09.10.2024Launch of new, self-paced course on AI ethics in collaboration with World Health Organization

We are excited to announce the launch of new, self-paced course on the OpenWHO platform: «Integrating Ethics and Governance into the Design of Artificial Intelligence Tools for Health – Case Study: Cervical Cancer Screening».
This is a collaborative effort between the World Health Organization Department of Digital Health and Innovation (DHI) AI team, Strategy and Governance Unit, and the Department of Research for Health (RFH) Health Ethics and Governance Unit.
The curriculum and learning materials were developed by our researchers at the IBME, Nikola Biller-Andorno and Julian W. März, the project leads, and the research associates, Fayez Abdulrazeq and Jan Niklas Schwarz.
The aim of the course is to provide guidance on how to integrate ethical considerations and governance frameworks throughout the entire AI lifecycle, with particular emphasis on:

• Identifying and describing the ethical challenges and risks that can arise during the AI lifecycle.
• Assessing these ethical challenges by raising relevant issues or questions throughout the decision-making process in all phases of the AI lifecycle.
• Mitigating ethical challenges and risks through informed decision-making, integrating ethical, medical, epistemic, societal, and political considerations.

The course takes a case-based approach, focusing on a use case exploring how AI tools can enhance access to cervical cancer screening for undocumented migrant women. The modules cover ethical considerations from data collection to the deployment and maintenance of the AI tool.
If you're interested in enrolling in the course, please click here.