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Seminar on Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Infectious Diseases and Infection Control


Topic Seminar on Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Infectious Diseases and Infection Control
Course Type Hybrid mode (Physical & Webinar)
Content

The seminar aims at addressing potential application on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of infectious diseases and infection control, and would focus on the following aspects:

  • Overview of artificial intelligence applications in healthcare
  • AI in infection surveillance
  • AI in optimizing antibiotic use and discovery of novel antibiotics
  • AI in predicting emerging infections and advancing laboratory diagnostic

Poster

Date 13 November 2024
Venue Lecture Theatre, G/F, Centre for Health Protection, 147C Argyle Street, Kowloon
Organizer Co-organised by Infectious Disease Control Training Centre, Hospital Authority / Infection Control Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health and Chief Infection Control Officer Office, Hospital Authority
Target Group Healthcare professionals in Hospital Authority, Department of Health and private settings
Speakers

Session 1  Overview of Artificial Intelligence applications in healthcare

Time

Topic

Speaker

09:00 – 09:05

Welcome address

Dr Hong CHEN

Consultant-in-charge, Infectious Disease Control Training Centre, Hospital Authority/ Head, Infection Control Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health

09:05 – 09:50

Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence for Infectious Disease Surveillance

Dr Calvin HO, JSD FRSPH

Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University,  Melbourne

09:50 – 10:35

Smart solution for Infectious Diseases Management

Dr Anna TONG

Chief Manager (eHealth), Hospital Authority

10:35 – 10:50

Q&A

 

10:50 – 11:00

Break

 

Session 2  Artificial intelligence in infection surveillance

Time

Topic

Speaker

11:00– 11:45

Forecast epidemics more effectively with Artificial Intelligence

Dr Zhanwei DU

Research Assistant Professor (Programme 3)/ Research Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong

11:45– 12:30

Can we use automated analyses of electronic health record data to improve surveillance for healthcare-associated infections?

Prof Michael KLOMPAS, MD

Professor of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School/ Hospital Epidemiologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA

12:30 – 12:45

Q&A

 

12:45 – 14:00

Lunch Break

 

Session 3  Artificial intelligence in optimizing antibiotic use and discovering novel antibiotics

Time

Topic

Speaker

14:00 – 14:45

Application of Artificial Intelligence and IT in Antibiotics Stewardship

Dr May LEE

Consultant, Department of Microbiology, Princess Margaret Hospital

14:45 –15:30

A deep learning approach to antibiotic discovery

Dr James J. COLLINS, PhD

Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering & Science at The Collins Lab and Professor of Biological Engineering at MIT, USA/ Core Founding Faculty member of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, USA

15:30 – 15:45

Q&A

 

15:45 – 16:00

Break

 

Session 4  Artificial intelligence in predicting emerging infections and advancing laboratory diagnostics

Time

Topic

Speaker

16:00 – 16:45

Artificial Intelligence-metagenomic platform to identify emerging pathogens

Professor Yi GUAN

Daniel CK Yu Professor in Virology/ Chair Professor of Emerging Viral Diseases/ Cluster Leader (Influenza and Infections of Public Health Significance) at Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences, School of Public Health, LKS Faulty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

16:45 – 17:30

Machine, machine on the wall, who's the most resistant of them all?

Dr Alfred LEE

Associate Consultant, Department of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital

17:30 – 17:45

Q&A

 

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Published at 2024-10-08
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