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Artificial Intelligence

Clinical Bioethics
Session Type: Club in Conv Center

Bioethics Interest Group: Navigating New Frontiers: Ethical Dimensions of AI in Pediatrics

Monday, April 28, 2025
12:40pm – 1:55pm HST
Location: Convention Center: 323
CE: 1.5

    Chair(s)

  • Yoram Unguru, MD, MS, MA

    Attending Physician and Associate Professor
    Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
    Children's Hospital at Sinai & Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Douglas Opel, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

    Professor
    Pediatrics
    Seattle Children's Research Institute
    Seattle, Washington, United States

  • MH

    Marlyse Haward, MD (she/her/hers)

    Associate Professor of Pediatrics
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Suffern, New York, United States

Disclosure(s):
Yoram Unguru, MD, MS, MA: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Douglas J. Opel, MD, MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Marlyse F. Haward, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Breakthroughs in computing, mathematics and informatics have led to the rapid development and introduction of powerful new tools in medicine and pediatrics capable of promoting efficiency and equity by supporting and augmenting children, families and their pediatric clinicians. These tools also raise concerns about bias, privacy and responsible use, and have the potential to fundamentally alter the clinician-patient relationship and pediatric research practices. The rapid development of these technologies means even greater changes are likely in the coming years. In the setting of this evolving landscape, it is critical to consider these challenges as they apply to pediatrics. In this session, we will explore ethical issues related to the emergence and application of AI tools in pediatric healthcare and research.

Learning Objectives:

  • Analyze the ways in which AI potentially benefit pediatric patients, parents, clinicians, educators, and researchers.
  • Identify the risks of bias and inequity in the adoption of AI tools.
  • List the relevant factors to consider in adopting a novel AI tool in pediatric medicine.

Presentations:

  • 12:40pm – 12:45pm HST
    Introduction: Ethical Dimensions of AI in Pediatrics

    Speaker: Douglas J. Opel, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Seattle Children's Research Institute

  • 12:45pm – 12:50pm HST
    Introduction: Ethical Dimensions of AI in Pediatrics

    Speaker: Marlyse F. Haward, MD (she/her/hers) – Albert Einstein College of Medicine

  • 12:50pm – 1:05pm HST
    AI in Pediatrics: What It Is and What We Should Be Asking

    Speaker: Aaron Wightman, MD, MA – University of Washington School of Medicine

  • 1:05pm – 1:20pm HST
    Deus Ex Machina: God in the Machine and Clinical Medicine

    Speaker: Jennifer C. Kett, MD MA (she/her/hers) – University of Washington & Seattle Children's Hospital

  • 1:20pm – 1:40pm HST
    When Does the Use of AI in Teaching and Writing Cross the Line?

    Speaker: Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – University of Washington School of Medicine

  • 1:40pm – 1:50pm HST
    Can Generative AI Improve Informed Consent for Research?

    Speaker: Kate MacDuffie, PhD, MA (she/her/hers) – Seattle Children's Research Institute, University of Washington School of Medicine

  • 1:50pm – 1:55pm HST
    Can Generative AI Improve Informed Consent for Research?

    Speaker: Elliott M. Weiss, MD,MSME (he/him/his) – University of Washington