Emergency Medicine physicians are being asked to juggle more complexity than ever, and the tools designed to help often add new layers of burden. AI offers real hope — but also real risk. Before we embrace it fully, we need an honest discussion about where the dangers may lie.

Host Dr. Matthew Strehlow sits down with Dr. Christian Rose, emergency physician, assistant professor, and clinical informaticist at Stanford, to explore what artificial intelligence truly means for emergency medicine today — and how it may shape the future of acute care.

In this episode, listeners will learn:

• What’s changing as AI evolves in healthcare
• How AI is being used in the emergency department today
• Why clinicians are skeptical and how to evaluate new tools
• How bias, ethics, and trust shape safe adoption

This conversation provides a balanced, clear-eyed look at AI—highlighting both its promise and its limitations—and offers practical insights for all those interested in the future of emergency care.

About Our Guest and Host:
Dr. Christian Rose is a dual-boarded emergency physician and clinical informaticist at Stanford whose work focuses on the intersection of medicine, machine learning, decision support, and user-centered design. He is dedicated to developing human-centered informatics solutions that improve patient outcomes while preserving the human experience in healthcare.

Dr. Matthew Strehlow is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Stanford and serves as Vice Chair for Innovation and Clinical Improvement. His work focuses on improving patient care through system redesign, global health initiatives, and advancing emergency medicine education.

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