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  • Medical Informatics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

Background:

  • Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly integrated into clinical settings.
  • The rapid advancement of AI necessitates adaptation within the medical field, particularly for infectious diseases (ID) specialists.
  • Historical precedents demonstrate the challenges faced by professions that fail to adapt to technological automation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To underscore the imperative for infectious diseases (ID) clinicians to develop AI literacy.
  • To highlight the opportunities and challenges presented by agentic AI in clinical care, antimicrobial stewardship, and infection control.
  • To advocate for proactive engagement of ID specialists in shaping AI design and implementation.

Main Methods:

  • Review of historical trends in professional adaptation to automation.
  • Analysis of AI capabilities in streamlining clinical documentation, surveillance, and decision support.
  • Discussion of essential clinician roles in advocating for data quality, automation boundaries, and human oversight.

Main Results:

  • AI offers significant potential to enhance efficiency in areas such as documentation and surveillance.
  • Clinicians must actively participate in defining AI's role, ensuring data integrity, and maintaining human oversight in critical decision-making processes.
  • Proactive engagement and AI literacy are essential for ID specialists to leverage AI effectively.

Conclusions:

  • AI literacy is a critical investment for infectious diseases (ID) clinicians to lead AI integration.
  • ID communities should spearhead educational initiatives, establish AI governance, and foster collaboration for responsible AI deployment.
  • The future of ID practice hinges on clinicians' ability to leverage AI for improved care, equitable access, and reclaiming time for patient-centered medicine.