AI for osteopaths, compliance and ethical considerations

Please note: to receive the Zoom link for this webinar, you must register by 4:00pm on 18 June 2025.

Zoom links will be emailed to you by Osteopathy Australia.

The webinar:

As AI-powered tools become increasingly integrated into healthcare, ensuring compliance with Australian regulations is essential for protecting client data and maintaining ethical standards. This webinar will guide osteopaths, practice managers, and decision-makers through the key legal and regulatory considerations when selecting AI-powered tools. We will cover: The Privacy Act, Australian Privacy Principles, and healthcare-specific regulations, Ensuring data sovereignty and security in AI-powered healthcare solutions, Ethical considerations and bias mitigation in AI decision-making, Best practices for evaluating AI vendors and tools for compliance. Join us for an insightful discussion on how to harness AI’s potential while staying compliant and safeguarding client trust.

Learning objectives:

1. Understand the legal framework governing AI in healthcare. Participants will gain a clear understanding of the Privacy Act 1988, the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), and healthcare-specific regulations that apply to the use of AI in clinical practice.
2. Identify data sovereignty and security requirements in AI-powered tools. Attendees will learn how to assess whether AI solutions meet data residency, encryption, and access control standards, ensuring compliance with national requirements and protecting patient information.
3. Recognise ethical risks and bias in AI decision-making. Participants will explore the ethical implications of AI, including the potential for algorithmic bias, and learn how to evaluate whether AI tools are transparent, fair, and ethically aligned with patient-centred care.
4. Evaluate AI vendors and solutions for compliance and trustworthiness. Attendees will leave with a checklist of best practices for selecting and implementing AI tools in their practice, including questions to ask vendors, indicators of trustworthy technology, and how to document compliance efforts.

Your presenter:

Melanie Wind is the Founder and CEO of Pegasus AI and the creator of Perci, an app developed to support health professionals by easing the burden of clinical documentation. With over 25 years of experience across data strategy, engineering, and AI, Melanie has worked in both public and private sectors, with a particular focus on government, insurance, and healthcare.

Melanie holds a first-class honours degree in Computing Science from UTS and began her career at PwC Consulting. Her leadership roles have included General Manager of Data & Analytics at icare and Chief Data Officer at Uniting. Melanie’s interest in improving healthcare through technology is deeply rooted in her personal connection to allied health - her husband, Nigel, is an occupational therapist and rehabilitation consultant. Together with his team of allied health professionals, Melanie co-designed Perci to address the administrative and compliance challenges faced by clinicians. Melanie is passionate about leveraging AI in healthcare and helping to educate healthcare professionals on the safe and meaningful use of AI.

• 1 CPD hour
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