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SIIM 2008 invites attendee participation
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Society for Imaging Informatics
April 15, 2008
Leesburg, VA -- Practice meets theory at the SIIM 2008 Annual
Meeting, May 15-18, 2008, in Seattle, hosted by the Society for
Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM). 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 add student
scientific travel awards and incorporate hands-on learning labs
that will give attendees the chance to get up-close-and-personal
with some of the latest technologies and research. |
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Ride to SIIM - High
Plains Driftin'...
In support of its expanded research grant program, SIIM is
accepting pledges for the "Third Annual Ride to SIIM." This
exciting and fun cross-country motorcycle trek from Chicago to
the SIIM Annual Meeting, organized by David Channin, MD, will
raise money for the SIIM Research Grant Fund.
With an estimated round-trip from Chicago at over 4,000 miles, a
1-penny-per-mile pledge will translate into a $40 tax deductible
donation to SIIM. Send pledges by email to SIIM at
grants@siimweb.org along with complete contact information.
Contributions to the SIIM Grant Program, a 501c(3) organization,
are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law.
The theme of the ride is "High Plains Driftin' for a Fistful of
Dollars." Interested riders and those who want to learn more
about the SIIM Research Grant program may visit
www.siimweb.org/grants. The 2007 SIIM grant recipients will be
presenting their SIIM grant research findings at the 8th Annual
SIIM Research & Development Symposium on Thursday, May 15th.
Closing General Session
Plan to attend what should be a unique, interesting, exciting,
and thought-provoking Closing Session at SIIM 2008 and contest.
Drs. Eliot Siegel and Khan Siddiqui have convened a panel of
experts including corporate and imaging informatics luminaries
to tackle your most topical, controversial, and compelling
questions about PACS and imaging informatics.
Submit Your Questions for the Closing Session and Win a Really
Awesome Gadget courtesy of SIIM! Email questions to
SIIM2008@siimweb.org. Prizes such as the iPOD touch, Amazon
Kindle, IBM ThinkPad, and Garmin nuvi GPS System will be awarded
to the most interesting and provocative questions selected for
use during the session. (Must be present to win.)
From its inception, SIIM has a history of facilitating
productive, open, and forward-thinking interactions between
users and the industry, and we are looking forward to creating
this atmosphere and interaction again to close out SIIM 2008!
Live Workflow Demonstration
Come see "today's hell" as Katherine Andriole, PhD; Paul Chang,
MD; and Luciano Prevedello, MD, demonstrate current pain points
in the imaging chain from exam protocolling, image acquisition,
transmission, management, display, interpretation, review, and
reporting. The session will spotlight the radiologist in the
reading room, the technologist at the CT scanner, the image
processor in the 3D lab, and the surgeon in the operating room.
Building Bridges
The SIIM Annual Meeting 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 contrasts between image
management issues inside and outside of radiology. The program
also includes SIIM University, hot topic sessions, 10 scientific
sessions and a poster and demonstration session, learning labs,
"in the crossfire" debates, CIIP study groups, and an open
source plug fest.
The highly rated and popular IIP Symposium will be presented on
the pre-conference day, May 14th. The course has been prepared
around the 10 domains of the ABII certification test content
outline and designed to address the range of competencies and
skills required of IIPs.
Exhibiting companies at the SIIM Annual Meeting also 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.
Registrations are strong one month out from the meeting. SIIM
expects a total attendance of approximately 3,000 and a sold-out
Exhibit Hall at the 2008 Annual Meeting.
SIIM officials and speakers will be available at a press
conference at 12:00 noon on Thursday to address the meeting
theme of "Building Bridges" among medical specialties and
between users and vendors. Recipients of the 2008 SIIM Resident
Scholarships will also be announced at the press conference. |
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