SIIM 2008 Hot Topic Sessions

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Hot Topic Session 1:  Imaging Center PACS
10:15am - 11:45 am                                              Ballroom 6C 

Session Chair:  James T. Whitfill, MD
Scottsdale Medical Imaging

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• PACS Workflow within the Imaging Center
• IT Infrastructure within an Imaging Center Environment
• Avoiding the Imaging Center Island: Creating a Local Peer Support Network

Hot Topic Session 2: What You Need to Know About Radiology, Cardiology, & Pathology          3:30 pm – 5:00 pm                                       Ballroom 6A 

Session Chair: Steven C. Horii, MD
University of Pennsylvania Health System

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• What You Need to Know About Radiology
• What You Need to Know About Cardiology
• What You Need to Know About Pathology

Friday, May 16, 2008

Hot Topic Session 3: 24 x 7 Radiology              10:15 am - 11:45 am                                      Ballroom 6A

Session Chair: Katherine P. Andriole, PhD
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

• Technical Considerations for 24x7 Radiology
• Private Radiology Practice Perspective
• Academic Radiology Departmental Perspective

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Hot Topic Session 4: Downtime Horror Stories 8:00 am - 9:30 am                                                   Ballroom 6B

Session Chair: D. Scott Griffin, BSRT(R), CIIP
Southeast Alabama Medical Center

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• Relocating the Archive
• PACS Worst Case Scenarios: Understanding the Implications of Major Downtimes and Avoiding Them
• Flames from the Road: The Importance of Remote Access Tools and Diagnostics for Downtime Management in PACS                                         

Hot Topic Session 5: Clinical Research Imaging Management System (CRIMS)                           8:00 am - 9:30 am                                             Ballroom 6C

Session Chair: Bradley J. Erickson, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester

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• Basics of a CRIMS – What Makes Research Special?
• Do You Need a RIS and a PACS for Research?
• Getting Results in a Research World

Hot Topic Session 6: Decision Support & CAD
10:15 am - 11:45 am                                              Ballroom 6A

Session Chair: Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD, MS
Medical College of Wisconsin

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• Creation of Decision Support Tools for Medical Imaging: Issues and Answers
• Computer-aided Detection and Diagnosis: What We Have Learned so Far
• Finding Meaning in Images: Semantically Guided Knowledge Retrieval

Hot Topic Session 7: Implementing an Image Enabled EHR: Challenges and Opportunities -The Canadian Experience                                  1:45 pm - 3:15 pm                                         Ballroom 6C

Session Chair: David A. Koff, MD
McMaster University

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• Transforming Healthcare Delivery Through the Implementation of Electronic Health Records in Canada
• Enabling Interpretation and Consultation with a Diagnostic Imaging Repository (DIR)
• Delivering Images from the EHR to the Interpretation Process

Hot Topic Session 8: Digital Dashboarding       1:45 pm - 3:15 pm                                          Ballroom 6B

Session Chair: Paul G. Nagy, PhD
University of Maryland School of Medicine

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• Flying Blind: Providing the Radiologist Situation Awareness
• The Radiology Operations Strategic Dashboard
• Outcomes Knowledge Discovery Mining

Hot Topic Session 9: Leveraging IT for Quality and Safety                                                                 3:30 pm - 5:00pm                                                    Ballroom 6C

Session Chair: Curtis P. Langlotz, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania Health System

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• Using IT to Optimize the Selection of Imaging Exams
• Using IT to Ensure Image Quality
• Using IT to Improve the Quality and Safety of Radiology Communications

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Hot Topic Session 10: User Interfaces            8:00 am - 9:30 am                                                 Room 608/609

Session Chair: Khan M. Siddiqui, MD
VA Maryland Health Care System

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• Graphic User Interfaces (GUIs) -  Lessons Learned in Radiology
• User Input Devices - Impact on Productivity
   

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