Day 1 - Monday 22 October, 2018
Opening Session
Session One
Hospital Information Systems, Clinical Informatics & Hospital Integration
- HIS, RIS, PACS, EMR/EHR
- Ongoing relationship of PACS with HIS & EHR
- Hospital Integration - CPOE
- PACS and RIS Integration
- Clinical Informatics Workflow simulation
Morning Break & Networking
Session Two
PACS/RIS- Technical Needs, System Requirements, Scalability, Database, Sizing
- Network Technology – Protocols(TCP/IP), LAN/WAN, Wireless
- Storage Technologies- NAS, SAN, DaaS
- Hardware and Software Components – CPU, Memory, OS, VM, Web
- Planning and Management – Load balancing, DR, Obsolescence
- Monitors
Lunch Break & Networking
Session Three
Systems Management for Imaging Modalities and Data
- Management of IT systems – Balancing a cost-effective system while maintaining optimal performance
- Scalability – Database, storage, servers, network
- Change management – new modalities, services, software, security upgrades
- Disaster recovery and business continuity
- Problem management and troubleshooting
- Data migration process, strategy, and retention
Evening Break & Networking
Session Four
Interactive Exercises for PACS/RIS
- Using basic ws functionalities
- Managing data in a PACS system
- Integrating a WS, a PACS and a RIS
Day 2 - Tuesday 23 October, 2018
Session One
Standards and Interoperability
- DICOM – Configuration, validation, services, modality
- HL7 - purpose, standards
Morning Break & Networking
Session Two
Standards and Interoperability
- IHE radiology
- IHE IT: XDS and XDS-I
- Transactions details
- Other IT profiles related to radiology
Lunch Break & Networking
Session Three
DICOM and IHE Interactive Exercises
- Simulating a DICOM network
- Connecting DICOM node and exchanging information
- Basic troubleshooting
Evening Break & Networking
Session Four
HL7 and IHE Interactive Exercises
- Simulating a HL7 network
- Connecting HL7 node and exchanging information
- Basic troubleshooting
Day 3 - Wednesday 24 October, 2018
Session One
Emerging trends in Healthcare Imaging Technology in context with Integration and Interoperability. Workflow: Dataflow
and Workflow
- EHR/RIS/PACS/DICTATION/VNA interface – The human component to workflow; optimizing the end user experience
- Optimizing workflow and automation – The image acquisition and management step to ensure availability of tools, context sharing between applications such as advanced visualization, PET/CT fusion, CAD, mammography tracking, etc
- Analytics methods and reports
- Transforming image management and exchange strategy with cloud based integrated solutions
- Streaming technology as opposed to client-server
- Image-enabled EHRs - standardization and normalization onto the single platform in a heterogeneous system environment(different PACS systems) with Universal viewer
- Taking information and turning it into meaningful outcome and workflow with technology-driven tools, i.e., mobile, big data, analytics, etc
MORNING BREAK & NETWORKING
Session Two
Advancement in VNA and Enterprise Imaging
- VNA: Vendor Neutral Archiving
- Future image and information exchange - Enterprise-wide VNA
- Building VNAs encompassing all "ologies", i.e. radiology, cardiology, pathology, etc.,not just radiology. Impact of VNA on traditional PACS vendors. Will the game and strategy be changing?
- Developing a strategy: VNA, MAPS, RIS, PACS, and clinical viewers
- How VNAs can help to achieve interoperability goals
- Why should consider a VNA?
- Requirements of VNA
- Challenges to set up a VNA, including migration challenges
- How a VNA can integrate the EMR, DICOM, HL7, MWL, Non DICOM, etc.
- The future of the VNA: From centralized storage to an information exchange
- The business case for cloud infrastructure and VNA Software as-a-Service (SaaS)
- Open source VNA and zero footprint viewer integration framework based on IHE, FHIR and HTML5.
LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING
Session Three
Modality Support
- Display standards and compliance testing – DICOM GSDF
- Environmental safety - Electrical, radiation, magnetic, biological
EVENING BREAK & NETWORKING
Session Four
IT and PACS Interactive exercises
- Importing data
- Configure PACS network
- Measuring Grayscale Standard Display Function
Day 4 - Thursday 25 October, 2018
Session One
An Overview of Diagnostic Imaging and Management Operations
- Quality improvement
- Compliance with regulatory agencies (HIPAA, MQSA, HITECH)
- Policy and procedures – Understand the purpose and format
- User management – Creating and assigning roles and access
- Management of staffing and ethics
- An Interactive Management Operations Exercise
MORNING BREAK & NETWORKING
Session Two
Project Management and Imaging Informatics Systems
- Considerations: PM is part of the Informatics Professionals function to properly represent the facilities interests in the many implementation projects. To do so, one must understand the PM process and the Project Manager
- Identifying goals: Scope formation and identifying risks to project success
- Feasibility identification: Analysis of facility needs and forming a needs assessment document. Determination of financial viability with ROI, budget formation, and other tools
- Project management assessment tools: How to measure if the project is proceeding as planned and evaluate challenges and obstructions. Understanding of monitoring tools and charts (PERT, GANTT, milestones, critical path, tasks, and schedules.)
- An Interactive Project Management Exercise
LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING
Session Three
Procurement for Imaging Informatics (II) (which includes PACS and VNA)
- Needs Assessment for Imaging Informatics and how it meets strategic goals.
- Elements of a feasibility study such as Cost-Benefit analysis and ROI.
- Technical specifications for software, hardware, and service and how they impact selection criteria
- Considerations for specifying a Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA)
- The purpose and differences are for RFI, RFP, and RFQ and contract structure.
EVENING BREAK & NETWORKING
Session Four
Training and Education
- Considerations: End users and key operators must learn how to use the system to realize the full benefit and operational gains
- Types of learners and evaluation: Users learn in different ways such visual vs. hands-on, and how to assess that they have understood the training
- Education programs: Training program design and use of tools, methods, and useful resources
- An Interactive PACS Training Exercise
Day 5 - Friday 26 October, 2018
Session One
CIIP Review Session
- Purpose and value of certification: The need for understanding why there is value in certification (CIIP) and professional opportunities seeking certified individuals
- Certification: The need for understanding all sub-categories the Certified Imaging Informatics Professional (CIIP)
- Testing strategy: How to understand the test items and how to formulate your response
- Review of CIIP testing guide and content through an interactive session covering highlights of content covered throughout the course thus far and how it would apply to a certification examination
MORNING BREAK & NETWORKING
Session Two
Review of Testing Elements: Exam preparation of estimated test content
- This will include an interactive session where elements covering throughout the week are re-visited to evaluate retention of content prior to taking a practice, or mock certification exam
- Interactive Review of PACS and Informatics acronyms and terminology
- Interactive Practice Review of sample test elements
LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING
Session Three
Mock Examination: Simulation of CIIP examination under expected test conditions
- Examination review: Will present proper exam responses and answer questions about them
EVENING BREAK & NETWORKING
Session Four
Assessment & Group Discussion
- Assessment and group discussions are primarily aimed to see how much the participants have assimilated on the covered topics thus far
- Evaluation of simulated examination responses
- Discuss the rationale behind the appropriate answers during a group review.