Ethical Considerations In The Use Of AI Mortality Predictions In The Care Of People With Serious Illness
Health Affairs
Sep 16, 2020
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Predicting prognosis is as old as medicine itself. Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have led to algorithms that promise to answer one of life’s ultimate questions: When will I die? Co-author Matthew DeCamp, MD, PhD concludes that aligning care with patient priorities and avoiding biases should be the explicit aims of such work. Read article>>
Throughout its 208-year history, the Journal has remained staunchly nonpartisan, until now. "Wow!," said Center Director Matthew Wynia, noting that the editorial which was signed by all 34 editors did not explicitly mention Mr. Biden, but it was clearly “an obvious call to replace the president.” Read article>>
Editors of the New England Journal of Medicine say the Trump administration “took a crisis and turned it into a tragedy.”
New York Times
Oct 7, 2020
Uncounted: San Diego County’s pandemic victims far surpass official totals
Inewsource
Oct 21, 2020
Center Director Matthew Wynia said the official count kept by the public health office is important, but it “leads us to underestimate the total impact of certain types of disasters.” In September, Wynia and a team of researchers published a national report that Congress commissioned on how to measure a disaster’s death toll. “You can use that information to target resources to neighborhoods that are being very hard hit or other social groups that may be particularly hard hit. When we can figure out why people die, we can maybe intervene to prevent those deaths.” Read article>>
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The Denver Foundation and the Colorado Health Institute invite you to a discussion on how we will strive to create a new and better society following the pandemic, focusing on mental health and the impact of social isolation and anxiety brought about by physical distancing. Panelists moderated by Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH include State Rep. Leslie Herod (HD-8), Ben Miller, The Well Being Trust, The Rev. Dr. Timothy Tyler, Shorter Community African Methodist Episcopal Church, and Dace West, The Denver Foundation.