Demystifying Artificial Intelligence and How Financialization is Reshaping the Hospital Industry
This is a two-part, in-person CE Class from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (6 hours of CE credits). If you’re a UC nurse, an extra hour will be available from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Participants must be in attendance all day to receive the full 6 CEU CE credits, even if they have taken one of the classes prior to the sign-up date.
Part 1: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence: How A.I. works, how it fails, and what it means for nurses
Description
Nurses regularly embrace worker-centric technologies that complement bedside skills and improve quality of care for patients. Tech companies and health care employers say that new A.I. technologies will improve patient outcomes and decrease job strain for healthcare workers, but many of the claims about the safety, effectiveness, and fairness of A.I. are unsubstantiated.
This class will help nurses separate hype from reality by shedding light on how A.I. works, what its inherent limitations are, and what the potential impacts are for patient health and safety. The course will examine the implications of artificial intelligence and automated technologies for the nursing profession, quality of patient care, and health equity.
This class is a follow-up to “A.I. 101” from 2024; however, A.I. 101 is not a prerequisite for this class.
Part 2: How Financialization is Reshaping the Hospital Industry: What Nurses Need to Know
Description
This course will examine the increasing influence of Wall Street in health care and the parallel trend of hospital systems prioritizing their own financial investments over the provision of patient care. We will investigate the causes of these trends and their consequences for patients and nurses.
We will also assess how the increasing influence of financial actors intersects with other key health care trends, including monopolization in the hospital industry, the nurse staffing crisis, increased barriers to care and worsening health outcomes. We will conclude by exploring how nurses can respond to these trends and advocate for their patients and professions.