AI in primary care: T-CAIREM Trainee Rounds
The Temerty Medicine Centre for Artificial Intelligence is holding a series of AI seminars.
This competitive seminar series highlights innovative research at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and healthcare across the University of Toronto’s graduate and professional programs. The selected researchers discuss their project during one-hour virtual seminars with AI in healthcare leaders.
Speaker: Tara Upshaw
Graduate from the LMP MHSc in Translational Research
Graduate, Institute of Medical Science (2020), University of Toronto
Medical student, University of Calgary
Talk title
Priority applications, opportunities and challenges for artificial intelligence in primary care: Results of a national deliberative dialogue
Abstract
With large volumes of rich data in electronic medical records, primary health care is primed for disruption by artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Because AI applications in primary care are still limited, there is a unique opportunity to engage key stakeholders in defining how it is used to enhance the discipline.
For her Master’s Capstone research project, conducted in partnership with a social interventions research group called the Upstream Lab at St. Michael’s Hospital, Tara conducted 12 virtual deliberative dialogues with 22 primary care service users, 21 interprofessional providers, and 5 health system leaders from 7 Canadian provinces. Participants identified shared priorities for applying AI in primary care and a number of approaches to navigating anticipated challenges to health AI adoption.
About Tara
Tara Upshaw holds a Master’s degree in Translational Health Research and a Diploma in Health Services and Policy Research from the University Toronto. She is passionate about health and social innovations that improve patient-centred care and advance health equity, and believes AI can achieve these aims if implemented in partnership with patients, providers, and the communities in which they work and live. She is currently a first-year MD student at the University of Calgary.