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Informatics in the Round A lively, non-technical conversation (with the occasional musical surprise) about newsworthy topics in biomedical informatics.

Featuring national experts in biomedical informatics, computer science, and associated disciplines every month since 2020.

We just released our final episode, available everywhere you listen to podcasts, and here!  What do you think of it?
26/05/2025

We just released our final episode, available everywhere you listen to podcasts, and here! What do you think of it?

Well, here we are—the final episode of Informatics in the Round (we think!). After five incredible years, 38 episodes, and thousands of listeners, we’ve deci...

14/03/2025

Well, here we are—the final episode of Informatics in the Round (we think!). After five incredible years, 38 episodes, and thousands of listeners, we’ve decided it’s time to wrap up this journey. But first, we’re taking a minute (or maybe two hours) to reflect on this wild ride—and we’ve...

17/12/2024

What role can AI play in mental health care? Let’s talk about it! In this year's final episode of Informatics in the Round, we explore how AI can assist both patients seeking diagnoses and treatments for mental health disorders as well as therapists looking to improve their clinical practice. Whil...

21/11/2024

Can AI do our jobs better than we can? Let’s test it! You might have noticed that this episode got off to a strange start… who were those people talking anyway? That, my friends, was Google NotebookLM’s best shot at recording this very podcast. In it, two AI-generated guests conduct an ironic ...

09/10/2024

What exactly is a “learning health system”? In several of our episodes, you’ve heard us talk about how data collection has modernized through new technologies and enhanced approaches to clinical trials. But now that we have all that data, we need to transform it into clinical practice. Learnin...

28/08/2024

Live from the studio, it's Informatics in the Round! Okay, we aren't technically live, but we are bringing you an extra special episode from the Penn Engineering Online studio! Since all our guests are from the University of Pennsylvania, we thought we would sit down in-person to enjoy this lively d...

31/07/2024

Welcome, everyone, to your introductory course in public health informatics! On today's episode, we discuss all things public health, including what it is, how it varies on a state and national level, and how health departments respond to public health crises. We demystify some of our misconceptions...

12/06/2024

It’s no secret that handling medical data is complicated and time-consuming. Of course, the goal is to address the patient buried beneath the in-depth patient notes, multiple EHRs, and drug prescriptions. Perhaps technology can make that a bit easier! In this episode, we have the special privilege...

11/04/2024

What happens when you bring together three previous heads of biomedical informatics departments? A lot of reflection, storytelling, and joking around! In this episode, we bring together guests who have previously run informatics departments and are still involved in various ways, whether through res...

05/08/2023

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The new episode for January is now recorded!  Lots of guests, lots of substance, all stimulated by my children's book ht...
29/12/2021

The new episode for January is now recorded! Lots of guests, lots of substance, all stimulated by my children's book https://www.worldscientific.com/series/wm

Stay tuned while we edit this baby!

David A. Weintraub Professor of Communication of Science and Technology Professor of Astronomy, Professor of History Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA

27/10/2021

We're editing the November release now. You asked, "how are patients responding to having their notes and results available immediately? Are they freaking out, or celebrating??"

We answered.
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