The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) organized the webinar “The Health Workforce and Artificial Intelligence: A strategic vision for the Region,” on Tuesday, 18 November 2025, from 10:00 to 11:30 AM (ET).
Understanding how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the health workforce is key to strengthening skills, improving working conditions, and ensuring meaningful participation in digital transformation processes. This regional discussion explored gaps, priorities, and collaborative actions to shape evidence-based policies and strategies, promote continuous education, and foster a skilled, adaptable, and innovative health workforce across the Americas.
Objective of the webinar
- To promote strategic dialogue with experts and authorities on the ethical, equitable, and sustainable integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the planning, development, and strengthening of the health workforce in the Region of the Americas, highlighting its potential to enhance governance, evidence-based decision-making, and the development of digital competencies for a sustainable health workforce in the Region of the Americas.
Recording of the webinar
How to participate
Date: Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Time: 10:00 to 11:30 AM (ET)
Simultaneous interpretation available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish
Agenda
Event moderator: E. Benjamín Puertas, Chief, Human Resources for Health Unit, Department of Health Systems and Services, PAHO
- Opening remarks
Mary Lou Valdez, Deputy Director, PAHO
- Presentation of the analysis of AI’s impact on the development and strengthening of human resources for health in Latin America and the Caribbean: Results and recommendations
- E. Benjamín Puertas, Chief, Human Resources for Health Unit, Department of Health Systems and Services, PAHO
- Natalia Rodríguez, International consultant, PAHO
High-level panel: AI in the training and practice of the health workforce: Experiences and perspectives in countries of the Region
Moderator: Marcelo D’Agostino, Unit Chief, Information Systems and Digital Health, Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health, PAHO
- Governance, regulation, and ethics of AI use among the health workforce. William Hoyos, Director of Strategic Monitoring and Evaluation for Health, Ministry of Health of El Salvador.
- Innovations in health personnel planning: AI applications and modeling in health. Deborah Cohen, Chief Operating Officer of Health Workforce Canada, Canada
- Digital Capacities and Competencies of the Health Workforce in the Era of AI. Zulma Cucunubá, Director, Institute of Public Health, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
- Innovation, equity, and international cooperation in AI to strengthen the health workforce. Daniel Luna, Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO), Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Closing remarks
- E. Benjamín Puertas, Chief, Human Resources for Health Unit, Department of Health Systems and Services, PAHO
- E. Benjamín Puertas, Chief, Human Resources for Health Unit, Department of Health Systems and Services, PAHO