Mapping Healthcare is a radio show and podcast where a medic with a map explores ways in which people around the globe make the world of healthcare better and what we can learn from them. The host is a UC Davis pediatrician, medical educator, and researcher who leads local, national, and international healthcare improvement efforts to help people access high-quality healthcare and stay healthy. All past episodes are archived below. Find Mapping Healthcare on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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3. Keeping Artificial Intelligence Real in BostonFri, 02/07/2025 - 5:30pm | Dr. ShaikhArtificial Intelligence can prioritize which patients to treat based on the severity of their symptoms and their risk of clinically worsening. It can review tests like mammograms 30 times faster than humans and bring down the need for unnecessary biopsies. Wearable technologies can monitor vital signs and symptoms and deliver personalized health recommendations. And AI scribes can document conversations at medical visits and increase clinical efficiency. These advances also bring up issues around trust, liability, privacy, bias, and patient safety. David Bates tells us about the kinds of tasks AI can best help clinicians with and how this is changing the way health care will be delivered going forward. |
2. Big Data for Healthcare in the Big AppleFri, 01/24/2025 - 5:30pm | Dr. ShaikhDespite astounding medical advances there are people all around us who face gaps in accessing the healthcare they need. Children of color are less likely to receive painkillers for appendicitis, fractures, and migraines. Women with dementia get worse medical care than men despite living longer with the condition. And people with disabilities get less preventative care such as blood pressure checks, cholesterol screening, and mammograms. Pamela Abner tells us about how her team at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City works to collect valid and reliable data that helps them identify and tackle health disparities in their community. |
1. Keeping Kids S.A.F.E. in EnglandFri, 01/10/2025 - 5:30pm | Dr. ShaikhCommunication failures in healthcare can lead to medical errors and patient harm. Hear how huddles moved from the sports field at a college for the deaf and hard of hearing to the world of healthcare. Peter Lachman tells us about S.A.F.E. or Situational Awareness for Everyone, a program that he led for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health at 50 hospitals across England. The program helped medical teams use huddles to improve their communication with each other and with families of children, and kept patients safe from errors in hospitals. |
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