Day 1 - Sunday 21 April, 2019
Opening Session
Session One
Overview of Basic Technology
- DICOM transactions
- SOP Class, Transfer syntax
- ADT, ORM ORU
- IAN integration with the EMR
- Compression and impacts on systems, network and storage
- Common workflows and issues
Morning Break & Networking
Session Two
Facility Based PACS and Archives
- End to end data flow and storage implications
- Non-standard data flows and impacts
- VNA as PACS archive
- CPACS and specialty imaging
Lunch Break & Networking
Session Three
Enterprise Imaging Basics
- Composition and required skillsets of EI team
- Reconciliation, synchronization and data quality
- Multiple PACS considerations and issues
- Offsite – multi site archival considerations
- Image Routers and advanced workflows
Evening Break & Networking
Session Four
Data Management
- Data migrations to VNA, from VNA and data sharing between systems
- Data cleansing (images – reports)
- Normalizationof DICOM data and tag management
- Private tags, non-standard data and support of SOP Classes
- Migration planning and execution
- Storage planning and management
End of day whiteboard working session
- Professionals present use cases or challenges at their facility
- Individuals who remain work together to discuss and solve real world problems
Day 2 - Monday 22 April, 2019
Session One
EMR Integration and Zero Footprint Viewers
- Pros and cons of zero footprint viewers
- Who are the users of zero footprint and what are the requirements
- Image workflow and impacts
- URL integration methods and populating EMR
Morning Break & Networking
Session Two
Non-DICOM Imaging Workflows
- Dermatology, pathology, surgery, Emergency
- Encounters based workflow considerations and tools
- Use cases and integration points
- Pros and cons of DICOM encapsulation
Lunch Break & Networking
Session Three
Advanced VNA Architecture and Design
- Data segmentation and segregation considerations
- Queue management processing rules
- Multiple AE titles and many to one relationships
- Disaster recovery and failover
- Storage of report data
- Patient ID management (PIX / PDQ)
Evening Break & Networking
Session Four
Enterprise Imaging Architecture
- PACS first or VNA first
- Local, regional or national level VNA
- Integration with EMR, other applications
- XDS, XDS-I integration
- Specialty viewers and department workflows
End of day whiteboard working session
- Professionals present use cases or challenges at their facility
- Individuals who remain work together to discuss and solve real world problems
Day 3 - Tuesday 23 April, 2019
Session One
Emerging Technologies and their Impact to Imaging {
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Blockchain
- Monetization and selling of imaging data
- Image Exchanges
- Wearable devices
Morning Break & Networking
Session Two
Enterprise Work list Applications
- Multiple EMR integrations
- Multiple / competing reading groups
- Assignment of radiologist to interpret
- Integration of images and priors
Evening Break & Networking
Session Three
Architecture Exercise and Troubleshooting
- Each professional will diagram their system end to end
- HL7
- DICOM
- PACS
- Special Workflows
- Non-DICOM
- Architectures will be used to discuss troubleshooting and system maintenance
- When to call vendor(S)
- Proactive monitoring tools
Evening Break & Networking
Session Four
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)
- Differences from previous HL7
- Resources and data structures
- Bi-directional nature
- Use cases
End of day whiteboard working session
- Professionals present use cases or challenges at their facility
- Individuals who remain work together to discuss and solve real world problems
Closing Remarks/Certificate Distribution