Fellowship Bio

Dr Sarah Blake is a cardiology registrar at St Thomas’ Hospital, specialising in congenital heart disease and cardiac imaging. She completed her medical training in Bristol in 2012 and obtained a PhD from the University of Liverpool in 2020. She is the Women in Cardiology Representative for the BJCA.

Fellowship Project

Artificial intelligence in chest X-ray interpretation

East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The goal of the project was to validate, deploy and monitor a deep learning algorithm which generates automated reports for CXR and categorises the scan as normal vs abnormal. During the fellowship I gained knowledge about how to select, validate and evaluate AI algorithms for use in healthcare. I learned how to integrate a new software into existing trust IT. I developed a better understanding of trust infrastructure and how to implement change in the NHS. I learned how to work with a commercial partner.

Fellowship Testimonial

The fellowship has given me confidence to use and evaluate AI software used in healthcare. This is likely to be useful as a consultant where I will have more responsibility and be better able to improve systems in a hospital trust.

Links

Interview: Intelligent Health
Article: DigitalHealth.London
Panel discussion video: DigitalHealth.London