AI Chat and Clinical Decision Support

One year ago, we released an OT Potential Podcast episode exploring what AI could conceptually mean for clinical decision support.

Fast forward to today—and AI chats have become a regular part of the decision-making process for many healthcare providers. In fact, OpenEvidence now reports that 40% of U.S. physicians use their platform daily.

At OT Potential, we recently launched our own AI chat and learned a great deal in the process.

The world of knowledge translation is changing at an incredible pace. It feels more important than ever to pause and ask: What critical questions should we be asking to harness this technology? What are the strengths of chat-based tools as they currently exist? What are their vulnerabilities? And how can we move forward strategically?

We are incredibly lucky to be joined for this one-hour live CEU webinar and podcast course by Jen Weaver, PhD, OTR/L, a leading voice in knowledge translation within occupational therapy. Together, Jen and I will discuss what these rapid changes mean for you and your OT practice.

1. You will recognize the strengths of AI chats as they currently exist, for translating knowledge for OT assessment and treatment.

2. You will be able to identify the current weaknesses of AI chats as they currently exist for translating knowledge for OT assessment and treatment.

• Intro

• Discussion

  1. How did you become interested in knowledge translation?

  2. What work are you doing now?

  3. Why has knowledge translation been so hard historically?

  4. What barriers do you think AI chats could  help us solve?

  5. What are the solutions currently available for the “black box” of AI chat? (Sarah)

  6. What are options for navigating speed and quality of AI chat?

  7. What research questions are top of mind for you in regards to AI and knowledge translation?

  8. How do you see the expectations around therapy sessions changing with so much information at clinicians and patient’s finger tips?

  9. What possibilities do you see for knowledge translation to patients?

• Live Q&A

• Closing

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OT Potential's interest in this topic: OT Potential operates its own AI chat tool, available to members as part of their subscription. That is the category of technology this course examines, so we have a direct interest in the topic.

Speaker interests: Jen Weaver researches knowledge translation in occupational therapy and has no financial interest in this topic to disclose.