As part of the AI in Global Perspectives Series, Dr. Bethany Hedt-Gauthier will describe the use of AI to predict surgical site infections, as one component of a package to provide home-based post-cesarean care in rural Rwanda. She will discuss the results of nearly a decade of research, and the broader lessons learned about the potential and pitfalls of AI in global contexts.
Dr. Bethany Hedt-Gauthier is an Associate Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and of Biostatistics at Harvard Chan School. She leads research on digital innovations to address persistent health systems gaps, with a focus on post-cesarean care in rural Rwanda.