The AI Era: From Thinking Transformation to Smart Care
On July 15, 2026, the College of Nursing at Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU) hosted the international forum, "The AI Era: From Thinking Transformation to Smart Care," bringing together distinguished scholars to explore the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in nursing education, healthcare, and talent development. The event also welcomed online participation from KMU's partner institutions in Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia, further strengthening international academic collaboration.
The forum opened with welcoming remarks by Distinguished Professor Ching-Min Chen, Dean of the College of Nursing. The first keynote speaker, Professor Shu-Fen Wung from the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California, Davis, presented on the application of AI and social robots in dementia care. She highlighted AI's capabilities in data analysis, disease prediction, and clinical decision-making while emphasizing that compassion, empathy, and human-centered nursing care remain irreplaceable. Professor Wung advocated for a collaborative human-AI partnership to enhance care quality and patient well-being.
The second keynote was delivered by Chair Professor Yueh-Min Huang from the Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, who discussed the impact of Generative AI (GAI) on students' thinking abilities. Professor Huang emphasized that GAI must serve as a powerful tool for intelligence augmentation to cultivate critical thinking and self-directed learning, rather than a mere substitute that degrades human intellect.
The forum concluded with a panel discussion moderated by Senior Vice President and Distinguished Professor Fan-Hao Chou, focusing on "Challenges and Opportunities of AI in Human Development and Care." Together with Professors Wung and Huang, the panel exchanged insights on AI applications in education, clinical practice, research, and ethics. The forum highlighted the College's commitment to advancing smart healthcare, interdisciplinary innovation, and international collaboration while preparing future nursing professionals for the AI era.
• On March 18, 2025, the College of Nursing hosted the International Conference on Healthcare Technology and Higher Education in Nursing. Dr. Chien-Jen Chen, Associate Professor Kumi Kasai, and Associate Professor Yao-Mei Chen shared valuable insights on the impact of artificial intelligence in nursing practice and education.
• 2022 6.16「innovation& renovation in pressure injury prevention and management」: the virtual international academic conference We invited the scholars from Australia, Malaysia and Taiwan to share the innovation and renovation ideas of pressure injury prevention. By sharing updated evidence and novel skills from different countries, participants may wide their visions in pressure injury prevention and management and facilitate them to provide high-quality care.
• 2021.10.28 The School of Advanced Medical Nursing and Taichung Hungkuang University of Science and Technology and Kaohsiung Medical University co-organized an International Online Forum - "A New Paradigm of Nursing Education in the Post-Epidemic Era". We invited the scholars from Thailand, the United States, Philippines, and Taiwan to share ideas related to nursing education. The purpose is to understand what we can do in nursing classroom teaching and clinical education during the Covid-19 epidemic. During the forum, we shared teaching strategies, mutual learning, and exchanging of teaching methods to establish a model for nursing education in the post- epidemic era.
• 2021.12.8-9 College of Nursing participated the 11th Hong Kong International Nursing Forum. The heme of the Forum is “Future of Nursing: Protect. Invest. Together”. It aims to exchange the innovation ideas in nursing development, improvement in quality of care, and collaboration with international peers.
• 2021.3.5 College of Nursing had an Interventional Forum “Technology Based Interventions”. Associate Professor Kelvin Wang from The University of Hong Kong, Associate Professor Hsiu-Fen Hsieh and Assistant Professor Ching-Hsueh Yeh shared their research experience to faculty and students. The forum went successfully with fervent discussions.
