AHIMA and IFHIMA are convening a global virtual summit of health information professionals from different nations across the globe to collaborate on key public policy issues related to the health information (HI) profession. The global virtual summit will hold focused conversations discussing key public policy issues impacting the health information profession today, including health AI and the HI workforce. Such dialogues are critical to furthering better global policy and to ensuring global alignment in the HI profession.
Hour 1 (Eastern Standard Time)
7:00 – 7:05 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Representatives from AHIMA and IFHIMA leadership welcome attendees to the event and position the conversations in context of how the collaboration aims to further the HI profession and improve the global health system as a whole.
7:06 – 7:30 Planning for the Intersection of AI and Workforce within NHS
A keynote conversation with Dr. Hatim Abdulhussein, CEO of Health Innovation Kent Surry Sussex and a general practitioner on how organizations should prepare their workforce’s and policies for the incoming widespread adoption of AI.
7:31 – 7:59 Panel on Health AI and New Technologies
This panel will dive into the details of how health AI and new technologies directly impact the HI profession. Perspectives from the European Union, Australia, and US will be featured with a focus on how nascent public policy activities in those countries have charted a course for health AI adoption and use.
10 Minute Break
Hour 2 (Eastern Standard Time)
8:10 – 8:20 Overview of AHIMA Workforce/AI White Paper + IFHIMA AI Survey
AHIMA and IFHIMA will provide overviews of their research as it relates to HI workforce health AI use within the US and aboard. The data provided in these surveys will set the stage for the conversation in hour two discussing the intersection of technology and workforce needs.
8:21 – 8:40 Discussion on Digital Health, Health AI, and Workforce in Low- and Middle-Income Nations
A moderated discussion featuring multinational health organizations on the challenges and opportunities within low- and middle-income nations as it relates to digital health with a focus on health AI and workforce. The conversation provides an opportunity to learn about the unique public policy needs for these nations and, in some cases, how these nations are further ahead in digital health than their more developed peers.
8:41 – 8:55 Conversation on Global HI Workforce and Emerging Digital Health
The final panel of the day will discuss the intersection of HI workforce policy and needs with emerging digital health trends. The conversation will serve as a convergence discussion touching on themes presented throughout the summit and will feature a discussion on how HI can be well positioned to thrive through technology advancement.
8:56 – 9:00 Closing and Next Steps
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