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August 25, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is excited to announce a partnership with Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (WashU Medicine) to enhance US policymakers' expertise around AI’s impact on healthcare. This one-day course, taught by leading health informatics educators, aims to equip legislators and their staff to create future-ready AI policy.

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Overview 

AMIA and WashU Medicine invite health policy leaders to a one-day intensive boot camp on artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. This course equips policymakers with a foundational understanding of AI, explores real-world use cases in healthcare, and prepares participants to engage critically with AI technologies through a policy lens. 

Learning Objectives 

In the modules, participants will:

  • Explore the opportunities and risks of AI in healthcare and the implications for policy makers.
  • Gain a deeper understanding of the variety and complexities of AI use in healthcare, including identifying unintended consequences.
  • Develop fluency in communicating AI policy issues to members and constituents. 
  • Learn to develop agile AI policy recommendations, recognizing the intersection of fast-paced technology and workforce sustainability and growth.

Teaching Faculty

Joanna Abraham, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA
Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine
Andrea Krussel, MA
Washington University in St. Louis
Albert Lai, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA
Washington University in St. Louis
Philip Payne, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA
Washington University in St. Louis
Peggy Tighe, JD
Powers Law

Tentative Schedule

Time Details
10:00 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
10:15 a.m. Congressional Engagement
10:30 a.m. Module 1: Overview of AI in Medicine 
11:30 a.m. Module 2: Ethical Issues & Trustworthy AI
12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00 p.m. Why This Matters: AI & Health Policy Overview
1:30 p.m. Module 3: Unintended Consequences of AI – Case Studies, Evaluation, and Analysis 
2:30 p.m. Module 4: Communicating with Stakeholders – Engaging Constituents and Lawmakers 
3:30 p.m. Module 5: What’s Next? – Future Directions and Policy

 

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