Case Study: Making AI Scribes Work for Specialists

How can AI-scribe tools be adapted to meet the unique needs of specialists? In this session, specialists will learn how to successfully implement and tailor AI scribe platforms to their practice. Through real-world insights, this case study will explore the importance of co-designing solutions with vendors, addressing specialty-specific challenges, and knowledge sharing across disciplines. Attendees will gain practical strategies to optimize AI scribe technology in their own specialties, enhancing efficiency while maintaining the highest standards of patient care.

Presented by: Vandana Ahluwalia, MD, OntarioMD Specialist Physician Peer Leader

Vandana Ahluwalia, MD

Dr. Vandana Ahluwalia is the past Chief of the Rheumatology Division of the William Osler Health System in Brampton, Ontario. She is a graduate of Queen’s University and completed her medical training at the University of Toronto Medical School. She did her Internal Medicine training and Rheumatology fellowship at U of T with a subsequent research fellowship focus on lupus. She sees patients in her Brampton community practice as well as in the combined Rheumatology/Orthopedics MSK clinic at Brampton Civic Hospital. She continues to be actively involved in clinical trials and studies related to inflammatory arthritis and has co-authored various articles within this therapeutic area. She is a keen proponent of models of care in Rheumatology and is a published researcher in this field.

Dr. Ahluwalia held the position of President of the Ontario Rheumatology Association (ORA) from 2010-2012 and just finished her tenure as President of the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) in February 2020.  She continues to sit on the board of the CRA as the past- President.

In 2012, Dr. Ahluwalia received the “Community Rheumatologist of the Year” award by the University of Toronto, Rheumatology Division. In May 2016, she was further recognized for her pioneering work in models of care (MOC) and electronic medical records (EMR) adoption and received the “Rheumatologist of the Year award” by the Ontario Rheumatology Association. In 2017, she received the “Philanthropy award” presented by the William Osler Health System Foundation for her successful fundraising efforts supporting the hospital and patient care.