Grad Seminar: Analysis of Limitations of AI Tools for Pediatric Speech Language Pathology Documentation and Mitigation Strategies
Presenter
Tia Tuinstra, MASc candidate in Systems Design Engineering
Abstract
Speech Language Pathology (SLP) is a therapy discipline offered by KidsAbility, a pediatric rehabilitation clinic in Southern Ontario. Documentation is a key part of SLP and other therapy practice guidelines and can take up significant portions of a therapist’s time. AI-based clinical documentation aids have been developed to help reduce this burden, and one such tool - MutuoHealth’s AutoScribe - has been piloted by KidsAbility. Though this AI tool has been beneficial to some therapy disciplines, the SLP clinicians face unique challenges when using these tools. This thesis seeks to explore the issues SLPs encounter with AI documentation tools and propose potential approaches to mitigate these issues.