Digital Health Journal Club - Ethical Debt and Digital Health: Can we avoid it? with Associate Professor Bernadette Richards

1. The rapid advancement of digital health technologies promises to revolutionise healthcare delivery, offering unprecedented opportunities for improving patient outcomes and operational efficiencies. However, this progress is not without its challenges. This presentation will introduce the concept of ethical debt in the context of digital health,  and will ask the question of how we can take steps to ensure that we limit incurring this debt.

Key challenges discussed include the protection of patient privacy and data security, addressing the digital divide to ensure equitable access, ensuring appropriate information sharing with patients and navigating a complex regulatory  landscapes. By examining these issues, the presentation aims to highlight the importance of integrating robust ethical frameworks in the development and deployment of digital health solutions.

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