Navigating the AI Landscape in Emergency Medicine: From Hype to Practical Application and the Ethics of Implementation-Navigating the AI Landscape in Emergency Medicine: From Hype to Practical Application and the Ethics of Implementation

Navigating the AI Landscape in Emergency Medicine: From Hype to Practical Application and the Ethics of Implementation

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In this presentation, emergency medicine physician Awais Dorani explores the integration of AI in healthcare, specifically addressing its potential applications, ethical considerations, and practical utility beyond the hype. The discussion outlines the differentiation between well-functioning AI tools and overhyped technologies not yet ready for clinical application. Highlighting industries like aviation, autonomous vehicles, and e-commerce, where AI has been effectively integrated, Dorani calls for a similar impact in healthcare. He emphasizes the importance of AI literacy among healthcare professionals to enhance workflows and patient care. AI applications like Epic's augmented response technology and AI ambient scribe tools demonstrate its potential to reduce cognitive burden, streamline documentation, and improve patient interaction. However, ethical issues, such as accountability, bias, and patient consent, pose significant challenges. Furthermore, Dorani emphasizes the necessity for robust regulatory oversight and FDA approval for AI tools to ensure quality and safety. The speaker strongly advocates for the adaptation to AI, emphasizing a collective responsibility to engage in discussions around its implementation to prevent exacerbating healthcare inequities. He closes with a call to view AI as "augmented intelligence," enhancing rather than replacing human capabilities in medicine.

Keywords

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