Artificial Intelligence: Are we ready to adopt it in pediatric emergency departments?
In a recent study conducted by Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, we learn that more than 75% of parents are generally open to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools when it comes to managing children with respiratory illnesses in the emergency room.
However, some parents, especially the younger ones, had more concerns about using these technologies. This demonstrates the importance of communicating with parents in the early stages of developing AI systems for pediatric care. As we mentioned in a previous article, entitled Horizon 2025: The Revitalization of Quebec’s Health Care System, educating patients and their families allows for a faster adoption of new technologies.
Educating families is also the best way to reassure them. Educating them means allowing them to become more involved in their children’s care. Family engagement is essential to implement tools that will help clinical decision making based on pediatric AI.