Artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the fastest growing technologies in the world today. In many industries, individuals and organizations compete to better understand AI and incorporate it into their work. Surgery is no exception. Therefore, Clinical Conference 2025 created AI in one of the six themes of the first day's theme session.
The first day of the meeting on Sunday, October 5th will include two consecutive panel sessions on AI. The first session, “Using ChatGpt and AI for Beginners” (PS104), provides the foundation for surgeons who are not yet familiar with AI. The second, “AI: Who Controls?” (PS 110) provides insights into the potential benefits and disadvantages of using AI, as well as its limitations and future applications. This allows surgeons to safely and effectively engage this technique in clinical care.
“AI: Who's Controlling?” mitigated by Gabriel Blatt, MD, MD, MSC, FACS, FACS, Anna N. Miller, MD, Anna N. Miller, MD, Anna N. Miller, MD, Anna N. Miller, MD, Anna N. Miller, MD, Anna N. Miller, MD, Anna N. Miller, MD, MD, MD, MD, MD, MD, FACS, FACS, Anna N. Miller, MD.
In an interview, Dr. Brat shared the view that using AI would not replace surgeons or reduce the need for surgical skills or decision-making. “It's not an algorithm that throws stitches. It's still a surgeon.”
Nevertheless, he said that the presumed session start is likely to be highly transformative in the profession over time.
“When it gets taken in large quantities, it really changes the elements of how we think about surgery,” he said.
Therefore, the key issue with the session is not whether you engage with AI, but rather do so in a way that ensures the best results.
To that end, Dr. Brat explained that the session “provides a very powerful translation focus by people who were in trench who worked in these technologies.” He and Dr. Miller specifically chose “All Star Panels,” designed to represent academia, healthcare associations and industry.
Panelists include Rachel A. Colecut, MD, MSPH and FACS. He is the head of the Department of Health Sciences and Innovation Trauma, Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Emergency Care at California Davis, Sacramento, California. She shares the AI perspective from academic surgery.
Genevieve Melton-Meaux, MD, PhD, FACS, FACMI, the first ACS Chief Health Informatics Director, presents the Healthcare Association's use of AI. She is also Senior Associate Dean of Health Informatics and Data Science at the University of Minnesota and an AI executive at Fairview Health Services in Minneapolis.
Finally, Dr. Khan Siddiqui, a radiologist and serial entrepreneur who is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of a company called Hoppr Ai, presents an opinion from the industry. Hoppr AI is a for-profit company focused on building AI apps for medical imaging. As a radiologist, Dr. Siddiqui represents a medical specialist where AI is likely to undergo drastic changes as it is embedded in image reading and diagnosis. His comments focus on professional insights relating to surgeons.
Their presentations provide insight into the current common use of AI and predictions on what the healthcare AI landscape will look like in about five years. The session includes advice on what an approach to AI is most effective for surgeons interested in ensuring positive outcomes and avoiding negative outcomes.
Additional information on AI use permeates clinical conference 2025. In addition to various sessions commenting on AI throughout the four days of the meeting, various researchers will introduce potential applications of research, estimation, and/or practice that includes AI in methods.
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