Introduction

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds significant promise for enhancing physiotherapy practice and education. However, this novel tool often raises ethical and practical concerns. Discussions often over-simplify AI's role into extremes: either as a “saviour” or a “threat”, overlooking the complexities and nuances of human values and behaviours.

This webinar explores the ethics, moral uncertainty, and the evolving human role in AI-supported rehabilitation practice. The careful interaction between clinicians and AI technology has the potential to combine the strengths of human judgment and clinical reasoning with the data-driven insights of AI. When used appropriately and ethically, this partnership may help provide relief to some of the challenges we face within the profession. Collaboration among students, educators, clinicians, and policymakers is vital for navigating AI's impact on rehabilitation, ensuring alignment with human values while leveraging its potential for transformative advancements.

Join Michael as he demystifies AI and demonstrates practical uses for AI for clinical and educational practices.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

• discuss key ethical considerations and the moral uncertainty surrounding the integration of AI into physiotherapy practice and education
• discuss the importance of embracing ambiguity and avoiding oversimplifications when it comes to the capabilities and risks of AI in physiotherapy
• explore the evolving role of human beings in the context of AI-supported rehabilitation practice using practical clinical and educational examples

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

• Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.
• Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 1-1.5 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.
• Types of Activities - This course includes instructional and/or practical videos, reading activities, AI supported learning activities, reflection, evaluation forms, a quiz and additional resources.
• Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 1.1 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Accessibility and Non-Discrimination Policy

Physiopedia Plus is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible learning environment for all participants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, national origin, religion, sex, disability, military status, sexual orientation or age in any aspect of our continuing education services. We are dedicated to ensuring that all learners can fully participate in our programmes. Participants who require accommodations or have special needs are encouraged to contact us with details so that we can make all reasonable efforts to meet these requirements.