Recap of the Digital Health Leadership Workshop and Alumni Events in India
The Digital Health Leadership Workshop, co-hosted by WashU and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, was a successful event. Over 65 attendees gained valuable skills in the Learning Health System framework, the digital product lifecycle, outcome evaluation, and result communication. Participants left the workshop well-prepared to navigate digital health interventions and drive meaningful change. The […]
Wilcox appointed committee chair by research institute (Links to an external site)
Adam Wilcox, PhD, a professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the chair of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Methodology Committee. PCORI is a leading funder of patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research in the U.S., funding studies that compare two or more medical treatments, services or […]
AI in healthcare: Dr. Philip Payne discusses improving medical outcomes in Forbes
In a recent interview with Forbes, Philip R.O. Payne, PhD, the Janet and Bernard Becker Professor and director of the Institute for Informatics, Data Science & Biostatistics (I2DB), discussed the benefits of utilizing data science and AI methods and technologies to transform healthcare. Dr. Payne describes how AI can enhance human capabilities to improve patient care and […]
Recap of the 2024 I2DB Symposium: The Power of AI in Medicine
Presenting Sponsor Technology Partners Event Survey Thank you to those who joined us at the 2024 I2DB Symposium: The Power of AI in Medicine, held at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center on April 12! The symposium showcased the remarkable ways AI can enhance diagnostics, personalize treatment, and ultimately improve patient outcomes. For those who attended, your […]
Drs. Daphne Lew and Andrew Michelson receive COVID Star Award
This past summer the Office of Faculty Development solicited nominations to recognize outstanding individuals for their work and contributions in the Department of Medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Daphne Lew, PhD, instructor of biostatistics, and Andrew P. Michelson, MD, assistant professor of medicine, stood out for their remarkable contributions and were honored with COVID Star […]
Long-standing hormone treatment for donated hearts found to be ineffective (Links to an external site)
Dr. Joanna Abraham receives second Diana Forsythe Award in three years at the AMIA 2023 Annual Symposium
Joanna Abraham, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA, Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and the Institute for Informatics, Data Science and Biostatistics (I2DB), has been named the 2023 recipient of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)’s Diana Forsythe Award. The award was presented during the AMIA Annual Symposium on Nov. 11 – 15. This award honors either […]
I2DB contributes to research on recurrent firearm injuries
Randi E. Foraker, PhD, MA, director of the Center for Population Health Informatics, was senior author on a recent study also co-authored by I2DB’s Daphne Lew, PhD, MPH, and Joshua Landman among other collaborators, that explored gun injury trends in St. Louis. The study found young Black men to be particularly at risk, showing that along with physical and […]
Study defines disparities in memory care (Links to an external site)
Patients who live in less affluent neighborhoods and those from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups are less likely than others to receive specialized care for dementia.
AI is about making humans better (Links to an external site)
Dr. Philip Payne recently spoke with KMOX radio about the promise of AI to transform our health systems and medical research, “the real benefit of AI is that it allows us to filter and sort and understand all that data so that humans in the health care system can really identify the data that’s most […]