Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming health and care, creating new opportunities while raising critical questions about power, timeliness, inclusion, and human emotions. This interactive OzCHI 2026 workshop invites researchers, clinicians, designers, policymakers, industry partners, caregivers and people with lived experience to explore how AI shapes health and care in real-world and “on the edge” scenarios. Through discussions, scenario-building, role-play, and co-design activities, participants will examine the promises and risks of AI and identify pathways for more responsible, inclusive and human-centred innovation. No prior AI expertise is required — diverse perspectives are encouraged and welcomed.
Explore and discuss the use of AI tools in current practice in health and care settings.
Providing mechanisms that can critically assess existing use of AI tools in real-world contexts for including diverse stakeholders.
This will be a full-day, in-person workshop held on Sunday, 22 November, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Adelaide University, Australia. The workshop structure will be as follows:
9:00 - 9:30: Welcome and introductions
9:30 - 10:00: Initial Discussion: Experiences with AI-Powered Tools in Health and Care Settings
10:00 - 11:00: Interactive Session: Creating Scenarios of AI Use On the Edge
11:00 - 11:30: Break and Networking
11:30 – 13:00: Interactive Session: Role-Playing AI On the Edge
13:00 - 14:00: Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00: Group Discussion: Power, Timeliness, Stakeholder and Emotions in AI use On the Edge
15:00 - 15:30: Discussion about outcomes (e.g. contributing to Special Issue)
15:30 - 16:00: Wrap up
We invite participation from a broad range of people involved in health and care, including researchers, clinicians, allied health professionals, care providers, industry partners, policymakers, designers, and people with lived experience. We particularly encourage contributions from individuals who have implemented, evaluated or interacted with AI in health and care settings, as well as those who are interested in understanding how to contribute to more responsible, inclusive and context-sensitive AI systems.
Participants with all levels of experience are encouraged to attend and contribute. Prior experience with AI is not required. We recognise the diversity of AI technologies, implementation approaches and healthcare contexts, and value the wide range of perspectives and experiences that participants bring. The workshop is designed to foster dialogue across these perspectives and to create opportunities for shared learning through collaborative exploration of realistic health and care scenarios.
We invite participants to submit their interest using our expression of interest (EOI) form. Submissions are welcome from individuals at any stage of experience, including those new to AI and co-design. EOIs should provide a short example that illustrates one or two of the workshop's four dimensions that we will use to analyse our experiences with AI in Health and Care: Power, Time, Inclusion and Emotions. The form includes a few short questions about your role and relevant experience or interests. Contributions can be submitted through the online form by 6th November 2026.
Diego Muñoz is a Lecturer in Communication Design at Swinburne University of Technology. His research involves co-design, qualitative research and technology design from a human-centred perspective. He has worked with older adults in residential aged care to understand technology practices and enrich the everyday activities of older adults. Diego is a member of the Swinburne Living Lab.
Hilary Davis is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Impact, and stream leader for Place-based economies and approaches. A social scientist with an HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) background, she has a specific interest in the role of technologies in solving wicked social problems. Hilary has a significant track-record of research on the social aspects of digital health to improve health experiences and health services, and skills in developing and evaluating digital health interventions. She has a strong focus on research for social impact, particularly for people from diverse backgrounds. She has co-edited a special issue on Digital Participation for Marginalised and Diverse Communities in the Journal of Community Informatics (2016). She is lead editor for a special issue in the Urban Planning journal on ``The Role of Participatory Planning and Design in Addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals" (2025).
Jessica Rahman is a Research Fellow in Implementation Science at Macquarie University. Her research involves human-centred design and evaluation of health interventions, with a focus on translating evidence-based interventions into real-world clinical practice to enhance patient outcomes and healthcare efficiency. Previously her research also involved developing, validating and implementing machine learning algorithms and workflows for clinical decision support. She applies human-centered design theories and methods to promote responsible innovation in AI. Jessica is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) and an accredited Mental Health First Aider (MHFA).
Gareth Priday is a researcher at Swinburne University of Technology’s Living Lab. His research interests include co-design and living laboratories, with publications on ecosystem orchestration in Living Labs, co-design practice, and results. His current research focus is at the intersection of thinking styles, attitudes towards AI by aged and health care stakeholders; to date, researching thinking styles of aged and community care stakeholders at industry conferences. Gareth is a founder of the Australia Living Labs Innovation Network and is also a Foresight practitioner, with a Master’s degree in strategic foresight.
Sonja Pedell currently leads the Swinburne Living Lab, the oldest accredited active Australian member in EnoLL, the European Network of Living Labs. The Living Lab has core development capabilities in innovative socio-technical systems and design solutions for ``Wellbeing and enjoyment for whole of life'', achieved through co-designing solutions for enriching everyday living of marginalised groups. Those with technical expertise and lived experience together co-design meaningful products, services and networks in their environments that people readily adopt.