Ep10 AI and QI

29/07/2025 49 min Episodio 10
Ep10 AI and QI

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Episode Synopsis

Explore the role of Artificial Intelligence in Quality Improvement with episode ten of our new podcast series: Conversations in Health and Care Improvement.  Whether you are a healthcare professional, a quality improvement professional or simply passionate about improving health outcomes, listen to this podcast to:

Explore how AI could be thoughtfully applied to enhance healthcare quality, reduce clinician burnout, and support safety through tools like AI scribes and diagnostic support.
Recognise that it will be vital to test all new AI tools using improvement science principles, with a focus on measuring outcomes, applying rigorous evaluation, and being mindful of risk. 
Understand the need to ensure that AI does not widen disparities and inequity, and the need for structured governance.
Appreciate the potential of AI to deliver transformation in patient safety and quality outcomes.

Our guests on this episode are James Hoffman, Senior Vice President (Quality & Safety), St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Paul Sharek, Vice President, Chief Quality & Safety Officer, Seattle Children’s Hospital and Chris Longhurst, Chief Clinical and Innovation Officer, UC San Diego Health.
Join a discussion hosted by Dr Amar Shah, Chief Quality Officer at East London NHS Foundation Trust and National Clinical Director for Improvement at NHS England and Pedro Delgado, Vice President at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
A full transcript can be downloaded here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ol86BIlVGAy5_uH94TjpBgdSwzguoK8P/view?usp=share_link
Visit our website to learn more:  https://qi.elft.nhs.uk
Connect with our hosts on LinkedIn:
Amar Shah 
Pedro Delgado