Examining Stakeholder Priorities and Expectations of AI-guided treatment-eligible Ischemic Strokes in Alberta

Summary

Ischemic stroke is a serious medical emergency where every minute counts. Our research team at the Calgary Stroke Program (CSP) has developed new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools with hopes of treating stroke patients more efficiently in Alberta. These include AI-imaging tools which aim to identify patients who need urgent stroke care by looking at their brain scans, and rapidly go through scans to find people who might need treatment. Another tool compares findings with what expert doctors find to assess AI accuracy.

We want to make sure that AI-tools meet the needs of patients, their families, healthcare workers, and leaders in Alberta's health system. To do this, we are looking to recruit participants and hear about their thoughts towards AI-assistance in healthcare and stroke, so we can understand what is important to them.