Panel Discussion Sessions

Distinguished Panellists

  • Dr. Mariam Al Harbi, Advisor – Research, Abu Dhabi Public Health Center (ADPHC) 
  • Dr. Nourah Hamad Almubarak, Consultant radiologist with subspeciality in cardiothoracic imaging  at the Chest Disease Hospital, Kuwait
  • Dr. Amna Kashgari, Section Head and Assistant Professor, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science (KSAU-HS) and King Abdulaziz Medical City 
  • Dr. Regina Malykh, Principal Public Health Consultant, Abu Dhabi Health Data Services
  • Mr. Rashed Alhebsi, Senior Advisor, CorpoLgia, Abu Dhabi
  • Ms. Ameera Youssef, Managing Director, AcornResearch
  • Dr. Sven Jansen, CEO, Neo Q, Germany 
  • Dr. Zara Mahmoudi, MD, founder of HAOMA COO
  • Dr. Salam Abou Taam, Physician, Saudi-German Hospital, Dubai

Session 1: “Integrating AI into Clinical Decision-Making with Human in the Loop”

Moderated by Dr Hamzeh Awad, Health Science

Topics include:

  1. The challenges facing current AI systems in better collaborating with human clinicians in complex clinical cases
  2. Design of AI-driven tools to optimise interaction with clinicians, and provide metrics to enable effective assessment of reliability and performance 
  3. Successful models of clinicians and AI systems working in tandem, and best practices 
  4. Role of research partnerships in refining AI applications for clinical decision-making
  5. Fostering sustainable public-private collaborations to drive innovation in the UAE healthcare market

Session 2: "Operational and Strategic Implementation of AI in Healthcare Systems"

Moderated by Ms. Anna Schebsdat, Head of Executive Education, Heriot-Watt University

Topics include:

  1. Key operational challenges faced when integrating AI tools into existing healthcare workflows
  2. Balancing the integration of cutting-edge AI technologies with legacy systems and existing infrastructure
  3. Change management practices to support the adoption of AI in healthcare
  4. Continuous professional development in preparing healthcare staff for the transition to AI-augmented workflows
  5. Rigorously evaluation of the cost-benefit of AI implementation