3rd International PACS And Teleradiology Symposium 2009-Biopolis Singapore

Title: 3rd International PACS and Teleradiology Symposium 2009
Location: Biopolis Singapore
Description: IPTS 2009 features a very strong technical program on areas and background topics surrounding PACS and Teleradiology presented by experts in the field.  This symposium is organised to equip doctors and other Healthcare Professionals with critical information to take radiology into the digital age.
Start Date: 2009-04-03
End Date: 2009-04-05

This year, IPTS is brought to you by National Healthcare Group Diagnostics Singapore (NHGD), Teleradiology Solutions (TS) and OTech Healthcare Solutions.

IPTS was conceived in 2006 primarily with pedagogic aim in mind. The inaugural International PACS Teleradiology Symposium, held in Bangalore, India, in April 2007, was a great success.

This year’s IPTS features a strong technical programme on PACS and Teleradiology presented by experts in the field.

It includes a pre-symposium DICOM and HL7 workshop to be led by Mr Herman Oosterwijk, President of OTech Healthcare Solutions. Mr Oosterwijk has been successfully involved with PACS as a teacher, consultant, and engineering and business manager for over 20 years.

He has chaired the Technical and Regulatory Committee of the MEDPACS section of the National Electrical Manufacturer Association (NEMA) and participated in the DICOM standardization effort as part of the working group VI, HL7 standard participating in the Imaging and Integration Special Interest Group and IHE for ophthalmology.

There will also be an excellent Keynote Address by Professor Lenny Tan, Professor of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Singapore and Emeritus Consultant of Diagnostic Imaging, National University Hospital (NUH). Professor Tan is an internationally acclaimed clinician in his field and has extensive established networks in the international medical community. He is also the past President of the International Society of Radiology.

The conference will also feature a lively, informative and controversial panel discussion on the topic “The Digital Enterprise: Today and Future”.

Sponsors for this event are Fujifilm (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Carestream Health Singapore Pte Ltd, Barco Medical, Emageon, GE Healthcare and  Siemens Healthcare.

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