This paper explores the ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to detect or interpret emotions from information provided in the form of text. The study utilizes surveys (profiles) of 10 participants receiving palliative care. The profiles are analyzed manually by human experts and separately by IntenCheck, an AI system, to identify emotions displayed by each profile. The findings of each entity is then compared. This research is preliminary in nature and is the groundwork for forthcoming use of this technology. In the future, this work will incorporate a predictive model once a reliable form of emotion-identifying AI is achieved. The predictive model will assess overall positive or negative emotion of text, and subsequently, compare the success of treatment and livelihood of patients. After comparing the overall emotion with sustainability of numerous people, the AI will expectantly be able to analyze and predict the success of treatment and the likelihood of achieving preferred outcomes for patients based on their personal profiles.

A novel, student-organized event, the ‘Art in Healthcare’ interprofessional education symposium was held in November 2018 as the inaugural event hosted by the Windsor Interprofessional Health Student Collaboration. Students attending represented five different programmes of study and came from five different campuses, all in Ontario. The impetus for it was grounded in the existing landscape of interprofessional education and the use of narrative and artistic approaches to guide reflection on professional identity for health professionals. The structure of the symposium included a keynote address, workshops, and a closing ceremony. Pre- and post-symposium surveys were administered and filled out by students and helped to inform this reflection. Participants were given the space, time, and artistic tools to engage in critical thought about their past experiences as health care professional students. They used narrative and artistic approaches to express complex and difficult thoughts and ideas which helped to illuminate shared experiences and create shared awareness. Through reflection and conscious decisions regarding representation of ideas through alternative artistic media, students explored their feelings and identities. The ‘Art in Healthcare’ symposium introduced new tools and methods for health professional students to engage in critical reflection, providing many benefits for students and their patients alike.