June 18, 2018

AI in healthcare: reality vs science fiction

Artificial intelligence (AI) represents a fascinating new frontier in medicine, promising faster and more accurate diagnoses, an increased ability to identify and treat vulnerable patients, and a more efficient and streamlined service that can free up the time of health care professionals. Underpinning these advances is hugely exciting research taking place in universities, research institutes, and the private sector. The Prime Minister’s recent comments endorsed the widespread use of AI in the NHS, but how close are we to that reality, and what can AI actually improve for patients and healthcare professionals?

Speakers:

Prof Chris Holmes, Programme Director for Health at The Alan Turing Institute (in partnership with HDR UK), and Professor of Biostatistics at University of Oxford.

Dr Christina Messiou, Consultant Radiologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Prof Lionel Tarassenko, Chair of Electrical Engineering & Head of the Department of Engineering Science at University of Oxford

Lord Paul Drayson, CEO of Drayson Technologies Group