Opening Plenary/The Ralph G. Brindis Keynote - 2024 Quality Summit Presentation (Non-CE)-Opening Plenary/The Ralph G. Brindis Keynote

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The 2024 Quality Summit in San Antonio, attended by over 800 participants, is celebrated as a premier conference focusing on cardiovascular care. Barb Christensen, Senior Director of Registry Services, expressed gratitude to the organizing faculty, session planners, exhibitors, and ACC leadership. Acknowledgments were extended to Dr. Hani Najam of the ACC Board of Trustees for reinforcing the value of the participants' work. Dr. Olivia Gilbert, the program chair, emphasized the Summit's focus on quality improvement, registries, and accreditation, fostering collaboration across disciplines to advance cardiovascular outcomes.<br /><br />Key presentations included a keynote by Dr. Ami Bhatt, ACC's Chief Innovation Officer, discussing the impact of evolving technologies on quality analytics and care delivery. Dr. Bhatt highlighted the necessity of digital health and AI in managing the increasing complexity of medical data and enhancing patient care, urging the audience to adopt these technologies while demanding robust quality standards to prevent misinformation and biases. Challenges such as data bias, misinformation, and AI model collapse were addressed, promoting a collaborative intelligence approach rather than purely relying on AI.<br /><br />The Summit also honored Dr. Beacon Boskert with the Ray Barr Award for extraordinary contributions to cardiovascular disease care. Dr. Boskert's impressive achievements in clinical care, research, and leadership, including her roles at Baylor College of Medicine and Michael D. DeBakey VA Medicine, were recognized as aligning perfectly with the spirit of the award.<br /><br />Overall, the Summit emphasized engagement, learning, and collaboration to transform cardiovascular care, underscoring the critical role of multidisciplinary efforts in driving quality improvements in healthcare.

Keywords

Quality Summit 2024

cardiovascular care

Barb Christensen

Dr. Hani Najam

Dr. Olivia Gilbert

Dr. Ami Bhatt

digital health

AI in healthcare

Ray Barr Award

Dr. Beacon Boskert