Demystifying AI

Understand what AI really is, what it can do in healthcare, and how to think critically about its opportunities, limits and ethical challenges.

8 hours

No pre-requisites

Introductory

CPD accredited

Course information

This introductory course helps make sense of artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare. It explains the key concepts, vocabulary and types of problems AI can help address, while also clarifying what AI can and cannot do.

Through real healthcare examples, including applications in medical imaging and clinical data, you will explore how AI is already being used to support care, research and service improvement.

Designed for healthcare staff, researchers and technical professionals with no prior AI knowledge required, the course provides a clear starting point for understanding AI in practice.

You will develop a broader view of data requirements, model limitations, ethical and safety concerns, and the fairness principles that can help guide responsible use of AI technologies in health.

Learning objectives

  • Define what AI and Machine Learning are.
  • List different models of AI and what limitations various models have.
  • Give examples of how AI can be used in Health care setting
  • List the ethical challenges of using AI technologies and define the fairness principles that can be used to mitigate this.
  • Critically appraise challenges of applying AI to healthcare.