Greetings from ACS! After the series of successful courses on PACS, ACS is closely working with two expert trainers, Mr. Andrea Poli, PACS Implementation expert from Italy, and Mr. Ronald Gilbert, senior Imaging and Informatics practitioner and Instructor from US, to organize our upcoming 05 days professional course “PACS AND IMAGING INFORMATICS”, with ASRT approved 37.50 Category A CE credits. This course is scheduled from March 26th to March 30th, 2018 at Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The course is great chance to prepare for CIIP exam. In case of any inquiry, please feel free to contact Mr. Syed at training@acsmb.com Thank you.

1. For online registration, please visit our website www.acsmb.com/training
PACS and Imaging
Informatics
Professional Training
March 26-30, 2018
Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A great opportunity to learn the challenges of
Imaging Informatics and modern diagnostic
image management including PACS, RIS,
DICOM, HL7, VNA, IHE, and EHR integration
leading up to Enterprise Imaging
Ronald W. Gilbert
MS IS Mgmt, Health Informatics
B.S. Radiologic Sciences,
RT(R), CIIP
PACS Administrator, Imaging Services,
WellStar Atlanta Medical Center,
Atlanta, GA
Instructor: PACS and Imaging Informatics
Andrea Poli
MS Electronical (with focus on Bioeng.)
MS Clinical Engineering,
MS Management of Clinical Engineering,
Adjunct Professor of “Standard and
Interoperability in health”
at University of Trieste (Italy)
PACS Implementation Expert
Get prepared for CIIP Exam
ASRT Approved
37.5 Category A CE credits
Recognized by the ARRT and various licensure states.
CIIP Review of Testing Elements: exam preparation of
estimated test content.
Mock Examination - simulation of CIIP examination under
expected test conditions.
Examination review with open discussion on proper exam
item responses.
CIIP Exam Preparation

2. PACS and Imaging Informatics
Professional Training
For any inquiry, please email us at : training@acsmb.com
Course Description
Imaging Informatics is an integral part of a career as a Diagnostic
Imaging professional. It is used to describe the management of many
forms of information that are associated with diagnostic medical
imaging and is not limited to PACS, but all the systems it is integrated
with such as Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA), and their management.
This program will present an overview of healthcare Imaging Informat-
ics and preparation for professional certification like CIIP, which is often
a requirement for the PACS related jobs. This will include CIIP reviews,
mock tests, etc.
Learning Objectives
• This program will present an overview of healthcare Imaging Informatics
and modern diagnostic image management, including PACS, RIS, VNA,
and EHR integration.
• Preparation for professional certification as an Imaging Informatics
Professional such as CIIP or PARCA.
Course Benefits
You will leave with an understanding of:
• PACS/RIS/HIS systems, their role, architecture, installation, the
integration and the workflow
• Understanding radiology practices, clinical workflow, modalities, type
of images and clinical needs, organization, etc.
• The major standards in the e-health sector and how to use them:
DICOM, both semantic and communication; HL7 standard, it’s semantic
and use. How to simulate a DICOM and HL7 network; connect DICOM
and HL7 node and exchange information; basic troubleshooting.
• Interoperability, IHE profiles of IT domain related to radiology, as XDS
and XDS-I
• New trends in imaging technology: PACS/RIS as web application,
html5 viewer, streaming and more; cloud PACS and its pros & cons;
extending PACS to other medical specialties.
• VNA, deconstructed PACS, VNS installation, how VNA can solve some
of the issues in radiology department as well as in the entire hospital.
• How to assure quality, safety and security in the radiology department,
Grayscale Standard Display Function, digital certificates, http, tls, vpn
and many more
• What is needed to comply with the policies of Regulatory Agencies
such as HIPAA, MQSA, and HITECH.
• What is included in a Needs Assessment for Imaging Informatics and
how it meets strategic goals; the 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
• The Project Management process, scope, risks and constraints, tools
for monitoring progress such as collaboration, timelines , and a variety
of charts and lists (PERT, GANTT chart, milestones, critical path, tasks,
and schedules).
• Review of CIIP testing guide, understanding the test structure with
content weighting and testing rules. Experience a simulated CIIP
Certification examination under simulated testing conditions.
• Mock Examination simulation up to 3 hours allowed. Evaluation of
simulated examination responses by examinee and reason for that
response if incorrect. Discussing the rationale behind the appropriate
answers during a group review and how to retain the knowledge.
Healthcare Facilities to Attend
• Health Ministries
• Health Authorities
• Medical Cities
• Private Hospitals
• Imaging & Diagnostic Centers
Who Should Attend?
• PACS/RIS Administrators
• Radiologic Technologists (RTs)
• IT Engineer (RIS/PACS)
• IT Support Engineer
• Clinical staff with knowledge of medical standards
• NM Technologist
• Biomedical Imaging Professionals
• Biomedical Engineers
• Radiology Informatics Specialist
• Medical lnformatics Specialist
• Radiology Administrators
• Chief Radiology Tech
• Radiologist, Radiographers, MRI coordinators
• Clinical Automation Manager
What is Included?
• Presentations & Lectures
• Mock test-Simulation of CIIP Exam
• CIIP Review testing
• Assessment and Group Discussions
• Workshop, Exercises & use cases
• Certificate of Achievement
• Course material & Handouts
• USB device with all material
• Study binder
• International buffet Lunch with coffee/tea breaks
Course Pre-requisite
It is recommended that the attendees should have a basic under-
standing on DICOM and HL7, which means they should know the dif-
ference between the standards and how a basic object is created
along with a basic understanding of radiology workflow.
ASRT Approved 36.25 CE Credits for Radiologic
Technologists and Recognized by ARRT. ASRT
is an American Society of Radiologic Technologist.
Participants must attend the entire course to
receive full Credits.
Preparation for CIIP (Certified Imaging Informatics
Professional) Exam. Sponsored and accredited
by the American Board of Imaging Informatics
(ABII) which was founded by the Society for
Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) and the
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
(ARRT).
Course Fee $2,840/Participant
Individual
Book & pay on or before 23rd Feb. 2018 & get
10% addtional discount USD 2,556/participant
Corporate (Group Discount)
10% Discount on minimum of 4 Participants

3. Ronald W. Gilbert
PACS Administrator, Imaging Services,
WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, GA
Instructor: PACS and Imaging Informatics
Master of Information Systems Management –
Health Informatics, Walden University
B.S. Degree in Radiologic Sciences, University of Central Florida,
Certified Imaging Informatics Professional (CIIP), ABII
Registered in Radiography R.T. (R), ARRT
Ron has degrees in BOTH Clinical Healthcare and Information
Technology which is useful for the Health Informatics profession as
they involve BOTH types of professionals.
Currently, he is employed by the WellStar Health System, which
is an 11 hospital organization. He is involved in the strategic
planning, architecture design, interoperability schema, and project
implementation design for their new Enterprise Imaging Management
system. This will tie all facilities together in a common database which
will make all information on a patient available through a common
electronic portal at the patient’s bedside.
As PACS Administrator for WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, he is
CIIP certified with the primary responsibility of serving as the system
architect for all Imaging Informatics which include PACS, CPACS, RIS,
PowerScribe 360 VR Dictation Systems, Advanced Visualization,
Image Exchange/ Image Sharing, Image Enabled EHR and perform
and supervise training for these systems. Plan, Spec, and coordinate
DICOM and HL7 integrations. Strategic Business Contributions include
workflow engineering and optimization, keep current knowledge
of emerging technology, coordinate reference site visits/ calls
and product trials, evaluate and implement system upgrades and
integration, and data analytics.
He has worked for BOTH Clinical Healthcare Facilities or hospitals and
a Commercial Vendor in engineering and sales. This included:
• Healthcare Information Systems Specialist, Eastman Kodak
Company, Health Imaging Group, U.S & Canada
• Manager, Imaging Services, Georgia Baptist Medical Center, Atlanta,
Georgia. Also worked as Information Systems Manager, Imaging
Services, Program Director, School of Radiologic Technology and
Coordinator, Outpatient Diagnostic Imaging Center, in the same
organization.
• Quality Assurance Supervisor, Radiology, Northside Hospital, Atlanta,
Georgia. Also, was Staff Technologist, Radiology.
• Worked in many trade shows, such as Radiological Society of North
America.
He also serve as an educator in Imaging Informatics and Technology
for formal educational programs and guest speaker at seminars
and meetings held by professional organizations. His professional
experience of nearly 30 years allows him to share those experiences
during the educational programs.
Andrea Poli
Adjunct Professor of “Standard &
Interoperability in health”, University of Trieste (Italy)
PACS Implementation Expert
Lead Instructor on Standards & Interoperability
Master degree in Electronical Engineering with focus on Bioengineering,
University of Trieste (Italy)
Master degree in Clinical Engineering, University of Trieste (Italy)
Master in “Management of Clinical Engineering”, University of Trieste
(Italy)
Andrea is an experienced trainer and is a Professor at University
of Trieste on “Standard and interoperability in health”. He has a
background in Biomedical and Clinical Engineering and started his
working experience within the BioEngineering and ICT Group of the
University of Trieste in 2003.
His main activity was to develop open solutions for image and
data management. In 2006, he became the technical director for a
Consortium Project that was aimed to offer a suite of open modules
for the healthcare sector. In 2007, due to his experience in integration
and his participation to two IHE European Connectathons, he
started to teach at the University of Trieste in the course of “Medical
Informatics” on the module “Standard and interoperability in health”.
In association with ACS, he has taught a series of successfully
comprehensive training on a wide range of image management
topics, i.e. PACS, RIS, DICOM, HL7, Radiology Workflow, IHE, etc., in the
Middle East. He is a highly sought-after speaker at many imaging and
radiology conferences, such as the Saudi Health exhibition in Riyadh
2015, Open Source Conference in Riyadh 2011.
He has successfully implemented many PACS projects, including
migration, integration and customization. He was the project manager
of two of the most important projects in Italy for image sharing at the
Regional level: “image on the net” project of RegionePiemonte (Italy), in
which more than 6 hospitals with different PACS and RIS technologies
were interconnected to each other for the sharing of images and
reports through an open infrastructure based on XDS and Enterprise
level solutions. “Regional PACS project” of Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
(Italy), in which 10 hospitals and other clinics were integrated to each
other sharing images and reports.
PACS and Imaging Informatics
Professional Training
For any inquiry, please email us at : training@acsmb.com

4. Those who already CIIP certified will
have an opportunity to update their
knowledge and earn the ASRT approved
and ARRT recognized CE credits.
Course Schedule
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Information Technology, Image Management, Clinical Engineering,
Operations
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 an 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
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.
Session Three - Modality Support
• Display Standards and Compliance Testing – DICOM GSDF
• Environmental Safety - Electrical, Radiation, Magnetic, Biological
Session Four - 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
Monday, March 26, 2018
Introduction, Medical Imaging Informatics, System Management and
Communications
Opening Session
Registration and Intro.
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
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
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
Session Four - Communication for PACS/RIS
• Roles and Relationships in Healthcare
• Medical Terminology, anatomic planes and positions, modalities
• Organization and Medical Specialization
• Availability Issues, Upgrades and Notification
• PACS Policy and Procedures
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Systems Management
Session One - Standards and Interoperability
• DICOM – Configuration, Validation, services, Modality
• HL7 - purpose, standards
Session Two - Standards and Interoperability
• IHE RADIOLOGY
• IHE IT: XDS and XDS-I
• Transactions details
• Other IT profiles related to radiology
Session Three - DICOM/HL7 and IHE Exercises
• Radiology Workflow simulation
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
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Professional Training
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5. Course Schedule
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
Session Three - Mock Examination: Simulation of CIIP examination
under expected test conditions
• Examination Review: Will present proper exam responses and
answer questions about them
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
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Procurement, Project Management, Training and Education
Session One - Best Sourcing Techniques to Increase the
Procurement Efficiencies (Imaging Informatics (II) which includes
PACS and VNA)
• PACS/RIS Procurement: Analysis, Cost-Benefit/ROI, RFI/RFP
preparation,Implementation of VNA Procurement
• Considerations: When Specifying a Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA)
• VNA Procurement: Analysis: Cost-Benefit/ROI, RFP preparation,
Implementation of VNA Procurement
• Request for Information: Understanding andAnalysis of RFI
• Request for Proposal: Understanding andAnalysis of RF
• Procurement in the Imaging Department: The need for
understanding technical specifications for Software & Hardware
• Procurement in the Healthcare Facility: The need for
understanding long term strategic importance for using to meet
healthcare and financial goals
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.)
Session Three - 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
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
Friday, March 30, 2018
Certification Exam Review
Session One - CIIP Review Session
• Purpose and Value of Certification: The need for understanding
why there is value in certification (CIIP) and a survey of
professional opportunities awaiting 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
For any inquiry, please email us at : training@acsmb.com
PACS and Imaging Informatics
Professional Training
Great Opportunity - Can’t
afford to Miss it.
Developing an understanding of day to day
operational issues through well-thought-out and
properly worked-out exercises and group activities will be
a “CAN’T MISS OPPORTUNITY”. Over the past decades,
the healthcare industry has experienced dramatic
advancement in IT and imaging systems. Integration of
core systems and the communication protocols connecting
them have continued to mature, thereby enhancing
workflow efficiency and the quality of patient care.
It is essential to learn & get updates on the strategic
approach needed to address the operational challenges
being faced by the end users on varying imaging systems
while pursuing safety, efficiency & reliability benchmarks
and the challenges to evaluate the success of the PACS.
8:00 - 10:00 Session One
10:00 - 10:15 Morning Break & Networking
10:15 - 12:15 Session Two
12:15 - 1:15 Lunch Break & Networking
1:15 - 2:45 Session Three
2:45 - 3:00 Evening Break & Networking
3:00 - 4:30 Session Four
Programme Schedule