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Cycle 2 of the Certified Webinar Series on Digital Literacy in Health: Artificial Intelligence in Public Health II (English)

Cycle 2 of the Certified Webinar Series on Digital Literacy in Health: Artificial Intelligence in Public Health II
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Introduction 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is profoundly reshaping the way health systems prevent, diagnose, monitor, and care for people. Its responsible and ethical use can be a key tool to close access gaps, optimize resources, and improve health outcomes. However, its application also raises challenges in terms of equity, privacy, transparency, and data quality.

In the face of this new paradigm, health workers need to develop a critical understanding of the potential and the limitations of AI in the health sector. This introductory series is part of PAHO’s digital health training pathway and aims to provide basic tools for health teams to understand, assess, and support digital transformation processes driven by artificial intelligence.

Objectives

  • Provide knowledge on prompt engineering applied to Public Health.

  • Develop skills for prompt usage.

  • Understand its risks and how to mitigate them.

Target Audience

General health workers.

No prior technical knowledge in computer science or artificial intelligence is required.

Learning Path and Methodology   

The cycle is structured into three interconnected components, a selection of recommended readings, and an evaluation: 

Audiovisual content:

  • Webinar 1: Applications of AI in Health Care – A Masterclass from PAHO’s Digital Literacy Program

  • Webinar 2: Purposeful Prompting: How Better Instructions Enhance AI for Generating Health Content

  • Webinar 3: Using AI to Generate Public Health Content

Readings (open access):

Prompts guide.

Duration

5 hours.

Evaluation

You will have 3 attempts to correctly answer the evaluations. The evaluations include multiple-choice, True or False, and matching questions.

Certification

A digital certificate of participation will be issued by the Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) upon completion of the learning cycle and evaluation tools.

To certify each cycle, participants must:

  • Watch all the webinars that are part of the cycle 

  • Complete the proposed activities (readings and/or exercises)
  • Pass the final evaluation
  • Download their certificate
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