Events
Learn to create equitable digital health technologies for underserved communities
Summary: If digital health technologies are not properly co-designed and tested with a diversity of population groups, they can have disastrous consequences for some patients. For example, recent reports suggest that due to lack of proper testing with racially diverse groups, pulse oximeters overestimate blood oxygen levels in people with darker skin tones, leading to worse health outcomes for them. Similar patient safety concerns exist for artificial intelligence enhanced clinical tools and their suitability for minority groups.
Join us for a two day workshop about the important emerging field of “digital health equity”. In this workshop, you will:
- learn more about digital determinants of health
- apply design frameworks and methods to create equity-aware health technologies
- reflect upon your own role, personal beliefs, and unconscious biases and how they impact your understanding of your end-users
- work in teams to create high-fidelity prototypes of your own digital health solutions using the no-code app development platform, Cogniss
- pitch your solutions to an expert panel
The winning team will receive additional coaching and support from Cogniss and the Digital Health Validitron to further develop your prototypes for real-world implementation
You facilitators:
- Dr Mahima Kalla, Digital Health Transformation Research Fellow, Digital Health Validitron, University of Melbourne
- Dr Kara Burns, Digital Health Program Manager, Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, University of Melbourne
- Dr Llyod Humphreys, Managing Director, Cogniss
Who can attend: University of Oxford students and staff. The course is free but you must register, using your university/college email, to take part. Places are limited, so please register only if you are able to attend the full course.
Where: St Luke's Chapel, Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6GG United Kingdom
When: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:00 - Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:00
Register: book your place here
If you have any questions about the content of the workshop, please contact Dr Mahima Kalla: mahima.kalla@unimelb.edu.au. For questions about the venue, timings, etc., please contact Mary Logan: mary.logan@phc.ox.ac.uk.
Human-centred AI (HcAI) Design Bootcamp
Summary: Join us for a 5-day Human-centred AI (HcAI) Design Bootcamp where you can train to identify, design, and prototype digital health solutions for complex healthcare challenges using AI/ML tools. Having any prior programing/coding knowledge is not necessary, there will be a team of developers taking part as well who can help us with prototyping. The event will also feature guest speakers who will introduce us to important concepts and trends in the digital health space, examples are: AI Regulation in Healthcare, AI Ethics, Large Language Models, Challenges of Digital Transformation in healthcare settings, Design Innovation for Digital Health.Where: University of Oxford
When: TBC
Register: TBC
Contact: Email sami.adnan@phc.ox.ac.uk if you would like to be part of the facilitation team or become a sponsor.