226 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE: A DEBATE

Friday, October 25, 2024

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM PT

Room: 215-216

Learn about the future of Artificial Intelligence in cardiovascular medicine and its role if devising an intelligent cardiovascular care
This session will explore the latest AI innovations in cardiovascular medicine and research. Attendees will learn about how to integrate AI into their clinical and research practices. The session will include an exciting debate between the two optimistic and cautious views of AI's role in cardiovascular medicine. Whether you're a medical student, resident, research trainee, or experienced cardiology physician, you'll gain practical knowledge that you can apply to your clinical and research practice.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session participants will be able to:

gain the knowhow on how to apply AI to work efficiently in Cardiovascular clinical and research practices;
discuss AI-powered tools in improving the accuracy and efficiency of CVD diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment selection;
discuss benefits of AI in enhancing clinical decision-making, reducing healthcare costs, and improving patient outcomes;
identify real-world examples of successful AI applications in areas such as cardiac imaging, arrhythmia detection, etc. ; and
know the challenges of AI regarding the Interpretability issue and verifiability of AI models, and the potential for bias and ethical concerns.

Disclosure(s):

Nariman Sepehrvand, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Kaiming Wang: No financial relationships to disclose

Robert Avram, MD MSc FRCPC: No financial relationships to disclose

Christina Luong, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Co-Chair(s)

Ethan Y. Lin, MD (he/him/his)

Resident Physician
University of Toronto
Nariman Sepehrvand, MD, PhD

Internal Medicine Resident at University of Calgary and Clinical Researcher at Canadian VIGOUR Centre and Department of Medicine, University of Alberta
University of Alberta
Canadian VIGOUR Centre, University of Alberta
Kaiming Wang

Medical Student
University of Calgary

Presenter(s)

Robert Avram, MD MSc FRCPC (he/him/his)

Interventional Cardiologist
CAIAC
Université de Montréal
Christopher C. Cheung, MD MPH FRCPC (he/him/his)

Cardiac Electrophysiologist
University of Toronto
University of Toronto
Christina Luong, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FASE

Clinical Associate Professor
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia

Planning Committee Member(s)

Hargun Kaur, BHSc (she/her/hers)
Ethan Y. Lin, MD (he/him/his)

Resident Physician
University of Toronto
Nariman Sepehrvand, MD, PhD

Internal Medicine Resident at University of Calgary and Clinical Researcher at Canadian VIGOUR Centre and Department of Medicine, University of Alberta
University of Alberta
Canadian VIGOUR Centre, University of Alberta
Kaiming Wang

Medical Student
University of Calgary