Video course · 14 chapters · 31 min · certificate
AI in Healthcare for Clinicians: Tools, Limits, and Safety
A clinician's map of AI: rule-based systems, fuzzy logic, search, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, LLMs, generative and multimodal AI, and robotics, with what each means for safe clinical use.
What you'll learn
- Distinguish rule-based AI from machine learning
- Explain supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning
- Describe neural networks and computer vision in radiology
- Explain LLMs and generative AI for clinical drafting
- Understand foundation and multimodal models
- Apply a complete framework for medical AI
Chapters
14 chapters · 31:05-
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01Basics Members
AI in healthcare: two families
The reality of AI in healthcare and its two families: rule-based systems and learning systems.
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5:00
02Rule-based Members
Expert systems and rules
Rule-based AI calculates from formulas, like maximum heart rate = 220 minus age, but never learns.
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1:50
03Rule-based Members
Fuzzy logic
Rules with shades of grey: fuzzy logic handles 'somewhat' instead of strict yes or no.
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1:40
04Methods Members
Search, optimization and ML
Search algorithms check thousands of options fast without learning; machine learning learns rules from data.
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2:05
05ML Members
Supervised learning
Learning from labelled clinical data, like a child learning 'cat' from examples.
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2:20
06ML Members
Unsupervised learning
Finding natural groupings in unlabelled data, useful for discovering patient subgroups in research.
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2:00
07ML Members
Reinforcement learning
Learning by trial and reward, and how it can find strategies in medicine.
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1:35
08Deep learning Members
Neural networks and deep learning
Neural networks, inspired by the brain, power deep learning.
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1:30
09Vision Members
Computer vision and radiology
Computer vision recognizes images, from photo search to AI-assisted radiology.
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2:00
10Language Members
NLP and LLMs
Natural language processing and large language models read, translate and write clinical text.
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2:00
11Gen AI Members
Generative AI
Machines that create text, images and voices; in clinics, AI drafts and the doctor approves.
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1:30
12Models Members
Foundation models
Train once, reuse many times: foundation models fine-tuned for tasks like reading X-rays or drafting reports.
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1:30
13Advanced Members
Multimodal AI and robotics
Multimodal AI combines images, text and more; robotics ranges from warehouse robots to surgical systems.
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4:05
14Summary Members
A complete AI framework
Putting it together: a framework of AI types for clinicians, and the safety principle behind all of them.
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