A completely new approach to medicine is all in a box that looks like a WiFi router on your wall. It’s a touchless sensor that picks up on every motion, a machine learning platform for health analytics. The device is called Emerald. For Dr. Brian Kim, MD, Emerald is a gem his lab couldn’t pass up, as he is most familiar with diseases and conditions that can be difficult to diagnose and treat. As co-director of the Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dr. Kim embraced the new technology.

See how the innovators at the Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are using AI technology to help his patients.

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Teacher Resources for the Video:

NGSS Disciplines Addressed in Standards Referenced Below:
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Discussion Questions:
• Dr. Kim doesn’t mention if patients are aware that the AI machine, Emerald, is scanning them. Have students debate the ethics of whether or not patients should be informed before it is used.
• Based on what was learned in the video, how effective do students think the use of Emerald could be to aid patient care? What benefits or limitations do they think these methods provide for the patients and clinicians?

Activity Ideas:
• Use the video in a flipped learning activity. Have students come to class prepared to respond to the discussion questions above and/or share two insights they gained from the video and two questions they’d like answered through their own or class research.
• Provide the video to students doing an independent project on medical devices. How could they use information, and/or excerpts, from the video in their final product?

Resources for Additional Research:
• Learn more about the Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis at https://pain.wustl.edu/research/.
• Learn more about the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices at the NSTA website.

Unique ID for the Video: IinAction-44
• Use the unique ID as a shortcut for students to find this specific video. Click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Type in the Video ID as it appears above.

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