2026-06-04 –, Room #1 Language: English
Introduction:
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into health education, research, and clinical practice, institutions are releasing guidelines and policies that impact how faculty, staff, and learners engage with these technologies. In this rapidly changing landscape, current and future healthcare practitioners must quickly familiarize themselves with these guidelines and policies to adapt and shape their use of AI. To support the development of AI literacy, this project aims to create and share learning materials that facilitate understanding and application of institutional AI policies.
Description:
The team reviewed AI-related guidelines from member institutions of the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC), using ChatGPT to extract common elements and build an educational framework. Policies from select healthcare institutions were also analyzed, and additional themes were incorporated. In total, twelve key themes emerged.
For each theme, case-based learning scenarios were developed for diverse audiences, including students, clinicians, and researchers. Scenarios included details on population, context, use type, tool license level, and discussion prompts. Feedback from clinicians and educators helped ensure relevance and applicability. Scenarios were translated into French, and both versions are openly available.
Discussion:
Health sciences librarians are uniquely positioned to collaborate with faculty and learners in developing AI competencies and promoting best practices in information use. By leveraging open educational methods, this resource is designed to be adaptable across institutions, supporting engaging and policy-informed AI education for health and medical learners, faculty and staff.
Melissa Helwig is a Health Sciences Librarian with over 15 years of experience working in academic health and medical libraries in Canada. CHLA/ABSC’s 2026 conference theme, “Honouring the Past, Shaping the Future,” resonates with Melissa as she has been working with the TMU Libraries team to open a new branch medical library in September 2025 to support TMU’s new School of Medicine. As the head of the Medical Library branch, Melissa focuses on space planning, collection development, and programming for instructional and research support. She approaches all of her work with an emphasis on equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.
Tara Landry has accumulated 15 years’ of experience supporting health professionals with their research and educational pursuits, in both hospital and academic libraries. Previously coordinator of the medical libraries of the McGill University Health Centre, Ms Landry currently holds a leadership position as head of research and education support services of the health sciences libraries of the Université de Montréal.
As a medical librarian, her primary research interests are in research support and knowledge syntheses. She is an active member of the Canadian Health Libraries Association (CHLA/ABSC) and has previously served on the Board in 2020-2023.