Practice meets theory at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine 2008 Annual Meeting, May 15-18, in Seattle. The SIIM meeting has always provided a collegial environment for practical education and demonstration combined with the latest research and science in imaging informatics. This year, the meeting will incorporate new hands-on sessions that will give attendees the chance to get up close and personal with some of the latest technologies.
This year's SIIM scientific and didactic programs include the return of favorite topics such as workflow, productivity, PACS/RIS replacement, DR, and an imaging informatics professional (IIP) survival guide, as well new elements illustrating this year's theme: building bridges.
The SIIM program continues to bridge the gap between radiology and other clinical specialties that incorporate medical imaging. The program features several sessions that reflect an enterprise imaging focus, including a SIIM U session on enterprise integration strategies and a hot-topic session drawing similarities and outlining contrasts between image management issues inside and outside of radiology.
Exhibiting vendors at the SIIM Annual Meeting continue to represent a broad spectrum of products and services and the latest trends in imaging informatics. Many exhibiting companies will feature new workflow management and connectivity solutions for enterprise interoperability, multiple PACS, and PACS archive migration control.
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES
SIIM brings a new level of practicality to the 2008 Annual Meeting with hands-on sessions, including learning labs and a chance to investigate open source options.
Learning labs on three topics will give attendees the chance to preview and use some of the latest technologies and tools. These small, classroom-style labs will be offered several times throughout the meeting on DVTK (a DICOM validation toolkit), Nagios open source software and wikis, and the XIP (execute in place) file system. Attendees can bring their own laptops and plug in.
Also new this year is an Open Source Plug Fest, where some of the most successful open source projects used in imaging informatics will be on display. Representatives from many of the open source communities will be available to help attendees understand and get started using these powerful programs.
