AI in Healthcare Series Workshop: 15 - The ethical and medico-legal challenges of AI in health

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly transform the role of the doctor and revolutionize the practice of medicine. One of the concerns that has been raised is the issue of legal liability when personal injury occurs. If a medical error occurs, who is to be held liable? There is also the matter of morality and ethics with AI, illustrated by the classic ‘trolley problem’.

As a profession, we need to have a mature discussion and debate about the legal, ethical and moral challenges of AI in health, and be leaders in this space rather than passive observers.

Speaker: Professor Erwin Loh, national Chief Medical Officer and Group General Manager Clinical Governance for St Vincent's Health Australia, the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, with 6 public hospitals, 10 private hospitals and 23 aged care facilities.