2021 ACR Quality and Safety Conference


October 14–16, 2021 | Virtual Event

Join us for the 2021 ACR® Virtual Quality and Safety Conference and interact with your peers and colleagues in this robust and interactive event that will change the way we think about current process and improve upon our new normal. 

Agenda: At a Glance

Day 1 - Pre-conference sessions
Day 2 - Keynote and opening sessions
Day 3 - Breakout sessions, closing remarks

Day 1 | Thursday, October 14

1–3pm 
Session 1

  • Quality Assurance Essentials — Vikki Casey and Regan City, PA-C, CPHQ
  • Peer Learning — Jennifer Broder, MD and Nelly Tan, MD 

3–3:30pm
Break

3:30–5:30pm
Session 2
  • Engaging Colleagues in QI — Neville Irani, MD, and Gloria Hwang, MD
  • Quality Metrics Beyond Turnaround Time — Bettina Siewert, MD and Jay Pahade, MD

Day 2 | Friday, October 15

10am–noon — C. Daniel Johnson Opening Session

  • Welcome and Introductions — Marta Heilbrun, MD & Alexander Towbin, MD 
  • Opening Keynote: The Role of Radiology in Population Health Management — Syed Zaidi, MD
  • Addressing Disparities in the Quality of Care: How We Approach Disparities Research — Christoph Lee, MD
  • Beyond the Multidisciplinary Conference: Embedding Radiologists in Patient Care Settings — Dania Daye, MD, PhD
  • Building a Global Radiology Coalition — Bhavya Rehani, MD
  • Direct Communication with Patients — Andrew Willy
  • Panel Discussion

Noon–1pm 
Learning Lunch Roundtables
  • Mentorship in Quality Improvement (QI)
  • How to Get Buy-in/Engage in Supporting QI
  • QI Failures: Lessons Learned
  • Change Management
  • Scope Creep in QI

1–2:15pm
Partnering With Our Patients
  • Patients as Partners in Imaging — Silvina Dutruel, MD
  • Process Improvements That Steamline Care — Andrea Doria, MD
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures — Kristine Burk, MD
  • Service Recovery: When Things Don't Go As Planned — Rachel Smith, MS
  • Panel Discussion

2:15–2:45pm
Break

2:45–3:50pm
21st Century CURES Act — What Does It Change for Radiology & Radiologists?
  • Pros and Cons of Patient-Accessible Reports — Terri Ann DiJulio
  • What Is the 21st Century CURES Act & Where Does it Impact Radiology? — John Schmitz, MD
  • Concerns from Radiology Reports — Nadja Kadom, MD
  • Panel Discussion
  • Scientific Abstract Presentations 1–2

3:50–4pm
Break


4–5:15pm
Closing the Loop in Radiology — Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls
  • Closing the Loop — Communication vs. Action — Tessa Cook, MD, PhD
  • System Tools to Close the Loop — Richard Friedland, MD & Laurie Wadsworth
  • Reporting and Tracking Incidental Findings — Logan McLean, MD
  • AI/ML Tools for Incidental Findings — Kirti Magudia, MD, PhD
  • Using Incidental Findings Detection and Recommendations to Measure Quality of Care — Mahmud Mossa-Basha, MD
  • Scientific Abstract Presentation 3
  • Panel Discussion

5:30–7pm
Online Reception

Day 3 | Saturday, October 16

9–10am 
Breakout Sessions (Concurrent)

  • Closing the Loop on Actionable Incidental Findings — Nadja Kadom, MD & Ben Wandtke, MD
  • Disaster Readiness — Howard Chen, MD & Travis Browning, MD
  • Improvement Through Registries — Anh Duong, MD, and Joyce Vollmer

10–10:30am 
Break 

10:30am–12:45pm
Catalyzing Change
  • Value Creation Team — Process Improvement in Radiology — Matt Davenport, MD
  • Leadership, Change Management and Emotional Intelligence — Puneet Bhargava, MD
  • Scientific Abstract Presentations 4–6
  • Leveraging Quality and Safety Frameworks in Health Equity — Efren Flores, MD
  • Change Management — Melissa Davis, MD, MBA
  • Panel Discussion
  • Brief Update on ACR Quality and Safety Commission Activities
  • Meeting Closing and Awards


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