Aug 1, 2023
Hosts: Sabrina
Hsueh, PhD
Adela Grando,
PhD
Guest: Mor Peleg, PhD, University of Haifa's Data Science Research
Center
In this episode,
part of a special collaboration between ACM
ByteCast and the American Medical
Informatics Association (AMIA)’s For Your
Informatics podcast, hosts Sabrina Hsueh and Adela
Grando welcome Mor Peleg,
Professor of Information Systems at the University of Haifa and
Founding Director and Head of its Data Science Research Center. She
is Editor in Chief of the Journal of Biomedical Informatics and an
international fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics
(ACMI). She received AMIA's New Investigator Award for work on the
GLIF3 guideline modeling language. Mor is a renowned researcher in
clinical guideline-based decision support.
Initially fascinated by biomedical engineering, Mor shares how she arrived at the intersection of information systems and medicine, after working in IT and completing her postdoctoral research at Stanford. She mentions her recent project, MobiGuide, which aims to narrow the gap between clinical guidance and patient needs by providing 24/7 decision support to patients and providers. With a current focus on improving the mental well-being of cancer patients through evidence-based practices such as exercise, yoga, and positive psychology. Mor also shares advice for people (especially women) looking to work in interdisciplinary fields. She emphasizes the importance of health equity and how AI can be employed in the service of detecting unfairness.