IPVS Webinar: Building the Digital Backbone: Leveraging AI for Sustainable Screening & Intelligent Registries in LMICs

IPVS educational webinar: Building the Digital Backbone: Leveraging AI for Sustainable Screening & Intelligent Registries in LMICs

Wednesday, 25 February 2026
12:00 PM CET (Geneva) / 06:00 AM EST (New York)

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Join this free webinar to explore how Artificial Intelligence can enhance screening programs and enable cost-effective digital registries in low- and middle-income countries, while supporting stronger and more sustainable public health systems.

WEBINAR AIMS

1) Articulate the strategic role of AI and intelligent registries as a force multiplier for strengthening public health systems and achieving disease elimination targets in LMICs.
2) Identify the key components and practical architecture for building a feasible, low-cost digital registry that overcomes common challenges like low connectivity and resource constraints.
3) Analyze the cost-effectiveness and long-term return on investment (ROI) of implementing smart registry systems, including the economic impact of preventing advanced disease.
4) Discuss critical implementation considerations, including data privacy, interoperability with other health systems, and strategies for securing sustainable funding and government buy-in.

LECTURES & FACULTY

1.) The AI-Augmented Public Health System: A New Paradigm for LMICs – TBC
2.) From Paper to Power: Building a Feasible, Low-Cost Digital Registry – Prof. Partha Basu
3.) Modeling Impact and Value: The Economic Rationale for Intelligent Cancer Registries in LMICs- TBC
4.) AI in Action: A Case Study of Otiz – An AI Chatbot for STI Counselling and Its Relevance to Cervical Cancer Prevention – Dr. Yudara Kularathne

This webinar has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 1.5 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Please note that CME Credits are available to IPVS members only.

This webinar will be recorded. If you have missed the previous IPVS webinars, you can watch the videos on demand on the IPVS members’ website.