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Back to Episodes#439 - 🔵 [PAS 2026] - Is AI Finally Ready for the NICU?
Description
Dr. Ryan McAdams guest hosts alongside the NeoMind AI team — Dr. Ameena Husain, Dr. Kristyn Beam, Dr. Brynne Sullivan, and Dr. Zach Vesoulis — to recap their third annual pre-conference AI workshop at PAS, including a live predictive modeling bake-off using the Epic Cosmos database to predict late-onset sepsis in nearly 100,000 preterm infants. The group discusses where AI stands today in neonatology — from using large language models to reduce administrative burden and improve family communication, to Epic's growing investment in neonatal-specific tools — and makes an honest case for what clinicians should start doing now and what still requires caution. They close with an open invitation to join NeoMind AI, a growing community of neonatologists, data scientists, and researchers working to ensure the NICU is not left behind as this technology reshapes medicine.
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