Radiology sits at the heart of imaging informatics—where clinical care, technology, data, and innovation converge. As AI adoption accelerates, enterprise imaging expands, and interoperability demands grow, radiologists are uniquely positioned to lead transformation across the healthcare ecosystem.
This roadmap highlights sessions that may be especially relevant to AI integration, workflow optimization, enterprise strategy, data standards, cybersecurity, and regulatory readiness. Use it as a guide to focus your time on what matters most to your practice, your team, and the future of imaging.
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM ET
2:30 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Join the SIIM Epic peer support network at the 2026 SIIM Epic Users Group Meeting. Connect with fellow Epic users to…
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…
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET
Comparative Evaluation of Open-source Large Language Models for Automated Extraction of Iliofemoral DVT Data from Venous Duplex Ultrasound Reports Krishnaveni Parvataneni,…
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Foundation Models—including Vision-Language Models and Large Language Models—are rapidly reshaping what is possible in medical imaging. Yet many imaging informaticists, researchers,…
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…
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM ET
As radiology organizations adapt to increasing study volumes, distributed workforces, and the demand for faster clinical decision-making, the traditional workstation-centric diagnostic…
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
Healthcare organizations depend on increasingly complex IT ecosystems to deliver safe, efficient clinical care, and radiology departments often feel the strain…
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM ET
Vision-language models (VLMs) are emerging as powerful tools that combine visual understanding with natural language capabilities, offering new opportunities for clinical…
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM ET
Artificial intelligence is rapidly expanding the diagnostic value of ophthalmic imaging, transforming retinal photographs and optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans into…
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,…
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM ET
Every radiology group wrestles with the same worklist headaches: studies piling up on one list while others sit empty, STAT and ED…
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Modern AI has the potential to dramatically accelerate clinical research and peer review—but when used imprecisely or without safeguards, it can…
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM ET
Imaging is navigating a rapidly shifting operational and financial landscape. As reimbursements decline and imaging demand accelerates, departments across the country are…
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…
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM ET
Developing AI and ML imaging solutions for clinical use requires careful planning, rigorous data practices, and a clear understanding of regulatory…
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM ET
A Vision Language Model for MRI Data Standardization Improves Hanging Protocols Thomas Arnold, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Subtle Medical Dayang Wang,…
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Radiology is increasingly dependent on structured, interoperable data to support clinical decision-making, workflow efficiency, and responsible AI development. This session introduces…
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…
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Data Hygiene at Scale: A Contrastive Learning Framework for Auditing Data Provenance and Overlap Aditya Kulkarni, MS, Research Engineer, St. Jude…
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
Explore the expanding landscape of global imaging informatics and its essential role in supporting equitable, scalable, and high-quality healthcare worldwide. Participants will…
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Medical imaging and clinical care generate complementary but often siloed data. Imaging systems produce rich DICOM metadata, while EHRs capture diagnoses,…
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…
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Eyes on Health: Leveraging Oculomics for Systemic Disease Insights in the All of Us Research Program
As precision medicine initiatives continue to expand, imaging is playing a larger role in uncovering biomarkers that extend far beyond a…
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM ET
Are you gearing up for the ABII CIIP examination in the coming year? If you are, the CIIP study groups are…
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM ET
Artificial intelligence in radiology depends on the idea of “ground truth,” yet in medical imaging, truth is rarely absolute. Radiology reports, pathology results,…
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM ET
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping medical education by enhancing curriculum design, content development, assessment, and learner support. With no-code, widely…
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…
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM ET
A Fair-Aligned Imaging Analytics Framework: Structuring Real-World DICOM Metadata Using a Standardized Research Data Model Jen Park, MS, PhD Candidate, Johns…
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
It’s clear that Imaging is being shaken, some would say “tested” by many challenges, including the scarcity of radiologists, growing imaging volume,…
12:00 PM - 12:35 PM ET
Using AI to improve Radiology Efficiency with Nina Kottler
Ask the Informaticist Meetup is an exclusive opportunity to engage in 1:1 conversations with SIIM leaders and top informatics experts. Whether you’re looking for career…
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM ET
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has rapidly expanded across clinical care and medical education, driven by the availability of handheld devices and growing…
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…
12:45 PM - 1:05 PM ET
How AI Is Redefining Imaging Informatics with Katherine Andriole
Ask the Informaticist Meetup is an exclusive opportunity to engage in 1:1 conversations with SIIM leaders and top informatics experts. Whether you’re looking for career…
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM ET
Sustainable operational efficiencies don’t result from a single improvement — they come from connecting all the pieces. Right now, many organizations are relying…
1:15 PM - 1:35 PM ET
Explore Mentorship & Careers in Informatics
Ask the Informaticist Meetup is an exclusive opportunity to engage in 1:1 conversations with SIIM leaders and top informatics experts. Whether you’re looking for career…
2:15 PM - 2:35 PM ET
Solving Workflow Challenges with Standards with Kevin O’Donnell
Ask the Informaticist Meetup is an exclusive opportunity to engage in 1:1 conversations with SIIM leaders and top informatics experts. Whether you’re looking for career…
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM ET
The AI Toolbox: A Practitioner Roundtable with Drs. Kuriki & Kline
Ask the Informaticist Meetup is an exclusive opportunity to engage in 1:1 conversations with SIIM leaders and top informatics experts. Whether you’re looking for career…
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
The term ‘agentic AI’ is everywhere. A working technical model of how it actually functions in healthcare operations is harder to find. This…
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,…
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM ET
Balancing Clinical Work and Research with Brad Erickson
Ask the Informaticist Meetup is an exclusive opportunity to engage in 1:1 conversations with SIIM leaders and top informatics experts. Whether you’re looking for career…
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
The traditional “one-task, one-model” paradigm in medical AI has created a fragmented ecosystem of siloed algorithms that lack clinical context and…
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM ET
As healthcare organizations accelerate the move from on-premise imaging systems to fully cloud-based platforms, imaging and IT teams are facing significant uncertainty about…
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM ET
Imaging informatics has grown far more complex than the systems originally designed to support it. Traditional PACS and RIS environments often…
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM ET
Artificial intelligence in radiology has moved well beyond pilot projects, yet adoption across Europe remains uneven and complex. Attendees will explore…
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM ET
Clinical Validity of Foundation Model-Derived Cardiomegaly as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker for Heart Failure Theo Dapamede, MD, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow,…
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM ET
SIIM Membership Meeting + Awards Ceremony
Are you wondering what SIIM has been up to lately? Join us and find out! Get an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at…
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM ET
RSVP is required. Space is limited.
12:30 AM - 12:50 PM ET
AI, Imaging Informatics, and Your Career with Chuck Kahn
Ask the Informaticist Meetup is an exclusive opportunity to engage in 1:1 conversations with SIIM leaders and top informatics experts. Whether you’re looking for career…
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Healthcare professionals are under constant pressure to do more with less time, often spending hours each week on non-clinical work such…
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Every imaging informaticist’s career begins somewhere—and eventually transitions into something new. Whether participants are just entering the field, building mid-career momentum,…
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM ET
Beyond the Hype Cycle: Lessons from Deploying AI Auto-Contouring at Scale in Radiation Oncology Rafe McBeth, PhD, Medical Physicist, Assistant Professor…
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
As AI moves beyond single-task tools, agentic AI—systems that plan, act, and coordinate across tools—is quickly becoming essential in medical research,…
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
The convergence of radiology and pathology through enterprise PACS represents a critical next step in modern, integrated diagnostics. While radiology has benefited from enterprise imaging…
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
Are you an ABII CIIP who wants to know more about recertification options? Join the Renewal Roundtable, a group dedicated to…
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…
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM ET
Designing Smarter Imaging Workflows with Char Branstetter
Ask the Informaticist Meetup is an exclusive opportunity to engage in 1:1 conversations with SIIM leaders and top informatics experts. Whether you’re looking for career…
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM ET
How to Get Promoted in Imaging Informatics with Chris Roth
Ask the Informaticist Meetup is an exclusive opportunity to engage in 1:1 conversations with SIIM leaders and top informatics experts. Whether you’re looking for career…
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,…
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM ET
Navigating Vendor Conversations with Confidence with Ali Tejani
Ask the Informaticist Meetup is an exclusive opportunity to engage in 1:1 conversations with SIIM leaders and top informatics experts. Whether you’re looking for career…
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM ET
AI algorithms are rapidly entering radiology workflows, but integrating them into production imaging environments introduces complex infrastructure challenges. PACS teams must manage study…
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM ET
Bridging Clinical and Technical Teams with Twana Marx
Ask the Informaticist Meetup is an exclusive opportunity to engage in 1:1 conversations with SIIM leaders and top informatics experts. Whether you’re looking for career…
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM ET
The Case of the Day Wrap-Up session offers a dynamic, community-driven learning experience that highlights real-world challenges and solutions in imaging informatics. Building…
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM ET
Ask the Informaticist Meetup is an exclusive opportunity to engage in 1:1 conversations with SIIM leaders and top informatics experts. Whether you’re looking for career…
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM ET
Trending developments in large language models (LLMs) and Agentic AI continue to shape conversations across imaging informatics. Understanding which advances are…
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 - 1:45 PM ET
Artificial intelligence in imaging has moved beyond early pilots, but many organizations still struggle to adopt AI at scale due to…
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM ET
Automated Critical Findings Communication with a Hybrid Agentic System for Imaging Workflow Optimization Caleb Hester, Medical Student, Loma Linda University Health…
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
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in radiology workflows, residency programs face growing pressure to prepare trainees not only to use…
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM ET
Remote imaging has become essential to modern healthcare delivery, but performance issues across the public internet continue to create delays, frustration,…
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM ET
An LLM-Powered Analytics Agent for On-Demand Operational Intelligence in Radiology Andrew Missert, PhD, AI Scientist, Mayo Clinic Alex Bratt, MD; Nadia…
