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ArticleFrontiers in public health2024

Overcoming language barriers in pediatric care: a multilingual, AI-driven curriculum for global healthcare education.

Fouzi Benboujja, Elizabeth Hartnick, Evelyn Zablah, Cheryl Hersh, Kevin Callans, Perla Villamor, Phoebe H Yager, Christopher Hartnick

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Fouzi BenboujjaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Mass Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Elizabeth HartnickBrown University, Providence, RI, United States.
Evelyn ZablahDepartment of Otolaryngology, Mass Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Cheryl HershPediatric Airway, Voice and Swallowing Center, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, United States.
Kevin CallansDepartment of Otolaryngology, Mass Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Perla VillamorHospital Serena del Mar, Cartagena, Colombia.
Phoebe H YagerPediatric Intensive Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Christopher HartnickDepartment of Otolaryngology, Mass Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Harvard University · USMassachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · USBoston Children's Hospital · USBrown University · USCasa del Niño Hospital Infantil · COMassachusetts General Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Online medical education often faces challenges related to communication and comprehension barriers, particularly when the instructional language differs from the healthcare providers' and caregivers' native languages. Our study addresses these challenges within pediatric healthcare by employing generative language models to produce a linguistically tailored, multilingual curriculum that covers the topics of team training, surgical procedures, perioperative care, patient journeys, and educational resources for healthcare providers and caregivers. Methods: An interdisciplinary group formulated a video curriculum in English, addressing the nuanced challenges of pediatric healthcare. Subsequently, it was translated into Spanish, primarily emphasizing Latin American demographics, utilizing OpenAI's GPT-4. Videos were enriched with synthetic voice profiles of native speakers to uphold the consistency of the narrative. Results: We created a collection of 45 multilingual video modules, each ranging from 3 to 8 min in length and covering essential topics such as teamwork, how to improve interpersonal communication, "How I Do It" surgical procedures, as well as focused topics in anesthesia, intensive care unit care, ward nursing, and transitions from hospital to home. Through AI-driven translation, this comprehensive collection ensures global accessibility and offers healthcare professionals and caregivers a linguistically inclusive resource for elevating standards of pediatric care worldwide. Conclusion: This development of multilingual educational content marks a progressive step toward global standardization of pediatric care. By utilizing advanced language models for translation, we ensure that the curriculum is inclusive and accessible. This initiative aligns well with the World Health Organization's Digital Health Guidelines, advocating for digitally enabled healthcare education.

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MultilingualismArtificial IntelligenceChildCommunication BarriersCurriculumDelivery of Health CareHumansartificial intelligence (AI)curriculumdigital healtheducationgenerative language modelsglobal healthhealthcarepediatric

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PMID38454985
PMCPMC10917955
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