Portrait of Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi

Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi

samira.rahimi@mila.quebec
Assistant Professor, McGill University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Topics
Knowledge Graphs
Medical Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
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Biography

Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi (BEng, PhD) is the Canada Research Chair in Advanced Digital Primary Health Care, an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University and an associate academic member at Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute.

Rahimi is an affiliated scientist at Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research at the Jewish General Hospital, the elected president of the Canadian Operational Research Society, and director of Artificial Intelligence in Family Medicine (AIFM).

Drawing on her interdisciplinary background, her research focuses on the development and implementation of advanced digital health technologies, such as AI-enabled decision support tools, in primary health care. Her research is dedicated to enhancing the prevention and management of chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, with a particular emphasis on vulnerable populations.

Rahimi‘s work as a principal investigator has been funded by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Roche Canada, the Brocher Foundation (Switzerland), and the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2022 New Investigator Primary Care Research Award of North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), which recognizes exceptional contributions by emerging investigators in the field of primary care research.

Current Students

Sydney Keyamo
Master's Research - McGill University
Haowei Qiu
Professional Master's - McGill University
Chetan Shirvankar
PhD - McGill University
chetan.shirvankar@mila.quebec

Publications

Exploring the roles of artificial intelligence in surgical education: A scoping review
Elif Bilgic
Andrew Gorgy
Alison Yang
Michelle Cwintal
Hamed Ranjbar
Kalin Kahla
Dheeksha Reddy
Kexin Li
Helin Ozturk
Eric Zimmermann
Andrea Quaiattini
Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi
Dan Poenaru
Jason M. Harley
2022-07-01
The American Journal of Surgery (published)
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Integrating Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion throughout the lifecycle of Artificial Intelligence in health
Milka Nyariro
Elham Emami
Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi
Health care systems are the infrastructures that are put together to deliver health and social services to the population at large. These or… (see more)ganizations are increasingly applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of health and social care. Unfortunately, both health care systems and AI are confronted with a lack of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). This short paper focuses on the importance of integrating EDI concepts throughout the life cycle of AI in health. We discuss the risks that the lack of EDI in the design, development and implementation of AI-based tools might have on the already marginalized communities and populations in the healthcare setting. Moreover, we argue that integrating EDI principles and practice throughout the lifecycle of AI in health has an important role in achieving health equity for all populations. Further research needs to be conducted to explore how studies in AI-health have integrated.
2022-06-29
13th Augmented Human International Conference (published)
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Ageism and Artificial Intelligence: Protocol for a Scoping Review
Charlene H Chu
Kathleen Leslie
Jiamin Shi
Rune Nyrup
Andria Bianchi
Shehroz S Khan
Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi
Alexandra Lyn
Amanda Grenier
Background Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a major driver of technological development in the 21st century, yet little attention… (see more) has been paid to algorithmic biases toward older adults. Objective This paper documents the search strategy and process for a scoping review exploring how age-related bias is encoded or amplified in AI systems as well as the corresponding legal and ethical implications. Methods The scoping review follows a 6-stage methodology framework developed by Arksey and O’Malley. The search strategy has been established in 6 databases. We will investigate the legal implications of ageism in AI by searching grey literature databases, targeted websites, and popular search engines and using an iterative search strategy. Studies meet the inclusion criteria if they are in English, peer-reviewed, available electronically in full text, and meet one of the following two additional criteria: (1) include “bias” related to AI in any application (eg, facial recognition) and (2) discuss bias related to the concept of old age or ageism. At least two reviewers will independently conduct the title, abstract, and full-text screening. Search results will be reported using the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews) reporting guideline. We will chart data on a structured form and conduct a thematic analysis to highlight the societal, legal, and ethical implications reported in the literature. Results The database searches resulted in 7595 records when the searches were piloted in November 2021. The scoping review will be completed by December 2022. Conclusions The findings will provide interdisciplinary insights into the extent of age-related bias in AI systems. The results will contribute foundational knowledge that can encourage multisectoral cooperation to ensure that AI is developed and deployed in a manner consistent with ethical values and human rights legislation as it relates to an older and aging population. We will publish the review findings in peer-reviewed journals and disseminate the key results with stakeholders via workshops and webinars. Trial Registration OSF Registries AMG5P; https://osf.io/amg5p International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/33211
2022-06-01
JMIR Research Protocols (published)
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Moving shared decision making forward in Iran.
Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi
Nam Nguyen
Mahasti Alizadeh
Dan Poenaru
2022-05-01
Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen (published)
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Determinants of technology adoption and continued use among cognitively impaired older adults: a qualitative study
Samantha Dequanter
Maaike Fobelets
Iris Steenhout
Marie-Pierre Gagnon
Anne Bourbonnais
Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi
Ronald Buyl
Ellen Gorus
2022-04-28
BMC Geriatrics (published)
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Determinants of technology adoption and continued use among cognitively impaired older adults: a qualitative study
Samantha Dequanter
Maaike Fobelets
Iris Steenhout
Marie-Pierre Gagnon
Anne Bourbonnais
Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi
Ronald Buyl
Ellen Gorus
2022-04-28
BMC Geriatrics (published)
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User Experience of a Computer-Based Decision Aid for Prenatal Trisomy Screening: Mixed Methods Explanatory Study
Titilayo Tatiana Agbadje
Chantale Pilon
Pierre Bérubé
Jean-Claude Forest
François Rousseau
Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi
Yves Giguère
France Légaré
2022-04-14
JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting (published)
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User Experience of a Computer-Based Decision Aid for Prenatal Trisomy Screening: Mixed Methods Explanatory Study
Titilayo Tatiana Agbadje
Chantale Pilon
Pierre Bérubé
Jean‐claude Forest
François Rousseau
Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi
Yves Giguère
France Légaré
Background Mobile health tools can support shared decision-making. We developed a computer-based decision aid (DA) to help pregnant women an… (see more)d their partners make informed, value-congruent decisions regarding prenatal screening for trisomy. Objective This study aims to assess the usability and usefulness of computer-based DA among pregnant women, clinicians, and policy makers. Methods For this mixed methods sequential explanatory study, we planned to recruit a convenience sample of 45 pregnant women, 45 clinicians from 3 clinical sites, and 15 policy makers. Eligible women were aged >18 years and >16 weeks pregnant or had recently given birth. Eligible clinicians and policy makers were involved in prenatal care. We asked the participants to navigate a computer-based DA. We asked the women about the usefulness of the DA and their self-confidence in decision-making. We asked all participants about usability, quality, acceptability, satisfaction with the content of the DA, and collected sociodemographic data. We explored participants’ reactions to the computer-based DA and solicited suggestions. Our interview guide was based on the Mobile App Rating Scale. We performed descriptive analyses of the quantitative data and thematic deductive and inductive analyses of the qualitative data for each participant category. Results A total of 45 pregnant women, 14 clinicians, and 8 policy makers participated. Most pregnant women were aged between 25 and 34 years (34/45, 75%) and White (42/45, 94%). Most clinicians were aged between 35 and 44 years (5/14, 36%) and women (11/14, 79%), and all were White (14/14, 100%); the largest proportion of policy makers was aged between 45 and 54 years (4/8, 50%), women (5/8, 62%), and White (8/8, 100%). The mean usefulness score for preparing for decision-making for women was 80/100 (SD 13), and the mean self-efficacy score was 88/100 (SD 11). The mean usability score was 84/100 (SD 14) for pregnant women, 77/100 (SD 14) for clinicians, and 79/100 (SD 23) for policy makers. The mean global score for quality was 80/100 (SD 9) for pregnant women, 72/100 (SD 12) for clinicians, and 80/100 (SD 9) for policy makers. Regarding acceptability, participants found the amount of information just right (52/66, 79%), balanced (58/66, 88%), useful (38/66, 58%), and sufficient (50/66, 76%). The mean satisfaction score with the content was 84/100 (SD 13) for pregnant women, 73/100 (SD 16) for clinicians, and 73/100 (SD 20) for policy makers. Participants thought the DA could be more engaging (eg, more customizable) and suggested strategies for implementation, such as incorporating it into clinical guidelines. Conclusions Pregnant women, clinicians, and policy makers found the DA usable and useful. The next steps are to incorporate user suggestions for improving engagement and implementing the computer-based DA in clinical practice.
2022-04-14
JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting (published)
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GCNFusion: An efficient graph convolutional network based model for information diffusion
Bahare Fatemi
Soheila Mehr Molaei
Shirui Pan
Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi
2022-04-01
Expert systems with applications (published)
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Application of AI in community based primary health care: Systematic review and critical appraisal
Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi
Patrick Archambault
Hervé Tchala Vignon Zomahoun
Sam Chandavong
Marie-Pierre Gagnon
Sabrina M. Wong
Gauri Sharma
Lyse Langlois
Nathalie Rheault
Yves Couturier
Jean Légaré
2022-03-01
Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review (published)
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Quantum-Inspired Interpertable AI-Empowered Decision Support System for Detection of Early-Stage Rheumatoid Arthritis in Primary Care Using Scarce Dataset
Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi
Mojtaba Kolahdoozi
Arka Mitra
Jose L Salmeron
Amir-Mohammad Navali
Alireza Sadeghpour
Amir Mir Mir Mohammadi
2022-02-03
Mathematics (published)
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Evaluation of a prenatal screening decision aid: A mixed methods pilot study.
Titilayo Tatiana Agbadje
Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi
Mélissa Côté
Andrée-Anne Tremblay
Mariama Penda Diallo
Hélène Elidor
Alex Poulin Herron
Codjo Djignefa Djade
France Légaré
2022-02-01
Patient Education and Counseling (published)
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