We let AI prep us for a doctors appointment

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Feb 15, 2026

Neo Aplin, Head of Inventium AI who leads AI training and upskilling, talks about using AI to prepare for doctor visits. He explains turning a rambling health story into a clear summary. They cover voice-driven interviews, making sense of test results (not diagnosing), crafting smarter questions, privacy tips like de-identifying data, and recording/transcribing consultations.

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ANECDOTE

Preparing Neo's Mum For A Specialist

Neo described coaching his mum to prepare for a specialist appointment using AI to get her story straight and ask better questions.
His mum followed the advice and used AI-generated summaries and questions during the consultation.

ADVICE

Prepare A Succinct Medical Summary

Do use AI to turn a rambling health story into a short, chronological or bulleted summary you can print or read to your doctor.
Practice or hand the summary to the specialist so you spend appointment time on diagnosis and solutions.

ADVICE

Talk It Out With Voice Dictation

Do use voice or dictation features (e.g., ChatGPT advanced voice or mobile dictation) to talk through your history with AI.
Ask the AI to interview you and probe gaps before producing the final summary for the doctor.

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Doctor and specialist appointments are expensive, time-limited, and often overwhelming. It’s easy to walk in underprepared and walk out wishing you’d asked better questions or understood more of what was said.

We talk through how we use AI to prepare for doctor and specialist appointments so the time is spent on diagnosis and solutions, not rambling explanations or missed details. We cover how to use AI to get your medical story clear and concise, make sense of test results before an appointment, and walk in with smarter questions.

We also talk about privacy considerations and the tools we use to record and transcribe appointments so nothing important gets lost.

Neo and I discuss

How to use AI to turn a rambling health story into a short, clear summary for your doctor

Using voice and dictation tools to “talk it out” with AI before an appointment

Asking AI to interview you and identify gaps in your medical story

Making sense of blood test results and medical terms before you see the doctor

Why AI should help you understand results, not diagnose you

Using AI to prepare better, more targeted questions for your appointment

Privacy tips for using AI with medical information, including de-identifying data

Recording appointments so you don’t miss critical information

Tools we use to record, transcribe, and review doctor consultations

Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn and via inventium.ai, where he leads Inventium’s AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams.

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Credits:
Host: Amantha Imber
Sound Engineer: Martin Imber

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