The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) AI for Digital Health Innovation with Andrew Trister - #455
Feb 11, 2021
Join Andrew Trister, Deputy Director for Digital Health Innovation at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as he shares insights from his impressive background, including his work on Apple's ResearchKit. He discusses innovative AI applications aimed at enhancing community-based healthcare, particularly in underserved areas. The conversation highlights tackling COVID-19 and improving malaria testing accuracy using Bayesian models. Andrew also addresses challenges in scaling digital health technologies and the importance of community engagement in driving successful health solutions.
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ResearchKit Development
- Andrew Trister worked with Apple to develop ResearchKit, a framework for remote research programs.
- This framework leveraged smartphones and watches to gather health data.
Data Ownership in Digital Health
- Widespread digital health adoption hinges on patient data ownership and control.
- True patient-centric care requires trust and longitudinal data, not just access to any doctor.
Personalized Approaches with ResearchKit
- ResearchKit enabled personalized approaches by analyzing individual temporal data changes and anomalies.
- This allowed for detecting fluctuations in disease progression and drug effectiveness.