GMU launches certificate program in Artificial intelligence in Healthcare for students,professionals
►International faculty from Deakin University, Australia, conducted the opening sessions of the program at GMU, in the presence of leading academics and healthcare leaders
►The new program also comes in the wake of the UAE’s AI Strategy which seeks to deploy AI across key sectors including healthcare
In view of the rising importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman, the leading medical university in the Middle East region, has introduced a certificate program in ‘Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare’, which will equip students, researchers and healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to apply AI in the healthcare environment. The introductory sessions of the program was held at the Gulf Medical University campus on the 21st and 22nd of February 2020, led by visiting international faculty Dr. Sandeep Reddy, Associate Professor of Healthcare Management and Medical Informatics, Deakin School of Medicine, Melbourne and Chairman of Medi-AI, who was invited by the Gulf Medical University.
Leading academics and healthcare leaders including Dr. Mouza Al Sharhan, President - Emirates Medical Association, Ms. Amina Al Saadi, Head - Zayed Higher Organisation, Abu Dhabi and several others from all over the country attended the introductory sessions, which covered the first two modules of the 6-module program. Participants gained introductory knowledge and understanding about AI, its various techniques and tools, applications in business and medicine, challenges and solutions, image processing and object recognition, etc. The remaining sessions slated to be conducted in April and June this year. All participants will be awarded a certificate of competency by GMU, upon successful completion of all modules of the program.
Commenting on the new program, Prof. Hossam Hamdy, the Chancellor of GMU said, “Artificial Intelligence is already bringing about rapid changes in healthcare systems and practices globally, yet the healthcare industry has a shortage of professionals who have the skills and training to capitalize on this change. This new certificate program in ‘Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare’ will address this challenge by producing healthcare professionals armed with knowledge of AI, its practical applications and its potential in improving healthcare systems. The new program also comes in the wake of the UAE’s AI Strategy which seeks to deploy AI across key sectors including healthcare.”
“With the UAE government actively pursuing opportunities in AI, and top medical institutions in the country like the Gulf Medical University rightly identifying AI as an integral part of future healthcare systems, there will be increasing application of AI in healthcare to improve patient outcomes,” said Dr. Sandeep Reddy.
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Indigo flights chaos: SCR to run special trains to clear passenger rush
Hyderabad (PTI): The South Central Railway on Saturday announced that it would run four special trains to manage the surge in passengers resulting from the large-scale cancellation of IndiGo flights here.
The move comes as flyers face significant disruption and long queues at the airport due to the cancellation.
A press release from the SCR said it is running the special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers to Chennai, Mumbai and Shalimar (Kolkata) from Hyderabad today.
Meanwhile, as many as 43 outbound Indigo flights were cancelled from here on Saturday, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport sources said.
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Similarly, 26 incoming flights are also likely to be cancelled during the day, they said.
The flight cancellations drew ire from passengers, who thronged the IndiGo counters at the airport demanding to know the exact situation.
“This is utter nonsense! Digiyatra done, message received that departure has been rescheduled ahead of the scheduled departure and now upon arriving at Hyderabad airport coming to know at the security checkpoint that Indigo flight is cancelled,” Tarun Singha, former Ministry of Defence spokesperson said in a post on X.
“But the thing is if you don’t shout they do nothing. Example at Hyderabad Airport, there was no staff no flight information for an hour. Then a fellow passenger started shouting on mic and an Indigo staff appeared finally,” a netizen said in a post.
On Friday, when IndiGo cancelled over 1,000 flights from across airports, its CEO Pieter Elbers apologised in a video message for the major inconvenience caused to passengers due to the disruptions.
In the one-way video communication, Elbers also said that the airline was expecting fewer than 1,000 flights on Saturday.
