2026 Selig Symposium for Surgical Artificial Intelligence
About this Event
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping healthcare, creating new opportunities to enhance patient care, improving clinical decision-making, advance medical education, and optimize healthcare operations. The 2026 symposium brings together leaders, researchers, clinicians, educators, and industry partners to explore the evolving role of AI throughout the surgical ecosystem.
Through keynote presentations, panel discussions, and active conversations, attendees will examine emerging innovations, real-world applications, implementation strategies, and the challenges associated with integrating AI into healthcare. The symposium provides a forum for sharing ideas, fostering collaboration, and discussing the future direction of AI in surgery.
Day 1 Agenda
🕑: 01:00 PM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
🕑: 01:15 PM
Session: AI Across the Perioperative Continuum
🕑: 03:30 PM
Implementation Showcase (Opportunity to Get Involved, Link to Apply Below!)
Info: This session during the symposium highlights projects that are actively being implemented or have already been deployed in clinical, research, or operational settings. Selected presenters will have the opportunity to showcase their work, share lessons learned, and receive feedback from a multidisciplinary audience of clinicians, researchers, industry partners, and healthcare leaders. Whether your project is improving workflows, enhancing patient care, advancing surgical research, or applying AI in practice, we encourage you to apply. Apply here: https://mcwisc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3QX7UymYxcNBZ4i
🕑: 04:45 PM
Day 1 Closing
🕑: 06:40 PM
Evening Social Event: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Texas Rangers
Info: Please note that tickets are first-come, first-served.
Day 2 Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM
Breakfast & Coffee Discussions
🕑: 09:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Session: AI in Surgical Education
🕑: 11:15 AM
Fireside Chat: Advancing Perioperative AI at Froedtert & MCW
🕑: 12:15 PM
Closing Discussion
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