PACS as a Profession

Medical Technology Management Institute

Phone: 1-800-765-MTMI (6864)

2 Hours ARRT Category A Credit in One 2 hour session

Alexander Tune, MBA, RT(R), CIIP

About this webinar

This Webinar is designed for all imaging professionals who want to explore the challenging world of Imaging Informatics. Radiology Administrators, RT�s and personnel who are actively involved in PACS selection, planning and implementation or want to be, will benefit from this Webinar. 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 Webinar.

A printable download will be
available to each registrant prior to
the first session of the webinar.
This will allow you to follow along
with the presentation and make
notes as you feel necessary.

This webinar will be presented in
ONE 2-hour session.

Educational Objectives

At the completion of this webinar, participants will have:

Knowledge of the essentials in preparation for PACS certification.
An understanding of the practical & operational issues essential to a successful PACS implementation.
A functional knowledge of day to day PACS maintenance activities.
A functional knowledge of the DICOM and HL7 standards.
An understanding of how PACS integrates with other hospital systems.
The ability to troubleshoot PACS and RIS problems.
A functional knowledge to design and streamline workflow to address the needs of a digital imaging environment.

Webinar
Session Dates

Sep 12, 2012

7:00pm Eastern
6:00pm Central
5:00pm Mountain
4:00pm Pacific
3:00pm Alaska

What's my timezone?

Remind me of this event later

MTMI Auto-Reminder Service
Schedule an email reminder about:
PACS as a Profession

Who Should Attend
PACS Administrators Radiology Administrators All those considering becoming a PACS Administrator
About the Instructor
Alexander Tune, MBA, RT(R), CIIP
Alexander holds a master's degree in business administration from St. Joseph's college, numerous IT certifications as well as the American Board of imaging informatics certification recognized by the ARRT. He has over 13 years experience in diagnostic radiology including positions as a staff technologist and as a supervisor. He is currently the Radiology IT Manager for a continuously expanding health network in New York City which includes two level one trauma centers. Mr. Tune has faced many challenges in successfully integrating enterprise scale radiology networks and integrating radiology with other ancillary and hospital wide systems. He has worked with a large variety of hardware and software from major vendors. Due to his experience as a staff technologist and supervisor, Alex can teach you what technologists need to know about working with PACS. He will share his knowledge of making everything work together in a growing, changing, increasingly complex and interdependent digital environment.
Course Credit
This webinar provides 2 hours of Category A continuing education credit for radiologic technolgists recognized by the ARRT and various licensure states for this single webinar session.

Session Schedule for Webinar

Session
Sep 12, 2012

7pm Eastern
6pm Central
5pm Mountain
4pm Pacific

What's my timezone?

Review of PACS Personnel Responsibilities

Review of PACS Certification Requirements

Review of Various PACS Configurations with Advantages and Disadvantages

Review the Essentials of Integration to RIS, HL7 Devices, Dictation Systems, and Networks

Review of Networking Components

DICOM and TCP/IP Components Needed for Communication

Review of Messaging

Review of IHE

Discussion of Workflow and HIPAA

System Maintenance, Cleanup and QC

End User Training Issues

Vendor/Site Administration Responsibliities

Registration

All prices are in US dollars

The tuition for this webinar is $44.75 (MTMI members $40.75 ) per person when registration is received 4 or more days prior to webinar. The tuition is $45.75 (MTMI members $40.75 ) per person when registration is received 4 or less days prior to webinar

Your email address will be used to send your confirmation of registration and logon information to the webinar.

Refunds, minus a $15.00 processing fee, will be available only to registered participants that do not login to any of the scheduled Webinar sessions. Attendees must be logged on for entire webinar to receive credit.

MTMI reserves the right to cancel any scheduled webinar due to low advance registration or other reasons. MTMI�s liability is limited to a refund of any program tuition paid.

How to Register

By phone call: 1-800-765-6864
By Mail, Fax or Online:
Complete the form on this page then click the Continue button.

Webinar Registration Information

(* Indicates required fields)

Full Name

Full Name *	Title:
Home Address*
City*	State*
ZIP*	Evening Phone:
Phone*	Fax:
E-Mail*

Employer Information
Company
Address
City	State
ZIP

Webinar Start Date:

September 12, 2012

Payment Method:

Special (Enter promo code)
Discounts subject to verification. Regular tuition will be charged if not valid.

Are you an MTMI Member? � Yes� No

Yes, I want to become a MTMI member Why Join?