AI Tool Developed for Non-Verbal Children in Hospitals
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An AI-powered communication system has been launched by Schneider Children's Medical Center and "Code for Israel" to help non-verbal hospitalized children communicate. The tool creates personalized communication boards in under five minutes, allowing children to express needs and participate in their treatment. This innovation aims to reduce communication barriers, ease patient anxiety, and allow medical staff more time for direct care.
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- An AI system helps non-verbal children in hospitals communicate using personalized boards.
- The tool, developed by Schneider Children's Medical Center and Code for Israel, creates boards in under five minutes.
- It allows children to express pain, emotions, and needs, increasing their participation in treatment.
- The system aims to reduce frustration and anxiety for hospitalized children and their families.
- Medical staff will have more time for direct patient care due to the streamlined process.
Schneider Children's Medical Center, part of Clalit, in collaboration with the "Code for Israel" initiative, has launched an innovative AI-powered system designed to help non-verbal children communicate while hospitalized. The system enables the creation of personalized, printable communication boards in under five minutes, tailored to each child's age, language, gender, and background. These boards allow children to express pain, emotions, needs, and ask questions, facilitating their active participation in their own treatment.
The development addresses a significant communication challenge faced by hospitalized children, particularly those in intensive care who may be on ventilators or have pre-existing speech and language difficulties. Previously, creating customized communication boards was a manual, time-consuming process that could take over half an hour, limiting the availability of personalized tools. The new AI system, developed by "Code for Israel" volunteers and the Schneider innovation center, streamlines this process, allowing for quick creation, easy updates, and sharing of communication boards.
This technological advancement is expected to increase access to personalized communication methods for more children and free up speech and language therapists' time for direct patient care and family guidance. For children and their families, the tool aims to reduce frustration and anxiety, empowering children to feel more in control and able to express themselves during their hospital stay.
Dr. Oshrat Sela Weiss, Director of Speech and Language Therapy Services at Schneider, emphasized that the technology restores children's ability to communicate and participate in their care, stating, "This new system allows us to prepare personalized communication boards in minutes, enabling us to provide this support to many more children." Idan Roll, Director General of "Code for Israel," highlighted how technology can amplify public services, noting, "The system developed for Schneider exemplifies how a technological solution can alleviate workloads and allow staff to dedicate more time to patients."
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