The Medical AI Podcast

Radiology is a classic area of medical AI. AI systems for medical image analysis have several major advantages over human radiologists: 1. They can be trained on millions of scans, far more than a human can be trained on 2. They can give results instantly 3. Many studies indicate that, in many contexts, AI systems are more accurate for disease detection and diagnosis That’s the promise. But what i...

Artificial General Intelligence is the ability of an AI system to perform any intellectual task performed by humans. The recently released much-hyped Chat GPT has been described as the first glimmering of AGI. It has passed exams for law, biology, medicine even exams for being a wine sommelier. It is a type of AI system known as a large language model. But what does this mean for healthcare? There...

Episode 18: Future Shock! The Futurology of Medical AI, with Professor Erwin Loh, Chief Medical Officer of St Vincent's Health, Melbourne, Australia          Future Shock is a 1970 book by Alvin Toffler , in which the term "future shock" refers to the idea that the rapid rate of technological and social change leaves people suffering from overwhelming and shattering stress and disori...

In this episode, Felix sits down with Tom Lawry, the author of "Hacking Healthcare" to discuss the Medical AI and COVID, ChatGPT, big tech and the future. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of healthcare and AI. Lawry’s insights and expertise provide valuable guidance for healthcare providers, policymakers, and innovators seeking to improve the quality of care...

Episode 16: Highlights from the European Congress of Radiology 2023 Every year in the beautiful cultural city of Vienna, there is conference known as ECR, the European Congress of Radiology. This is a chance for the movers and shakers in medical imaging to get together to exchange ideas, make pitches, and launch new products. In recent years, AI has become more and more prominent at ECR, to the po...

Today I am joined by Matt McBride, the CEO of Mend, and we discuss the challenges that doctors and patients face when it comes to effective communication, and how AI systems can be used to bridge the gap. A study by Accenture found that many Americans are unhappy with the communication channels they have with their healthcare providers. This has the potential to contributes to distrust and even ig...

Janette Phi’s journey into healthcare technology is a personal one, driven by a medical issue her son experienced in his youth. Driven by her own story, she asks how medical normalisation and precision healthcare work together to bring the correct care to correct patient - with the potential to save lives. Join me, Dr Felix Beacher, and in Episode 14 of our podcast, we welcome Janette Phi, the Chi...

In today’s episode we explore the hardware and components that build the foundations of Med Tech and make AI viable within medical practices. Join myself, Dr Felix Beacher as I talk to Sub Bhattacharya, Head of Healthcare & Sciences at AMD, as he discusses the hardware perspective of medical AI. We talk about the latest advancements in healthcare technology, including the role of semi-conducto...

In this episode, we sit down with Tom Lawry, the author of "Hacking Healthcare" to discuss the challenges of getting medical AI adopted in the real world. Lawry is an expert in healthcare automation, and he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. We start off by discussing the importance of finance and funding in the healthcare industry and how it can be a barrier or influence to...

Join me, Dr Felix Beacher, In this episode, we'll delve into the crossroads of AI and health informatics, guided by our expert guest Professor Mark Braunstein, Professor Braunstein shares his expertise in the field of health informatics and reflects on his book “Health Informatics on FHIR: How HL7's New API is Transforming Healthcare”. We explore the role of health informatics in enabling informat...

In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with none other than ChatGPT itself for a fascinating conversation about the intersection of AI and healthcare. With a touch of humour, we explore the ways in which GPT-3 has the potential to assist healthcare tasks such as medical documentation, clinical trial analysis, and drug discovery. We dive into the world of GPT medical and how it is being used f...

Join me, Dr Felix Beacher, and this weeks guest, Eric Olson, CEO of Consensus, as we discuss the role of clinical science search engine Consensus. We ask how accessibility is driving innovation in the field of medical research and how these search engines are designed to help researchers find relevant scientific literature quickly and easily. Olson describes consensus as a bridge between platforms...

Join me, Dr Felix Beacher, for a new episode as I sit down with Madhuri Sebastian, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Enterprise Imaging at Philips. Madhuri is a healthcare technology expert with over 20 years of experience in medical imaging. Sebastian’s specialism takes us through integrated diagnostics and medical imaging. We discuss how integrated diagnostics lets clinicians build advanc...

100 years ago the x-ray machine was invented. 100 years from now who knows how much further technology will take us? In this episode of our podcast, join me, Dr Felix Beacher, as we explore the future of medical AI with Mircea Popa, CEO of Medicai, a company at the forefront of developing AI-powered medical imaging solutions. Popa shares his insights on the tight parameters for diagnosis and how A...

AI for enhancing CT and MRI image quality, with Eyal Aharon, CEO of MedicVision In Episode 6 of our podcast, we speak with Eyal Aharon, CEO of MedicVision, about how AI technology is being used to enhance CT and MRI capacities through enhanced imagery and less scan time. Aharon’s motivations are driven by health care efficiency and safety as he explains how MedicVision's AI technology can reduce e...

AI for fertility treatment, with Dr Peter Illingworth, of Virtus Health Virtus Health, one of the largest IVF companies in the world with more 40 clinics, is using AI to raise the success rate of IVF. On today’s podcast, Dr Felix Beacher, head of healthcare technology at Informa Tech, discusses these advancements with Peter Illingworth, the medical director involved in developing the AI system at...

AI and medical imaging in the home, with Dr John Martin, CMO of Butterfly Network Join myself, Dr Felix Beacher and on today’s episode of The Medical AI Podcast, I’m interviewing Dr John Martin, CMO of Butterfly Network, exploring the role of AI in medical imaging in the home. Discover how advanced technology is making medical imaging more accessible and convenient, and discuss the future of home-...

Attitudes to medical AI within radiologists and radiographers, with Hazel Edwards of the British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS) Join me, Dr Felix Beacher, on today’s episode of The Medical AI Podcast, as we dive into the impact of medical AI on radiologists and radiographers. Our guest, Hazel Edwards, a professional officer at the British Medical Ultrasound Society, shares her insights on the c...

Felix is joined by Professor Runjan Chetty, Chief Medical Officer of Deciphex, a company developing AI-based diagnostics for pathology samples.  From neuropathology to skin pathology, from gynaecological pathology to gastrointestinal pathology, Professor Chetty and Deciphex aim to rapidly accelerate health care standards. In this episode of the podcast, join me, Dr Felix Beacher, as I sit dow...

Felix is joined by Dr Antony Rix CEO of Lucida Medical, a company developing software for helping detect prostate cancer from MRI scans.  Between four and five million people are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. Lucida Medical aims to distil expert radiologists' knowledge into AI driven tech, making diagnoses repeatable at any level of medical knowledge, slashing costs, and saving l...