TRuST | Trusting health care in the age of AI
Waterloo, ON
Tuesday,
May 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
- 9:00 PM EDT
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Event Details
From automated medical notes and AI-assisted diagnosis and treatment planning to patient self-help and deep fake doctors, artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping and challenging how health care is delivered in Canada and around the world. But as more clinical decisions and interactions are supported by algorithms, what does it mean to trust our health care systems and the technologies innovating them?
Join the University of Waterloo and the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) for a timely conversation on health and AI, moderated by Dr. Shereen El Feki, a BSIA Fellow focused on global health and human rights. Together with a computer scientist exploring AI and cancer research, a local family physician and medical advisor to multiple startups, a bioethicist working on responsible and ethical AI, and a clinician-researcher focused on global health, we will explore how AI is changing everyday care, professional practice and public confidence in medicine. This event invites the public to reflect on how we can build trustworthy, human-centred health care in an increasingly automated future.
Date | Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Time | Doors - 6:30 p.m.
Lecture - 7:00 p.m.
Post-lecture reception - 8:30 p.m.
Location | Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
67 Erb Street W., Waterloo, ON
Speakers
Fellow
Balsillie School of International Affairs
Physician, Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Waterloo & McMaster
Canada Research Chair
Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
Associate Professor
University of Guelph
Professor of Medicine
Queen's University
Location
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
67 Erb Street West Waterloo, ON N2L 6C2 CA
Tickets
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Price |
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Free |
Organizer Details
University of Waterloo
In the heart of Waterloo Region, at the forefront of innovation, the University of Waterloo is home to world-changing research and inspired teaching. At the hub of a growing network of global partnerships, Waterloo will shape the future by building bridges with industry and between disciplines, institutions and communities.
