Lucy He, MD, a neurosurgeon with the Alaska Stroke Coalition, explains how the state created an AI-based alert system to streamline the timely imaging diagnosis and transfer of stroke patients across the largest and most rural U.S. state.

"The lead protection we wear is causing a lot of damage," SCAI President Srihari S. Naidu, MD, a veteran interventional cardiologist, explained in an interview.

John Simon, MD, CEO of SimonMed Imaging, says imaging has considerably advanced for noninvasive detection of disease and it may be time for it to play a greater role in annual physicals, especially in executive physical exams.
 

Gregg Fonarow, MD, discussed the American Heart Association's stroke guidelines, the growing influence of AI and much more.

Tom Price, MD, former secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), said one way to address the growing shortage of physicians is to expand medical resident positions, but these are tied to Medicare spending so alternative means may be needed.

John Simon, MD, is a big advocate for these elective exams, but the American College of Radiology and some members of the specialty oppose this practice. 

Gerald G. Blackwell, MD, MBA, MedAxiom's president and CEO, examined how different cardiology employment models look today compared to even a decade ago.

Tom Price, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, and former secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is an advocate for changing immigration policy to help solve the growing shortage of doctors and nurses in the U.S.