Medical Technology Management Institute
Phone: 1-800-765-MTMI (6864)
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Implementation of PACS and Digital Imaging
8 Hours ARRT Category A Credit
Gary Stevens, Ed.M., RT(R)
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About this Seminar
This seminar is designed to update your skills and improve your understanding
of filmless digital imaging and PACS (Picture Archiving & Communication Systems).
As a result of breakthroughs in the ability to capture medical images in digital
form and the ever expanding capabilities of computer technology to store, transmit
and display images, barriers to the utilization of information technology in
radiology are being rapidly eliminated. This revolution in how we acquire,
communicate and store images will have a profound impact on the profession.
Today’s radiology personnel must be educating themselves to utilize this
rapidly advancing technology and participate in it’s appropriate implementation.
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Educational Objectives
At the completion of this seminar, participants will:
- Identify the major components of a PACS, their functions and common
terminology.
- Describe the technology of digital projection imaging.
- Describe the basics of networking in a radiology department and how the DICOM
standard communicates digital image and demographic information.
- Identify common problems in the acquisition and communication of digital
projection images via PACS
- Understand common issues with DICOM connectivity.
- Compare soft-copy and hard-copy display technologies.
- Understand some of the pitfalls of RIS to PACS integration.
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Who Should Attend
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Medical imaging personnel including managers, supervisors and technologists
from hospitals and imaging centers interested in the rapidly evolving
technology of digital radiographic systems and PACS will find this seminar of
value. It is also appropriate for hospital information systems personnel
involved in incorporating digital medical images into their systems.
Personnel from vendors providing these systems may also find the seminar of
interest.
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About the Instructor
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Gary Stevens, Ed.M., RT(R)
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Gary holds a Master’s degree in Education from the University of
Illinois.He has over thirty years experience in diagnostic radiology
including positions as a staff technologist, a supervisor, a Senior Systems
Analyst and PACS Administrator at Loyola University Health Systems in
Chicago. Currently Mr. Steven's is the Education Specialist/Education Services Sales Manager for
MTMI as well as the PACS Administrator at the Faxton/St Lukes Hopspital in Utica, NY. Gary has been an Instructor of Radiography for nearly 30 years. He is a Life
Member of the Illinois State Society of Radiologic Technologists. Gary has also authored
several publications and lectured extensively on the radiological
sciences.
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Seminar Credit
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This program 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 seminar. All attendees must attend the entire seminar to
receive full credit.
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Seminar Schedule
| 8:00 am |
Registration and Coffee |
| 8:30 am |
Overview of PACS
- Components and terminology
- Computer basics
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| 9:20 am |
Networks: The Backbone of Your System
- Functions of the network
- Components of a network
- Common networking issues
- The DICOM standard
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| 10:10 am |
Informal Discussion and Break |
| 10:20 am |
Digital Imaging
- How images are captured digitally
- CR vs. DR
- Modality intergration, how images are migrated to PACS
- Issues with softcopy display of images
- Hardcopy display of images
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| 12:00 noon |
Lunch - (on your own) |
| 1:00 pm |
RIS to PACS Integration
- Pitfalls of integration
- Workarounds
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| 2:20 pm |
Informal Discussion and Break |
| 2:30 pm |
Implementation and Maintenance of the Final System
- How images get stored, recalled and displayed
- How PACS Administrator(s) maintain the system
- Security concerns
- Future integrations
- Advantages and issues with the filmless department
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| 4:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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Registration
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