Exploring AI and Digital Health at the UNF International Healthcare Symposium with Dr. Shyam Paryani

What happens when over 800 healthcare leaders, innovators, and visionaries converge in Jacksonville to tackle the future of medicine? On this episode of Global Healthcare Conversations, recorded live at the UNF International Healthcare Symposium, the conversation dives into the real-world impact of AI and digital health. From mental health and senior living to the front lines of patient care. Hear inside stories of rapid growth, bold predictions for healthcare’s next chapter, and candid reflections on what it really takes to drive change in an industry that impacts us all. AI: cure-all or chaos? Access to care: dream or reality? Don’t miss this electric, idea-packed episode that’s as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. **👉 Subscribe for more global healthcare insights!** **Find more from UNF Brooks College of Health:** UNF Brooks College of Health Website **Follow Global Healthcare Conversations:** Show Notes / Timestamps - 00:00 – Introduction to Global Healthcare Conversations and the UNF Symposium - 00:39 – Origins: How the International Healthcare Symposium started at UNF - 01:54 – COVID’s impact: Cancelled events, virtual challenges, and surviving the pandemic - 03:40 – The symposium’s evolution from 250 to over 800 attendees - 04:53 – Healthcare workforce crisis and recovery after COVID - 06:13 – Shifting symposium themes: From workforce to AI and digital health - 06:55 – Symposium highlights: AMA leadership, humanity in medicine, and AI’s disruptive forces - 08:51 – Digital health impacts on senior living and mental health sectors - 10:24 – Dangers and benefits of AI in healthcare, chatbot risks, and system vulnerabilities - 11:35 – AI: Tool or threat? Discussing the metaphor and historical perspective - 13:07 – From internet bans in the classroom to AI’s current role - 14:41 – The goal: Global collaboration and shared best practices in healthcare - 16:23 – Global Healthcare Conversations: The importance of sharing worldwide solutions - 17:02 – Alumni engagement and the growth of UNF’s healthcare impact - 22:07 – Future visions: What’s the next big healthcare theme at UNF? - 24:45 – US healthcare’s strengths and inefficiencies: A system in need of transformation - 26:17 – The universal answer: Access to care as the #1 solution Connect For more episodes and global healthcare updates, visit UNF Brooks College of Health and follow on LinkedIn. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more trailblazing conversations on the future of healthcare!