Top 6 of SIIM26!

Your Inspo for Submitting a Session Proposal for SIIM27 

The strongest sessions at SIIM26 did more than cover timely topics. They reflected what this community increasingly values: practical solutions, honest experience, peer learning, cross-functional collaboration, and ideas attendees can take home and use. 

Looking at six of SIIM26’s highest-rated sessions, another pattern stands out—the speakers brought very different perspectives to the stage. Physicians, imaging informaticists, technologists, enterprise architects, industry professionals, educators, and leaders all contributed to the conversations that resonated most. 

As you consider a proposal for SIIM27, these sessions offer useful inspiration.  

AI à la Carte: Using Automation to Bring Distributed AI to Your Reporting Environment 

Karan H. Jani, MD, MPH, MBA, and Shawn Lyo, MD 

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This session paired a highly specific technical challenge with practical approaches attendees could evaluate and apply in their own environments. Jani and Lyo brought both clinical and technical experience to the conversation, connecting emerging technology with the realities of imaging workflow. (SIIM Annual Meeting) 

What it tells us: The community is interested in AI, but not AI in the abstract. Attendees want to understand how new technologies actually work inside real imaging environments, where they succeed, where they struggle, and what measurable difference they can make. 

For your proposal: Start with a real problem. Show us what you tried, how you approached it, and what others can learn from your experience. 

Leading with Purpose: Empowering Women in Imaging Informatics 

Victoria Barnosky, PhD, MHA, CIIP; Susan Jarquin, PhD, MBA, CTACC; Janene Layne, MSHIA, RT(R)(MG)(CT)(MR), CIIP; and Mindy Yang, MD 

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This interactive session focused on leadership development through reflection, discussion, coaching, and actionable next steps. Its faculty represented a mix of informatics, clinical leadership, coaching, and operational expertise. (SIIM Annual Meeting) 

What it tells us: The future of imaging informatics isn’t only about technology. The community also wants education that helps people lead teams, grow professionally, navigate change, and build the workforce that will move the field forward. 

For your proposal: Think beyond technical knowledge. What could help an imaging informatics professional become more effective in their role, organization, or career? 

IIP Certification Exam Study Idea Exchange 

Robert A. Paul, MBA, CIIP; Royce Ruter, CNMT, RT(RT)(N), CIIP; Raffi Salibian, MD; and Ali Tejani, MD, CIIP 

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This session leaned heavily into what SIIM does especially well: peer-to-peer learning. Rather than relying solely on traditional presentation, experienced professionals created an opportunity to exchange study strategies, resources, questions, and lessons learned. (SIIM Annual Meeting) 

What it tells us: Sometimes the most valuable session isn’t a lecture. Attendees respond to opportunities to learn with one another, especially when the topic addresses an immediate professional need. 

For your proposal: Consider the format as carefully as the subject. Could discussion, problem-solving, demonstrations, small groups, or an idea exchange make your session stronger? 

The Secret Playbook: Turning Vendor–Client Kryptonite into Collaboration 

Tessa S. Cook, MD, PhD, CIIP, FSIIM; Ameena Elahi, MSOD, MPA, RT(R), CIIP; Morris Panner, JD; and Twana Marx, RT(R), CIIP 

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This session took on a challenge almost everyone in imaging informatics recognizes: vendor-client relationships. Its strength was the combination of perspectives, examining how miscommunication, competing priorities, expectations, and organizational dynamics can derail otherwise promising technology projects. (SIIM Annual Meeting) 

What it tells us: Imaging informatics is increasingly about people and partnerships as much as platforms and systems. The community wants candid conversations about what makes implementation work—and what gets in the way. 

For your proposal: Don’t be afraid to tackle the hard parts. A session about lessons learned, competing viewpoints, failures, or common friction points can be extraordinarily useful when it helps attendees find a better path forward. 

From Clinical Chaos to Enterprise Cohesion: A Real-World Playbook for Ophthalmology Imaging 

Nicholas Charboneau, MS, and Bruce Luinenburg 

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Charboneau and Luinenburg brought deep enterprise imaging experience to a highly specific problem: bringing fragmented ophthalmology imaging environments into a more cohesive enterprise strategy. Their experience includes enterprise architecture, interoperability, DICOM workflows, device integration, and non-radiology imaging. (SIIM Annual Meeting) 

What it tells us: The definition of imaging informatics continues to expand. Enterprise imaging challenges increasingly extend beyond radiology, and attendees want real implementation stories from specialties and workflows that are still evolving. 

For your proposal: Specificity is a strength. You don’t need to solve an industry-wide problem. Show us how you solved one meaningful problem in your environment—and help attendees understand what they can adapt to theirs. 

Cybersecurity Readiness for the Modern Imaging Enterprise 

Po-Hao Chen, MD, MBA; Benoit Desjardins, MD, PhD; Reza Forghani, MD, PhD; and James T. Whitfill, MD, MBA, CIIP, FSIIM 

Explore the SIIM26 session 

This faculty brought senior clinical, informatics, and organizational leadership perspectives to one of imaging’s most consequential operational challenges. The session moved from vulnerabilities to concrete strategies for preparedness, response, recovery, and creating a stronger security culture. (SIIM Annual Meeting) 

What it tells us: As imaging becomes more interconnected through cloud services, AI, enterprise platforms, remote workflows, and third-party integrations, attendees are looking for guidance on resilience, governance, risk, and operational readiness—not technology alone. 

For your proposal: Help the community prepare for what’s next. Sessions that translate emerging risks or technologies into practical decisions are especially valuable. 

What could your session add to SIIM27? 

These six sessions could hardly be more different—and that’s the point. 

A great SIIM session might be deeply technical or focused on leadership. It might feature a major enterprise implementation or a peer conversation. It might bring clinicians and vendors together, tackle an emerging risk, or explore a problem affecting one particular imaging specialty. 

The common thread is relevance and usefulness. 

SIIM27 is built by the imaging informatics community, with more than 70% of the program planned to come from submitted sessions—including yours. 

You don’t need to have all the answers. You need an experience, idea, challenge, or perspective that could help the community learn. 

What have you learned that SIIM27 attendees need to hear? 

Submit your SIIM27 session proposal by August 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM PT.