Generalizing An AI/ML Model for Pediatric Asthma Care in Safety Net Health Settings
Session Description
This session will focus on the progress of the project led by Cesar Termulo, MD “Generalizing An AI/ML Model for Pediatric Asthma Care in Safety Net Health Settings”. Parkland has developed an AI/ML risk prediction model leveraging EHR data to identify rising asthma risk in pediatric patients. The model distributes risk reports to frontline providers and is integrated into Parkland’s EHR to trigger point-of-care alerts during outpatient visits for Very-High- or High-Risk patients. This proposal will test the generalizability of Parkland’s EHR model in two large Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs): Los Barrios Unidos (LBU) and Foremost Family Health Centers (Foremost), which serve some of the most underserved Dallas communities.
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Speaker
Cesar Termulo, MD
Since the completion of his residency, Dr. Termulo’s goal as a doctor has been to medically serve the indigent population. Starting from residency with travel on mission trips to treat people in third-world countries, to his primary care work with the underserved inner-city population of Dallas, to his present position as Associate Medical Director at Parkland Health Community-Oriented Outpatient Clinics (COPC), he has strived to work within public health systems from both a front-line and administrative position to improve community health.
Dr. Termulo currently serves as the Associate Medical Director and provides medical leadership over the Central (Hatcher, Jubilee, and Geriatric Clinics) and Eastern (Garland and Vickery Clinics) Regions of COPC (Community-Oriented Primary Care) of Parkland Health. The Parkland COPC network is the largest public ambulatory primary care system in Dallas, serving a large population of diverse, low-income patients. He is Chair of the Pediatric Quality Committee, which establishes system-wide processes to improve care. He routinely works with the clinic medical leaders, the pediatric providers, the clinical support staff, and the administrative staff, creating a framework for regular meetings and communication. Dr. Termulo also would like to make a difference in the ever-expanding epidemic of pediatric asthma in our clinics. Most clinicians feel overwhelmed addressing the needs of asthma patients, as most doctors do not have sufficient time for the analysis and education of their patients. With insight into the administrative needs and culture of Parkland’s facilities, he can facilitate collaboration and communication among the targeted primary care clinics and providers.
Dr. Yolande Pengetnze, MD, MS, FAAP
Dr. Yolande Pengetnze (pronounced Pen-Get-Zeh) is a pediatrician, physician scientist and VP of Clinical Leadership at PCCI, with more than 25-year experience in clinical and healthcare leadership, leveraging advanced analytics, technological innovation, and care transformation to promote community health equity.
Featured Discussant
Maia Hightower, MD, MPH, MBA
3x C-Level Healthcare Tech Executive (Chief Medical Information Officer & Chief Population Health Officer), Leader in Establishing AI Standards for Healthcare, Chairs NIH CTSA DEI Task Force, Epic Ventures Advisory Board MD, MPH, MBA (Wharton)
Dr. Hightower is an expert and a nationally sought speaker in Responsible AI and the intersection of digital technology with health equity, diversity, and inclusion. She strives to ensure that the value from digital transformation of healthcare is equitable across all stakeholders, including our most vulnerable.
