Managing Practical Issues in PACS/RIS, DICOM, HL7

Course Schedule

Day 1 - Monday 24 April, 2017
Opening Session

Presentation
Course details
Presentation of attendees

Session One

Introduction

DICOM Introduction

  • Standards DICOM Objects (Images)
  • Hierarchical structure
  • Transfer syntax, Commands, Data sets Compression techniques
Tea Break & Networking 
Session Two

DICOM Introduction

  • Handshake and communication initialization
  • Complex DICOM Objects (KO, PS, Reports)
  • DICOMSOP classes
Lunch Break & Networking 
Session Three

HL7 V2 Introduction

  • Communication
  • Message types, Events
  • Segments
  • Fields and data type
Tea Break & Networking 
Session Four

Basic Radiology workflow

  • Patient, Order, Images, Report
  • Interfaces between HL7 and DICOM
Day 2 - Tuesday 25 April, 2017
Session One

Basic Radiology workflow

  • Patient, Order, Images, Report
  • Interfaces between HL7 and DICOM
  • Group discussion on Error management
     
Tea Break & Networking 
Session Two

DICOM Object Exercises

  • Recognition of different DICOM Objects
  • Modification of tag and sequences
  • DICOM Object validation
Lunch Break & Networking 
Session Three

DICOM Basic Communication Exercises

  • How to design a DICOM network
  • Echo, Query, Store, Retrieve, Move exercises
Tea Break & Networking 
Session Four

DICOM Basic Communication Exercises

  • DICOM Communication troubleshooting
Day 3 - Wednesday 26 April, 2017
Session One

PACS/RIS

  • Relevant technical considerations on RIS and PACS implementation software
  • PACS-RIS trends including cloud based systems
     
Tea Break & Networking 
Session Two

HL7 Messages Exercises

  • Recognition of different HL7 messages
  • Modification of information and creation of personalize messages
  • HL7 messages validation
     
Lunch Break & Networking 
Session Three

HL7 Communication Exercises

  • Sending and receiving HL7 messages
     
Tea Break & Networking
Session Four

HL7 Communication Exercises

  • HL7 Communication troubleshooting
Day 4 - Thursday 27 April, 2017
Session One

DICOM Advanced Communication Exercises

  • Print, Worklist, MPPS, Storage Commitment
     
Tea Break & Networking
Session Two

Radiology Workflow Exercises

  • Simulate a real DICOM and HL7 network with RIS, PACS, MODALITIES, VIEWER
  • Errors management and troubleshooting
     
Lunch Break & Networking
Session Three

Evaluation of a DICOM Conformance Statement
 

Tea Break & Networking 
Session Four

Evaluation of a HL7 Conformance Statement
Final Test

Certificate Distribution & Workshop Closure
Course Program
Time Topic
Day 1
08:00 to 08:30Registration & Introduction
Day 1-4
08:30 to 10:15Session One
10:15 to 10:30Tea Break & Networking 
10:30 to 12:15Session Two
12:15 to 13:15Lunch Break & Networking 
13:15 to 14:30Session Three
14:30 to 14:45Tea Break & Networking 
14:45 to 16:00Session Four