Overview
Course Code
AI
Course Type
Part-Time
Course Length
15 months
Course Delivery
Virtual
Application Method
Self-service Registration
OSAP Eligibility
No
About the Course
Due to the current technological revolution, more people expect new technologies to replace older ones to make processes more efficient and to reduce errors. Artificial Intelligence’s (AI) primary aim in a health-related environment is to provide clinical decision and diagnostic support by analyzing relationships between treatment options and patient outcomes.
AI has also been developed for patient monitoring and care, drug development and disease prevention. Since AI is being incorporated into health care delivery, there is a need for professionals that have clinical knowledge and AI knowledge to support AI enabled health care systems. AI solutions require users to know how AI works so that applications run optimally and provide accurate recommendations and predictions.
This online certificate program will introduce students to the discipline of AI and how it is applied in the healthcare environment. Learners will acquire data science and analytic skills, learn how to implement AI solutions and participate in creating an AI solution.
Outcomes
The primary aim of AI in healthcare is to assist healthcare providers by providing them the information needed to make decisions. Upon completion of this course, learners will understand how AI helps to:
- Identify disease management and prevention guidelines
- Provide relationships between treatment and outcomes
- Prioritize patients in need of care
- Compile relevant information and presents it to clinicians
- Highlight observations of interest and assists healthcare providers when making a diagnosis
- Generate preliminary reports