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PACS Administrator Course: Training in Imaging Informatics
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Course Overview
MTMI's PACS Administrator Course aims at providing all of the essential skills and knowledge necessary for the successful, planning,
implementation
and maintenance of a PACS, or other radiology system. This program also helps prepare students for the Certified Imaging Informatics Professional (CIIP)
certification exam. Major topics include: a comprehensive guide to DICOM and HL7, Teleradiology, PACS architecture, integrating the healthcare
enterprise
and electronic medical records.
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Course Objectives
At the completion of this course,
participants will have:
- Acquired the essentials in preparation
for the Certified Imaging Informatics Professional (CIIP) examination,
sponsored and accreditied by the
American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII) which was founded by the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine
(SIIM) and the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
- An understanding of the practical and operational issues essential to a successful PACS implementation.
- A functional knowledge of day to day PACS maintenance activities.
- A practical understanding of the DICOM and HL7 standards.
- An understanding of how PACS integrates with other hospital systems.
- The ability to troubleshoot PACS and RIS problems.
- The ability to design and streamline workflow to suite the needs of a digital imaging environment.
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Locations & Dates
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Who Should Attend
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This course is designed for all imaging professionals who want to enter the challenging world of Imaging Informatics. Radiology Administrators,
RT's and personnel who are actively involved in PACS selection, planning and implementation will benefit from this course. Also current PACS
Administrators and field engineers who wish to update their knowledge will benefit from the blend of medical imaging and PACS business content in
this course.
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Faculty
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William Edens, BSEE
Joseph L. Marion, BSME, MBA
Betty Gray, RT(R)
Alexander Tune, MBA, RT(R), CIIP
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Course Credit
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This course provides 37 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.
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Recommended Reading
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Course Schedule
Day 1
8:30am - 4:30pm (lunch on your own)
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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
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System Integration: How does it work?
- RIS/HIS discription 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
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Day 2
8:30am - 4:30pm (lunch on your own)
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Organizing the PACS Workflow
- Planning the film library removal
- Engineering workflow
- diagram/flowchart
- worklists
- Storage options/workflow
- Digitizers and printers strategies
Enterprise PACS
DICOM Implementations fo Digital Radiography
- What is DICOM?
- Relevance of DICOM
- DICOM and workflow
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Day 3
8:30am - 4:30pm (lunch on your own)
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Image and Information Management
- Image quality
- Data integrity
- QA
Continuity of Care
- Network system failures (what they are and how to anticipate)
- Downtime planning
- Testing back-ups
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Day 4
8:30am - 7:00pm (lunch on your own)
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Medical Informatics
- DICOM
- HL7
- IHE
- Security
- Remote access
- Qualtiy control
- Medical-legal considerations
- End user training
- Downtime and backup
Troubleshooting Lab - Part 1
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Day 5
8:30-4:00pm
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Troubleshooting Lab - Part 2
CIIP Exam Review
- PACS architectures
- Common PACS components
- PACS procurement
- Project management
- System integration
- Information technology
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*Schedule is subject to change.
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Registration
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Registration
All prices for dates in the US are in US dollars.
All prices for dates in Canada are in Canadian dollars.
| ♦ | Amount | Early | Reg Door | | 2013 | | | |
| Regular Price | 2950.00 | 2750.00 | 2950.00 |
| Member Price | 2925.00 | 2725.00 | 2925.00 |
Qualifying 'Early' registrations must be made at least 21 days in advance for the program.
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