The Doctors Company Foundation supports innovative patient safety research, education, and training to improve clinical outcomes. We are pleased to announce the Foundation has awarded three new grants:
- An AI-Driven Approach to Reduce Chronic Post-Surgical Pain and Opioid Use—developing an artificial intelligence–driven approach for patient enrollment into a transitional pain service to reduce chronic post-surgical pain and opioid use—University of California, San Francisco
- FALLPRO: Fall Prevention and Risk Optimization Tool—employing machine learning algorithms and mathematical optimization to develop a dynamic risk-scoring system and provide actionable insights for personalized intervention strategies—Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
- Optimizing Blood Product Use in Critically Ill Patients With Liver Disease Through Thromboelastography—testing the hypothesis that using thromboelastography to measure coagulation and hemostasis in patients with liver disease will lower blood product usage and result in fewer adverse events compared to conventional coagulation tests—MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, Maryland
Learn more about the Foundation’s work.
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