Fostering compassionate engagement in AI research for major trauma patients: A Delphi study and best practice guidelines
Severely injured patients often cannot give consent to participate in research due to the urgency of their care. While emergency consent waivers exist, there is no national guidance on how to engage, inform, or follow up with patients in a compassionate, patient-centered way—especially in studies involving artificial intelligence (AI). Brodie’s fellowship will use public consultation,…
Read MoreUnderstanding the ethical and other implications of leveraging digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) to enable compassionate care in support of healthy ageing
Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence (DT/AI) have considerable potential to revolutionize healthcare, but also have the potential to cause harm. Numerous organizations worldwide are developing best practices and guidelines/policies for the safe adoption and deployment of these powerful technologies; yet older adults are often not considered. Samir’s study endeavors to enhance the delivery of compassionate…
Read MoreDeveloping Ethical AI for compassionate delivery of precision medicine
Precision medicine promises to transform health care. However, low accrual to precision medicine trials and barriers to patient decision-making threaten innovation. Machine learning for matching patients’ genomic information with preclinical datasets and trial eligibility criteria can increase trial accessibility, while conversational AI can provide empathetic, accessible, and tailored information to support patient autonomy for informed…
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