PROGRAM
Subject to change
All times listed are ET
No AMA Continuing Medical Education Credits will be awarded.
Friday, April 16, 2027
| 1:30 pm | Registration |
| 1:50 | Welcome, Overview, and Pre-Program Test Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD, and Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA |
| Session I Reimagining Healthcare: The Power of AI and Innovation to Transform Patient Care Moderator: Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD |
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| 2:00 | Is AI Ready for Primetime? Mengyu Wang, PhD |
| 2:30 | How Are the Academic Medical Centers Preparing Themselves for AI? Allie Levy Chaffetz, MBA |
| 2:45 | Questions and Answers |
| Session II Care Without Borders: Emerging Tech and AI for a Healthier World Moderator: Luis J. Haddock, MD |
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| 3:00 | Can Telehealth Ensure Sustainable and Effective Care? Dasa V. Gangadhar, MD |
| 3:15 | How Can We Leverage of AI to Scale Sustainable and Effective Care? Lama A. Al-Aswad, MD, MPH |
| 3:30 | Fireside Chat |
| 3:45 | Coffee Break/Exhibits |
| Session III Oculomics: Revolutionizing Healthcare Through Eye Data Moderator: Siamak Yousefi, PhD |
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| 4:00 | Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology: From Research to Public Health and Clinical Siamak Yousefi, PhD |
| 4:15 | Is AI Equitable and Fair in Today’s Research World? Mengyu Wang, PhD |
| 4:30 | Artificial Intelligence in Glaucoma Jianhua (Jay) Wang, MD, PhD, MS |
| 4:45 | Questions and Answers |
| Session IV Generative AI & Healthcare: Transforming Patient Care and Operations Moderator: David Wayne, PhD |
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| 5:00 | MUSC AI and Healthcare Operations Crystal Broj, CPDHTS |
| 5:15 | PENN and EPIC & AI Lama Al-Aswad, MD, MPH |
| 5:30 | Fireside Chat |
| 5:45 | Wrap Up & House Calls |
| 6:00 | Meeting Adjourns / Cocktail Reception |
| 6:30 | Digital EyeCon Innovators Award |
Saturday, April 17, 2027
BPEI Virtual Care and UHealth Telehealth Workshops
| 7:30 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 7:50 | Welcome and Overview Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA, FATA, and Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD |
| 8:00 | Skills Transfer Workshops |
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Workshop #1 Assistive AI & Healthcare Workshop: Transforming Patient Care and Operations Moderator: Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Workshop #2 AI & Oculomics Moderator: Yousefi Siamak, PhD |
| 10:00 | Coffee Break/Exhibits – PLAYGROUND |
| 10:15 - 11:15 | Workshop #3 AI in Action Moderator: Luis Haddock, MD |
| Session V Digital Eye Competitions Moderator: Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA, FATA |
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| 11:15 | Announcing Digital EyeCon 2027 Winners Meet the winners as they take the stage to share their work and present their projects in person, after being judged on originality, impact, and technical excellence inside the metaverse last week. Experience the best in digital health innovation and collaboration. |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 - 2:30 | Workshop #4 Beyond the Screen: XR Meets AI in Virtual Care Moderator: Mohamed Abou Shousha, MD, PhD |
| 2:30 | Coffee Break & Exhibits |
| 3:00 - 4:30 | Workshop # 5 AI, Drones & Robotics Moderator: Florence Cabot, MD |
| 4:45 | Closing Remarks and Post-Program Test Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |