Webinar #308 Dr Shivam Natarajan - Ethical issues in AI: The big picture

Recorded on 6 August 2026 for ICMDA Webinars.Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Shivam NatarajanUse of AI in healthcare is rapidly increasing and evolving day by day. While there are many beneficial uses of AI in healthcare, there are significant ethical issues and dilemmas we face in real life practice. This has caused a lot of scepticism and suspicion among healthcare workers especially if you are a Christian. With a lack of clarity many reject the use of AI outright or actively refrain from its use. On the other hand there are users who embrace it without understanding the risks and issues. The purpose of this presentation is to give an overview of ethical issues in AI and provide a Christian framework to approach them. Dr Shivam Natarajan is a senior healthcare transformation leader, clinician, and digital health strategist with more than 25 years of international experience across the NHS, Middle East, Europe, and global health technology sectors. He brings a unique combination of clinical expertise, executive leadership, healthcare consulting, and AI-enabled digital transformation experience, having worked across providers, governments, integrated care systems, and health technology organisations.Currently serving as Global Head of Healthcare and Lifesciences at Experion Technologies, he leads global healthcare strategy and innovation initiatives focused on AI, population health, digital platforms, and healthcare product engineering across the UK, Europe, Middle East, Australia, and the United States.Over the course of his career, Dr Natarajan has held senior leadership positions including Interim Chief Medical Information Officer at Dedalus Group, Chief of Healthcare Services at Ajlan Medical Sector in Saudi Arabia, Senior Advisor and Head of eHealth to the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and senior transformation roles across major NHS organisations including Barts Health, Royal Free London, Imperial-linked systems, and Integrated Care Systems across England.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠