UAMS to Host Artificial Intelligence Conference in October
| LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is hosting the Third Annual Innovations in Artificial Intelligence Conference on Oct. 8-9, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) applications to research, clinics, and clinical education environments.
A preconference event will be held from noon to 5 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Walton Auditorium on the 10th floor of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, 449 Jack Stephens Drive, on the main UAMS campus in Little Rock.
The conference will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, in the same location.
The free conference is open to anyone with an interest in AI and healthcare, including members of the public. Sessions will examine the evolving role and impact of AI within academic health centers, with emphasis across the clinical, research, and educational missions.
“Artificial intelligence will not replace the human judgment, compassion, and curiosity at the heart of healthcare. It can, however, help us deliver care more effectively, prepare health professionals more thoughtfully, and accelerate discovery if we pair innovation with evidence, ethics, and accountability,” said Wendy Ward, Ph.D., associate provost for faculty in the Division of Academic Affairs.
Registration is required. To register, visit uams.cloud-cme.com/.
The conference is hosted by the UAMS Interprofessional Faculty Development Department, the UAMS Office of Interprofessional Education (IPE), the UAMS Creativity Hub for Artificial Intelligence in Health (CHAI) housed in the College of Medicine’s Department of Biomedical Informatics, the College of Medicine’s Department of Humanities and Bioethics, and the Arkansas Geriatric Collaborative (AGEC).
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and seven institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,553 students and 1,030 medical residents and fellows, and two dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with about 12,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.###