Upcoming Seminar: Data Accessibility and Medical Governance in African Healthcare

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Dear Community Member,

Our seminar series is off to an exciting start with two insightful presentations already completed. We're pleased to invite you to our next event:

Date: Thursday, November 28, 2024
Time: 4:00 PM GMT
Platform: Virtual on Cassyni (Access)

Presentations:

1. "3IR b4 4IR: Data Accessibility to Enable African Data Science, ML and AI for Health" by Chris Fourie
- Exploring the fundamental data infrastructure needs for AI adoption in African healthcare
- Discussing practical approaches to data governance, privacy, and federated analysis
- Walking through the complex social, legal, political, and funding problem bordering data accessibility and emphasising the need for a collective effort and grassroot communities

2. "Medical Data Governance and Sharing in Africa" by Lukman Ismaila
- Introducing AfriBiobank: A unified medical imaging biobank initiative
- Exploring solutions for data consolidation and collaborative research
- Examining interoperability standards (FHIR, DICOM) and federated learning approaches

Join us to explore these crucial topics in African healthcare. There will be opportunities for Q&A and discussion following each presentation.

Please register using the link above to receive calendar reminders and session materials.

Best regards,

Chinonyelum Rosemary Igwe
AI for Health in Africa Workshop