Analyze challenges and opportunities for AI in biomedical informatics across settings
Overview
Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers transformative potential for biomedical informatics, improving diagnostics, personalizing treatment, and accelerating research. Yet real-world deployment faces challenges such as algorithmic bias, data interoperability, ethical concerns, and scalability constraints; risks that may widen health disparities if unaddressed. This three‑hour participatory workshop uses the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to surface practical strategies from both high‑resource and LMIC contexts, culminating in a co-created, generalizable framework for equitable AI implementation.
Participatory format: Attendees actively contribute to breakout discussions and the synthesis of a practical implementation framework.
Educational Objectives
Apply CFIR to systematically assess and address implementation barriers.
Co‑create a set of actionable strategies adaptable to diverse healthcare environments.
Promote locally led, sustainable approaches that advance health equity.
Program & Schedule
8:30 – 9:20 · Panel Presentations
Short, insight‑dense talks (10 minutes each) from experts mapping real deployments to CFIR domains: intervention, outer/inner settings, individuals, and process. Talks highlight what worked, what failed, and the evidence behind each approach.
Each panel presentation will last approximately 10 minutes.
9:20 – 9:50 · Poster Session & Walk
Guided walk-through of accepted posters featuring implementation studies and case reports from HIC and LMIC contexts. Authors get rapid feedback; attendees collect concrete tactics and contacts for future collaboration.
9:50 – 10:40 · Breakout Groups
Participants join small groups, each focused on a CFIR domain. Moderators guide structured discussion to identify barriers, facilitators, and actionable strategies for AI deployment across settings (HIC & LMIC). Groups capture concise bullets for plenary.
10:40 – 11:30 · Report Out & Synthesis
All groups reconvene to share findings. We compare strategies across domains and co-create a generalizable framework for equitable AI deployment. The synthesis will be shared publicly.
Breakout prompts by CFIR domain
- Intervention Characteristics: Adaptability, complexity, evidence strength, bias mitigation.
- Outer Setting: Regulatory environment, market dynamics, equity considerations.
- Inner Setting: Infrastructure readiness, leadership, workflows, communication.
- Individuals: Skills, beliefs, training, multi‑disciplinary collaboration.
- Process: Planning, execution, monitoring, iterative improvement and scale‑up.
Submissions · Call for Posters
We invite poster submissions aligned with the themes of this workshop: real‑world challenges and solutions for AI deployment in biomedical informatics.
- Algorithmic bias and fairness
- Data interoperability and infrastructure
- Implementation frameworks (e.g., CFIR)
- Equity and inclusion in AI deployment
- Case studies from HIC and LMIC contexts
- Adoption, training, and capacity building
We welcome submissions of previously published manuscripts (within the past year) as long as one of the co-authors can attend the workshop to present the work in person as a poster.
Instructions
- Use the official AMIA Poster Template.
- Maximum length: 1 page in PDF.
- Submit via the submission form.
Important Dates
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Submission deadline
October 27, 2025
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Notification of acceptance
November 3, 2025
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Workshop & Poster session
November 15, 2025
Deadlines are designed to allow at least two weeks for printing after notification.
Opportunities
Selected posters will be showcased in our interactive poster walk. The organizing team is coordinating special invitations for accepted posters to submit to PLOS Digital Health and Frontiers in Digital Health special topics.
Speakers & Moderators
Mahony Reategui‑Rivera, MD
Panel: Intervention Characteristics (bias mitigation, adaptability, evidence strength)
Freddie Seba, MBA, MA
Panel: Outer Setting (regulation, market dynamics, equity)
Jose F. Florez‑Arango, MD, MS, PhD
Panel: Inner Setting (infrastructure readiness, leadership, workflows)
Humayera Islam, PhD
Panel: Individuals (skills, beliefs, training, collaboration)
Felix Holl, PhD, MPH, M.Sc., FAMIA
Panel: Process (planning, execution, monitoring, scale‑up)
Organizers
- Mahony Reategui‑Rivera, University of Utah
- Vicky Nguyen, American Medical Informatics Association
- Johana Kolosko, MD, MArch
- Amanda L. Joseph, MSc, FAMIA
- Elizabeth Campbell, PhD, MS, MSPH
- Jose Florez-Arango, MD, MS, PhD
- David Villarreal-Zegarra, MPH
- Xianghan Tan, MSc, BSc
- Rodrigo Chacón, BSc
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Venue
Atlanta Marriott Marquis
The Atlanta Marriott Marquis provides a modern and spacious setting for the event, featuring state-of-the-art facilities and a comfortable environment for all participants. Its central location in Atlanta makes it easily accessible and convenient for attendees traveling from near and far.
Room M101 · Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA
Exact room confirmed: Room M101. Check the AMIA Annual Symposium program for any updates.
Contact
Questions or want to present a poster about your global AI initiative? Reach us at mahony.reategui@utah.edu.