Preliminary Program*
"Getting Connected in Radiology...Workflow & Interoperability"

*This program is subject to change without notice.

Tuesday, March 25 2008 PACS 2008 logo

PACS Primer 2008- Fundamentals of DHIMS

7:00am-7:00pm Registration
7:30pm-8:30am Buffet Breakfast
SESSION P1: Fundamentals 1
Moderator: David L. Weiss, MD
8:30am-8:35am Introduction
Edward M. Smith, ScD, FACNP
8:35am-9:15am Functionality of the HIS and RIS
Steven C. Horii, MD, FACR, FSIIM
9:15am-10:05am Introduction to HL7 and DICOM
Herman Oosterwijk, MS, MBA
10:05am-10:45am Architecture and Functionality of PACS
Leonard S. Avecilla, MS
10:45am-11:00am Break
11:00am-11:40am Infrastructure Basics
John S. Koller
11:40am-12:25pm Workstations and Monitors
David L. Weiss, MD
12:25pm-1:25pm Lunch
SESSION P2: Fundamentals 2
Moderator: Charles E. Willis, PhD
1:25pm-2:05pm Storage and Disaster Recovery (DR) of Medical Information
John S. Koller
2:05pm-2:35pm Quality Assurance Requirements
Charles E. Willis, PhD
2:35pm-3:05pm Fundamentals of Privacy and Security
J. Anthony Seibert, PhD
3:05pm-3:45pm IHE and Radiology Workflow
Herman Oosterwijk, MS, MBA
3:45pm-4:00pm Break
4:00pm-4:30pm Attributes and Responsibilities of a PACS Administrator
Shaun Hill, RT
4:30pm-5:00pm The Impact of PACS on the Workflow and Productivity of the Radiologist
Steven C. Horii, MD, FACR, FSIIM
5:00pm-5:30pm The Impact of PACS on the Workflow and Productivity of the Radiology Technologist
Leonard S. Avecilla, MS
5:30PM Adjourn
6:00pm-7:00pm PACS Administrators Registry and Certification Association (PARCA) Meeting

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

7:00am Registration
Exhibits, Demonstrations and Workshop Areas Open
7:00am-7:30am Breakfast Buffet
Supported by DeJarnette Research Systems, Inc.
7:30am-7:40am Introduction
Edward M. Smith, ScD, FACNP
SESSION 1: Roadmap to Digital Healthcare Information Management Systems (DHIMS)
Moderator: David L. Waldman, MD, PhD
7:40am-8:10am Introduction to the Concept of DHIMS
David L. Weiss, MD
8:10am-8:40am Factors Impacting Productivity in the Digital Environment
Steven C. Horii, MD, FACR, FSIIM
8:40am-9:10am How to Select a Clinical Application
Kevin W. McEnery, MD
9:10am-9:40am Managing Upgrades and Changing Vendors
Steven C. Horii, MD, FACR, FSIIM
9:40am-10:00am Ask the Experts Panel
Horii, McEnery, Weiss
10:00am-10:15am Break
Supported by Barco, Inc.
SESSION 2: Communications in a Digital Environment
Moderator: Kevin W. McEnery, MD
10:15am-10:40am Communication Issues– Patient Care, Legal and Economic Impact
David L. Waldman, MD, PhD
10:40am-11:10am Communicating Critical Results to the Referring Physician
Paul J. Chang, MD, FSIIM
11:10am-11:25am* Radiology Workflow: Interoperability with Business Logic
J. H. Mertz, NeoTool
11:25am-11:40am* Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Communication Between Radiology and the Enterprise
L. M. Ghent, RTNM, PMP, McKesson Medical Imaging Group
11:40am-11:55am* Utilizing Unified Communications to Improve Imaging Workflow & Clinical Results Notification/Acknowledgement
Gary J. Wendt, MD, MBA
* Not included in the CME credit awarded to this conference.
11:55am-12:15pm Ask the Experts Panel
Chang, Rutledge, Waldman
12:15pm-2:15pm Buffet Lunch, Visit with the Exhibitors and Exhibitor Demonstrations
Lunch Supported by GE Healthcare
SESSION 3: Availability and Accessibility: Part 1
Moderator: J. Anthony Seibert, PhD
2:15pm-2:45pm Monitoring DHIMS: Infrastructure, Hardware and Workflow
Leonard S. Avecilla, MS
2:45pm-3:15pm Portals to Provide Access to DHIMS: Vendors, Clinicians, Administration and Patients
Gary J. Wendt, MD, MBA
3:15pm-3:45pm Requirements for Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC)
John S. Koller
3:45pm-4:00pm Break
Supported by Barco, Inc.
SESSION 4: Availability and Accessibility: Part 2
Moderator: Steven C. Horii, MD, FACR, FSIIM
4:00pm-4:30pm Making DHIMS Highly Available
John S. Koller
4:30pm-4:45pm* BRIT 3R Tools for Remote Reading Services
M. A. Fisher, BRIT Systems
4:45pm-5:00pm* Live Transmission of Medical Imaging Procedures for Real-time Physician Consulting
Tony Molinari, Foresight Imaging
* Not included in the CME credit awarded to this conference
5:00pm-5:30pm Ask the Experts Panel
Koller, Avecilla, Wendt
5:30pm-8:00pm Buffet Welcome Reception, Visit with Exhibitors and Exhibitor Demonstrations and Workshops
Reception Supported by Philips Medical Systems
8:00pm Adjourn

Thursday, March 27, 2008

7:00am Registration
7:00am-7:30am Breakfast Buffet
Supported by DeJarnette Research Systems, Inc.
SESSION 5: Interoperability of Clinical Applications: Part 1
Moderator: Paul J. Chang, MD, FSIIM
7:30am-8:00am Hospital Information System (HIS) and Master Patient Index (MPI) / Enterprise MPI
Donald W. Rucker, MD
8:00am-8:30am Integrated RIS/PACS
Kevin W. McEnery, MD
8:30am-9:00am The Role of Computer Physician Order Entry (CPOE) in Radiology
David L. Waldman, MD, PhD
9:00am-9:30am Criteria for Selecting an EHR
Kevin W. McEnery, MD
9:30am-9:45am Break
Supported by Barco, Inc.
SESSION 6: Interoperability of Clinical Applications: Part 2
Moderator: David L. Waldman, MD, PhD
9:45am-10:15am Implementing Clinical Applications to Ensure Interoperability with the EHR
Stuart Long
10:15am-10:45am Update on National Interoperability Initiatives - RHIOs
Kevin W. McEnery, MD
10:45am-11:00am* PACS/EHR Integration of Visible Light (VL) Images
K. Thomas Pickard, PACSGEAR, Inc.
11:00am-11:15am* Multipurpose Broker Addresses Connectivity Issues in Non-ideal HIS/RIS/EPR/PACS Environments
G. Hunt, ETIAM
11:15am-11:45am Ask the Experts Panel
Chang, McEnery, Rucker
* Not included in the CME credit awarded to this conference
11:45am-2:15pm Buffet Lunch, Visit with Exhibitors and Interoperability Demonstrations and Workshops
Supported by GE Healthcare
SESSION 7: Technology Update - Workstations
Moderator: Gary J. Wendt, MD, MBA
2:15pm-3:05pm The Ideal Integrated Radiology Workstation
David L. Weiss, MD
3:05pm-3:35pm Workstation and Infrastructure Requirements for Large Data Sets
Paul J. Chang, MD, FSIIM
3:35pm-3:50pm* Workload Allocation within the Veterans Health Administration's Care Delivery System
Richard C. Taylor, ScImage
3:50pm-4:05pm* Making Advanced Visualization Faster, Simpler and More Productive
Stuart Ferguson, Barco Medical Division
4:05pm-4:30pm Ask the Experts Panel
Chang, Horii, Weiss
* Not included in the CME credit awarded to this conference
4:30pm Adjourn
5:45pm-9:45pm

Round-trip bus transportation to the River Walk.
5:45pm: Lv The Westin La Cantera Resort
Drop off/Pickup location:: The Hyatt downtown
9:45pm: Lv the Hyatt downtown for return to The Westin La Cantera Resort

Friday, March 28, 2008 Concurrent Sessions Today

7:00am Registration
7:00am-7:30am Breakfast Buffet
Supported by DeJarnette Research Systems, Inc.
2:00pm Exhibits Close
SESSION 8A: Technology Update - CR and DR
Moderator: David L. Weiss, MD
7:30am-8:00am Current Status of CR and DR
J. Anthony Seibert, PhD
8:00am-8:30am Portable DR
Charles E. Willis, PhD
8:30am-9:00am Dual Energy CR
J. Anthony Seibert, PhD
9:00am-9:15am* CR vs DR: It's a Demographic Decision
Todd R. Minnigh, Carestream Health Inc.
9:15am-9:30am Ask the Experts Panel
Chang, Seibert, Willis
* Not included in the CME credit awarded to this conference
9:30am-9:45am Break
Supported by Barco, Inc.
SESSION 8B: Storage Management - Part 1
Moderator: Gary J. Wendt, MD, MBA
7:30am-8:20am Technology Update: Storage and Storage Management
John S. Koller
8:20am-8:50am Enterprise vs Departmental Storage Solution
Gary J. Wendt, MD, MBA
8:50am-9:30am Out-sourcing Long-term Storage and Disaster Recovery
Edward M. Smith, ScD, FACNP
9:30am-9:45am Break
Supported by Barco, Inc.
SESSION 9A: Digital Mammography
Moderator: Charles E. Willis, PhD
9:45am-10:35am Selecting a Digital Mammography System
J. Anthony Seibert, PhD
10:35am-11:05am Is CAD Here to Stay?
Paul J. Chang, MD , FSIIM
11:05am-11:45am Criteria for Selecting a Digital Mammography Workstation
David L. Weiss, MD
11:45am-1:45pm Buffet Lunch, Visit with Exhibitors and Demonstrations
Exhibits Close at 2:00pm
Lunch Supported by GE Healthcare
SESSION 9B: Storage Management - Part 2
Moderator: Steven C. Horii, MD, FACR, FSIIM
9:45am-10:35am Requirements for a Clincially Effective Informatin Lifecycle Management (ILM) Application
John S. Koller
10:35am-10:50am* End to End Cross-enterprise Document Sharing (XDS/XDS-1)
S. M. Werb, Acuo Technologies, USA
10:50am-11:05am* The Dilemma of Storage Management for Medical Information
Paul Dandrow, InSite One, Inc.
11:05am-11:20am* Clinical Experience Using a Storage Gateway that Facilitates Cross-enterprise Document Sharing
Charles D. Stockham, PhD, DeJarnette Research Systems, Inc.
11:20am-11:45am Ask the Experts Panel
Koller, Smith, Wendt
* Not included in the CME credit awarded to this conference
11:45am-1:45pm Buffet Lunch, Visit with Exhibitors, Interoperability Demonstrations and Workshops
Exhibits Close at 2:00pm
Lunch Supported by GE Healthcare
SESSION 10A: Productivity Enhancements
Moderator: Charles E. Willis, PhD
1:45pm-2:15pm Can Speech Recognition Increase Productivity?
David L. Weiss, MD
2:15pm-2:45pm IHE and Radiology Workflow - New Integration Profiles
Herman Oosterwijk, MS, MBA
2:45pm-3:15pm Maximize Productivity and Reliability in the ED and OR
J. Neal Rutledge, MD
3:15pm-3:45pm Ask the Experts Panel
Oosterwijk, Rutledge, Weiss
3:45pm-4:00pm Break
Supported by Barco, Inc.
SESSION 10B: Security, Privacy and Risk Management
Moderator: Gary J. Wendt, MD, MBA
1:45pm-2:15pm Security and Privacy for Radiology
Kristen S. Knight, JD
2:15pm-2:45pm Case Studies and Breast Practices in DHIMS Security
Presentations by DHIMS Faculty
2:45pm-3:25pm Risk Management of Medical Records Retention in a Film-less and Paperless Environment
Kris S. Knight, JD
3:25pm-3:45pm Ask the Experts Panel
Koller, Knight
3:45pm-4:00pm Break
Supported by Barco, Inc.
SESSION 11A: Maintaining Your DHIMS
Moderator: J. Anthony Seibert, PhD
4:00pm-4:30pm Implementing Quality Assurance and Disaster Recovery for DHIMS
Charles E. Willis, PhD
4:30pm-5:00pm Selecting and Implementing a RIS/PACS Solution for a Distributed Community Radiology Practice
Tyler Crawford, MD
5:00pm-5:30pm Switching PACS Vendors and Migrating Archived Studies
Shaun Hill, RT
SESSION 11B: Technology Update
Moderator: Kenneth Compton
4:00pm-4:30pm Modalities Generating Large Data Sets
Gary J. Wendt, MD, MBA
4:30pm-5:00pm Matching Client Size to Application
Kang Wang, PhD
5:00pm-5:30pm Optimizing the Display for the Study
Kenneth Compton
5:30pm Adjourn

Saturday, March 29, 2008

7:00am Registration
7:00am-7:30am Breakfast Buffet
Supported by DeJarnette Research, Inc.
SESSION 12: Change Management
Moderator: Charles Stockham, PhD
7:30am-8:00am Optimizing Productivity by Maximizing Information Throughput: Towards a Paperless Environment
Paul J. Chang, MD, FSIIM
8:00am-8:30am Training Residents in the DHIMS Era
Steven C. Horii, MD, FACR, FSIIM
8:30am-9:00am Utilization of Wireless Technology
Paul J. Chang, MD, FSIIM
9:00am-9:30am Migrating Information
Charles Stockham, PhD
9:30am-10:00am Managing Patient and Study Workflow in the DHIMS Era
Kevin W. McEnery, MD
10:00am-10:15am Break
Supported by Barco, Inc.
SESSION 13: Economics of DHIMS
Moderator: David L. Waldman, MD, PhD
10:15am-10:45am How to Market DHIMS to Referring Physicians
Mary Beth Massat
10:45am-11:15am Economics of Out-sourcing Storage Management
Edward M. Smith, ScD, FACNP
11:15am-11:45am The Cost of Downtime
Gary J. Wendt, MD, MBA
11:45am-12:15pm How to Maximize the ROI of DHIMS
Mary Beth Massat
12:15pm-12:45pm The Economic and Medico-Legal Issues Relating to "Night-Hawk" Service
Tyler L. Crawford, MD
12:45pm Conference Adjourns