"Tools in the Hands of Patients": Breaking Down the Role of AI in Wearable Devices with Ricky Bloomfield, MD

In this episode, Physicianary host, Hansa Bhargava, MD, speaks with Ricky Bloomfield, MD, ŌURA's chief medical officer. They discuss patients using wearable devices to track their health data, as well as the role of the physician in governing these tools. ·       Intro 0:25 ·       Ricky Bloomfield, MD 0:44 ·       How did you decide to make pivots throughout your career? 2:02 ·       Do you have to go into fellowship or get certified to take on leadership roles in clinical informatics? 6:27 ·       How much should doctors dive into AI and data changes, and how can they best adopt these changes? 8:38 ·       Where do wearables fit into these rapidly changing advancements? 12:09 ·       What if the information from wearables leads to false positives? […] Is some of this predictive information too much for patients? 18:24 ·       How do we make sure that there is a seamless journey for patients using wearable devices? 21:14 ·       In the next three to five years, where do you see wearables being integrated with telehealth or LLMs? 23:20 ·       How can clinicians get more involved in taking on these challenges and being part of the solution? 25:38 ·       What do you see in the future for AI's impact on health care? 27:52 ·       What is your favorite movie or book? 29:54 ·       How to contact Bloomfield. 32:04 ·       Thank you! 32:13 Ricky Bloomfield, MD, is ŌURA's chief medical officer, where he sets the vision for ŌURA's global healthcare programs and partnerships, guides the company through ever-changing healthcare regulations and leads the company's expansion in healthcare solutions. We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Bhargava at [email protected]. For more from Bloomfield, find him on LinkedIn. Disclosures: Bhargava reports no relevant financial disclosures. Healio was unable to confirm relevant disclosures for Bloomfield at the time of publication.