Recent medical research has
shown that artificial intelligence can help predict future diseases.
This claim was made at the third Public Health Grand Round
organized by the School of Public Health, Ondo State University of Medical
Sciences, Ondo where medical experts were gathered for deliberations on the
future of public health.
At the programme, themed “Preventing the Next Pandemic: Use of
Artificial Intelligence for Epidemic Monitoring and Alerts,” the guest
lecturer, Prof Oluwadiya Kehinde who is a surgeon and Information Technology
guru, said, “AI used Machine learning methods can be leveraged upon to prevent
the spread of deadly infectious disease outbreak.”
He stated that “AI helps to process medical data which health
care workers can interpret to improve health outcomes.”
He said, “It can be applied to public health in the area of
predicting communicable disease outbreaks and the direction that surveillance
will take towards disease prevention and control.”
While speaking at the event, the Vice-Chancellor, UNIMED, ProfAdesegun Fatusi described “Artificial Intelligence as a computer-driven modern
and innovative method that every healthcare worker should embrace and learn its
operations. AI can pre-scan medical images and flag those of them that are
unusual and direct the line of management”.
The Dean of the School of Public Health, Prof Olalekan Adebimpe
observed that “pathogens or microbes are struggling with humans for survival.
Part of their strategy is to catch humans unaware, like it did during COVID-19.
Artificial intelligence can help to predict future disease outbreaks and
position us for efficient epidemic preparedness.”
The programme was attended by healthcare
professionals, medical practitioners, staff and students of the university.
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