Ghost in the machine: data, algorithms, humans, and the journey toward a learning health system

When

8 to 9 a.m., May 8, 2024

Where

Arizona Health Sciences Center, Room 5403
1501 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85724

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Presenter Details

“Ghost in the machine: data, algorithms, humans, and the journey toward a learning health system” 

Molly Douglas, MD
Associate Medical Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery

Molly Douglas, MD, is a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery with the University of Arizona Department of Surgery. Douglas earned her undergraduate degree in engineering, followed by her medical degree from Tufts University. She completed residency in general surgery at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, and was fellowship-trained in surgical critical care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She is board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care.  

At Banner University Medical Center Tucson, Douglas serves as the trauma division liaison with the trauma floor nursing leadership. She is active in outreach, including teaching Stop the Bleed, Advanced Trauma Life Support, and Fundamentals of Critical Care Support. 

Douglas' clinical interests include trauma resuscitation, general surgery emergencies, nutrition in critical illness, and family communication in the ICU. Her primary research interests are in systems improvement and multidisciplinary collaborations to grow machine learning for healthcare. 

Learning Objectives

  • Incorporate into practice intraoperative teaching and feedback to improve operative performance. 
  • Incorporate cutting-edge surgical techniques and patient management strategies.
  • Incorporate into practice results from recent randomized-controlled trials/studies. 
  • Communicate operative knowledge effectively to peers.

About

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

Disclosure Statement(s): All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

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