Achieving Equity in an Age of Artificial Intelligence

Area of Science:

• Health Equity
• Pediatric Evidence-Based Medicine
• Clinical Practice Guidelines

Background:

• The American Academy of Pediatrics calls for eliminating race-based clinical guidance.
• Existing clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and clinical reports (CRs) require reevaluation.
• Health disparities persist, necessitating a shift towards race-conscious approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

• To promote health equity through a race-conscious approach in pediatric clinical practice.
• To support the reevaluation of CPGs and CRs across pediatric domains.
• To address the complexities and barriers in implementing race-conscious strategies.

Main Methods:

• Review of current literature and pediatric evidence-based medicine.
• Analysis of barriers to implementing race-conscious clinical guidelines.
• Discussion on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in transforming evidence-based medicine.

Main Results:

• A race-conscious approach is crucial for promoting health equity in pediatrics.
• Implementation of race-conscious CPGs and CRs faces practical challenges.
• Artificial intelligence presents new opportunities and considerations for evidence-based medicine.

Conclusions:

• Moving beyond describing disparities requires actionable interventions.
• Effective implementation of race-conscious guidelines is essential for changing outcomes.
• Integrating AI is vital for the future of race-conscious evidence-based pediatric medicine.