Watch Mini Med School 2024 Sessions
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Health Informatics Essentials: Understanding the Basics + Using Data Analytics in Pediatric Anesthesia and Surgery to Improve Family-Relevant Outcomes
Explore the foundational concepts of health informatics and discover how it's applied in healthcare settings. Discover how we combine feedback from families, evaluations on the performance and quality of services, and clinical data to improve decision-making and personalized care. Presented by Dr. Tibor van Rooij, Lead, Digital Health Research Initiative, BC Children's Hospital. | Dr. Matthias Görges, Investigator, BC Children's Hospital; Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, UBC. | Watch here.
Personalizing Care in Pediatric Cancer + Revolutionizing Childhood Diabetes Care in British Columbia
This talk will highlight how cancer treatment is using precision medicine to personalize care for children diagnosed with cancer. You'll also learn about the Diabetes Transformation Project, which leverages technology, data, and AI to improve the health and lives of children and youth living with diabetes. Presented by Dr. Rod Rassekh, Investigator, BC Children's Hospital; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UBC. | Dr. Shazhan Amed, Investigator, BC Children's Hospital; Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UBC. | Watch here.
Prediction Machines: The AI Revolution in Personalized Medicine + Generative AI Research in Healthcare — Opportunities and Risks
Explore how AI systems use cutting-edge technologies that are now being applied to disease prediction. Then, in a live demo, we'll work together to build our very own neural network with ChatGPT to predict disease outcomes. We'll also review the AI research lifecycle and discuss a few opportunities for AI research and development in health care using generative AI. Presented by Spencer Anderson, Doctoral Student, Carleton & Ross Research Teams, BC Children's Hospital. | Dr. Beth Payne, Project Manager, Digital Health Research, BC Children's Hospital. | Watch here.
Innovations in Learning: The Intersection of Simulation and Technology + Concussions: A Conundrum of Uncertainty and a Public Health Concern
Discover how technology is integrated into medical training in health care. Learn about concussion treatment and why it's so important for everyone to be educated about concussions. Presented by Sandy Tatla, Investigator, BC Children's Hospital; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, UBC. | Elena Felgar, Senior Leader, Clinical Education, BC Children's & BC Women's Hospital. | Dr. Shelina Babul, Investigator, BC Children's Hospital; Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UBC. | Watch here.
