Rad Plan Minutes 08.05.07
Attendees
- Kevin O'Donnell, Toshiba, Co-chair
- Cindy Levy, Merge Cedara
- Cor Loef, Philips
- Paul Seifert, Agfa
Location
ihe.webex.com
Topics
Evaluate TCE for Final Text
- Per Final Text Process
- Tech Cmte has Proposed TCE for Final Text
- Next step is Plan Cmte to review/confirm Consensus
- TC wants a prompt answer; if positive, need to wrap it into the Tech Framework by June.
- Action: Paul Seifert will confirm readiness of TCE for final text against process checklist on Wiki
- Action: Rad PC Tcon 2008-05-13, 11:30-12:00 CDT to vote on making TCE final text
PDI Deployment
- Issues deploying into non-PACS environments (Cindy)
- Use of Web Option
- Education needed for "referring" physicians, including surgeons (ACS and AANS in US), on pre-loading of Images vs. real-time reading from CD
- Persuade them that on-disk viewing software will not meet their needs satisfactorily
- Each specialty will want its own viewing capabilities (and thus software); possible that a minimal amount of infrastructure (advanced PC plus viewing software) can meet the needs of even small referring practices
- Development of education courses with appropriate professional associations?
- User handbook/white paper focusing on PDI? (see Mac/Osirix white paper)
- New profile development for PDI workflow? David Clunie's proposal
- Engage key radiologist and referring physicians in development of white paper and future committee work
- Action: Call on 2008-05-09, 3pm CDT, with MITA reps to discuss issues and organize approach
- Action: Chris Carr will contact Dr. Collicut from ACS about PDI demonstration at RSNA and to organize discussions about imaging on media issues
- Action: Kevin O'Donnell will participate in MITA meeting at SIIM on May 16 and report on that discussion
RSNA Classroom Courses - Nov 2008
- Status report on Speakers (Kevin)
- Note meetings
- IHE NA on Mon Dec 1 1-5pm
- IHE Asia on Tues 4-6
- IHE Rad Breakfast on Wed 8:30-10:30
- IHE Intl on Wed 12-5
- Update on RSNA 2008 Plans (Chris C)
- Image sharing/removable media demonstration
Profile Pages for ISO
- Status Report (Chris L)
IHE Vendor Webinar - June 2008
- Status Report (Chris C)
- Discussion of any support needed from IHE Rad
- Path finding session (15-30 minutes) plus materials for product managers to map out sessions they (eg, PACS product mgrs) should attend; make sessions product-centered
- Action: Chris Carr will propose grid of session dates/times for Radiology sessions to Planning Cmte
- Action: Kevin and Chris Lindop will fill in topic areas for grids
- Action: Chris Carr and Co-chairs will solicit author/presenters from Planning and Technical Committees
XDS-I and XDS.b
- Decide on a workitem for Rad Tech to "port" or otherwise address XDS.b in XDS-I
- See notes on Rad Plan Future Agenda Topics
- Defered to next meeting or sometime soon.
- Need to handle early enough that if a profile is appropriate next year, it gets into the process.
Other Items
Next meeting(s)
First Wednesday of each month, 10am CT