In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton speaks with Janet Carpenter, health and privacy lawyer at Stewart McKelvey, about the collision between digital healthcare, AI, and patient privacy. Drawing on her experience responding to one of the largest cybersecurity incidents in Canadian healthcare history, Janet explains why so many organisations underestimate the volume of information they hold, why privacy needs to be built in from the ground up rather than bolted on, and who really owns patient data. She also discusses the questions every leader should ask before adopting an AI tool how it was trained, whether consent was obtained, and whether true anonymisation is even possible. This episode offers practical guidance for lawyers and healthcare leaders on embracing AI as a tool to assist rather than replace human judgement.
