Dr.
Yu-Chuan Li
Chairman,
International Medical Informatics Association
Dr. Yu-Chuan Li
Chairman, International Medical Informatics AssociationSpeaker's Biography
As one of the top 2% scientists in the world, Prof. Li is a pioneer of artificial intelligence in medicine and translational biomedical informatics. He has devoted himself to evolving the next generation of Al in patient safety and prevention ("Earlier Medicine"). He has also been deeply involved in international cooperation for biomedical informatics development in Asia, America, Europe, and Africa.
He is currently served as President of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and previously served as Vice President of IMIA and President of the Asia-Pacific Association for Medical Informatics. Besides, he has been elected as a fellow of the Australia College of Health Informatics in 2009, the American College of Medical Informatics in 2010, and the International Academy of Health Science Informatic in 2017.
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Abstract
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is likely one of the technologies that will reshape the future of medicine and healthcare in an unimaginable way. As Steven Hawking put it - "Our future is a race between the growing power of technology and the wisdom with which we use it." How we understand, develop, and utilize AI will greatly determine what will happen to our healthcare ecosystem and the overall well-being of humanity.