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AI in the Healthcare setting

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  • AI books provided by HNE Health Libraries
  • Prompts and content generation
  • Research and literature review tools
  • Strategy, policy and practical resources
  • AI recordings
  • Education

AI Books

Translational Application of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Healthcare Industry
Scalable Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare
Multiple Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Systems : Tools and Techniques
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for Digital Healthcare
Artificial Intelligence-based Healthcare Systems
Artificial Intelligence Technology in Healthcare Security and Privacy Issues
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Information Systems—Security and Privacy Challenges
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Emphasis on Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression Management
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Medicine
Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare : Machine Learning and Diagnostics
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Healthcare

Prompts and content generation

Research and literature review tools

Strategy, policy and practical resources

AI recordings

29 July 2025

Dr. Julie Ayer - Sydney Health Literacy Lab (SHLL) presentation slides

Dana Mouwad - Director of NSW Health's Statewide Health Literacy Hub presentation slides

SHLL logo Try out the Health Literacy Editor

HNE Health Libraries logo Dunn AG, Shih I, Ayre J, Spallek H. What generative AI means for trust in health communications. J Commun Healthc. 2023 Dec;16(4):385-388. doi: 10.1080/17538068.2023.2277489. Epub 2023 Dec 14. PMID: 37921509. REQUEST the item

HNE Health Libraries logo Ayre J, Mac O, McCaffery K, McKay BR, Liu M, Shi Y, Rezwan A, Dunn AG. New Frontiers in Health Literacy: Using ChatGPT to Simplify Health Information for People in the Community. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Mar;39(4):573-577. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08469-w. Epub 2023 Nov 8. PMID: 37940756; PMCID: PMC10973278.

Open Access logo Stanceski K, Zhong S, Zhang X, Khadra S, Tracy M, Koria L, Lo S, Naganathan V, Kim J, Dunn AG, Ayre J. The quality and safety of using generative AI to produce patient-centred discharge instructions. NPJ Digit Med. 2024 Nov 20;7(1):329. doi: 10.1038/s41746-024-01336-w. PMID: 39567722; PMCID: PMC11579500.

Open Access logo Ayre J, Cvejic E, McCaffery KJ. Use of ChatGPT to obtain health information in Australia, 2024: insights from a nationally representative survey. Medical Journal of Australia. 2025;222(4):210-2.

Open Access logo Ayre J, Taba M, Nickel B, Edlund G, Vu T, Yan J, et al. Can co-designed educational interventions help consumers think critically about asking ChatGPT health questions? Results from a randomised-controlled trial. medRxiv 2025.04.28.25326600; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.28.25326600

Open Access logo Ayre J, Bonner C, Muscat DM, et al. Online Plain Language Tool and Health Information Quality: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(10):e2437955. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.37955

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