AI in Health Care: The Perils (Part 2 of 3)
For all the hope that artificial intelligence (AI) brings to health care, there are perils: patient privacy concerns, public trust, legal and ethical considerations, the fear of biased algorithms, and how to handle the need for massive amounts of the right data to feed AI algorithms. We discuss all of that with experts from across the […]
AI in Health Care: The Promise (Part 1 of 3)
It seems we’ve been hearing a lot about artificial intelligence (AI) lately: It’s how Netflix knows what to recommend you watch next. From ChatGPT to Netflix, AI is everywhere — and it’s changing health care in all its aspects. The promise, the peril, and the prophecy of AI in health care are what we are […]
Understanding Sickle Cell Disease: Myths, Facts & Support
This episode was taped live during the recent “Well Beyond Medicine” Day in Jacksonville, Florida at the reimagined THE PLAYERS Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders at Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville. The Center includes the only pediatric sickle cell program in Jacksonville which is also one of the largest programs in the state of […]
Stepping to the Plate for Pediatric Cancer Awareness
The word of the day was “awareness” at Citizens Bank Park this September as the Philadelphia Phillies hosted their 7th annual Childhood Cancer Awareness Night. As we learned, awareness brings funding to support improved pediatric cancer treatments and research that ultimately save lives. While at the game that night, we sat down with William Martin, […]
Integration: At the Heart of Better Care
Nemours Children’s Health pediatric psychologist Erica Sood, PhD joins us during Episode 31 to talk about her work improving the emotional health of children with chronic health conditions and her research into the care of moms, dads, and other family members following a prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease. We also talk with Zachary Boynton, […]
Three Questions, Six Leaders
The recent “Well Beyond Medicine Day” in Orlando, Florida saw the Nemours Children’s Podcast truck on site and ready with microphones open to hear from Nemours associates at all levels, including six members of the Nemours Children’s Health, Florida Leadership Team. Of them, we asked three specific questions, eliciting a variety of thought-provoking answers. Listen […]
Fostering Diversity & Equity in Pediatric Cardiac Care
Dr. Carissa Baker Smith is a preventive and transplant cardiologist whose research includes a high concentration of work looking at the social determinants of health and working to mitigate health disparities for patients with congenital heart disease. She sat down with us when we took the podcast on the road to the 8th World Congress of Pediatric […]
Reflecting Resilience
At Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida, associates (staff) and patients celebrated “Well Beyond Medicine Day” with some very honored guests. These VIPs stopped by the podcast to talk about osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a genetic disease in which bones fracture (break) easily, often with no obvious cause or minimal injury. Detroit resident Stephen Sheehy is a remarkable […]
Unraveling the Web of Health Misinformation
How has knowledge transfer and communication changed for you in the age of social media? How do you know when social media medical information is the real deal or a bunch of nonsense? And, how do you help families or colleagues navigate reliable sources of health information? Let us know by leaving a voicemail at NemoursWellBeyond.org. […]
A Pediatrician’s Journey to Excellence in Research, Medical Education & Innovation
Have a question or comment about this week’s episode? Leave a voicemail at NemoursWellBeyond.org. While you’re there, check out our other episodes, subscribe to the podcast, or leave a review. Dr. Brian Alverson is a healthcare clinician, educator, innovator, and patent-holder who currently serves as the Nemours Pediatric Residency Program director. We met up with Brian at the […]
