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Priorities for Artificial Intelligence Applications in Primary Care: A Canadian Deliberative Dialogue with Patients, Providers, and Health System Leaders

Tara L. Upshaw, Amy Craig-Neil, Jillian Macklin, Carolyn Steele Gray, Timothy C. Y. Chan, Jennifer Gibson and Andrew D. Pinto
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine April 2023, 36 (2) 210-220; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220171R1
Tara L. Upshaw
From the Upstream Lab, MAP/Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TLU, CAN, JM, ADP); Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (TLU); Undergraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TLU, JM); Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (CSG); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (CSG, ADP); Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TCYC); Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (JG); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (JG); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP).
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Amy Craig-Neil
From the Upstream Lab, MAP/Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TLU, CAN, JM, ADP); Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (TLU); Undergraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TLU, JM); Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (CSG); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (CSG, ADP); Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TCYC); Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (JG); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (JG); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP).
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Jillian Macklin
From the Upstream Lab, MAP/Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TLU, CAN, JM, ADP); Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (TLU); Undergraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TLU, JM); Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (CSG); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (CSG, ADP); Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TCYC); Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (JG); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (JG); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP).
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Carolyn Steele Gray
From the Upstream Lab, MAP/Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TLU, CAN, JM, ADP); Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (TLU); Undergraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TLU, JM); Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (CSG); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (CSG, ADP); Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TCYC); Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (JG); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (JG); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP).
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Timothy C. Y. Chan
From the Upstream Lab, MAP/Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TLU, CAN, JM, ADP); Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (TLU); Undergraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TLU, JM); Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (CSG); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (CSG, ADP); Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TCYC); Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (JG); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (JG); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP).
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Jennifer Gibson
From the Upstream Lab, MAP/Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TLU, CAN, JM, ADP); Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (TLU); Undergraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TLU, JM); Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (CSG); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (CSG, ADP); Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TCYC); Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (JG); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (JG); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP).
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Andrew D. Pinto
From the Upstream Lab, MAP/Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TLU, CAN, JM, ADP); Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (TLU); Undergraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TLU, JM); Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (CSG); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (CSG, ADP); Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (TCYC); Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (JG); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (JG); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Apr 2023, 36 (2) 210-220; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220171R1
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