Artificial Intelligence in Critical Care Medicine
This activity will provide an introduction to artificial intelligence in medicine, as well as detail artificial intelligence and clinical informatics in critical care. Future steps and research opportunities in this area of medicine will also be explored.
Target Audience
Healthcare providers of all specialties may benefit from the information presented.
Learning Objectives
This activity will provide an introduction to artificial intelligence in medicine, as well as detail artificial intelligence and clinical informatics in critical care. Future steps and research opportunities in this area of medicine will also be explored. At the conclusion of this activity, the learner should be able to:
- Describe a broad overview of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medicine;
- Recall elements of currently available AI models in critical care;
- Envisage the current approach to developing clinically useful AI models;
- Identify future direction and research opportunities.
Additional Information
Southern Medical Association (SMA) requires instructors, planners, managers, and all other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose conflicts of interest (COI) with ineligible entities within the last 24 months of the development of this activity. All identified COIs are thoroughly vetted and mitigated prior to the release of the activity. SMA is committed to providing its learners with high quality activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.
The following individuals have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Special Guest
Amos Lal, MBBS, MD, FACP
Amos Lal is a Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary physician at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota. His major clinical and research interests include Artificial intelligence in Critical Care, Clinical Informatics, infections in ICU, COVID-19 related research, Quality improvement and outcomes related research in Sepsis. Dr. Lal has published over 150 manuscripts in peer review journals internationally and has given presentations on his work at multiple international meetings and academic conferences. His diverse publication portfolio includes work in critical care/intensive care medicine and pulmonary diseases, infectious diseases and non-invasive cardiology. His other areas of interest include improvement in healthcare delivery in the underserved areas internationally by providing clinical care and teaching in developing countries such as Cambodia and Haiti. Dr. Lal is an elected Fellow of American College of Physicians, In-training Steering committee member for Society of Critical Care Medicine and a member of American College of Chest Physicians.
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Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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