{"id":1403,"date":"2021-04-07T14:43:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T14:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bme.ufl.edu\/labs\/rashidi\/?p=1403"},"modified":"2025-11-18T14:21:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T18:21:44","slug":"dr-rashidi-at-isn-virtual-world-congress-of-nephrology-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/rashidi\/2021\/04\/07\/dr-rashidi-at-isn-virtual-world-congress-of-nephrology-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Rashidi at ISN Virtual World Congress of Nephrology 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mark your calendars from April 15th<\/sup>\u00a0– 19th<\/sup>\u00a0for the\u00a0International Society of Nephrology World Congress of Nephrology 2021<\/a>\u00a0(WCN\u201921)! Since its foundation in 1960, the International Society of Nephrology has encouraged global networking, building partnerships within the nephrology community and organizations with aligned missions to combat non-communicable diseases.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The congress is going virtual for the first time this year, opening its accessibility to thousands of participants including the world\u2019s leading experts in kidney care. WCN\u201921 will provide a unique platform for top-notch educational experiences, opportunities for scientific discovery, networking, and professional development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the kidney experts attending WCN\u201921 is i-Heal’s lab director, Dr. Parisa Rashidi. She will speak about crucial issues regarding ethics in artificial intelligence (AI) alongside Dr. Azra Bihorac from our partner lab, PRISMAp<\/a>, and Dr. Yoshua Bengio from Quebec AI Institute.  
 
Their discussion titled \u201cHow to achieve equitable, inclusive, and ethical AI development and implementation\u201d will take place during two sessions:  
Saturday, April 17th from 4:00 – 5:00 A.M. EST  
Monday, April 19th from 2:00 – 3:00 P.M. EST <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can register to attend WCN\u201921 here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her pre-congress interview<\/a>, Dr. Rashidi gives us a preview of what topics her talk will include. A key component of her discussion is examining both sides of the digital health story: how AI can improve equity in healthcare, and also how AI can harm equity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using AI to augment clinical decision-making in nephrology is a new and emerging field, so the direction that it will take depends on the decisions that leaders make now. Thus, we need to have discussions around ethics in this field to prevent health inequities in both the short-term and long-term future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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