AI in the Fight Against Pandemics: Zhang Wenhong and Wu Fan to Join High-Level Dialogue at 2020 World AI Health Cloud Summit
From December 2019 to July 2020, after more than half a year of anti-epidemic efforts, the risk of COVID-19 transmission still objectively exists. How effective have technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data been in the early warning, tracking, and prevention and control of infectious diseases? What implications do they hold for the protracted domestic and international fight against the epidemic in the future? How can AI respond to global public health emergencies?
On July 10–11, 2020, the 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Health Cloud Summit was held online. A special session titled “Peak Dialogue Between the Two Heroes of the Epidemic Fight” featured a discussion between Wu Fan, Vice Dean of Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, known as the “Heroine of Disease Control,” and Professor Zhang Wenhong from Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, renowned as the “Hardcore Doctor.” They engaged in a dynamic exchange of views on the topic “How AI Can Respond to Global Public Health Emergencies,” sharing their insightful perspectives.
Wu Fan and Zhang Wenhong to Attend 2020 World AI Health Cloud Summit, Staging “Peak Dialogue of the Two Pandemic-Fighting Heroes”
Wu Fan
Vice Dean, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University
Wu Fan, M.D., Chief Physician, Doctoral Supervisor, Expert Enjoying the Special Government Allowance of the State Council. Member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; Member of the “Expert Group for Non-Communist Intellectuals’ Advice and Suggestions” under the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee. Currently serves as Vice Dean of Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University.
He formerly served as a deputy to the 14th Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress, a member of its Standing Committee, and a member of the Credentials Committee. His previous positions include Deputy Director of the Disease Prevention and Control Division (Supervision Division) of the Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau; Director of the National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Prevention and Control at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Director of the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention; President of the Shanghai Academy of Preventive Medicine; Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning; Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission; and Deputy Mayor of Bijie City, Guizhou Province (on temporary assignment).
Zhang Wenhong
Director, Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University
Professor, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University
Zhang Wenhong graduated from the School of Medicine at Shanghai Medical University. Since graduation, he has been engaged in clinical work for many years in the Department of Infectious Diseases at Huashan Hospital, a national key discipline. He currently serves as Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; Deputy Director of the Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases; President-Elect of the Shanghai Society of Infectious Diseases; and Standing Committee Member of the Chinese Society of Infectious Diseases, Chinese Medical Association. He has long been dedicated to the investigation, diagnosis, and treatment of fever of unknown origin and various complex infectious diseases, including refractory bacterial infections, mycobacterial infections such as tuberculosis, fungal infections, and parasitic infections.
Honored as an Outstanding Academic Leader in Shanghai, recipient of the Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award, New Century Excellent Talent in Education, and the Shanghai Silver Snake Award.
Against the backdrop of the pandemic era, how should we properly define the role of artificial intelligence in combating and preventing the epidemic? Under the shared goal of building a community with a shared future for mankind, how should we correctly understand the relationship and trends between human intelligence and artificial intelligence?
On July 10–11, Dr. Wu Fan, Vice Dean of Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, and Professor Zhang Wenhong from Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, will join you at the “AI + Public Health” Thematic Forum of the “2020 World Artificial Intelligence Health Cloud Summit,” to jointly explore the new future of AI empowering the construction of public health systems.
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Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, its unprecedented speed of transmission and extensive scope have posed significant challenges to China’s emergency response mechanisms for public health incidents and its epidemic prevention and control efforts. As a critical enabling technology, artificial intelligence has played a pivotal role in various anti-epidemic scenarios. It has become a global consensus to fully support the fight against the pandemic and improve human health.
To further implement the requirements of the State Council’s Development Plan for New Generation Artificial Intelligence, Opinions on Promoting the Development of “Internet + Healthcare”, and the Outline of the Healthy China 2030 Plan, promote the development of medical artificial intelligence and international exchanges and cooperation, explore the use of AI to address inadequate and unbalanced development in the global healthcare industry, drive innovative development of the AI healthcare sector, and accelerate the transformation and industrialization of AI medical technological achievements, the 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Health Cloud Summit is proposed to be held.
As one of the thematic forums of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) Cloud Summit, the Health Cloud Summit, themed “Intelligently Connecting the World, Sharing Health,” was held under the guidance of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). It was hosted by the Organizing Committee Office of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, with the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), the Medical Management Service Guidance Center of the National Health Commission, and the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission serving as organizing entities. Co-organizers included the East China Branch of CAICT, Industrial Internet Innovation Center (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., the Internet Healthcare Industry Alliance, the ITU & WHO Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health, the International Cooperation and Exchange Working Committee of the China Non-State Medical Institutions Association, Shanghai Donghao Lansheng Exhibition (Group) Co., Ltd., and 36Kr. GE Healthcare served as the strategic partner for this summit.
The summit comprises “1 opening ceremony + 3 thematic forums + 1 special session,” focusing on hot topics such as “AI + Health,” “AI + Public Health,” “AI + Medical Services,” “AI + Biopharmaceuticals,” and “AI + Medical Standards and Norms.” It features multiple segments, including high-level forums, achievement releases, and application experiences, to promote the development of medical artificial intelligence and international exchange and cooperation, drive innovative development in the AI healthcare industry, accelerate the translation and industrialization of AI healthcare technological achievements, and contribute to global health endeavors.
Building on the successful experience of 2019, the summit will undergo comprehensive upgrades in both conference stature and attendee experience against the unique global backdrop of this year. The proportion of invited international attendees is set to increase from 40% last year to 50%. Media coverage will be delivered through a multi-channel matrix, including mass media outlets such as Xinhua Net, People’s Daily Online, and Yicai (First Financial); self-media platforms like Toutiao and Douyin; and professional media partners including 36Kr, Yi Wei Jie, Yi Qu Shi, IoT Think Tank, Wired Insight, Da Jian Kang Pai, and VCBeat. In addition to top domestic and international industry leaders attending the event, renowned host Lang Yongchun will also join, helping to create the most authoritative and influential global AI+Health Industry Summit. The 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Health Cloud Summit will have its global premiere on July 10, 2020, at 19:00. You are cordially invited to join this grand health event!