Welcome to ACC’s Health Care Innovation Member Section!

Jennifer A. Silva, MD, FACC

Jennifer A. Silva, MD, FACC
Chair

We are a young, vibrant section dedicated to adding value to Section members interested in Innovation across the cardiovascular spectrum. Our section is member-driven and focused on all aspects of health care innovation, including areas of broad focus career development, such as entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and care pathway development; and more content specific areas, such as artificial intelligence (AI), digital health and digital twins.

Like any new venture, we take a deliverable-based approach to our focus areas. These deliverables vary based on the project leaders and include manuscripts, webinars and in-person events. Here are current focus areas for the Section:

  • Future Hub. This is a Hub on the Expo floor at ACC's Annual Scientific Session arranged and organized by a member taskforce from our Section. Please join us at our next Future Hub!
  • Innovation Initiatives across the ACC. We are seeking to identify and connect members with Innovation opportunities across the College.
  • Cross-Sectional Committee on AI. This is a work in progress! Our goal is to create a cross-sectional committee that will spearhead AI initiatives across all cardiovascular care.

If any of these opportunities piqued your interest, or if you have other ideas for the Heath Care Innovation Member Section, please reach out to me or Cecilia Araoz caraoz@acc.org. We hope that you will join us to advance our mission!

Sincerely,

Jennifer A. Silva, MD, FACC
Chair, Health Care Innovation Member Section

Join the Health Care Innovation Member Section — Today!

The Health Care Innovation Member Section is only able to accomplish its mission through support from members. Members can join online by clicking here or by contacting ACC Member Care at (800) 253-4636, ext. 5603; or direct dial (202) 375-6000.

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As our membership grows, so does the Health Care Innovation Member Section's opportunities to impact College policies and provide additional member benefits.

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Call For JACC: Advances Papers: AI, Digital Health and Emerging Technologies

November 2, 2026

Announcements

JACC: Advances is calling for submissions for a special Focus Issue exploring how AI, digital health platforms, wearables, remote monitoring and emerging technologies are transforming cardiovascular care. The issue seeks original research, reviews, meta-analyses, policy papers, expert panels and clinical reasoning articles addressing topics such as AI-enabled diagnostics and risk prediction, digital health and telehealth solutions, wearable technologies, device and interventional innovations, implementation science, regulatory considerations, data privacy, algorithmic bias and health system transformation. Submit by Jan. 4, 2027.

Education

AI-Enabled Clinician: Closing the Gap in Women’s CV Care

November 2, 2026

Featured Webinar

In the latest episode of ACC’s AI-Enabled Clinician podcast series, Laxmi S. Mehta, MD, MBA, FACC, joins Ami B. Bhatt, MD, FACC, to address persistent gaps in women’s cardiovascular care, from underrecognized risk factors to barriers in post-event follow-up. They explore how digital health solutions like telehealth, virtual cardiac rehab and wearables can help close those gaps and expand access – and share how clinicians can embrace tools like ambient AI to keep prevention a top focus. Listen now.

Event

Registration Now Open For ACC.27-WCC

October 21, 2026

Upcoming Event

Join us for ACC.27 Together With WCC, taking place April 10-12, 2027, in Houston, TX. ACC.27-WCC will bring together thousands of cardiovascular professionals from across the globe for an extraordinary exchange of science, innovation and clinical expertise. Discover the breakthroughs shaping the future of cardiovascular medicine and the newest guidelines transforming patient care worldwide.

Plus, plan to arrive a day early to participate in The Future of Cardiology: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence Across the Cardiovascular Ecosystem pre-conference session on Friday, April 9 and gain the tools and confidence to successfully integrate AI into your practice responsibly, effectively, and with patients at the center. Don’t delay – register early to SAVE with early bird discounts and select the ACC.27-WCC PLUS package to add the pre-conference to your registration.

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