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Quality and Patient Safety
One-Hour Concurrent Session

From Basics to Breakthroughs: Navigating the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Critical Care

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
2:30pm – 3:30pm Eastern Time
Location: W224GH
CE: 1

Despite improvement in the care of critically ill patients, limitations remain in the areas of patient health complexities, predicting deterioration, and providing timely treatment. Advanced monitoring systems and treatments have improved care, but it has yet to be determined whether these advances are the next step in critical care. AI and machine learning algorithms aim to identify patterns in complex data. The recent growth in computing power means that AI can now be applied to complex critical care medicine data. Many clinicians lack understanding of AI and are unaware of how it can help in ICU management as long as we are aware of its limitations. This session will focus on AI basics, how it can help improve clinician efficiencies, patients' ICU experiences, and predictive modeling. AI improvements in medication reconciliation and drug interactions will also be addressed. Speakers will highlight problems with AI in critical care and how AI can adapt to prevent biases and inaccuracies that develop in machine learning.

Learning Objectives:

  • Define the concepts of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the context of critical care medicine, including knowledge representation, neural networks, and natural language processing
  • Analyze the potential benefits and risks associated with AI and ML algorithms in critical care, including how they can improve the ICU patient and family experience
  • Examine the historical and current use of AI in critical care settings, uncovering areas where AI has been in use for decades and its impact on bedside care capabilities
  • Discuss the role of AI in improving patient outcomes and clinical decision-making in critical care
  • Evaluate strategies for enhancing understanding and trust in AI among critical care clinicians, including how to recognize and ameliorate hallucinations and bias that may be integrated into AI

Presentations:

  • 2:35pm – 2:50pm Eastern Time
    Unveiling the Future: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Improve the ICU Experience

    Teresa Rincon, BSN, PhD, FCCM (N/A)

  • 2:50pm – 3:05pm Eastern Time
    Prescribing Precision: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Pharmaceutical Management in the ICU

    Carrie Griffiths, PharmD, BCCCP (she/her/hers) – W. G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

  • 3:05pm – 3:20pm Eastern Time
    The Balancing Act: Addressing the Good, the Bad, and the Hallucinations of Artificial Intelligence in Critical Care

    Leo Anthony Celi, MD, MPH, MS (he/him/his) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BIDMC