Participate in
introductory, intermediate, and advanced lectures to learn the fundamentals
through the advanced applications of PACS, RIS, EMR, SWF, 3D, CAD, CR, DR,
SR, CIIP, CCTA, RHIOs, EMR, IHE, TRIP™,
and more. The 2007 SIIM University curriculum features 12 sections.
100
Level - Introductory Course
Provides attendees with the basics and fundamental information used in
everyday application of the technologies.
200
Level - Intermediate Course
Allows participants to explore the technologies in greater depth; and
more applicable to those with limited practical experience.
300
Level - Advanced Course
Provides more detailed and complex didactic offerings aimed toward the
technophiles and more experienced users of the technology.
Ballroom ACharles E.
Willis, PhD
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Section Head
Description:Projection radiography remains the workhorse of modern imaging
departments. Large-scale imaging informatics systems, therefore, depend on
devices that capture projection radiographs in digital form. An understanding of
the principles of digital radiography is important for personnel involved in the
acquisition, transmission, storage, and display of digital radiographs, as well
as those who make diagnoses from these images. This section considers the
devices that produce digital projection radiographs, and how these devices and
images differ from conventional analog radiography.
101
Fundamentals of
Digital Radiography
201
What’s New in Digital
Radiography?
301
The Transition from
Analog to Digital Radiography: A Technologist’s Perspective
Charles E. Willis, PhDUT MD
Anderson Cancer Center
Charles E. Willis, PhDUT MD
Anderson Cancer Center
Shirley Weddle, RT(R)(M) Total
Digital Imaging Consulting (TDIcon)
Ballroom AChristopher
D. Meenan, MS
University of Maryland Medical System,
Section Head
Description:While often viewed as a dry subject matter, policies and procedures are
truly a vital component of how any organization stays running. They provide
guidelines for how any group should act when its important that it act in a
consistent and repeatable way. For hospitals and other organizations
supporting mission critical systems (such as PACS), policies and procedures can
often make the difference between an “always on” system and one that fails to
measure up to user expectations.
102
Using a Wiki for Documentation
202
Creating High
Performance Teams and Processes for Radiology- A Blended ITIL/CMM
Approach
302
Policies
Surrounding Migration
Antoinette
King, RT(R)University of
Maryland Medical Center
Christopher D. Meenan, MS
University of Maryland Medical System
Frederick M. Behlen, PhD
Laboratory Automation Inc.
Ballroom AKeith J.
Dreyer, DO, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Section Head
Description:3D medical imaging and advanced visualization techniques are profoundly
changing the practice of radiology. Management of the hardware, software, and
personnel required to perform these tasks is becoming more and more challenging
for the typical department and hospital. In this session, industry thought
leaders will describe the methods used to harness and advance 3D and other
medical visualization techniques at their respective institutions.
103
Advanced
Visualization:
Next Generation Architectures
203
Advanced Visualization: 3D
and other Advanced Techniques
303
Advanced Visualization: The Clinical
Setting
Keith J.
Dreyer, DO, PhDMassachusetts
General Hospital
Gordon J. Harris, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Matthew A. Barish, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Ballroom ASteven C.
Horii, MD
University of Pennsylvania Health System,
Section Head
Description:Workstations remain a key hardware element for PACS as they are the
system to human interface for diagnostic and review tasks. Despite over 20
years of experience of vendors designing workstations and health care
professionals using them, there are still criticisms mixed with the praise.
This SIIM U track will survey the existing workstation state-of-the-art,
addressing both advantages and problems; examine how hand-held and portable
devices are changing the way workstations are used and where they are employed;
and look to important trends and designs that will impact workstations in the
near future.
104
Workstations:
State-of-the-Art
204
Pervasive Computing:
Workstation Power Anywhere
304
Workstation of the
Future: Trends and Developments
Barton F. Branstetter IV, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Woojin Kim, MD
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Section
5: Communicating Results throughout the Enterprise
Friday, June 8
10:15 am – 11:45 am
Ballroom ARamin
Khorasani, MD, MPH
Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Harvard Medical School, Section Head
Description:Communication gaps among caregivers result in suboptimal quality of care
and can negatively impact patient safety. Closing the loop on communication
hand-offs has been identified as a key safe practices goal and will be monitored
by JCAHO in 2007 and is likely to become an important quality metric for CMS,
which could impact payments to caregivers. In this session we will focus
specifically on communication of critical test results for medical imaging. We
will define important functional elements to successfully closing the
communication loop in the context of Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Hospital Organizations (JCAHO) requirements. We will then discuss how IT
solutions can potentially help healthcare organizations meet this important
patient safety goal.
105
Communication of
Critical Test Results and the National Patient Safety Goals: What You
Need to Do
205
IT Tool Kit for
Optimization of Communication of Critical Test Results: What You Need to
Know
305
Communication of
Critical Test Results and the Electronic Health Record - a Case Example
Ramin
Khorasani, MD, MPH
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Paul
G. Nagy, PhD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Paul
J. Chang, MD
University of Chicago,
Pritzker School of Medicine
Ballroom ASteve G. Langer, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Section Head
Description: This session will feature
an overview of storage, disaster recovery, high availability and business
continuity technologies; policies (change management, contract negotiations,
and service level agreements) that affect the abovementioned; and adopting
an enterprise imaging archive, both from the vendor and customer view.
106
Protecting the
Availability of Your Data
206
High Availability
Design and Administration
306
Challenges of
Building an Enterprise DICOM Archive
Christopher P. Toland
University of Maryland Medical System
Shadaab Kanwal, MBA, MISMOhio
Health Information Services
Ballroom ADavid S.
Channin, MD
Northwestern University Medical School,
Section Head
Description:Now entering its 9th year, IHE is exploding with growth both nationally
and internationally. This session will provide an update of the organization,
its latest activities in radiology, and its adoption as the core of national
electronic medical records.
Offered in conjunction with the RSNA
107The
IHE Organization
207IHE
Radiology in the Enterprise
307
Building National Health Records with
IHE
Christopher D. Carr, MA
Director of Informatics/RSNA
David
S. Channin, MD
Northwestern University Medical School
Ballroom ABarton F.
Branstetter IV, MD
University of Pittsburgh Health Systems,
Section Head
Description:This session will review the basic concepts of network security within
the medical enterprise, and review some of the recent technological advances in
this field. Particular emphasis will be placed on wireless security. An
illustrative, in-depth example of a security failure will be given, with a
discussion of the impact on the medical enterprise, and a practical presentation
on how the infection was contained and the network repaired.
108
Basics of Network
Security
208
Wireless Security
308
Hacked! – How Our
Hospital Network Was Taken Down
Barton F. Branstetter IV, MD
University of Pittsburgh Health Systems
Paul
J. Chang, MD
University of Chicago,
Pritzker School of Medicine
Ballroom CJ. Anthony
Seibert, PhDUniversity of
California-Davis Medical Center,
Section Head
Description:This course provides information regarding clinically relevant issues and
considerations for digital mammography. The first talk is geared towards the
issues that have confronted the radiologist in terms of a paradigm shift from
screen-film workflow, to a hybrid workflow, to an all-digital workflow. In the
second talk, a review of the new ACR guideline on determinants of image quality
in digital mammography that suggests minimum levels of performance will be
discussed, with the ramifications on acquisition, display, and storage issues
that must be considered for implementation. For the advanced course, the
adaptation of Computer Aided Detection (CAD) to digital mammography is shown to
provide new capabilities and opportunities for improved performance, as well as
better interaction with the radiologist for cueing, advising, and reporting.
109
Digital Mammography
Technology Update, A Radiologist’s Perspective
209
ACR Guideline on
Determinants of Image Quality in Digital Mammography
309
Advances in
Mammography Computer Aided Detection (CAD)
Section
10: Enterprise Integration
Strategies toward the Multimedia EHR
Saturday, June 9
1:15 pm – 2:45 pm
Ballroom APaul J.
Chang, MD
University of Chicago, Pritzker School of
Medicine, Section Head
Description:Medical images play an important role in patient management. These images
must be seamlessly integrated into the electronic health record (EHR) to realize
maximal utility. This course will introduce participants to strategies and
approaches to successfully integrate electronic medical images from radiology,
cardiology, and other sources into the EHR. The requirement to properly
understand and accommodate domain specific workflow models cannot be
underestimated. Domain specific workflow models from radiology, cardiology, and
visible light image producers will be introduced. While extremely useful, edge
protocols such as DICOM and HL7, as well as integration initiatives based on
these protocols (IHE), can be augmented by incorporating newer integration
approaches such as Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), web services, and XDS-I
(Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing for Imaging). Examples of these newer
integration approaches will be discussed.
110
Image Management
Beyond Radiology
210
Image Workflow Beyond
Radiology
310
Advanced Integration
Strategies Beyond DICOM and IHE
Gary
J. Wendt, MD, MBA
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Paul
J. Chang, MD
University of Chicago,
Pritzker School of Medicine
Paul
J. Chang, MD
University of Chicago,
Pritzker School of Medicine
Ballroom CGeorge H.
Bowers, MBAHealth Care Information Consultants LLC,
Section Head
Description:This session focuses on the economics of PACS and healthcare IT
investments. The first session is an introduction to the economics of PACS and
where a return on investment can be found. The second session is a case study
on how a significant investment in IT infrastructure was justified in a
multi-facility health care organization. The final session presents an
executive overview on realizing value from investments in IT.
111
Economics of PACS
211
Total Cost of
Ownership: A Case Study
311
Realizing Value from
IT Investments
George H. Bowers, MBA
Health Care Information Consultants LLC
Chris
Pangiotopoulos
Lifebridge Health
James
Oakes
Health Care Information Consultants LLC
Section
12: Imaging Informatics
Professional (IIP) Survival Guide: Getting Through the Night
Sunday, June 10
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Ballroom APaul G. Nagy,
PhDUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine,
Section Head
Description:Let’s face it, PACS isn’t perfect. The survivor’s guide track is a
gritty look at PACS from the eyes of seasoned veterans, who will share potential
pitfalls and discuss how to fix problems quickly. Presenters will also discuss
some free tools that professionals may use to assure them that everything is
alright, and talk about some traits and practices necessary to thrive in this
high-pressure environment.
112
Things That Go Bump in the Night (Frequent PACS Failure Modes)
212
Having the Right Stuff (This
Job Isn’t for Everyone)
312Tools
of the Trade (The True
Measure of a Geek)
Michael Toland
University of Maryland Medical System
