No prior experience or legal training is required. The 2022 Summer Institute is for people interested in learning more about the legal ramifications of AI in health and healthcare. Students come from diverse professional backgrounds, but our program is designed to be most useful to professionals with a health background. Please note class size is limited, and we encourage you to apply promptly.
The program runs full-time over five days and encompasses 20 hours of seminars and workshops and 10 hours of group discussion. You’ll join live lectures with breakout discussions, participate in Q&A, and have direct access to some of the leading experts in the field. You can expect interactive seminars designed to facilitate peer learning, interaction, as well as opportunities to network with fellow students. The sessions will be held through Zoom, supplemented with the Teachable platform.
The cost of the Institute is $1,500 (CAD), payable upon admission. Students completing the course will receive a Certificate in Health Law – Artificial Intelligence from the University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics. A limited number of partial bursaries may be available to student applicants who show financial need.
The Institute is for people interested in learning more about the legal ramifications of AI in health and healthcare. Selected participants will include both students and professionals. Please note the Institute may not be a good fit for you if you have already completed legal studies. If uncertain, don’t hesitate to contact us at healthlaw@uottawa.ca.
All sessions will be held through Zoom. As such, you will need a device with a microphone, camera, and internet connection. For system requirements for Zoom, please see here. The sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to you for 12 months on Teachable, which has similar requirements.
You do not. However, we strongly recommend that you do. We are purposely holding live sessions and keeping our cohort small to allow for rich direct interaction between instructors and students. So, while the sessions will be recorded and available to you asynchronously, you should attempt to attend them live.
All sessions will be in English.
Upon completion of the Institute, you will receive a Certificate in Health Law – Artificial Intelligence from the University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics (CHLPE). While CHLPE is an official Centre within the University, it is unable to grant University of Ottawa course credits directly. That said, if you are a student at the University of Ottawa, it may be possible to get credits with the completion of additional requirements (for example, a paper). This may also involve additional fees payable to the University of Ottawa. This is at the discretion of the University. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at healthlaw@uottawa.ca for more information.
In addition to its training aspect, we intend the Summer Institute to create and connect a community of people interested in health law, policy and ethics. We will provide opportunities to stay active and involved within this community after the Institute ends. As one example, we organize occasional evening sessions with leading experts and public health officials that are exclusive to Institute alumni.