Primary Health Tasmania invites you to join digital health expert Chris Boyd-Skinner for a practical session exploring the evolving role of artificial intelligence (AI) in primary health care.
This session will examine the emerging application of AI-enabled technologies, the clinician and consumer impacts of artificial intelligence used in clinical consultations, and key safety, governance and medico-legal considerations. Participants will gain valuable insights to support the safe, ethical and effective use of these technologies in clinical practice.
The program will also include an update on national digital health priorities from Andy Ley, Digital Health Manager at Primary Health Tasmania, outlining key initiatives and their relevance to primary care.
This event will be held as a sit-down dinner, providing an opportunity to connect with colleagues in a professional setting. Attendance is complimentary; however, places are limited, and early registration is strongly encouraged.
This event will be accredited through RACGP and ACRRM for 1.5 hours of Educational Activities (approval currently pending).
Learning outcomes:
- Identify the types of AI-enabled tools currently being used or trialed in Australian primary care
- Describe the key risks and benefits of AI use in clinical consultations for both clinicians and patients
- Recognise the core governance, safety and medico-legal considerations relevant to AI adoption in primary care
- Assess participants own practice’s readiness to adopt AI-enabled tools safely and responsibly
Speaker information:
Chris Boyd-Skinner is an independent digital health consultant and governance expert. He is a registered nurse with over 15 years’ experience in critical care, having led national and international clinical governance in digital health initiatives for the Australian Government.
Chris consults to the World Health Organization’s Quality of Care and Patient Safety Office and is a founding member of the IEEE Standards Association Ethical Assurance of Data-Driven Technologies for Mental Healthcare sub-committee, hosted at Cambridge University and the Alan Turing Institute.
He has developed, piloted and implemented national safety and quality standards in Australia and internationally, including national accreditation scheme development. Chris has worked closely with regulators of medicines, workforce and software as a medical device on national digital patient safety programs.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Nursing, post-graduate qualifications in critical care and a dual Master of International Public Health and Health Management. In 2022 he was the recipient of a distinguished Winston Churchill Fellowship.
His key areas of expertise include AI governance in healthcare, patient safety in healthcare technology and clinical governance across health and care settings.
Chris is the incoming Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Health Standards Council of Australasia, commencing in July 2026.