Conception of an Intelligent Chatbot for Creation of an African Virtual Patient

Medical and paramedical training is still a major issue in Africa, given the growing needs that contrast with the shortage of teachers, hospitals and educational facilities. The aim of the present work is to design an artificial intelligence that enables a virtual patient to hold a conversation with a doctor or a student. To achieve this, we first carried out a literature review on the various approaches to designing artificial intelligence of this type. Next, we selected the tools needed to develop the intelligent model. Finally, we developed and trained our intelligent model to hold a conversation with a healthcare professional during a medical consultation.

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Studies in health technology and informatics
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2025-04-08
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https://doi.org/10.3233/shti250040
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AI in Service Interactions
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Conception of an Intelligent Chatbot for Creation of an African Virtual Patient

Seydou Golo Barro, Pascal Staccini, Jonathan Kambire
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Conception of an Intelligent Chatbot for Creation of an African Virtual Patient

Seydou Golo Barro, Pascal Staccini, Jonathan Kambire
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Abstract

Medical and paramedical training is still a major issue in Africa, given the growing needs that contrast with the shortage of teachers, hospitals and educational facilities. The aim of the present work is to design an artificial intelligence that enables a virtual patient to hold a conversation with a doctor or a student. To achieve this, we first carried out a literature review on the various approaches to designing artificial intelligence of this type. Next, we selected the tools needed to develop the intelligent model. Finally, we developed and trained our intelligent model to hold a conversation with a healthcare professional during a medical consultation.

Studies in health technology and informaticsVol. 323
Nazi Boni University (BF)
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