The Future of Heart Care: Cardiac CT, AI Technologies & Intelligent Practice Solutions
Southwest Florida Cardiovascular Imaging Symposium – Knoxville, TN
SWFLCIS-Knoxville, May 30, 2026
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Primary Audience
- Primary Care Providers
- Cardiologists
- Radiologists
- Advanced Practitioners
- Technologists
- Nurses
- Trainees
Registration Fees
- Physician (MD/DO) $250
- Nurse Practitioners/ $150
Physician Assistants - Nurses, Technologists $100
- Trainees, Residents, Fellows $50
We are pleased to invite you to participate in SWFLCIS Knoxville 2026, presented in partnership with Health360 and Innoventi.AI. This one-day symposium will take place on Saturday, May 30, 2026 at the UT Conference Center in Downtown in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Our symposium brings together cardiologists, radiologists, and primary care physicians for a day of collaboration and learning. The program delivers state-of-the-art updates in advanced cardiac imaging, with a focus on emerging AI technologies and their integration into clinical practice.
Thank you to our sponsors!
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Our mission is simple: to empower clinicians with the tools and knowledge to transform cardiovascular care. At the Southwest Florida Cardiovascular Imaging Symposium, we are bridging the gap between innovation and everyday clinical practice.
-James Thompson, DO & Shone Almeida, MD
SWFLCIS Founders
May 30th, 2026
Proposed Agenda
7:00a- 8:30a
Pre-Conference Workshop
(advanced registration required)
Hands-On CT-Derived Plaque Analysis Workshop
(Sponsored by Cleerly)
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Breakfast and Registration will be available starting at 7:00am for all attendees
8:30a-
8:45a
Symposium Opening Remarks
Welcome and Introductions
Session 1: Cardiac CT Foundations
8:45a
Calcium Score in 2026
Matthew Budoff, MD
9:15a
Updates in Cardiac CT in 2026
Shone Almeida, MD
9:45a
Assessment of Chest Pain: Choosing the Right Test for the Right Patient
Patrick Platzer, DO
10:15a
Panel Discussion
10:30a-
11:00a
Morning Coffee Break
Sponsored by Preventi.AI
Session 2: Going Beyond Anatomy
11:00a
CT-Derived Plaque Analysis and CT FFR
Tyler Coombes, MD and Ahmed Kassem Abdullah, MD
11:30a
How to Track the Disease: What Labs to Check
Kashif Shaikh, MD and Trentham Nathan, MD
12:00p
FAI: The Inflammation Story
James Thompson, DO
12:30p-
1:15p
Lunch
Sponsored by Circle
Session 3: AI and Burnout
1:15p
Building a CT Program: Hospital & Primary Care Perspectives
Ahmed Abuzaid, MD and Malcolm Foster, MD
1:45p
Panel Discussion: AI & Automation in Practice – Imaging Workflows, EHR, and Beyond
Faculty: Drs. Yasir Akhtar, Waqas Masud and Malcolm Foster
2:30p-
4:00p
Post-Conference Workshop
(advanced registration required)
Hands-On Workshop: FFRct, Plaque Analysis & CT-Guided PCI (Sponsored by HeartFlow)
Faculty:
Primary Audience
- Primary Care Providers
- Cardiologists
- Radiologists
- Advanced Practitioners
- Technologists
- Nurses
- Trainees
Registration Fees
- Physician (MD/DO) $250
- Nurse Practitioners/ $150
Physician Assistants - Nurses, Technologists $100
- Trainees, Residents, Fellows $50