Medical Technology Management Institute
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Practical PACS for the Imaging Professional
8 Hours ARRT Category A Credit
Alexander Tune, B.S., RT(R)
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About this Seminar
This one-day PACS seminar covers key issues in PACS and Medical Imaging Informatics. You will benefit from this program if you are a PACS Administrator, imaging or IS professional wanting to upgrade your knowledge of this challenging technology.
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Educational Objectives
At the completion of this semianr, participants will be able to:
- Understand the trade-offs between a digital and non-digital imaging environment.
- Identify the key systems and workflow utilized in a digital imaging and PACS technology.
- Understand the principles of computer networking and PACS technology.
- Understand connectivity and integration issues in the digital imaging and PACS environments.
- Understand key medical informatics protocols such as DICOM and HL7.
- Plan a PACS deployment project.
- Identify and troubleshoot the most common PACS connectivity issues.
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Locations & Dates
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New York, NY |
Sep 27, 08
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Washington, DC |
Oct 25, 08
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About the Instructor
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Alexander Tune, B.S., RT(R)
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Alexander has over 10 years experience in diagnostic radiology including positions as a staff technologist and as a supervisor. He is currently the Radiology IT Manager for a health network in New York City. He has extensive experience in designing enterprise scale radiology networks as well as integrating sites into networks. He has worked with a large variety of hardware and software from major vendors. Mr. Tune is presently pursuing a Master’s degree in Business Administration from St. Joseph’s College in New York City.
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Seminar Credit
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Accreditation is awarded through the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA). This seminar provides 8 hours of Category A continuing education credit for
radiologic technologists recognized by the ARRT and various licensure states.
A certificate of attendance will be provided for each individual upon
completion of the course. All attendees must attend the entire course to
receive full credit.
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Seminar Schedule
| 8:00 am |
Registration and Coffee |
| 8:30 am |
Digital vs Analog Medical Imaging
- Systems and Workflows in the Digital Environment
Key Considerations for PACS implementation
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| 10:10 am |
Informal Discussion and Break |
| 10:20 am |
RIS (Radiology Information System)
- RIS overview and functionality
- PACS/RIS Integration
HL7 to DICOM translation
- How it works
- The role of the broker
RIS/ HIS Integration
HL7 interfaces
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| 11:10 am |
Voice Dictation System
Purpose of a voice Dictation (Pros and Cons)
Enterprise Integration of a Voice Dictation System
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| 12:00 pm |
Lunch - (on your own) |
| 1:00 pm |
Digital Imaging Network Protocols
DICOM
Introduction to computer networking
- Brief explanation of OSI networking model
How DICOM works
- Key DICOM services
- Trouble shooting DICOM connectivity issues
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| 2:00 pm |
HL7 (Health Level Seven)
- What is HL7?
- Message structure
- Basic segment types
- How does HL7 work? Message types
- Trouble shooting HL7 connectivity issues
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| 2:50 pm |
Informal Discussion & Break |
| 3:00 pm |
IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise)
Integration profiles, actors, and transactions
- Miscellaneous issues and considerations
- Downtime policies
Data backup procedures
- Database backups
- Pixel data backups
- Redundancy and failover clustering
Quality control
Upgrades and data migration
System administration and maintenance
- Vendor’s Responsibility
- Site personnel’s Responsibility
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| 3:50 pm |
Security
HIPAA
- Privacy rule
- Security rule
- Enforcement rule
End user restrictions
- Assignment of Levels of Access
- Remote access
VPN
- Site to site
- Remote access
- Nighthawk services
Medical-Legal issues involving medical digital imaging technology
- Mismatched information
- Lack of information
- Untransmitted studies
- Unread studies
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| 4:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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Registration
All prices are in US dollars *
| Occ | Amount | Early | Members | Mbrs Early | Reg Door | Mbr Door |
| technologist | 189.00 | 179.00 | 171.00 | 161.00 | 199.00 | 179.00 |
| Edmonton, AB -CAN | 239.00 | 219.00 | 219.00 | 199.00 | 260.00 | 240.00 |
Qualifying 'Early' registrations must be made at least 14 days in advance.
Refunds, minus a $30 processing fee, will be granted for cancellations
received at least 3 days prior to the seminar. Cancellations received
within 3 days of the seminar will receive a credit toward a future
MTMI seminar, minus the $30 processing fee. No refunds will be
made after the seminar.
Registration Discounts
Group discount for a group from one facility registering at the same time: 3-5
attendees 5%; 6 or more attendees 10%. Group discounts for MTMI
Institutional Members can be as high as 25%, please contact MTMI for details
(discount is not applicable if the tuition is paid by purchase order). For
student rates, contact MTMI. Members of MTMI receive a discount. Only one
discount may be applied.
*Events in Canadian cities show amounts in Canadian dollars.
MTMI reserves the right to cancel any scheduled seminar due to low
advance registration or other reasons. MTMI’s liability is limited to a refund
of any program tuition paid. MTMI recommends that attendees use refundable
airline tickets for travel to seminars. In case of cancellation of a seminar for
any reason, MTMI is not responsible for travel costs incurred by attendees
including non-refundable airline tickets.
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How to Register
By phone call: 1-800-765-6864
By Mail, Fax or Online:
Complete the form on this page then click the Register button.
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Hotel Information
New York, NY - September 27, 2008
Hilton Garden Inn JFK Airport
148-18 134th Street
Jamaica, NY 11430
718-322-4448
www.hiltongardeninn.com
MTMI Guest Room Rate
$149 single/double
Make Reservations by 9/5/08
Free Parking
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Washington, DC - October 25, 2008
Hilton Crystal City
2399 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
703-418-6800
www.hilton.com
MTMI discounted guest room rate
$189.00 double/single
Make reservations by 09/24/2008
Parking $10
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