Hot Topic - Session 2: What You
Need to Know About Radiology, Cardiology, & Pathology
Thursday, May 15, 2008
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Ballroom 6A
Session Chair: Steven C. Horii, MD
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Description:
This session will emphasize the imaging needs and workflow requirements
for radiology, cardiology, and pathology and compare and contrast
cardiology and pathology workflows to radiology workflow requirements.
Participants:
What You Need to Know About Radiology Steven C. Horii, MD
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Learning
Objectives:
1. Understand the image features and other types of information
important to a radiologist in performing diagnostic image
interpretation.
2. Understand the clinical radiology reading room environment and
workflow in the context of information technologies.
What You Need to Know About Cardiology William W. Boonn, MD
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Learning
Objectives:
1. Identify the domain specific image
management and workflow challenges and opportunities that exist in
Cardiology.
2. Contrast image management and workflow requirement similarities and
differences between Radiology and Cardiology.
What You Need to Know About Pathology Paul J. Chang, MD
University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Learning
Objectives:
1. Identify domain specific image
management and workflow challenges and opportunities that exist in
Pathology.
2. Differentiate image management and workflow requirement similarities and
differences between Radiology and Pathology.
3. Describe significant advantages of a comprehensive infrastructure
that integrates both Radiology and Pathology.
