Looking for the latest research in hospice and palliative care? Don’t miss October’s open access pick in JPSM! Read our blog post here. https://aahpm.org/blog/october-2025-open-access-in-the-journal-of-pain-and-symptom-management/

Taxpayers and charities helped develop the gene therapy Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price of $2M+ per dose, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices reflect huge industry investments in innovation. (Published Feb.)

In 432 patients with advanced cancer, only one-third accurately understood their curability, with little change over time. Misperception was linked to Asian race, better well-being, and fewer symptoms. Systematic screening is needed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40992638/

In 2016 Hinton predicted that AI would replace all radiologists in five years. Ten years later, why hasn't it happened? This post is a great explainer. www.understandingai.org/p/ai-isnt-re...

Spoiler alert: "... models achieving high accuracy (up to 99%) in tasks like skin cancer and infectious disease detection. However, challenges such as underrepresented skin tones in datasets, limited clinical validation, and infrastructural barriers currently hinder equitable implementation."

Dr Balfour Mount died yesterday. Our clinical and spiritual leader, he was the first to use the term “palliative care” and opened the Royal Vic PCU. He inspired all of us to work with energy and integrity . We are all a bit more lonely today. Godspeed, Bal Mount

AAHPM mourns the loss of Balfour Mount, MD—widely recognized as the father of palliative care in North America. His vision and compassion transformed care for patients and families facing serious illness. We honor his legacy.

Trust and Transparency Key for Leveraging #AI to Expand Access to Precision #Oncology | AJMC www.ajmc.com/view/trust-a... #MedSky #AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #AIinHealthcare #MedTech

Stanford to students - learn to use AI! Assignment: Provide a link to the chat session transcript with the AI tutor. The session should be 15-20 minutes and interactive!

Volume 2, No. 10 of NEJM AI is now available! Here is a preview of the latest content:  𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 Scoping Out Clinical Trial Emulation nejm.ai/4nnlrJY #AI #MedSky #MLSky

Spoiler alert: "Existing studies show that implementing generative AI without tailoring for human factors and organizational contexts often results in underutilization and operational inefficiencies."

Spoiler alert: Buyer beware.

Dr. Puchalski was honored with the Kathleen Curtin Spirituality in Mission Award, presented by the National Capital Area Ignation Volunteer Corp gwish.smhs.gwu.edu

Geriatricians Houman Javedan & Vicky Tang discuss Preoperative Assessments for Older Adults, emphasizing CGAs, frailty screening, and the Geriatric Surgery Verification program to optimize outcomes. #medsky 👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp375 😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

We compared ChatGPT, Bard, and Bing on palliative care terms found ChatGPT most accurate (9/10) and comprehensive (8.5/10). Credibility was low (3/10) across all. Readability was poor (FRE 41.7; grade 14.1). Clinician oversight is needed to avoid misinformation. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40138176/

The @JointCommission + @CoalitionHealthAI dropped new guidance on Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare, laying out 7 core principles for safe, ethical AI adoption. Read it here: digitalassets.jointcommission.org/api/public/c...

Get private equity out of health care.

ICYMI: A special collection of five articles about NDWS was recently published in @agsjournal.bsky.social. The open access papers cover survey questionnaire development, sample frame development, data collection, and more. agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

In "What Is Intelligence?", @blaiseaguera.bsky.social offers a radical new perspective on what intelligence really is, and how AI’s emergence is a natural consequence of evolution. Available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204995...

Some important findings in this paper: 1) Working with AI boosts the performance of people solving math, science & ethics questions 2) The biggest boost is for the hardest problems 3) High performers remain highest performing, but low performers gain more 4) People who are good with AI gain most

Spoiler alert: "Looking ahead, the most advanced organizations are already experimenting with agentic AI systems that can learn, remember, and act independently within set boundaries"

Sure, you could use AI to summarize papers and explain them at a level anyone could understand... or you can turn the abstracts into music videos for no reason. The tools are obviously not perfect yet, but the disparate elements (consistent characters, lip syncing, etc.) are evolving fast

Spoiler alert: "Due to both robust model training and external validation against UCSF datasets, Woollie is an LLM that prioritizes data accuracy and safeguards..."

Final Call for Papers – Signal Through The Noise: What Works, What Lasts, and What Matters in Healthcare AI September 25–27, 2025 | Harvard A three-day hybrid conference hosted by the Division of Clinical Informatics at BIDMC. Submission deadline is August 22, 2025 dcinetwork.org/aiconf25

🎉 👏🏽 Wonderful article about Temerty Centre for #AI Research and #Education in #Medicine (TCAIREM), University of Toronto's Health Data Nexus, which is fuelling #AI #Health research! www.utoronto.ca/news/no-more... #MedSky #AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #AIinHealthcare #MedTech

📰 'How to Integrate Medical Humanities into Your Palliative Care Practice' by Ian B. Kwok, MD; J. Redwing Keyssar, RN; Gayle Kojimoto, BA; and Michael W. Rabow, MD, FAAHPM 🔗 ow.ly/KaPa50WmBfu Learn how integrating medical humanities can strengthen your palliative care practice and more.

Hospital executives are the main barrier for interdisciplinary palliative care teams pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39008415/

For some first-year medical students, training alongside an ambient AI scribe during standardized patient interviews ultimately led to professional growth and a deeper understanding of how human skills can complement AI in clinical practice. Learn more: nejm.ai/44VgDU8 #AI #MedSky #MedEd

Talk to #medical professionals, not just #ChatGPT, urge #Ontario doctors | @CBCNews www.cbc.ca/news/health/... #MedSky #AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #AIinHealthcare #MedTech

@j-palliativemed.bsky.social Study documents disrespectful and discriminatory health care to seriously ill LGBTQ+ patients and partners and identify behaviors that might benefit from provider training to promote respectful and competent care to this population www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...

Could an #AI system one day handle patient intake, with a doctor just reviewing the plan? On the latest episode of the NEJM AI Grand Rounds podcast, Dr. Anil Palepu envisions a future where semi-autonomous systems extend safe, expert-level care. Full episode: nejm.ai/ep31 #MedSky #MLSky

📣 Moving #Data to #PublicHealth Action 📆July 29 (Tues.) at 12pm | Eventbrite 🗣️ Dr. David Buckeridge (McGill University's School of Population and Global Health) 🔗 eventbrite.ca/e/pho-rounds... #MedTwitter #AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #AIinHealthcare #MedTech

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Medical humanities programs have the ability to attract diverse interest, unlocking non-verbal communication and tapping into the power of symbolism/metaphor, as well as opportunities for community-building. #MedHum #hapc www.capc.org/blog/how-to-...

@j-palliativemed.bsky.social‬ The first Tell Us More podcast, interviewing Betty Ferrell about her experiences with palliative care, is now available on the website: home.liebertpub.com/publications...

The Health Care Experience of Hispanic Patients with Serious Illness→ ow.ly/pRHg50UUaP9 CAPC has conducted a first-of-its-kind literature review to understand the health care experience of Hispanic patients w/ serious illness, their families, and unpaid caregivers.

Clinician/chaplain pairs are invited to apply for grants to develop and conduct demonstration projects consisting of spiritual assessment. Join us July 16 or July 18 to learn more about project objectives, the grants, and who should apply. Info: gwishproject.gwish.org/gwish-scholars

51% of INSURED American cancer pts have medical debt. It is even higher near the end of life. Financial toxicity has become one of the main sources of suffering in pall care

Researchers: Wave 1 NDWS survey data of the paid dementia care workforce and linked data sources are available now! Access de-identified surveys or apply to use survey data linked to other data sources, including beneficiary-level CMS data. All data are free. Learn more: www.ndws.org/surveys-and-...

AI is *not* the biggest threat to democracy. Anti-democratic politicians are. But AI is changing the information ecosystem, also ahead of elections. And we need ways of dealing with it. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/t...

Volume 2, No. 7 of NEJM AI is now available! Here are the latest articles:   Editorial: The Generalist–Specialist Paradox of Medical AI nejm.ai/4nm6054 🔖 Save for later and share with a friend   #MedSky #AI #MLSky

Spoiler alert: "Our findings reveal notable inconsistencies in LLM treatment recommendations and significant degradation of clinical accuracy in ways that reduce care allocation to patients. Additionally, there are significant disparities in treatment recommendations..."

🚨CMS just announced a model to introduce new #priorauthorization barriers to Traditional Medicare (which classically hasn't faced any). We need less #priorAuth, not more. Don't let this title fool you. This is a "fix" for a problem that doesn't exist. @ascocancer.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social

Can AI chatbots be trusted with our mental health? A new Stanford study suggests they may not only lack effectiveness compared to human therapists but also contribute to harmful stigma and dangerous responses. hai.stanford.edu/news/explori...

Healthcare providers need to consider how the USD-4D needs to be properly embedded in clinical care for patients to optimally benefit from using it. #hpm #hapc journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

❕💰 Read CAPC’s New Position Statement: Addressing Financial Toxicity in Serious Illness >> www.capc.org/documents/12... CAPC's new position statement outlines 8 recommendations that can ease hardship for patients and caregivers, while improving financial stability for hospitals. #hpm #hapc

In the latest episode of the NEJM AI Grand Rounds podcast, Drs. Alan Karthikesalingam and Anil Palepu of Google discuss the making and evaluation of AMIE, an #AI system designed to conduct clinical conversations with patients. Listen to the full episode: nejm.ai/ep31 #MedSky #MLSky