AI Deep Dive

The NHS AI Lab Skunkworks team have developed and delivered a series of workshops to improve confidence working with AI.

Motivation

A series of practical workshops designed to increase confidence, trust and capability of implementing AI within the NHS and Social Care sector, based on the experience of the AI Lab Skunkworks team.

Audience

Clinicians, technology teams, operations teams, and other stakeholders from organisations interested in utilising AI

Pre-requisites

I understand there is great potential for AI in Health and Care
I want to increase my understanding about the practical application of AI in Health and Care
I understand the variety and quantity of data in my organisation
I'm willing to embrace being experimental and open to learning from experience

Attendees

10 or 12 attendees max

Your presenters

Workshops run by NHS AI Lab Skunkworks team for one organisation (e.g. Trust) at a time.

Format

A series of weekly 75 minute workshops, delivered online through Google Meet or Microsoft Teams

By the end of the workshop series, learners will be able to

Be confident in having more conversations about AI in Health and Care
Embrace an experimental approach to AI in Health and Care
Understand practical steps required for experimenting with AI in Health and Care
Create a detailed plan for an AI project

Workshop 1: AI fundamentals

Aim

Establish baseline understanding of AI and what is possible

Key topics

Define AI, Machine Learning and Data Science
Understand the two AI families (Narrow and General)
What's possible with ML
Ethics considerations
The AI Life Cycle
Examples of AI in Health and Care
Examples of projects we’ve worked on

By the end of this workshop, learners will

Have a baseline understanding of AI & Machine Learning
Be familiar with AI case studies in health and care
Be excited about the potential for AI in their organisation

Workshop 2: Problem Discovery

Aim

Develop skills to identify and communicate problems

Key topics:

Problem identification
Identifying stakeholders
Understanding user needs
Writing a user story
Capturing the user journey

By the end of this workshop, learners will

Have clearly defined problems they are facing
Have identified stakeholder and user needs
Documented the user journey

Workshop 3: Solution Discovery

Aim

Identify solutions and potential AI technologies for a problem

Key topics

Solution identification
Appropriate AI technologies
Intended outcomes: Press Release

By the end of this workshop, learners will

Generate potential solutions for their problem
Evaluate AI technologies as part of the solution
Draft a “Press Release” for the future state

Workshop 4: Practicalities

Aim

To understand the practical aspects of every AI project.

Key topics

Data Data Data: how much, where from
Information Governance (IG)
Regulatory frameworks
Ethics approvals

By the end of this workshop, learners will

Identify the data needs of an AI project
Understand how to work with Information Governance
Understand the regulatory requirements for a project
Understand ethical frameworks applicable to AI projects

Workshop 5: Launching your AI experiment

Aim

To understand the next steps in launching your AI Experiment

Key Topics

Business and technical due diligence
Build vs Buy?
Team make up and roles
Partnering with Skunkworks, AI Award, AHSN
Keeping up to date with developments in AI

By the end of this workshop, learners will

Understand the need for business and technical due diligence
Understand the balance of build vs buy
Have a robust understanding of what they need to launch their AI experiment
Be connected to the wider AI community within the NHS and care sector

Book your sessions

If you'd like to arrange an AI Deep Dive with your team, please get in touch.