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Artificial Intelligence & Healthcare

Digitally Augmented Public Health: A practice-based approach

When:

18 August - 20 August 2025

School:

SSPH+ Lugano Summer School

Institution:

Swiss School of Public Health, ICPP at USI, DEASS at SUPSI, and Swiss TPH

City:

Lugano

Country:

Switzerland

Language:

English

Credits:

1 EC

Fee:

1200 CHF

Early Bird deadline 01 May 2025
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Digitally Augmented Public Health: A practice-based approach

About

Digital technologies such as wearable sensors and generative artificial intelligence in the form of large language models are evolving at a rapid pace. They will likely shape research and practice of Public Health and Epidemiology over the next few years. How can we align the use of such technologies with established principles from Epidemiology and Public Health? What criteria define responsible and impactful use of these new tools?

This course will cover these and related questions with a pragmatic, hands-on approach. We will review the traditional paradigms of Epidemiology and Public Health to examine how they align with novel approaches arising from Data Science. We will try out and scrutinize novel data collection tools to examine their usefulness and accuracy. We will explore the use of large language models – as well as their limitations - for specific public health-related tasks, including finding and reviewing existing studies, as a writing support tool, and for data summarization.

The course will include input lectures and hands-on exercises using freely accessible tools where possible. Ultimately, this course aims to foster clear thinking about the responsible and productive use of new technologies in Public Health and Epidemiology. Participants will learn tools to critically reflect on how technology can serve their goals, rather than the other way around.

Course leader

Prof. Dr. Viktor von Wyl & Prof. Dr. Janna Hastings (University of Zurich)

Target group

Practitioners, researchers, and graduate students

Course aim

By the end of the course participants will:
- Have an understanding of how to align digital methods with core principles of Epidemiology and Public Health;
- Gain an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of large language models;
- Be able to critically reflect on the usefulness of novel technologies for Public Health and health care;
- Have acquired approaches to collaborate in multidisciplinary teams.

Fee info

Fee

1200 CHF, Onsite participation - regular participants (1000 CHF early bird price until May 1st)

Discounts are available for LMICs, PhD/Master Students, and members of partner institutions (USI, SUPSI, SWISS TPH, and SSPH+). To know more about the fees, what is included, and available discounts, please contact us at our email (info@ssph-lugano-summerschool.ch) or visit our website

Interested?

When:

18 August - 20 August 2025

School:

SSPH+ Lugano Summer School

Institution:

Swiss School of Public Health, ICPP at USI, DEASS at SUPSI, and Swiss TPH

Language:

English

Credits:

1 EC

Early Bird deadline 01 May 2025 Visit school

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