How Digital Radiology Contributes to Patient Safety

AGFASeptember 25, 2007
Host: Dr. Meg Richman, University of California, San Diego
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, invites to join the second session of RadioTalk, a live web broadcast where Radiologists from across the globe are sharing their views on technology in radiology.

Patient Safety is always on everyone's mind - but what does it mean for the digital radiology department? And what are the parameters that need to be considered?

Dr Meg Richman, Vice Chairman of Education and Director of Thornten Radiology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center (UCSD), will give a live 30 minute presentation about patient safety in radiology and her experiences and findings at UCSD.

Here are the points that she will cover:

The dimensions of patient safety in Radiology

  • How Information Technology and tight integration of PACS and RIS reduces medical error
  • How rapid access to data and image saves lives
  • How comparisons Studies save lives
  • How MPR saves lives
  • Why the steps from ordering to results influence patient safety
  • How can patients fall through the cracks?
  • What does an integrated workflow have to do with patient safety?
The presentation will be followed by a live Q&A opportunity.

RadioTalk will be held as live events at two different times in one day - in order to allow various time zones to benefit and to provide a dynamic real-time Questions & Answers period.

For further information and registration, please visit:
http://www.agfa.com/en/he/news_events/
events/2007/RadioTalk_2_september_2007.jsp

About Agfa HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare, a member of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, is a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and image management solutions, and state-of-the-art systems for capturing, processing and printing images in hospitals and healthcare facilities. The company has over a century of experience in diagnostic imaging and has been a pioneer on the healthcare IT market since the early 1990's. Agfa HealthCare today employs 5,700 staff members, with sales offices and representatives in over 100 markets worldwide. Sales for Agfa HealthCare in 2006 were 1452 million Euro, accounting for 43% of total group sales.

For more info on Agfa please visit: www.agfa.com

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