AI Ethics for Healthcare Professionals
AI Ethics for Healthcare Professionals
Using AI in clinical documentation and patient-facing situations raises specific ethical questions, especially in developing contexts such as South Africa.
This course gives healthcare professionals a practical, ethics-grounded framework for using AI responsibly and teaches participants how to protect patient trust and maintain professional accountability when introducing AI tools.
Healthcare professionals are already using AI, but they are often without a clear framework for assessing where its use is appropriate and where it is not.
This course gives healthcare professionals a practical way to think through AI use in clinical and patient-facing contexts.
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What you’ll learn
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify where AI use in clinical settings poses risks and where it can be leveraged for greater efficiency and improved patient outcomes.
- Use key ethical concepts to analyse, assess and describe AI use cases in clinical settings.
- Understand how bias, equity and data work together, and the risks these systems pose to patient outcomes, especially in developing contexts.
- Apply a framework for deciding what to delegate to AI and when to retain professional judgement.
This course offers
Online
This Course Offers:
Online:
- 4 hours of virtual training
- Live virtual sessions via Zoom or Microsoft Teams
- E-certificate of completion
- 4 CPD Points
- Accessible on all standard mobile and PC devices with Wi-Fi access
In-Person
In-Person:
- In-person training may be arranged on request for 10 or more attendees
- Half-day workshop at Lynnwood Academy or at the client’s site
On Site
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A course by
Trudie Coetzee
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Who this course is for:
- Medical doctors and dentists
- Psychologists
- Occupational therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Speech therapists and audiologists
- Dietitians
- Pharmacists
| Course Date | DELIVERY METHOD | COURSE FEE | SECURE YOUR SPOT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | ONLINE | R800,00 | Book Now Team Booking |
Course Content
4 Discussion Points | 4 hours total length
Module 1: AI in Healthcare Context & Capability
- What AI tools are being used in healthcare settings today
- What these tools can and cannot do
- Introduction to real-life use cases and scenarios
Module 2: Core Ethical Tensions
- The key ethical tensions raised by AI use in clinical and professional practice
- Capabilities, limitations and risks of AI tools
- Introduction to key ethical concepts
- Assessment and evaluation of real-life use cases and scenarios
Module 3: Bias, Equity & Data
- How bias enters AI systems
- Data and equity considerations for healthcare professionals
- Key ethical concepts in practice
Module 4: Maintaining Professional Judgment alongside AI
- Safeguarding clinical judgment and accountability
- The role of the human clinician
- Designing an ethical framework
About this course
This course equips healthcare professionals with the skills to assess and evaluate ethical AI use in clinical contexts. Participants will look at the benefits and limitations of AI and learn how to keep their own clinical thinking at the centre of their practice.
The course includes practical exercises grounded in real healthcare use cases and scenarios. By the end of this course, participants will have a clear framework for assessing and evaluating AI use in clinical settings that they can apply immediately in their own practice.
