2023 Quality and Safety + Informatics Conference
Scaling Quality and Innovation
Oct. 24–26, 2023 | San Diego, CA
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Innovation, quality improvement and patient safety in healthcare is a steep mountain to climb. Even more so at scale across the enterprise. It’s critical to identify the right projects, the right teams and the right technology to be successful. By integrating quality, safety innovation and informatics, you can improve delivery, outcomes, safety, and efficiency across your organization.
*Agenda details are provided in Pacific Time (PT).
Tuesday, Oct. 24 | Day 1
7–8am | Breakfast
8–9am | Keynote: Scaling Quality and Innovation — Kedar Mate, MD, President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Moderator: Ben Wandtke, MD & Shlomit Stein, MD
9–10:30am | Session 1: Business Case for Equity — Moderator: Ruth Carlos, MD, MS
- Policies and Regulations Supporting Health Equity — Ruth Carlos, MD, MS
- Mitigating Financial Hardship as a Business Case — Gelareh Sadigh, MD
- Health Equity in Rural Populations: The Business Case — Anand Narayan, MD, PhD
- Health Equity in a Safety Net Hospital Setting — Randy Miles, MD
- Panel Discussion
- Scientific Abstract: Reduction of Rates of Unscored Orders in Imaging Clinical Decision Support — Hanna Zafar, MD
- Scientific Abstract: Assessing the Patient Experience at Outpatient Radiology Clinics in an Academic Institution — Kelly Howard, MBA, BHA, RT(R)
10:30–10:45am | Break
10:45am–12:15pm | Session 2: Data in Quality — Moderator: Rich Sharpe, MD
- Is Your System Symptomatic? How to tell — Richard Sharpe Jr, MD, MBA and Ryan Darke, MHA, LSSMBB, FACHE
- Panel Discussion
- Scientific Abstract: Imaging Order Improvement, Nuclear Medicine — Breece Perry, BS, RT(R)(N)(ARRT)
- Scientific Abstract: Assessing the Patient Experience at Outpatient Radiology Clinics in an Academic Institution — Vesta Nwankwo, MD, MHSc
12:15–1:45pm | Lunch
1:45–3:15pm | Quality and Safety Breakouts
- Health Equity: How to Design Projects and Publish — Nolan Kagetsu, MD and Efren Flores, MD
- Creating a Business Plan — Neville Irani, MD, Rekha Mody, MD and Amanjit Gill, MD
- How to Build a Process Control Chart — Allison Faust, BA and Ryan Darke, MHA, LSSMBB, FACHE
3:15–3:30pm | Break
3:30–5pm | Session 4: Learning Network — Moderator: Ben Wandtke, MD
- ImPower Iterations — Kandice Garcia, MS, RN
- Building Upon Learnings — Miranda J. Mares, MHI, RT(R)(QM)
- Sustaining Improvement — Scott Robertson, PhD
- Spreading QI — Erin Panter, BSRT
- ACR Learning Network Recognition Program and What's Next — Mythreyi Chatfield, PhD
- Panel Discussion
- Scientific Abstract: Assessing the Impact of patient-friendly radiology reports on patient-centered outcomes using AI sentiment analysis — Ali Khader, MD
- Scientific Abstract: Communication of Incidental Imaging Findings on Inpatient Discharge Summaries After Implementation of Electronic Health Record Notification and Tracking System — Govind Mattay, MD, MBA
5–6pm | Reception and Poster Gallery
Wednesday, Oct. 25 | Day 2
7–8am | Breakfast
8–9am | Keynote: Quality and Safety & Informatics - The Recipe for Success in a Learning Healthcare System — Tessa S. Cook MD, PhD, CIIP, FSIIM, FCPP
- Moderator: Nabile Safdar, MD, Ashley Prosper, MD and Susan Sotardi, MD
9–10:30am | Session 5: Real World Implementation of Clinical AI — Moderator: David Larson, MD
- Practical Implementation and Quality Management for Internally Developed AI — Andrew Missert, PhD
- Safe AI: Where are We and Where Do We Need to Go? — Susan Sotardi, MD, MScEng
- Quality and Safety in Large-Scale Radiology AI Deployment — Axel Wismueller, MD, MSc, PhD
- Panel Discussion
10:30–10:45am | Break
10:45am–12:15pm | Session 6: ACR Informatics Activities and Projects — Moderator: Mike Tilkin, MS
- AI Transparency Challenges — Keith Dreyer, DO, PhD, FACR
- AI Central: A Solution for AI Transparency — Bibb Allen, MD
- Panel Discussion — Laura Coombs, PhD & Chris Treml, MS; Bibb Allen, MD; Keith Dreyer, DO
10:45am–12:15pm | Session 6: Quality and Safety Breakouts
- Dissemination of Quality Improvement Work — Hanna Zafar, MD and Marta Heilbrun, MD
- Academic and Non-Academic Alignment — Gloria Hwang, MD and David Rosman, MD
- Future of RADS — Kathryn Fowler, MD and Robert Marks, MD
12:15–1:45pm | Lunch
1:45–3:15pm | Session 7: Synergy of Quality, Safety, and AI — Moderator: Nina Kottler, MD
- Computer Vision: Improved Detection with Rad+AI — Sriyesh Krishnan, MD
- NLP: Improved Report Accuracy — Sloan Miller, MD
- Setting Up Best Practices in AI — Jason Poff, MD
- Using QA and Medmal Data to Determine New Models — Ben Strong, MD
- Continuous AI Accuracy Evaluation — Walt Wiggins, MD
- Panel Discussion
3:15–3:30pm | Break
3:30–5pm | Session 8: PFCC/Quality and Safety Outro — Moderator: Arun Krishnaraj, MD
- The Joyful Triad of Healthcare Success: Building a Culture of Well-Being Today — Ian Weissman, DO, FACR
- Radiology and Population Health in the Era of AI — Jessica Porembka, MD
- Appropriateness Criteria Patient-Friendly Summaries and Animations — Nina Vincoff, MD
- Scanxiety — Sabiha Raoof, MD
- Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice — Isabel Newton, MD
- Panel Discussion
- Q&S Outro — David Larson, MD
5–6pm | Reception and Poster Gallery
Thursday, Oct. 26 | Day 3
7–8am | Breakfast
8–9am | Keynote: Generative AI in Radiology — Keith Dreyer, DO, PhD, FACR
- Moderator: Nabile Safdar, MD, Ashley Prosper, MD and Susan Sotardi, MD
9–10:30am | Session 9: Transformers in Radiology: Technical Overview & Early Applications — Moderator: Florence Doo, MD
- Technical Overview: Vision Transformers — Paul Yi, MD
- Clinical Applications and Equity of Generative AI — Hana Haver, MD
- Unlocking Potential: Future and Business Aspects of Generative AI — Woojin Kim, MD
- Panel Discussion
10:30–10:45am | Break
10:45am–12:15pm | Session 10: Enabling a Framework Next-Generation Assisted Reporting with an Open Data Model — Moderator: Tarik Alkasab, MD, PhD
- Next-Generation Assisted Reporting: A Toolbox for Better Reporting — Tarik Alkasab, MD, PhD
- FHIR Observations: Unlocking the Power of CDE Coded Content — Ali Tejani, MD
- Reporting Use Cases: Closing the Gaps and Making Connections — Brian Bialecki
- Reporting Assistance Tools: An FDA Perspective – Krishna Juluru, MD
- Panel Discussion
12:15–1:45pm | Lunch
1:45–3:15pm | Session 11: New Ethical and Regulatory Frontiers — Moderator: Shinjini Kundu, MD, PhD
- Balancing Innovation and Patient Safety — Bibb Allen, MD
- Ethical Frontiers: Technology Tools to Improve Healthcare Quality, Efficiency, and Access to Care — Patricia Balthazar, MD
- Regulation and Governance in Clinical Artificial Intelligence — John Mongan, MD
- Panelist Only: Board Certified Radiologist and Lawyer- John Smith, MD, JD
- Panelist Only: FDA Deputy Division Director, Division of Imaging Diagnostics and Software Reliability- Jana Delfino, PhD
- Full Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A
3:15–3:30pm | Break
3:30–5pm | Session 12: AI Deploying and Monitoring — Moderator: William Hsu, PhD
- The AI has Arrived. Now What? — William Hsu, PhD
- Deployment Strategies for Imaging Artificial Intelligence: On-scanner, Cloud, and Viewer — Albert Hsiao, MD, PhD
- Monitoring AI Post-Deployment in Clinical Practice: Value Added and Lessons Learned — Matthew Brown, PhD
- Panel Discussion
KEYNOTE SESSION: Challenges and Opportunities in Machine Reading of Radiology Exams
Machine learning methods are enabling computers to interpret unstructured document content and perform real-world tasks. Our keynote will highlight the latest trends in deep learning models that utilize imaging, free text, and structured data to advance early diagnosis, treatment, and disease prevention.
Speaker: Regina Barzilay, PhD, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Member, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
SESSION 4: Current state of AI in Practice: Diverse Perspectives and Panel Discussion
Artificial intelligence in the health care industry is gaining traction. Hear from those with experience using AI in clinical care and hospital operations about the issues that will impact you most.
- Insight from the perspective of the radiologist, informatics/IT department, business leader and patient.
- How to begin using AI
- Looking for increased efficiency in operations and incorporating AI into workflows
Moderator: Amy Kotsenas, MD, ACR DSI Council Steering Committee Liaison and Associate Professor of Radiology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Presenters:
Melissa A. Davis, MD, MBA, Section Chief, Emergency Radiology, Yale University
Daniel Blezek, PhD, Associate Consultant, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic
David Andrews, Patient Advocate
Christoph Wald, MD, PhD, MBA, FACR, Chairman, Department of Radiology, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Professor of Radiology, Tufts University Medical School
Attend and earn 7.5 CME credits!*
Keynote
Regina Barzilay, MD, PhD
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Credit Designation Statement:
The American College of Radiology designates this Other (blend of live and enduring material) activity for a maximum of 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The American College of Radiology designates this educational activity as meeting the criteria for up to 20.25 Category A credit hour(s) of the ARRT.
For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact the ACR at [email protected].