Ian Stedman, LLB, PhD
Ian Stedman is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration. He is cross-appointed to the graduate programs at Osgoode Hall Law School and Science and Technology Studies serves on the Executive of both the Centre for AI & Society and Connected Minds (CFREF) at York University. Before joining York U, Professor Stedman held the inaugural research fellowship in Artificial Intelligence Law & Ethics at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children’s Centre for Computational Medicine and a post-doctoral fellowship researching the Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare at York University. His work in the area of law and technology earned him the IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in IP Law in 2020. Ethics and Artificial Intelligence in Canadian Healthcare Doctors and nurses are in short supply, hospitals are becoming overwhelmed, and Canadians are growing increasingly frustrated with our healthcare systems. As the public sector struggles to figure out how to improve its ability to deliver timely and effective care, the private sector is swooping in and offering innovative solutions. Many of these solutions are fuelled by our increasingly digital and connected world, where personal health information has become more abundant in the private sector than it is in the public sector. Private sector apps, algorithms and wearable devices are quickly taking over as our first point of contact with care services when we have health-related needs. Perhaps unsurprisingly, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have taken centre stage in shaping the public’s consciousness about what healthcare systems should be striving toward. It has become well accepted that machine learning, for example, holds great promise for improving patient outcomes by enhancing diagnostic accuracy, improving treatment planning and streamlining administrative tasks. The adoption of AI brings with it significant ethical challenges however, particularly in the areas of privacy, bias, safety, transparency, and accountability. This presentation will explore how Canada’s hospitals are using artificial intelligence, paying specific attention to what AI is being deployed and how we are ensuring it is both safe and effective. You will learn about how Canada regulates healthcare AI (and how it doesn’t) and about how hospital ethics codes and services are stepping in to fill some of the regulatory voids that litter Canada’s healthcare AI landscape.
Ian Stedman is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration. He is cross-appointed to the graduate programs at Osgoode Hall Law School and Science and Technology Studies serves on the Executive of both the Centre for AI & Society and Connected Minds (CFREF) at York University.
Before joining York U, Professor Stedman held the inaugural research fellowship in Artificial Intelligence Law & Ethics at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children’s Centre for Computational Medicine and a post-doctoral fellowship researching the Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare at York University.
His work in the area of law and technology earned him the IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in IP Law in 2020.
Ethics and Artificial Intelligence in Canadian Healthcare
Doctors and nurses are in short supply, hospitals are becoming overwhelmed, and Canadians are growing increasingly frustrated with our healthcare systems. As the public sector struggles to figure out how to improve its ability to deliver timely and effective care, the private sector is swooping in and offering innovative solutions. Many of these solutions are fuelled by our increasingly digital and connected world, where personal health information has become more abundant in the private sector than it is in the public sector. Private sector apps, algorithms and wearable devices are quickly taking over as our first point of contact with care services when we have health-related needs.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have taken centre stage in shaping the public’s consciousness about what healthcare systems should be striving toward. It has become well accepted that machine learning, for example, holds great promise for improving patient outcomes by enhancing diagnostic accuracy, improving treatment planning and streamlining administrative tasks. The adoption of AI brings with it significant ethical challenges however, particularly in the areas of privacy, bias, safety, transparency, and accountability.
This presentation will explore how Canada’s hospitals are using artificial intelligence, paying specific attention to what AI is being deployed and how we are ensuring it is both safe and effective. You will learn about how Canada regulates healthcare AI (and how it doesn’t) and about how hospital ethics codes and services are stepping in to fill some of the regulatory voids that litter Canada’s healthcare AI landscape.
This event is part of the Spring 2025 Speaker series.
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