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SCAR 2003 Educational Program
Friday-PACS Course SCAR University 2003 Program Committee
Saturday
Opening Session
Scientific Sessions CME at SCAR 2003
Sunday Special Sessions Faculty Information
Monday Hospital Tours Posters and Demos
Tuesday
Closing Session
PACS Administration Course SCAR 2003 Roadmap to PACS Administration 
 

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Saturday, June 7, 2003

Opening Session


8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Grand Ballroom
Sheraton Boston Hotel

Ray Kurzweil

Keynote Address: 

The Impact of 21st Century Technology 
on Human Health and Society

Raymond Kurzweil
Pioneer in computer-based speech recognition technology and futurist author of the best selling book, The Age of Spiritual Machines, When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence, and a 2002 inductee into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

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General Sessions

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sheraton Boston Hotel

10:00 am - 11:45 am
REPUBLIC BALLROOM SCAR U Introductory Course (101, 102, 103)*
CONSTITUTION A SCAR U Senior Session - Design Considerations in a Filmless Enterprise
CONSTITUTION B Special Session I - Strategic Business Plan for PACS
11:45 am - 1:15 pm
INDEPENDENCE Lunch Session 1 - Zen and the Art of PACS Administration
FAIRFAX ROOM (3rd Fl) Lunch Session 2 - Public Domain Software for PACS and Informatics Implementation
1:15 pm - 3:00 pm
REPUBLIC BALLROOM Scientific Session 1 - Image Processing
CONSTITUTION A Scientific Session 2 - Departmental Productivity & Workflow*
CONSTITUTION B Scientific Session 3 - Image Acquisition & Storage
Bus departs Hynes Boylston St entrance Hospital Tours A (1,2,3,4)*
3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
REPUBLIC BALLROOM SCAR U Introductory Course (104, 105, 106)*
CONSTITUTION A SCAR U Senior Session - Productivity & Workflow
Bus departs Hynes Boylston St entrance Hospital Tours B (1,2,3,4)*
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
HYNES CONVENTION CTR SCAR 2003 Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall A

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Sunday, June 8, 2003

General Sessions

8:00 AM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Boston Hotel

8:00 am - 9:30 am
REPUBLIC BALLROOM Scientific Session 4 - Reading Room*
CONSTITUTION A Scientific Session 5 - Enterprise Productivity & Workflow
CONSTITUTION B Scientific Session 6 - Image Distribution
10:00 am - 11:45 am
REPUBLIC BALLROOM SCAR U Introductory Course (107, 108, 109)*
CONSTITUTION A Special Session II - Decision Support Beyond Radiology
CONSTITUTION B SCAR U Senior Session - New Frontiers in Digital Radiography
11:45 am - 1:15 pm
HYNES RM 102 Lunch Session 3 - How Not to Give a Scientific Talk
HYNES RM 100 Lunch Session 4 - Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise - IHE Update
1:15 pm - 3:00 pm
REPUBLIC BALLROOM SCAR U Introductory Course (110, 111, 112)*
CONSTITUTION A SCAR U Senior Session - Radiologist Decision Support Tools
BACK BAY C Poster and Demo Session
Bus departs Hynes Boylston St entrance Hospital Tours C (1,2,3,4)*
3:30 pm - 5:15 pm
REPUBLIC BALLROOM SCAR U Senior Session - Information Systems
CONSTITUTION A SCAR U Senior Session - Security*
CONSTITUTION B SCAR U Senior Session - Workstation Design and Quality Control
Bus departs Hynes Boylston St entrance Hospital Tours D (1,2,3,4)*
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
PRUDENTIAL TOWER SCAR Welcome Reception - Prudential Center, Skywalk, 50th Floor

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Monday, June 9, 2003

General Sessions

8:00 AM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Boston Hotel

8:00 am - 9:30 am
REPUBLIC BALLROOM Scientific Session 7 - Vendor Session
CONSTITUTION A Scientific Session 8 - PACS Experience*
CONSTITUTION B Scientific Session 9 - Infrastructure and Administration
10:00 am - 11:45 am
REPUBLIC BALLROOM SCAR U Senior Session - Connectivity/Networking
CONSTITUTION A Special Session III - Radiology Frontiers*
CONSTITUTION B SCAR U Senior Session - QA in the Digital Enterprise
11:45 am - 12:15 pm

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

REPUBLIC BALLROOM

SCAR Membership Meeting and Fellows Induction

3rd SCAR R&D Symposium:
"Evaluation of Interstitial Lung Disease on 5 Mpixel CRT vs 3 Mpixel LCD Displays"

1:15 pm - 3:00 pm
REPUBLIC BALLROOM SCAR U Senior Session - Speech Recognition and Structured Reporting*
CONSTITUTION A SCAR U Senior Session - Digital Mammography
CONSTITUTION B Special Session IV - Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
Bus departs Hynes Boylston St entrance Hospital Tours E (5 Only)
3:30 pm - 5:15 pm
REPUBLIC BALLROOM SCAR U Senior Session - SCAR U: How To (A Practical User's Guide)*
CONSTITUTION A Special Session V - Systems Upgrade the 7-Year Itch*
CONSTITUTION B SCAR U Senior Session - Electronic Storage Media
Bus departs Hynes Boylston St entrance Hospital Tours F (5 Only)

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Tuesday, June 10, 2003

7:30 am - 8:15 am
Commonwealth Residents' Roundtable
Electronic Teaching Tools: Old Dogs and New Tricks

Closing Session

8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Sheraton Boston Hotel
Constitution Ballroom


Medical Image Interpretation - The Collision between Humans and Data*

Closing Session will explore an impending paradigm shift in image interpretation. Invited speakers from the CIA, NASA, and the entertainment industry will present the latest technological advances to manage large data sets. More...

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*Activity of particular interest to practicing radiologists.