EQuitable, Uniform and Intelligent Time-based conformal Inference (EQUITI) Framework

NIH RePORTER · NIH · R01 · $232,169 · view on reporter.nih.gov ↗

Abstract

Project Summary Sepsis is a major public health challenge caused by a dysfunctional host response to infection, resulting in multiple organ dysfunction and increased risk of death. In the parent award, we investigate the physiological mechanisms that contribute to increased likelihood sepsis among patients admitted to the ICU. In this supplement we evaluate possible causes of uncertainty by utilizing conformal predictions and hypothesis tests. We will derive a novel framework which we term EQUITI that can be used to characterize the degree to which the model is uncertain, due to the influence of bias in the data. Furthermore, this supplement will also contribute workforce and skills development aids that are proposed to be used to improve clinicians and healthcare professionals understanding of ambiguities in model estimated output. Finally, these aids will also help health professionals better understand how these uncertainties can be identified and used to improve individual and team situational awareness.

Key facts

NIH application ID
10599622
Project number
3R01GM139967-02S1
Recipient
EMORY UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator
Rishikesan Kamaleswaran
Activity code
R01
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2022
Award amount
$232,169
Award type
3
Project period
2021-09-10 → 2026-06-30