Ophthalmology is rapidly advancing through high-resolution imaging, AI-assisted screening, and growing integration into enterprise imaging ecosystems. For ophthalmologists exploring SIIM for the first time, it can be difficult to know where to begin within a multidisciplinary informatics program.
This roadmap highlights sessions that may be especially relevant to ophthalmic imaging workflows, data standards, interoperability, analytics, and AI in clinical care. Use it as a starting point to shape a SIIM26 experience aligned with your interests and practice priorities.
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM ET
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM ET
First Time Attendee Meetup
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM ET
AI is quickly becoming part of everyday imaging workflows—but choosing how to adopt it is just as important as choosing what…
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM ET
Healthcare cybersecurity operates under pressures unlike any other industry—especially in clinical imaging environments where real-time patient care depends on complex, always-on systems. Traditional security approaches that…
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM ET
Many clinical specialties outside of traditional radiology, such as ophthalmology, have become major producers of imaging data, yet their imaging environments…
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Deploying AI in imaging is no longer about proof of concept. It is about making solutions work reliably in the real…
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET
As healthcare data grows in complexity, the traditional “monolithic” imaging system is increasingly failing to meet the unique, high-resolution demands of diverse clinical…
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Communicating scientific and technical work rarely goes as planned—questions come out of nowhere, time gets cut short, or the audience shifts unexpectedly. This highly interactive,…
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM ET
Ophthalmic imaging is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of both precision medicine and AI-driven disease prediction, offering unprecedented insight into ocular and…
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM ET
A Deep Learning Based Pipeline to Generate Spatial Maps and Extract Signal Characteristics of Diffuse Midline Glioma Atlas Haddadi Avval, MD,…
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM ET
Vibe coding, the practice of building functional tools through natural language prompts and AI-assisted development, is rapidly lowering the barrier to create their…
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM ET
This session supports current and aspiring women leaders in imaging informatics as they explore how personal values shape leadership growth. Participants…
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM ET
SIIM26 Welcome Reception
6:30 AM - 7:30 AM ET
SIIM26 Fun Run/Walk
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Diabetic Retinopathy Progression Classification and Analysis of Retinal Signature Changes in Fundus Images Homa Rashidisabet, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, University of…
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM ET
Vendor–client relationships play a critical role in advancing imaging informatics, yet they are often challenged by miscommunication, competing priorities, and unstated…
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET
As healthcare organizations evaluate cloud strategies, understanding the real-world journey is critical. In this session, Emory University shares its experience transitioning…
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
A Systematic Evaluation of Image Preprocessing in Deep Learning Detection and Segmentation of Intracranial Metastatic Disease Peter Kamel, MD, Assistant Professor,…
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Foundation Models & Self-Supervised Learning in Imaging: What is it? Why should I care?
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM ET
As AI portfolios in imaging continue to expand, many organizations find that deployment is moving faster than user education, workflow alignment,…
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM ET
Generative AI foundation models are emerging at a moment when healthcare faces growing workforce shortages, rising imaging volumes, and pressure to…
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM ET
A Novel Curriculum for Medical Students: A Dermatology-based Interactive Session to Build Foundational Understanding of Healthcare Imaging Informatics Jennifer Fernandez, MD,…
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM ET
Renewal Roundtable – CIIP Recertification
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM ET
The SIIM Hackathon Project Showcase is where innovators and problem-solvers present groundbreaking projects developed during the SIIM Hackathon. This session highlights cutting-edge solutions…
10:30 AM - 11:30 PM ET
A Systematic Evaluation of Image Preprocessing in Deep Learning Detection and Segmentation of Intracranial Metastatic Disease Peter Kamel, MD, Assistant Professor,…
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM ET
Case of the Day Wrap-up
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM ET
Healthcare cybersecurity operates under pressures unlike any other industry—especially in clinical imaging environments where real-time patient care depends on complex, always-on systems. Traditional…
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM ET
Artificial intelligence in medical imaging continues to advance, but progress is often slowed by limited access to large, diverse, and well-annotated…
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Large language models are increasingly used across radiology, pathology, and clinical workflows, but cloud-based models often conflict with patient privacy, HIPAA…
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM ET
Trending developments in large language models (LLMs) and Agentic AI continue to shape conversations across imaging informatics. Understanding which advances are…
