PEDS GUARDMedication Safety
Healthcare AI Hackathon 2026

PEDS
GUARD

Pediatric Emergency Drug Safety & Unified Alert Review Dashboard

AI-powered medication safety for the most vulnerable patients

Triple-Layer Protection

Every medication order passes through three AI-powered safety gates before reaching the patient.

Weight-Based Dose Validation

Automatically calculates and validates medication doses against pediatric weight-based guidelines, flagging orders that exceed safe thresholds.

Drug Interaction Screening

Real-time screening of proposed medications against the patient's active medication list, identifying contraindicated combinations and severity levels.

AI-Powered Alternatives

When an issue is detected, Claude AI suggests evidence-based alternative medications appropriate for the patient's age, weight, and clinical context.

Why This Matters

Pediatric patients face disproportionate medication safety risks.

1 in 8

pediatric medication orders contain errors

0.6%

of FDA-authorized AI devices are for children

30%

of pediatric errors can cause serious harm

Built With

MCP Protocol
HL7 FHIR R4
Claude AI

PEDS GUARD is a demonstration system for the Healthcare AI Hackathon. Not for clinical use.