Session Details
Date & Time
Tuesday, April 20, 2027, 2:10 PM - 2:50 PM
Name
12. Top Tips for Keeping Clinical Reasoning Alive in an AI-Driven Era
Session Type
Panel
Speakers
- Amit Vashist, MD, MBA, FACHE, Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Ballad Health
- Hasan B. Alam, MD, MBA, Surgeon-in-Chief, Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Chair, Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
- Katrina Holmes, MHA, BSN, CNOR, RN, Vice President and System Chief Nurse Officer, Sutter Health
- W. Graham Carlos, Chief Medical Officer, Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis
Description
AI now handles more diagnostic and documentation work, raising concern that clinicians' reasoning skills could atrophy. This panel offers guidance for using AI as a support tool rather than a substitute for judgment, preserving critical thinking and clinical intuition. Attendees gain strategies for adopting technology without eroding core expertise.