Diagnosing vertigo with AI

Today we talk to Dr Allison Young, who has recently received a junior fellowship from The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation. Vertigo is a common but under-treated medical condition with a lifetime prevalence up to 40%. Currently, the diagnosis and treatment of vertigo is done primarily by specialists who represent only 1% of the doctors in Australia. Her project, in collaboration with clinicians, data scientists and statisticians, will use machine learning techniques to develop a “virtual expert” diagnostic tool to assist the diagnosis of vertigo in the hospital emergency room, general practice, and in outpatient clinics. Today’s interview is hosted by Cosmos journalist Ellen Phiddian.

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