What is the PICASSO Project?

The Pediatric Intelligent Care Assistants Supporting Safety & Outcomes (PICASSO) Project is seeking support to create, evaluate, and integrate trustworthy artificial intelligence into the clinical workflows within the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).

PICASSO brings together clinicians of all roles, data scientists, human factor experts, and patient and family advocates to create a set of collaborative Intelligent Digital Assistants (or IDAs) that are being developed to become harmonious “team members” in the PICU.

IDAs may be as simple as aggregating data to support team handoffs or as complex as autonomously managing mechanical ventilators – while in constant contact with the bedside care team. IDAs will be patient and family facing to better gather insights from the people who know the children best as well as to augment patient and family understandings.

We believe IDAs will significantly improve the care of critically ill children, and we will carefully analyze their impacts on children’s outcomes.

Project Mission

The mission of PICASSO project is to bring the promise of artificial intelligence to the bedside of critically ill children and improve their outcomes.  Successful implementation of this project will provide a better hospital experience for the patient and the family.

The first two AIDAS within the project will focus on:

1. Sepsis prevention.  (e.g. identification of serious bacterial infections and their timely and effective treatment)
2. Smart mechanical ventilation system for children who need respiratory support