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Pitfalls and Potential of Medical AI

Reflections of a Lawyer and Doctor


Date & time
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Registration is closed

Speaker(s)

Me Christine Carron and Dr. Adam Hofmann

Cost

This event is free

Contact

Ali Akgunduz

Where

Online

Law Meets Engineering series

A lawyer and a doctor will examine the legal principles potentially applicable in misdiagnosis or mistreatment of medical conditions

Jurist-in-Residence at Concordia University, Morton S. Minc, invites you to the conference Pitfalls and Potential of Artificial Intelligence: Reflections of a Lawyer and Doctor presented by Me Christine Carron and Dr. Adam Hofmann.

As part of their presentation, they will:

  • Examine legal principles potentially applicable in misdiagnosis or mistreatment of medical conditions;
  • Give a general definition of AI;
  • Review the theories of liability of civil law potentially applicable to AI;
  • Describe from the doctor’s perspective how medical AI has evolved and is evolving;
  • In light of the description of the use of AI in the medical setting, raise questions about potential civil liability arising from the misuse or a misdiagnosis or treatment plan when AI is relied upon as a tool in the medical setting.

Other areas to be discussed will include:

  • The obligation of doctors and other health care providers is one of means, not result;
  • However, can the creator of the algorithm be considered a “manufacturer” or specialized vender within the meaning of the Civil Code, thereby increasing the intensity of the obligation?
  • If so, can bias in the choice of data set(s) and of variables or their respective weighting constitute “latent defects” within the meaning of the Civil Code?
  • How can this duty to inform be fulfilled while still protecting the intellectual property rights of the creator of the algorithm?
  • How would the recent case of Brousseau v. Abbott Industries affect apportionment of liability between the health care provider using the AI algorithm and its creator?

Students in the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, lawyers, and the general public are invited to attend.

FREE: Advance registration is mandatory for this lecture.

A Zoom link will be provided after registering on Eventbrite.

Me Christine Carron

Me Christine Carron has practised commercial and corporate litigation for over 40 years and until recently was Chair of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Privacy and Cyber Security practice group in Canada. She has defended numerous class actions, including those involving consumer liability and lectured on privacy, cyber security and consumer protection issues.

She was among the first lawyers to receive the title of Avocatus Emeritus from the Bar of Quebec and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial lawyers.

She is also a founding director and a current Board member of Justice Pro Bono,and actively engaged in providing pro bono legal services to the Inuit communities in northern Quebec.

Dr. Adam Hofmann

Dr. Adam Hofmann is a Montreal-based physician, a health technology entrepreneur and author. He cares deeply about his patients, the practice of medicine, and examining the societal impact of technology on healthcare.

He writes extensively on healthcare, healthcare delivery, health technology and social analysis of technology. His articles have been featured in the Montreal Gazette and in the Washington Post.

He is also the founder of two health technology companies, including Preventia which has Clinics in Montreal and the Laurentians. His companies have been profiled in LaPresse, as well as TVA's Salut Bonjour.


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