Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: From Strategy to Implementation

About the Course

Note: We have received support for our online Artificial Intelligence courses and will be able to offer them free of charge. The Upskilling Grant, however, has very specific eligibility requirements.   NYS Department of Labor requires our students to (1) be legally permitted to work in the U.S., (2) be a New York resident, (3) unemployed or underemployed, and (4) be able to provide a Social Security Number as part of the application.

Registration is open.  Applicants have to be eligible to participate.

According to Forbes, the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) healthcare market was worth $19.68 billion in 2023 and 90% of hospitals are projected to use AI technology for early diagnosis and remote monitoring by 2025. The U.S. AI in healthcare market size was valued at USD 6.07 billion in 2023 and is expected to be worth around USD 195.01 billion by 2034 (Global Market insights).

This 8-week beginner-friendly specialized online course, AI in Health Care: From Strategies to Implementation, will help individuals working in the healthcare/health tech area navigate knowledge, strategy, and framework to design and implement AI-driven solutions.

The course will specifically provide an opportunity to understand the National AI Intelligence Strategic Plan, the UN Sustainable Development Goal AI Strategies, and the AI Strategy from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It will also walk through the fundamentals of modern AI, with challenges, opportunities, and methodology to overcome.

The course is designed for:

• Healthcare Professionals.
• Healthcare Executives and Managers.
• Tech and IT Specialists.
• Policy Makers and Healthcare Regulators.
• Graduate Students in Informatics or Public Health.
• Consultants and Project Managers in Healthcare.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• Understand National AI Intelligence Strategic Plan, UN Sustainable Development Goal AI Strategies and AI Strategy from U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
• Understand the fundamentals of modern AI for successful applications, to improve overall patient experiences and outcomes.
• Understand Challenges, Opportunities and Framework to Overcome.

Textbook (Optional):

Related article, research paper and website link will be provided during the lecture.
 

• Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Unlocking its Potential, Dr Janak Gunatilleke, ISBN-10: 1739637402, ISBN-13: 978-1739637408
• Transforming Healthcare: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Patient Care: AI leads to accuracy and precision, minimizing discrepancies and improving patient outcome, SB Wad, ISBN-13: 979-8865843863

Eligibility

We have received support for our online Artificial Intelligence courses and will be able to offer them free of charge.   The Upskilling Grant, however, has very specific eligibility requirements.   NYS Department of Labor requires our students to (1) be legally permitted to work in the U.S., (2) be a New York resident, (3) unemployed or underemployed, and (4) be able to provide a Social Security Number as part of the application.  

Registration is open.  Applicants have to be eligible to participate.

Schedule

Spring 2025:  Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: From Strategy to Implementation (same as Fall), 1/22/2025-3/5/2025, 6:00-8:00pm, Mondays and Wednesdays, ONLINE

No course pre-requisites

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Instructor

Mehdi Hasan, Ph.D., PMP

With a decade of experience in Human-Computer Interaction, and Artificial Intelligence for Social Good, Dr. Mehdi Hasan has been able to build a technology driven public health portfolio. He began his professional journey with the World Health Organization in Bangladesh as a Technology Analyst. Subsequently, he contributed to BRAC (Bangladesh) as a Software Engineer and expanded his global footprint with roles at Toyota Corporation's R&D in Japan and IBM in the USA.

Currently, he holds a position as a Senior Project Manager and Head of Project Management Office at Essen Healthcare, New York. He is also working as a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Health & Welfare Science at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Mehdi is an esteemed reviewer for the International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, Japan.

Among his notable achievements, Dr. Mehdi was honored with the prestigious Monbukagakusho scholarship by Japan's Ministry of Science and Technology. He earned his Ph.D. in Information Systems from Kyushu University, Japan, and an M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from Kobe Institute of Computing, Japan.