1st Edition

Ethics and Governance of AI in Healthcare A Social Science Framework

By Prem Misir Copyright 2026
178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

Ethics and Governance of AI in Healthcare discusses how ethical and human rights issues can be integrated into the transformational potential of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and automation in the fields of medicine and public health. Through a broad sociological lens, the book takes a critical perspective on the social implications of AI and related technologies. It begins... Read more

1. Introduction: A Future-Oriented Era  2. AI-Driven Health Interventions on Health Inequality  3. The Ethical AI in AI Sociology  4. Impact of Generative AI on Health Disparities  5. Lessons Learnt from Using AI in COVID-19 6. The Sociology of AI Ethical Framework for Healthcare

Biography

Prem Misir, currently Adjunct, Doctor of Executive Leadership program & Master of Public Health, University of Lynchburg; Adjunct, Sociology and Adjunct, Public Health, Trinity Washington University; and Advisor, Ministry of Natural Resources, Government of Guyana. Former appointments: Vice-Chancellor, The University of Fiji; Pro Vice-Chancellor and Professor and Head, School of Public Health , Solomon Islands Campus, The University of the South Pacific; Pro-Chancellor, University of Guyana.