation at Intelligent Health Inspired (25 – 27 May 2020), the world's largest online summit dedicated to AI in medicine.

 

Q: What excites you most about the application of AI in healthcare?

 

Interdisciplinary possibilities, better health results, faster diagnostic outputs.

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Topics: AI, Medicine, HealthTech, MedTech

Interview with Max Welling, Vice President Technologies, Qualcomm & Research Chair, Machine Learning, University of Amsterdam

Posted by Intelligent Health AI on May 20, 2020 3:46:02 PM

We spoke to Max Welling, Vice President Technologies, Qualcomm & Research Chair, Machine Learning, University of Amsterdam. Max gave us his thoughts on AI in medicine ahead of his presentation on Deep learning for health data at Intelligent Health Inspired (25 – 27 May 2020), the world's largest online summit dedicated to AI in medicine.

 

Q: What excites you most about the application of AI in healthcare?

 

The enormous potential to improve healthcare services.

 

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Topics: AI, Medicine, HealthTech, MedTech