On March 25, 2025, Canada’s Drug Agency published its annual Watch List, which identifies technologies with the most potential to transform health systems and shape the future of health care in Canada. The 2025 Watch List highlights the top AI technologies and related issues poised to impact health care systems in Canada.
Top five AI technologies:
- AI for notetaking
- AI in clinical training
- AI for disease diagnosis
- AI for disease treatment
- AI for remote monitoring
Top five issues:
- Privacy & data security
- Liability & accountability
- Data availability, quality & bias
- Data sovereignty & governance
- Environmental costs
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Life Sciences Regulatory & Compliance Group.
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