AMICAS hits the road

AMICAS Inc. has announced the 2005 AMICAS PACS Road Show - an educational forum for radiologists, CIOs, IT directors, radiology managers and PACS administrators during which the company's Vision Series PACS will be demonstrated.
   
The keynote address will come from Anthony C. Toppins, MC, radiologist, CIO of American Radiology Associates (ARA) of Dallas, Texas. He will provide attendees with an overview of ARA's distributed operations, a PACS demonstration with DictaPhone PowerScribe, and discuss their PACS technology platform, AMICAS said.
   
Sessions dates and times are as follows:
Location:  Los Angeles, California
Date:  May 3, 2005
Time:  9AM - 11AM
The Westin Long Beach

Location:  Seattle, Washington
Date:  May 4, 2005
Time:  9AM - 11AM
Hotel Monaco Seattle

Location:  Phoenix, Arizona
Date:  May 10, 2005
Time:  9AM - 11AM
The Phonecian

Location:  Dallas, Texas
Date:  May 11, 2005
Time:  9AM - 11AM
Omni Mandalay Hotel
For additional information and advance registration visit www.amicas.com/what/roadshow/

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