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— UW-Madison researchers and doctors at UW Health are working on an AI-based method for helping clinicians learn how to intubate newborns.
UW Health today released information about the “digital mentor” tool, which is still being developed and evaluated but could eventually be used to help train providers in the process of intubation. This procedure involves placing a tube in the patient’s windpipe to help them breathe and is used for various surgeries as well as for infants who are born prematurely.
Dr. Ryan McAdams, professor of pediatrics at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, worked with neonatologist Dr. Patrick Peebles and other specialists to adapt two existing AI systems to analyze neonatal intubation videos.
In reviewing more than 100 videos of the procedure, the research team assessed “key airway anatomy” such as the gap between vocal cords. The effort aimed to produce technology to provide more objective feedback for clinicians during training, which McAdams compares to a backup camera on a car.
“It provides visual cues to improve situational awareness by circling and highlighting key areas, but the technology does not replace the person performing the task,” McAdams said in the hospital’s release. “Instead, it serves as a strong helper or a good coach for a learner. This feedback can be helpful for experienced clinicians as well.”
Ultimately, the team aims to integrate AI technology into every video laryngoscope, a tool that helps clinicians visualize the inside of the airway as they attempt intubation, according to Peebles.
“This AI model has the potential to help, especially serving medical teams in more rural or developing areas that don’t perform it often and thus may be less familiar with the procedure,” he said.
See the release below.
— The Medical College of Wisconsin today announced Dr. Brett Kissela as the new dean of its School of Medicine, as well as executive vice president for health affairs.
Kissela is a neurologist and stroke epidemiologist who most recently worked as the executive vice dean of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, among other appointments there. He’s authored nearly 300 peer-reviewed articles and mentored more than 230 residents and fellows.
“The foundations of the Medical College of Wisconsin are strong, and our opportunity to lead is extraordinary,” Kissela said in a statement. “We have the potential to be the most trusted, community-connected, AI-enabled academic health system in America.”
See the release below.
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