SCAI Hat Day
Why Wear the Hat?
If you practice interventional cardiology in the United States today, you're part of a community of less than 7,000 specialists. Looking after a population of more than 340 million people, half of whose adults have cardiovascular disease.
Demand for your skills is extraordinarily high. You are likely worried that not all patients receive timely and effective care, and that many have no access to the life-saving skills of an IC because of where they live, or who they are.
Your workload is increasing, but so are patients' wait times. You are reimbursed less than you used to be.
Every day, maintaining your emotional well-being is a challenge, and you're concerned about the physical toll your job takes.
Raise Awareness of Your Concerns for Patients and Show Solidarity With Your Colleagues—Wear the Hat!
When to Wear
At Scientific Sessions
Hat Day will be celebrated live on Friday, April 24, 2026. Wear your hat proudly on-site and participate in the photo contest at the #SCAIChampion backdrop.
Online & Social Media
Post a photo wearing your hat using #SCAIHatDay and #SCAIChampion. Join the conversation and amplify the message:
How to Get Your Hat
At Scientific Sessions
Visit SCAI Central and donate at the SCAI booth to receive your hat and our thanks.
From the SCAI Store
Hats are available to buy online.
Once your Member of Congress has taken a public stance on an issue, it's harder for them to change their position. The earlier they hear your opinion, the more likely your voice will have an impact.
SCAI's Action Center is a free, quick, and easy-to-use way to tell them how you feel.
Learn more about key policy issues that SCAI campaigns on to activate change and improve interventional cardiology for everyone.
The official hashtag for SCAI's campaigns Is #SCAIAdvocacy.
When posting on social media, use this hashtag to join the discussion.
Speak-up for timely care, fair policies, and sustainable careers in interventional cardiology.
Including suggested sample posts, and campaign messaging to help you honor colleagues and advocate for your patients.
We hope you'll join us in making this campaign a visible and unifying expression of our community's commitment to each other and those you care for.
Every day, staff in the cardiac catheterization laboratory face demands and hazards unique to interventional cardiology.
SCAI advocates for workplace safety standards and fosters a collaborative community to achieve intentional, positive change in operators' physical and mental well-being.
Clear, easy-to-understand guidance from SCAI that ensures you are coding and billing correctly.
Join Our Campaign to Support Interventional Cardiology and the Patients It Serves
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