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Confronting Bias in Medical Algorithms at UNC Health
April 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Carolina Seminar Series theme: Science meets society at the intersection between precision medicine and justice, equity, and inclusion
Seminar title: Confronting Bias in Medical Algorithms at UNC Health
In-person Event
Wednesday April 17th, 2024, 12:00pm-1:15pm
Register here before April 14th
To place a lunch order, please register by Friday, April 12th!
Event Details:
Featured Speakers: Keisha L. Gibson, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Chief, Pediatric Nephrology Division, UNC School of Medicine
Jennifer Goralski, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Division of Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine
Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, UNC School of Medicine
Carl Seashore, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, UNC School of Medicine
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 Al for clinical use, particularly when bias is “baked-in” to Epic@UNC.
