This document contains a summary of a lecture on improving the understanding, use, and reporting of clinical prediction models. It discusses the large number of existing clinical prediction models, issues with how many models are reported, and methods research around topics like validation and performance metrics. It also covers the increasing use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in clinical prediction models and challenges like adversarial examples.
8. UHD Lecture, November 18 2022 Twitter: @MaartenvSmeden
“65% of U.S. physicians used MDCalc on a weekly basis”
9. UHD Lecture, November 18 2022 Twitter: @MaartenvSmeden
PREDICTION MODELS USED IN PRACTICE
PREDICTION MODELS THAT WILL NEVER BE USED IN PRACTICE
10. UHD Lecture, November 18 2022 Twitter: @MaartenvSmeden
Example: living review
COVID-19 prediction
models
• 731 prediction models between
March 2020 and February 2021
• Many models poorly reported
• Only 4% low risk of bias
16. UHD Lecture, November 18 2022 Twitter: @MaartenvSmeden
Methods research and guidance
17. UHD Lecture, November 18 2022 Twitter: @MaartenvSmeden
Methods research and guidance
On a range of topics, including:
• Sample size for development
• Sample size for validation
• Dealing with measurement error
• Dealing with missing data
• Dealing with competing risks
• Multinomial/ordinal outcomes
• Methods for validation
• Reporting standards
• Performance metrics
• Predictor selection
• Setting risk thresholds
• Multicolinearity
• Hyperparameter tuning
• Class imbalance
• Model updating
• Guidance for systematic reviews
• Risk of bias
• Machine learning and AI
18. UHD Lecture, November 18 2022 Twitter: @MaartenvSmeden
Methods research and guidance
On a range of topics, including:
• Sample size for development
• Sample size for validation
• Dealing with measurement error
• Dealing with missing data
• Dealing with competing risks
• Multinomial/ordinal outcomes
• Methods for validation
• Reporting standards
• Performance metrics
• Predictor selection
• Setting risk thresholds
• Multicolinearity
• Hyperparameter tuning
• Handle class imbalance
• Model updating
• Guidance for systematic reviews
• Risk of bias
• Machine learning and AI
19. UHD Lecture, November 18 2022 Twitter: @MaartenvSmeden
Faes et al. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.833912
% studies indexed in Medline with the Medical Subject Heading
(MeSH) term “Artificial Intelligence”
20. UHD Lecture, November 18 2022 Twitter: @MaartenvSmeden
Approval of AI devices by FDA rapidly growing
Source: https://tinyurl.com/khn4dvyb (accessed 20/11/2022)
21. UHD Lecture, November 18 2022 Twitter: @MaartenvSmeden
Adversarial example
https://bit.ly/2N4mQFo; https://bit.ly/2W7X9rF
27. UHD Lecture, November 18 2022 Twitter: @MaartenvSmeden
Prediction models are…
• Expensive
• Not one-size-fits-all
• Many alternatives usually available
• Need crash testing (“impact”)
• Require regular MOT (“validation”)
• Require regular maintenance (”updating”)
• Require people to be trained how to operate them
• Can be dangerous when wrongly used
• Regulations apply