Webinar Series on AI for Healthcare Unions and Union Leaders

The Penn State Learning Collaborative on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Unions and Union Leaders will hold a three-part Webinar Series on AI for Healthcare for Union Leaders and Activists.

The first webinar is scheduled for Thursday, October 23 from 4:00–5:30 pm (EST).

All Healthcare Union Leaders and Activists are Welcome

AI is quickly being introduced in the U.S. healthcare industry. Most healthcare employers see AI almost solely as a way to cut jobs and reduce labor costs. Many AI experts, however, believe AI has the potential to both enhance patient care and improve healthcare workers’ experience at work.

AI can enhance patient care by improving diagnoses, personalizing care plans, and increasing the accuracy of recordkeeping. It can improve healthcare workers’ experience at work by automating routine tasks, optimizing work processes to reduce burnout and moral injury, and streamlining administrative processes. To ensure AI is introduced as more than a way to cut jobs, unions need a voice in its implementation.

This three-part Webinar Series will help union leaders and activists:

Better understand the various AI tools that are being implemented in healthcare workplaces.
Learn how healthcare unions can use their power to make sure AI tools are used to create a healthier workplace for staff.
Become aware of how unions which represent healthcare workers are using their power to make sure AI benefits patients and healthcare workers and how other unions are dealing with AI issues.

Webinar #1: Understanding How AI is Being Used–and Can Be Used–To Improve Patient Care and Working Conditions for Healthcare Staff

Thursday October 23 , 4:00–5:30 pm (EST)

Featured Speakers

Jodi Forlizzi, Professor, Carnegie-Mellon University

Jodi is one of the country’s leading experts on human-computer interaction. She studies the ethical impacts of human interaction with AI systems in front-line service industries including healthcare and hospitality and is an advisor to the AFL-CIO Tech Institute.

Nicholas Eng, Secretary, Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP)

Nick is a first assist RN at Kaiser Westside Medical Center in Hillsdale, Oregon. Recently he was a member of the AI and Technology subgroup at Kaiser Permanente which created AI and technology collective bargaining language for their new contract. He serves as the Secretary of OFNHP.

To join this free webinar, be sure to register in advance