Introduction to PACS Administration

• What is expected of a PACS Administrator?
• PACS Integration – Workstation types and specialties
• PACS Image Management
• Workflow Profiles
• Reading Room Optimization
• Image Import/Export 

PACS and Informatics

• Clinical Informatics and PACS
• Electronic Health Record
• Informatics Data Flow from Clinician to PACS

PACS Support and Downtime

• PACS Support and Customer Service
• Issue Management and Tracking
• Downtime Management
• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

PACS Implementation on Operation

• PACS Procurement Process – Upgrade and Replacement
• PACS Project Management
• Training and Go Live
• PACS Operational Considerations 

PACS and Advanced Workflows

• Cardiology PACS workflow
• Telemedicine – Remote Care with Imaging
• Neurointerventional Workflow and Imaging
• Artificial Intelligence Workflows

PACS and Enterprise Imaging

• What is Enterprise Imaging
• Enterprise Archiving and Information Sharing
• Transition to Enterprise Imaging

PACS architecture

• Standalone vs. client server 
• PACS components
• TCP/IP protocol

Networking

• OSI
• Virtualization
• SQL

Imaging informatics protocols

• DICOM connectivity
• AET
• Ports
• SOP classes
• DICOM UIDs

Imaging informatics protocols

• HL7 connectivity
• HL7 message types
• HL7 segments
• HL7 fields and subfields
• HL7 control codes