Moderators:

David Brown, BSCS, CNMT, CIIP Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Paul J. Chang, MD University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital
Bradley J. Erickson, MD, PhD Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Steven C. Horii, MD University of Pennsylvania Health System
Paul G. Nagy, PhD University of Maryland School of Medicine
David W. Piraino, MD Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Vendor Representatives:

Don Dennison
PACS Product Line Manager, Agfa HealthCare

Chris Hafey
Chief Architect, Vital Images

Marcelo G. Lima
President, Visage Imaging

Kurt Reiff
Vice President, IM Division, Siemens Medical Solutions, USA

Robert Taylor, PhD
President and COO, TeraRecon, Inc.

Don Woodlock
Vice President and Global GM, GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions

Find out how the leading imaging informatics luminaries answer some of the most compelling questions on everyone's minds. Dr. Eliot Siegel, an informatics pioneer, will lead a panel of experts including corporate representatives and imaging informatics professionals to answer such questions as “What is the most important "pain point" for radiologists in their everyday practice?” and “What type of pay back (or ROI) do companies look for to keep investments in PACS?”

Questions will be submitted in advance by vendors, meeting attendees, and SIIM members, and reviewed by the panelists prior to the session. Panelists and vendor representatives will have the chance to prepare “counterpoints” to the questions and pose questions among the participants – PACS administrators, physicians, and vendors. Come to closing session to hear the answers, but watch out for the crossfire!

Submit Your Questions for the Closing Session and Win a Really Awesome Gadget courtesy of SIIM!  If you have a question that you’ve always wondered about and have been afraid to or haven’t had the opportunity to ask current industry leaders/informatics experts, we dare you to submit it!

Email the SIIM office ASAP to submit the "top 3 questions you have always wanted to ask".  Pose questions that you think would make great/controversial/challenging ones for our industry representatives and experts. Indicate "Closing Session Questions" in the email subject line and include your complete contact information. Here is your chance to challenge vendors to look at current problems, limitations, lack of progress, their perspective on the future, or other interesting issues.

SIIM members who submit questions prior to the meeting and come up with the top questions selected for use at the closing session will win a prize and will be able to choose their favorite prize gadget from the following list:  Amazon Kindle, Apple IPOD Touch 16 GB, IBM Think Pad T40, Garmin nuvi 750 Portable GPS System.  In case of duplicate submissions, the first one submitting a question actually used in the session would win the prize. This is certainly another reason to attend the closing session on Sunday May 18th - you may be a lucky winner (must be present to win)!

Undoubtedly, this will be a fun and provocative closing session, bringing together users and thought leaders in a collegial setting. 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 at the SIIM 2008 Closing Session!