Department of Medicine Grand Rounds: Diagnosis: Teaching, Measuring, Innovating

Diagnosis: Teaching, Measuring, Innovating

Session moderated by Bob Wachter

The dynamic critical thinking required to diagnose a patient’s condition based on available information is fundamental to our work as internists, yet if done poorly, diagnostic errors and inequities can deeply harm patients. In this Grand Rounds, we’ll have three of our most esteemed faculty explore the fundamental paradigms of diagnosis from their distinct lenses in the worlds of research, informatics, and education. We will explore the measurement of diagnostic errors, the ability to harness AI to enhance diagnostic reasoning, and the future of diagnostic excellence.

Speakers
Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD, is a professor of Medicine, chief of the Division of Clinical Informatics & Digital Transformation, and director of the Center for Clinical Informatics & Improvement Research (CLIIR). Julia is a leading researcher in health IT policy, with a specific focus on electronic health records, interoperability, and the ability to use the EHR to study clinician behavior. Her research – used by researchers, health systems, and policymakers – identifies obstacles to progress and ways to overcome them.

Andrew Auerbach, MD, MPH, is a professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine. He is a widely recognized leader in Hospital Medicine, having authored seminal research describing effects of hospital medicine systems on patient outcomes, costs, and care quality. He leads a 13-hospital research collaborative focused on new discoveries in healthcare delivery models in acute care settings, called HOMERuN.

Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD, is a clinician-educator and professor of Medicine and the site director of the internal medicine clerkship at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, where he teaches medical students and residents in the emergency department, urgent care clinic, inpatient wards, outpatient clinic, and morning report. He is a Master Clinician and an award-winning educator with a focus on the cognitive processes underlying diagnostic reasoning and clinical problem-solving and the study of diagnostic expertise. 

How to Attend
In Person:
N-217 (Nursing Building, enter through 521 Parnassus Avenue.)
Lunch will be provided.

On Zoom:
Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:
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The session will be recorded for later play. See all past recordings.