Innovations submitted for the 2021 Futurist Forum were reviewed, and the award selected based on criteria which GAME feels represented Thomas’s approach to learning. These include an approach to work that includes 1) networking and collaboration, 2) accurate needs assessment, 3) outcomes-based planning, 4) interdisciplinary inspiration (projects that tap in to multiple disciplines), and 5) recognition of the role of the pharmaceutical industry in lifelong learning.
2023 Awardee
GAME is proud to announce the 2023 Thomas Kellner Innovation Award was awarded at the 2023 Futurist Forum webinar to:
The North American Innovathon team #1 explored the future role of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. They envision a scenario where clinicians collaborate with AI colleagues and patients to optimize care. The team conducted a literature search and organized focus groups with patients and healthcare professionals to understand perspectives, concerns, and levels of trust in AI. Focus group participants helped identify functions for a digital colleague, such as providing medical information and assisting in diagnosis.
Concerns were raised about trust, bias, logistics, and cost. Members of the focus groups also saw the advantages that AI could provide, such as an AI digital colleague assisting with complex diagnosis, streamlining administrative processes that can slow down healthcare deliver, an AI triage system to support patients in identifying symptoms, and using AI in different forms for training and simulation at academic institutions. The Innovathon team acknowledges limitations of their small research initiative and recommended further research and the inclusion of AI topics in future educational events led by GAME. They propose conducting a large-scale, international survey and preparing a white paper or manuscript for publication of the results.
Key Points
- The team explored the future role of AI in healthcare, with a focus on clinicians collaborating with AI colleagues and patients for optimal care.
- A literature search and focus groups were conducted to understand the perspectives and concerns of patients and clinicians.
- Functions of a digital colleague: providing medical information, performing administrative tasks, training, and assisting in complex case diagnosis.
- Concerns raised about trust, bias, logistics, and cost.
- Recommendations for further research and inclusion of AI topics in future educational events.
- Proposal for a large-scale, international survey and publication.
