The RTI Fellow Program is pleased to welcome Dr. Eric Topol, Scripps Research Translational Institute, as a distinguished lecturer. In his talk, Dr. Topol will discuss the subtype of artificial intelligence (AI) known as deep learning, which has recently been used for a variety of medical applications, particularly image interpretation, across many disciplines. It is early, but these deep neural networks have considerable transformative potential to promote accuracy, streamline workflow, synthesize data for both clinicians and patients, promote patient autonomy, and greatly enhance the patient-clinician relationship. To date, prospective validation studies are quite limited, and we need to confront vital issues such as how AI can unintendedly worsen inequities and discrimination. The ultimate goal, which may be considered counter-intuitive, is to use this technology to make medicine more human.

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Lecturer: Eric Topol, MD
Dr. Eric Topol is the founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute; Professor, Molecular Medicine; and Executive Vice President of Scripps Research. As a researcher, he has published over 1,200 peer-reviewed articles, with more than 315,000 citations; was elected to the National Academy of Medicine; and is one of the top 10 most cited researchers in medicine. His principal scientific focus has been on the genomic and digital tools to individualize medicine.