Artificial Intelligence and its Governance in Healthcare

Key Objectives:

• Understand the geneses of AI and its application to healthcare
• Understand approval processes for use of AI in healthcare settings
• Gain insights into credentialing of new procedures which use AI
• Recognise the importance of patient consent when AI diagnostics or procedures etc are used
• Gain insights into privacy and data issues related to AI applications
• Recognise the importance of reporting adverse events related to AI
• Gain awareness of compliance and risk management policies with respect to AI

Mr Peiter Walker

B.Sc (Hons Psych.), FCHSM, CHE

• Healthcare Consultant & Strategist

Pieter Walker is a seasoned healthcare consultant with over 33 years of experience in strategy, governance, change management, and leadership training across public and private sectors globally. As Principal of Pieter Walker Consultancy, he has led major healthcare reforms, system reviews, and executive leadership programs.

For over two decades, Pieter was the lead consultant for The Health Roundtable, facilitating improvement workshops for over 200 hospitals using benchmarked data to drive innovation, improvement, governance, and patient outcomes. Previously, he served as National Head of Quality, Safety & Improvement for a large hospital network and has advised industries including Defence, Australia Post, various government agencies, and NGOs.

A Fellow and Deputy Chief Examiner of the Australasian College of Health Service Managers, Pieter mentors and leads strategic healthcare initiatives. He currently runs leadership programs for the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre and is consulting in AI in health care. He remains dedicated to innovation, sustainability, and excellence in healthcare transformation.