2027 STA Annual Meeting
2027 STA Annual Meeting
Add this event| Date: | January 14-17, 2027 |
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| Location: | Scottsdale, AZ |
Keynote Presentation
"The Always-On Scout: Clinical AI, Patient Safety, and What It Means for the Anesthesiologist"
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, is the Global Chief Medical Officer at Aidoc, the world's largest clinical AI company, where he leads the integration of AI-driven solutions across more than 1,700 hospitals in 19 countries. A board-certified anesthesiologist and clinical informaticist, he trained at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and remains in active clinical practice as a staff anesthesiologist at Froedtert Hospital and as a Professor of Anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Dr. Ehrenfeld served as the 178th President of the American Medical Association (2023–2024) and is a former Commander in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps and combat veteran, having served as Department Head of Anesthesiology at the NATO Role III Multinational Medical Unit in Kandahar, Afghanistan. His career has uniquely positioned him at the intersection of frontline clinical care, health technology, and national policy.
A leading voice on the future of clinical AI, Dr. Ehrenfeld currently chairs the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Technical Committee 62, which sets global standards for medical device software and electrical equipment, and co-chairs the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) AI Committee. He also serves on the Consumer Technology Association's Health AI Planning Council. He previously co-directed the Navy Surgeon General's Taskforce on Personalized and Digital Medicine and served as an advisor to the World Health Organization's Digital Health Technical Advisory Group.
His research supported by the NIH, the Department of Defense, and ARPA-H spans perioperative informatics, patient safety, and the responsible deployment of AI in clinical environments. He has authored more than 275 peer-reviewed publications, co-edited 23 clinical textbooks (including six editions of Pocket Anesthesia and Monitoring Technologies in Acute Care Environments), and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Systems.
Dr. Ehrenfeld has been recognized as a STAT News STATUS List changemaker, a Fierce 50 honoree in life sciences, and a HIMSS Changemaker in Health. He received the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Chicago and the 2026 Joseph M. Heyman Award for Outstanding Contributions to Organized Medicine from the Massachusetts Medical Society.
A longtime member of the Society for Technology in Anesthesia, Dr. Ehrenfeld bring both the clinical grounding of an actively practicing anesthesiologist and the global perspective of a leader who has spent his career building the systems that keep patients safe.
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Power Talks
Want to take the stage at the 2027 STA Annual Meeting? Here’s your chance! We’re inviting bold thinkers and passionate communicators to apply to give a ten-minute Power Talk presentation on Sunday, January 17, 2027 at the STA annual meeting.
This is an open call for anyone -including students, residents, fellows, and early-career researchers/clinicians- who is ready to share fresh ideas and spark conversation. To apply, simply submit a one-minute elevator pitch on any topic that you think would interest annual meeting attendees. No fancy production required, a clear, self-recorded cellphone video is all it takes. Full submission details and guidelines can be found below.
Up to 3 applicants will be selected to give a ten-minute Power Talk at the STA 2027 Annual Meeting — a fantastic opportunity to share your ideas with leaders in anesthesia, technology, and innovation.
Submission Guidelines:
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Submit an entry using the online submission system
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Provide a link to your downloadable video file via the online submission system
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Elevator pitch videos should be a maximum of sixty seconds in length. Videos longer than 60 seconds will not be accepted
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Video sound should be clearly audible, and the speaker’s face, torso and hands should be visible throughout the entire recording
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Do not use PowerPoint slides, video graphics or other similar material in the submission video
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Submissions must be scientific, educational, and evidence-based in nature
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Submissions may not be used to advertise, promote, market, or otherwise endorse a commercial product, device, diagnosis test, drug, service, or company
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Power Talks will be peer-reviewed according to the following criteria: originality, scientific interest, clear and confident presentation style
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Authors will be notified of review decision via email. Please contact the STA at stahq@stahq.org if you have not received a decision by September 8, 2026
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Power Talks presenters are required to pay meeting registration and expenses
Generative AI Allowances and Limitations
You are the author of any works submitted, and therefore you take responsibility for the final content of your submission, including any part(s) created or modified using generative AI-based tools. Please indicate in the space provided in the disclosures section the extent to which, if any, generative AI technology was used and how it was used to develop your elevator pitch.
What is allowed:
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Writing Assistance (readability, style, tone, grammar)
What is not allowed:
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AI to Create Data
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AI as a Primary or Secondary Source
If generative AI is found to have been used in a way that you did not disclose, this will be treated as serious academic malpractice.
