AAARAD Fall Conference Agenda
Preliminary Conference Agenda
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Time
Session
Speaker/Moderator
5:00pm
2025 – 2026 AAARAD Board Meeting
6:30pm
Welcome Reception Sponsored by AAARAD
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Time
Session
Speaker/Moderator
7:00am
AAARAD Registration
7:00am
Attendee Breakfast
8:00am
Welcome and Introductions
Kunal Vora
8:15am
Speed Networking with the twist–
Your Topics, Your AnswersVictor Sarro,
Rebekah Broadus9:45am
ACR Diagnostic Imaging Center of
Excellence DesignationHabib Tanner
10:45am
Morning Break and Networking
11:00am
Stop Scaling. Start Transforming:
A Leadership Imperative for Academic
Radiology AdministrationDeb Smith
11:45am
Business Meeting
AAARAD Board
Members12:15pm
Lunch and break
1:15pm
Preliminary Results of 2026-2027
Annual Compensation & Productivity
SurveyBrad Gleichman,
Mehul Lakhani,
John Hunt,
Kunal Vora2:15pm
Discussion of the FY2028 Survey
Data Request – Proposed Changes
and EnhancementsBrad Gleichman,
Mehul Lakhani,
John Hunt,
Kunal Vora2:45pm
Afternoon Break and Networking
3:15pm
Diagnostic Medical Physics –
How to measure productivity and justify
FTE Expansion to health system4:00pm
Stronger Together: Workforce
Models to Leverage Talent
in Academic RadiologyJustin T. Deese
4:45pm
Wrap up & Reminders
Kunal Vora
6:30pm
Dinner, Awards and Recognition Ceremony
Sponsored by AAARAD
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Time
Session
Speaker/Moderator
7:15am
Attendee Breakfast
8:15am
Welcome and Introductions
08:30am
Development and Implementation of a
System-Wide Imaging Technologist
Clinical Ladder ProgramAmanda Pechastko
09:30am
Implementing AI in Academic Radiology:
Governance, Real-World Experience, and the
Path ForwardHabib Tannir
10:30am
Morning Break
11:00am
Beyond Salary: The Work RVU
Compensation ModelBrad Gleichman,
William Kirschner,
Jennifer Sposato12:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm
A Radiologist Workforce Workload Model to
Optimize Operational Efficiency and
Strategic PlanningAnna Spraykar
2:00pm
AAR – AAARAD Partnership
Dr Geoffery Rubin
3:00pm
Afternoon Break and Networking
3:30pm
Mentoring Circles
Ron Zink
4:00pm
From One Chair to the Next: Best
Practices in Department
Leadership Transition4:45pm
Closing Remarks
Kunal Vora
5:00pm
2026 – 2027 AAARAD Board Meeting
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AAARAD/SCARD Joint Session
Time
Session
7:00-7:50am Breakfast 7:50-8:00am Welcome 8:00-9:00am AAARAD/ SCARD Salary and Productivity Survey Update:
Data and Discussion of Trends9:00-10:00am Where to Invest Your Money, Time and Other
Scarce Resources10:00-10:30am Networking Break 10:30am-12:00pm Al Forward: Modern Radiology Solutions 12:00-1:00pm Lunch 1:00-2:30pm Optimizing Metrics for Radiology Operations 2:30-3:15pm Networking Break 3:15-4:10pm Radiology at Scale: Enterprise Solutions 4:10-5:00pm Developing Department leaders (Roundtable Discussion) 6:00-7:00pm Fall Meeting Reception – For registered attendees and
LEAD Program members