Royal College of Radiologists PACS and Teleradiology Special Interest Group Spring 2004 Meeting Thursday 25 th The British Institute of Radiology, 36 Portland Place, London RCR CPD Cat 1 Credits applied for (usually 4 or 5)

10.10 – Post LSP contracts – PACS/RIS and the NPfIT in England Kate Prangley (NPfIT PACS Lead) Peter Dawson (Registrar of the RCR and Chair, NPfIT National Clinical Advisory Group for PACS) –12.15 Teleradiology Session Nick Collett – Using Secure Internet Mail as the basis for a cost effective, secure telemedicine service Jan Schillebeeckx – Distant reporting services Philip Shorvon – The hospital at night Simon Harden – ADSL Virtual Private Network connection for home viewing conforming to the NHSIA code of connection

Business Meeting 25 th March 2004 at the British Institute of Radiology for Members and Associate Members only Agenda Introduction Notification of AoB The website (Dr Rhidian Bramley, Webmaster) Financial situation (Dr John Pilling, Treasurer) Discussion on status of group as a SIG of RCR (Dr Keith Foord, Secretary) AoB Date and venue of next meeting Valedictory to outgoing Chair Election of new Chair - by full members only (Returning officer – Dr Keith Foord, Secretary )

13.45 – PACS session Dave Macaulay – Cerner Gold Sponsor talk – Patient Centric PACS Dave Harvey – DICOM General Purpose Worklist – why you must have it ! Tom Naunton Morgan – How to survive Big Bang PACS Coffee/Tea break Reports from UK and Ireland PACS sites and PACS and Teleradiology projects