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Implementing machine learning in medicine
Amol A. Verma, Joshua Murray, Russell Greiner, Joseph Paul Cohen, Kaveh G. Shojania, Marzyeh Ghassemi, Sharon E. Straus, Chloe Pou-Prom and Muhammad Mamdani
CMAJ August 30, 2021 193 (34) E1351-E1357; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.202434
Amol A. Verma
Unity Health Toronto (Verma, Murray, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital (Verma, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Department of Medicine (Verma, Shojania, Straus, Mamdani) and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (Verma, Mamdani) and Department of Statistics (Murray), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; University of Alberta (Greiner); Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Greiner), Edmonton, Alta.; Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (Cohen), Montréal, Que.; Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Shojania), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Shojania); Vector Institute (Ghassemi, Mamdani) and Department of Computer Science (Ghassemi); Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Mamdani), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Radiology, Stanford University (Cohen), Stanford, Calif.
MD MPhilJoshua Murray
Unity Health Toronto (Verma, Murray, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital (Verma, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Department of Medicine (Verma, Shojania, Straus, Mamdani) and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (Verma, Mamdani) and Department of Statistics (Murray), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; University of Alberta (Greiner); Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Greiner), Edmonton, Alta.; Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (Cohen), Montréal, Que.; Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Shojania), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Shojania); Vector Institute (Ghassemi, Mamdani) and Department of Computer Science (Ghassemi); Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Mamdani), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Radiology, Stanford University (Cohen), Stanford, Calif.
MScRussell Greiner
Unity Health Toronto (Verma, Murray, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital (Verma, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Department of Medicine (Verma, Shojania, Straus, Mamdani) and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (Verma, Mamdani) and Department of Statistics (Murray), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; University of Alberta (Greiner); Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Greiner), Edmonton, Alta.; Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (Cohen), Montréal, Que.; Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Shojania), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Shojania); Vector Institute (Ghassemi, Mamdani) and Department of Computer Science (Ghassemi); Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Mamdani), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Radiology, Stanford University (Cohen), Stanford, Calif.
PhDJoseph Paul Cohen
Unity Health Toronto (Verma, Murray, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital (Verma, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Department of Medicine (Verma, Shojania, Straus, Mamdani) and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (Verma, Mamdani) and Department of Statistics (Murray), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; University of Alberta (Greiner); Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Greiner), Edmonton, Alta.; Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (Cohen), Montréal, Que.; Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Shojania), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Shojania); Vector Institute (Ghassemi, Mamdani) and Department of Computer Science (Ghassemi); Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Mamdani), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Radiology, Stanford University (Cohen), Stanford, Calif.
PhDKaveh G. Shojania
Unity Health Toronto (Verma, Murray, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital (Verma, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Department of Medicine (Verma, Shojania, Straus, Mamdani) and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (Verma, Mamdani) and Department of Statistics (Murray), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; University of Alberta (Greiner); Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Greiner), Edmonton, Alta.; Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (Cohen), Montréal, Que.; Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Shojania), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Shojania); Vector Institute (Ghassemi, Mamdani) and Department of Computer Science (Ghassemi); Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Mamdani), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Radiology, Stanford University (Cohen), Stanford, Calif.
MD MScMarzyeh Ghassemi
Unity Health Toronto (Verma, Murray, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital (Verma, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Department of Medicine (Verma, Shojania, Straus, Mamdani) and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (Verma, Mamdani) and Department of Statistics (Murray), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; University of Alberta (Greiner); Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Greiner), Edmonton, Alta.; Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (Cohen), Montréal, Que.; Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Shojania), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Shojania); Vector Institute (Ghassemi, Mamdani) and Department of Computer Science (Ghassemi); Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Mamdani), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Radiology, Stanford University (Cohen), Stanford, Calif.
PhDSharon E. Straus
Unity Health Toronto (Verma, Murray, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital (Verma, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Department of Medicine (Verma, Shojania, Straus, Mamdani) and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (Verma, Mamdani) and Department of Statistics (Murray), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; University of Alberta (Greiner); Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Greiner), Edmonton, Alta.; Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (Cohen), Montréal, Que.; Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Shojania), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Shojania); Vector Institute (Ghassemi, Mamdani) and Department of Computer Science (Ghassemi); Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Mamdani), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Radiology, Stanford University (Cohen), Stanford, Calif.
MD MScChloe Pou-Prom
Unity Health Toronto (Verma, Murray, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital (Verma, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Department of Medicine (Verma, Shojania, Straus, Mamdani) and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (Verma, Mamdani) and Department of Statistics (Murray), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; University of Alberta (Greiner); Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Greiner), Edmonton, Alta.; Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (Cohen), Montréal, Que.; Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Shojania), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Shojania); Vector Institute (Ghassemi, Mamdani) and Department of Computer Science (Ghassemi); Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Mamdani), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Radiology, Stanford University (Cohen), Stanford, Calif.
MScMuhammad Mamdani
Unity Health Toronto (Verma, Murray, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital (Verma, Straus, Pou-Prom, Mamdani); Department of Medicine (Verma, Shojania, Straus, Mamdani) and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (Verma, Mamdani) and Department of Statistics (Murray), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; University of Alberta (Greiner); Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Greiner), Edmonton, Alta.; Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (Cohen), Montréal, Que.; Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Shojania), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Shojania); Vector Institute (Ghassemi, Mamdani) and Department of Computer Science (Ghassemi); Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Mamdani), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Radiology, Stanford University (Cohen), Stanford, Calif.
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