Dr. Maya Yiadom was recently featured on EMRA*Cast’s Bridging Health and Humanity podcast, in conversation with host Natalie Hernandez on the evolving role of artificial intelligence in emergency care.
Dr. Yiadom discussed AI tools already in use across emergency departments — from predictive analytics to ambient scribes — and made the case for designing AI around clinical workflows rather than retrofitting it. She highlighted STEMI detection as a concrete example of how thoughtful integration can accelerate recognition and improve outcomes.
She also spoke candidly about the risks: biased training data, uneven performance across patient subgroups, privacy constraints, and the importance of preserving the learning environment for residents. Her closing message was one of grounded optimism — AI as a fail-safe that augments clinician judgment, without replacing the human art of medicine.
The full episode is available on EMRA*Cast wherever you listen to podcasts.