Navigating Clinical Informatics

Here is a brief summary of this episode:

* Introduction: The host, Dr. Adam Carewe, introduces the guest, Dr. Graham Walker, an emergency medicine physician, a clinical informaticist, and the founder of MDCalc, a popular medical computational website. He also shares his passion for efficiency and problem solving, and his aha moment with chat GPT, a generative AI tool.

* Graham’s journey: Graham shares his journey from Kansas City to Stanford to New York and back to California, his interest in social policy and research, his experience with simulation medicine and Kaiser Permanente, and how he started MDCalc as a way to solve his own problem of looking up clinical calculators online.

* Generative AI and healthcare: Graham and Adam discuss the potential and challenges of generative AI in healthcare, such as providing second opinions, improving clinical documentation, enhancing patient education, and creating novel solutions. They also talk about the importance of involving clinicians in the development and implementation of AI tools, and the ethical and social implications of AI.

* Efficiency and technology: Graham and Adam share some of their favorite tools and hacks for improving efficiency and productivity in their personal and professional lives, such as Raycast, Shottr, Siri reminders, and Find My feature. They also talk about how they use LinkedIn as a platform to connect and learn from other people in different industries and domains.

* Future of clinical informatics: Graham and Adam speculate on how clinical informatics will evolve in the next five years, and what are some of the big problems that need to be solved, such as interoperability, standardization, user experience, and data quality. They also express their optimism and excitement for the future of AI and medicine.