(via the Medical Library Association)
Registration is open for the MLA webinar “Exploring AI Literacy in Medical and Health Science Libraries and Developing AI Literacy Training”. It will take place on Tuesday, June 17, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration.
If you are confused by the many claims about the value of generative AI in the medical and health sciences fields and the proliferation of tools and AI “enhancements” to familiar software yet want to provide AI literacy training based on an accurate understanding of the current capabilities and risks of AI tools and likely coming innovations, this course is for you. You’ll gain skills and knowledge that will enhance your contributions not only to your library but also to the medical and health science library profession.
Sarah Morris, Assistant Director of Academic Engagement and Instruction Coordinator at the University of Georgia Libraries and a specialist in curriculum development and AI literacy training, will be your guide to finding your way through the complexities and uncertainties of generative AI tools to acquiring confidence in your knowledge of AI and being able to plan and provide AI literacy training and programming at your institution. You’ll examine and discuss trends and issues posed by AI in healthcare environments, from questions of the role of AI in making diagnoses and privacy concerns to issues of bias, stereotyping, and health care for members of groups who have historically faced poor quality care.
To make the tools and issues real, you’ll have hands-on experience with AI tools focused on the health sciences. You’ll use and critically reflect on two free tools, Azure AI and Google Vertex. These tools represent broad trends in generative AI in the health sciences and will serve as a gateway for further exploration.
This webinar is worth 1.5 MLA CE hours.
For additional information, including the learning outcomes and presenter biography, and to register, please go here. The cost is $96.00.