Speakers & Contributors

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of surgery and hospital care, creating new opportunities to transform clinical practice, healthcare delivery and medical education. Yet these developments also raise important questions about patient safety, ethics, professional judgement and the potential risks of increasing reliance on AI.

In this keynote, Professor Shafi Ahmed will explore both the opportunities and the challenges associated with AI in surgery and hospital care. Drawing on his experience as a practising surgeon, academic and strategic innovation leader, the session will consider the implications of AI for healthcare professionals, clinical teams and the wider healthcare system.

The keynote will invite attendees to think critically about how technological advances can be harnessed responsibly, how human expertise can remain central to clinical decision-making, and how healthcare education must evolve to prepare the next generation of clinicians for an increasingly AI-enabled environment.

Artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities to transform rehabilitation education, clinical training and professional development. From personalised learning and intelligent assessment to simulation-based education and AI-supported clinical reasoning, emerging technologies have the potential to enhance how rehabilitation professionals acquire and apply their knowledge and skills.

In this keynote, Professor Yin Ying will explore the role of AI in rehabilitation education and its potential to support innovative teaching approaches, strengthen clinical competencies and prepare future rehabilitation professionals for evolving healthcare needs.

The session will provide an opportunity to consider how AI can be integrated thoughtfully into rehabilitation curricula while maintaining the importance of clinical expertise, person-centred care, professional judgement and responsible technology use.