May support
- Explaining provided information in plainer language
- Helping people organize questions
- Repeating preparation information
- Directing a person back to the care team
Understand the research. Keep the conversation human.
See what CAPITAL is studying, what an AI research tool may support, and where your care team remains responsible.
Three moments where clearer communication may help.
The research looks beyond a single appointment. Preparation, the day of care, and recovery each create different questions and pressures.
01 · Before Prepare
Understand instructions, organize questions, and know when to contact the care team.
- Care-team task
- Check comprehension, identify barriers, and make the plan clear.
- Human responsibility
- The care team confirms advice and decisions.
02 · During Stay connected
Know who is responsible and how information moves through the team.
- Care-team task
- Support reliable handoffs without obscuring clinical judgement.
- Human responsibility
- Clinicians remain accountable for monitoring and care.
03 · After Recover
Revisit information, understand next steps, and recognize when help is needed.
- Care-team task
- Make follow-up, escalation, and continuity easier to navigate.
- Human responsibility
- A person, not a tool, handles urgent or individual concerns.
What a research tool may support—and what remains human.
Does not replace
- A clinician’s diagnosis or judgement
- Advice specific to your medical situation
- Emergency or urgent care
- The relationship with your healthcare team
AI in anesthesia, explained without the jargon.
Will AI make decisions about my care?
CAPITAL’s research is designed around human oversight. A tool may support information or communication, but clinical decisions and responsibility remain with qualified healthcare professionals.
What does perioperative mean?
Perioperative care covers the time before, during, and after a procedure or surgery—including preparation, anesthesia, monitoring, recovery, and communication with your care team.
What is SOPHIE?
SOPHIE is the conversational interface for the Digital Teammate research project. It is being explored as a way to support preoperative preparation, questions, and understanding. It is not presented here as a deployed clinical service.
How can patients shape the research?
Patient partners can help choose priorities, review language, identify risks, improve participation, and challenge assumptions about what is useful. You do not need technical expertise to contribute lived experience.
This site explains research; it does not provide individual medical advice.
Questions about your own surgery, anesthesia, or health belong with your healthcare team. Contact local emergency services for an emergency.