AHRA: Submission deadline for 2005 Electronic Imaging Conference approaching

The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators is calling for presentations for its 2005 Electronic Imaging Conference, April 21 - 23, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Tampa, Fla. Designed for imaging professionals specializing in PACS and other digital imaging technologies, the three day event is featuring a full-day PACS Administrator Workshop.

The deadline for submissions is November 9, said AHRA. Preferred topics include: IHE (integrating the healthcare enterprise); HL-7 and DICOM; archiving; security and disaster recovery; workflow/ productivity/image management; future technologies; CR/DR; speech recognition; 3D processing; digital mammography; image display/workstations; financing, selection and implementation.

All presentation applications must be submitted electronically. The call for presentations can be downloaded at

http://www.ahraonline.org/EI/CallForPresentations.htm

or e-mail/call Brenda Baker with questions: (239) 656-0935), brendabaker@conferencemanagers.com

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