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Beitragstitel | The knowledge and attitudes of Swiss ophthalmologists towards medical artificial intelligence and the impact of a single short educational intervention |
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Beitragscode | P83 |
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Introduction: Medical artificial intelligence (MAI) is rapidly advancing in medical imaging and ophthalmology. Although a few FDA-approved and CE-certified medical tools are already available for the clinical routine, the rapid pace at which the field is evolving will presumably soon lead to the significant integration of MAI into clinical practice. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of Swiss ophthalmologists towards MAI and assess the impact of an educational intervention. Methods: Surveys from practicing primary care ophthalmologists were conducted in two separate instances, both prior to and following an 80-minute session of presentations on the basics and practical implications of MAI in ophthalmology. The data collected during the surveys included the following: years of working experience (range), focus of practice (operative or conservative), and clinical setting (hospital or private practice), among others. Participants were also asked to provide a numerical rating (1-5, with “1” indicating the lowest level of agreement or knowledge/experience and “5” the highest) both prior to and after the sessions regarding the following topics: experience with MAI, knowledge about MAI, confidence in MAI, concern about MAI replacing physicians, the importance of MAI, willingness to learn about the ethical use of MAI, among others. Results: 52 individuals participated in our first pilot survey (with 12 completing both questionnaires), while 105 individuals participated in our second survey (with 42 individuals completing both questionnaires). Prior to the survey mean subjective scores were: Experience with MAI: 1.84 ((Standard Deviation (SD): 1.01), Knowledge about MAI: 2.52 (1.09), Confidence in MAI: 3.76 (0.87), Concern about MAI: 2.36 (1.04), Importance of MAI: 4.00 (0.88), Willingness to learn about the ethical use of MAI: 4.02 (0.94). Apart from experience with MAI, absolute numerical ratings increased for every single question following the lecture. However, these differences were only significant for “knowledge about MAI” (post-session score 3.21 [0.90], p=0.003, Wilcoxon rank sum test, corrected for multiple comparisons [n=6] using the Benjamini-Hochberg procedure). Conclusion: Our data suggest that current knowledge of AI is limited among the Swiss ophthalmologists surveyed. In addition, an 80-Minute course only moderately increased knowledge. Therefore, better and more structured forms of AI learning need to be offered. |