Episode 3: How do we meaningfully bridge policy and real impact at the last mile of healthcare.

Shubs Upadhyay interviews Bilal Mateen, Executive Director of Digital Square at PATH about digital health challenges and successes in underserved communities. They explore the importance of safety, regulatory considerations, and the need for inclusive data sets and data infrastructure. The discussion also covers the role of community health workers and the impact of AI and large language models in healthcare.

Addendum : [As of October 2024 Bilal is now Chief AI Officer at PATH]

Key Topics:

Digital Public Goods: Exploring how digital solutions can be accessible public goods.
Health Data Poverty: Discussing how this issue affects global health equity.
The importance of strong data infrastructure
Regulatory challenges : Bilal explores some of the work that still needs to be done
AI in Healthcare: Insights on the use of AI and large language models to improve healthcare outcomes.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Background
05:06 Digital Public Goods
07:04 How Health Data Poverty Plays Out
08:59 Reaching the Last Mile of Healthcare
15:47 AI and Large Language Models in Healthcare
29:00 Investing in Data Science Ecosystems and Regulatory Frameworks
32:59 More Global Representation in Regulation
37:03 Considering Local Nuances in AI Deployment
39:12 Divergent Approaches to Regulating LLMs
45:28 Regulation of LLMs as Medical Devices
48:40 Recommendations to Innovators about Healthcare Regulation

Links:

AMIE paper by Alan Karthikesalingam et al
Digitalsquare.org
Audere Website
Viamo Canada Call Centre
Siontis et al Paper on Diagnostic test comparisons

Bridging the Gap: The Last Mile of Healthcare with Bilal Mateen, Digital Square @ PATH