2025 Laurel Case Lecture

Recording: "Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care: From Hype to Practical Impact," presented by Steven Lin, M.D. Password: AmKNWH3e

Summary: Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming primary care, yet most clinicians remain uncertain about how to navigate this change. This session demystifies AI—covering core concepts including machine learning, generative AI, and ambient technologies—through a practical, case-based lens. Participants will explore five real-world use cases of AI in primary care: from summarizing complex patient records and enhancing clinical decision-making to generating personalized instructions, streamlining documentation, and supporting continuous virtual care. Attendees will also examine critical implementation challenges, such as bias, performance variability, and environmental impact, and engage with practical, ethical strategies for integrating AI into practice responsibly. With a focus on real-world application, this session empowers clinicians to take meaningful first steps toward adopting AI technologies that support quality improvement, reduce clinician burnout, and enhance patient care across the continuum. 

About Family Medicine's annual Laurel Case Visiting Professorship

The Laurel Case Visiting Professor spends several days as a guest of our department, interacting with clinical faculty, research team and residents of our discipline and other departments.

Laurel G. Case, M.D. was the founding chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at OHSU, leaving a 16 year private practice in the Medford, OR in 1971 when requested to accept the leadership of Family Medicine education in Oregon.