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Medical Technology Management Institute

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The deployment of Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) in radiology is changing the way imaging services are provided. PACS management is a growing challenge for Radiology Administrators, Radiologists and Radiology Technologists. The emergence of the PACS Administrator role is an answer to the complexity of the “digital imaging department” operations. PACS requires knowledge and skills specific to this technology.
PACS Administrator Training Course
Course Overview
The PACS Administrator role which has evolved from the growing complexity of imaging department operations requires specific knowledge and competence. MTMI’s PACS Administrator Course aims at providing a critical analysis of the planning, implementation, organization, operation and maintenance of PACS. This program will assess the advantages and disadvantages of PACS and the challenges of filmless hospital operations.
Major topics include: a comprehensive step by step guide to DICOM, teleradiology, specialized workstation web browser technology in PACS, new direct digital acquisition devices,integrating the healthcare enterprise & electronic patient records.
Course Objectives
At the completion of this course,
participants will be able to:
  • Understand the practical and operational issues essential to a successful PACS implementation
  • Compare the relative merits of currently available PACS components and options
  • Define strategies, benefits and limitations of enterprise image distribution
  • Design and apply operational strategies that will create increased workflow efficiencies
  • Develop an effective and efficient PACS QA program
  • Obtain an insight into the latest advances in PACS technology and DICOM
Locations & Dates
Milwaukee, WI Nov 2-6, 09

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Who Should Attend
This course is designed for all imaging professionals who want to enter the challenging world of PACS. Radiology Administrators, RT’s and Radiologists who are actively involved in PACS selection, planning and implementation will benefit from this course. Also current PACS Administrators who wish to update their knowledge will benefit from the blend of medical imaging and PACS business content in this course.
Faculty
Mark Albers, PACS Administrator
William Edens
Joseph Graczyk, RT(R), MCP
Joseph L. Marion, MBAs
Gary Stevens, Ed. M., RT(R)
Alexander Tune, MBA, RT(R), CIIP
Course Credit
This course provides 35.5 Hours Category A continuing education credit for radiologic technologists. 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. Credit is awarded for radiologic technologists as ARRT Category A Credit approved by the ASRT, and credit from various licensure states.
Recommended Reading
On the first day of the course you will be given a course syllabus containing all the course material.
In addition we recommend this book:
"PACS, A Guide to the Digital Revolution" and
"Digital Radiography and PACS"
Acknowledgements
MTMI would like to thank the following vendors for support of this course:
Course Schedule
  • Day 1 Monday
    8:30am - 4:30pm
    (lunch on your own)
    PACS Administration as a Profession
    Introduction to PACS
    • PACS system definitions
    • Computer basics
    • Operating systems
    • Database basics
    • Networking technology
    • Data representations (bits, bytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes)
    • Basic security concepts
    • Applications software
    DICOM Implementations for Digital Radiography
    • What is DICOM?
    • Relevance of DICOM
    • DICOM and workflow
    Day 2 Tuesday
    8:30am - 7:00pm
    (lunch on your own)
    Building the PACS Network
    • Relevant technical considerations
    • The PACS implementation process
    PACS System Maintenance
    • Managing configurations
    • Setting up users
    • Preventative maintenance
    • General maintenance
    • Acceptance Testing
    Image and Information Management
    • Image quality
    • Data integrity
    • QA
    • Communication issues
    • Off-line storage management
    Continuity of Care
    • Network systems failures (What are they and how to anticipate?
    • Downtime planning
    • Testing back ups
    Workshop #1
    • PACS workstations set up
    • PACS workflow simulation
    Day 3 Wednesday
    8:30am - 7:00pm
    (lunch on your own)
    System Integration: How does it work:
    • RIS/HIS description and roles
    • RIS/PACS integration
    PACS Security
    • Internal and external customers
    • Remote access to patient data and images
    • HIPAA
    • 16 point checklist for HIPAA security
    • Web-based PACS
    • Teleradiology
    • Image processing and distribution
    • McKesson workstation
    Site Visit and Workshop #2
    Day 4 Thursday
    8:30am - 4:30pm
    (lunch on your own)
    CIIP Exam Review
    • PACS architectures
    • Common PACS components
    • PACS procurement
    • Project management
    • System integration
    • Information technology
    • Medical informatics
      • DICOM
      • HL7
      • IHE
      • security
      • remote access
      • quality control
      • medical-legal considerations
      • end user training
      • downtime and backup
    Day 5 Friday
    7:30-3:30pm
    DICOM Troubleshooting Lab
    Organizing the PACS Workflow
    • Planning the Film Library removal
    • Engineering workflow
    • Storage options/workflow
    • Strategies for digitizers and printers
    • Managing paper documents
    • Voice recognition
    *Schedule is subject to change.
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    Milwaukee, WI - Nov 2-6, 2009
    Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield
    375 South Moorland Road
    Brookfield, WI  53005
    262-364-1100
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    Room Rate: single - $99, double-$104
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