The fourth seminar in the Carolina Seminar Series: “Science meets society at the intersection between precision medicine and justice, equity, and inclusion.”
Confronting Bias in Medical Algorithms at UNC Health
In person Event
Date: Wednesday, April 17
Time: 12:00 pm—1:15 pm
Location: MacNider 322
Registration required — https://go.unc.edu/sciencemeetssociety4
Lunch will be provided. Please place your order during registration before Friday April 12
This seminar features three UNC faculty who will offer their perspectives on bias in medical algorithms. Dr. Gibson, a nephrologist, will discuss race corrections for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Dr. Goralski, Pulmonary/Critical Care, will discuss bias in pulse oximeter and pulmonology function tests. Dr. Seashore, Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer for UNC Health, will discuss how UNC Health is approaching AI for clinical use, particularly when bias is “baked-in” to Epic@UNC.
Moderated by Gail Henderson, PhD
Featured Speakers:
Keisha L. Gibson, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Chief, Pediatric Nephrology Division, UNC School of Medicine
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