Abu Dhabi: Faster diagnosis and quicker decisions are the promise of artificial intelligence in medicine, but for the UAE’s military doctors the starting point is still the human being. As the 46th World Congress of Military Medicine opened in Abu Dhabi, Ministry of Defence officials said success of the congress will be measured not only by crowds, but by the recommendations, partnerships and readiness that outlast the five days.
“The reliance here is on the human element and how to train and develop it to reach the desired goals,” Staff Colonel Dr. Mubarak Nasser Al Ameri, official spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence, told Gulf News at the exhibition.
Military medicine in the UAE develops as its personnel develop, he said, through planning, training and qualification, including drills for both expected and unexpected scenarios.
Faster decisions, better diagnosis
Al Ameri said the UAE is a leader in AI and that medical staff are now being equipped with it through modern data and the skills to use it. “Today, the human cadre has been developed and equipped with AI,” he said, helping them make decisions “faster and more accurately”.
In military medicine, he said, that means “faster treatment and better diagnosis”, and ultimately the goal of “treating people and caring for people”.
