Buckeridge, David L

Published purpose

The main objectives of the CIHR Summer Institute on Equitable AI for Public Health funding opportunity, led by the host institution(s) are to: - Equip doctoral and post-doctoral trainees and early career researchers from primarily public health and, secondarily, computational sciences backgrounds with the technical skills to use AI approaches and methods to tackle key public health challenges; - Prepare participants to address the equity implications of different AI approaches, including identifying strategies to prevent and mitigate potential inequities that could result when using AI approaches in public health research and practice, and opportunities for leveraging AI to advance health equity; - Facilitate a high-quality, interdisciplinary learning environment that offers participants from across Canada the opportunity to interact with others from a diverse range of backgrounds and disciplines within public health and computational sciences, as well as Canadian and international leaders and implementers working in AI and public health; and - Catalyze the development of open-access training content and materials focused on using AI approaches in public health research that can be adapted and integrated into curricula for trainees at schools of public health and related disciplines, and among staff at public health agencies across Canada.