Ethics of AI: Accuracy, Bias, Health Equity, and Decision-Making
Ethics of AI: Accuracy, Bias, Health Equity, and Decision-Making
Monday, April 5, 2027 (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) (CDT)
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Ethics of AI: Accuracy, Bias, Health Equity, and Decision-Making
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming part of everyday clinical practice administrative support. And while AI offers promising opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce administrative burden, and enhance patient care, it also raises important ethical questions to consider as a physician.Have questions you want the speaker to address?
Email Kristina Seier: kseier@iowamedical.org.
Speaker: Michael Abramhoff, MD, PhD
Michael D. Abramoff, MD, PhD, is a fellowship-trained retina specialist, computer scientist and entrepreneur. He is Founder and Executive Chairman of Digital Diagnostics, the first company ever to receive FDA clearance for an autonomous AI diagnostic system. To transform the quality, accessibility, and affordability of global healthcare through the automation of medical diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Abramoff (gold Fellow ARVO, Fellow IEEE) is the Robert C. Watzke, MD Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Iowa, with a joint appointment in the College of Engineering. Dr. Abramoff is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Digital Diagnostics, the Autonomous AI diagnostics company that was the first in any field of medicine to get FDA clearance for an autonomous AI.
As the author of over 400 peer-reviewed publications in this field, he has been cited over 50,000 times, and is the inventor on 25 issued patents and many patent applications. Dr. Abramoff has mentored dozens of engineering graduate students, ophthalmology residents, and retina fellows.
Check out our previously recorded webinar on AI in Medicine: What Iowa Physicians Need to Know About Liability with Copic counsel, Matt Groves, JD. Recorded on August 20, 2026.