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MIIT26 Conference: Fri April 24, 2026

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On Friday, April 24, 2026 from 8:30 am-4:45 pm, the Medical Imaging Informatics & Teleradiology (MIIT) conference will once again be held at beautiful Liuna Station, 360 James St. N., Hamilton, Ontario. This year, a reception (with complementary mocktails) will be held at the end of the day to allow attendees and faculty to mingle.

MIIT features a program of key luminaries and subject matter experts from across the field of imaging informatics, addressing relevant and emerging topics. The meeting’s keynote speaker is Dr. Woojin Kim and he will give a talk on Navigating Generative and Agentic AI in Medical Imaging.

Attendees can still register to attend. The venue has ample free parking and meals and refreshments are included.

Gold sponsorships are sold out, but Silver- and Bronze-level sponsors are still welcome.

For my part, I will be Giving a talk on the development of the IIP Careers website, as well as the Excellence in Imaging Informatics Framework, which provides best practices organized into governance, programs, and policies and procedures.

LIUNA STATION

MIIT25 Conference: Fri April 25, 2025

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On Friday, April 25, 2025 from 8 am-5 pm, the Medical Imaging Informatics & Teleradiology (MIIT) conference will once again be held at beautiful Liuna Station, 360 James St. N., Hamilton, Ontario.

MIIT features a program of key luminaries and subject matter experts from across the field of imaging informatics, addressing relevant and emerging topics. The meeting’s keynote speaker is Dr. Nina Kottler and she will give a talk on the Adoption of AI.

Attendees can still register to attend. The venue has ample free parking and meals and refreshments are included.

Gold and Silver sponsorships are sold out, but Bronze-level sponsors are still welcome.

For my part, I will be moderating a panel of experts from across Canada and beyond on Regional Image Archiving & Exchange as we explore the current state and potential future of regional Diagnostic Imaging Repositories (DIRs) and shared PACS in Canada, as well as explore International efforts in similar programs.

I will also be introducing our Gold-level sponsors as they provide brief presentations right after the lunch break.

LIUNA STATION

Article: Imaging IT trends to watch in 2023

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In what is becoming an annual tradition, I have written an article on Imaging IT trends for 2023, which is published in HealthCareBusiness.

Chronicling changes in both technology and industry with those in healthcare provider organizations, the article covers everything from Cloud, AI, Multimedia Reporting, to expanding expectations from healthcare provider system leadership from their staff.

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A Practical Conversation about Enterprise Imaging Webinar 

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On Friday, November 18, 2022, 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET, I will be participating in a webinar with the esteemed Dr. Chris Roth, MD, MMCI, FSIIM.

Covering a wide range of topics related to enterprise imaging, PACS, and trends in imaging informatics, Jason Nagels and David Kwan will moderate.

There is no cost to attend, but you must register. More information here.

Enterprise Imaging Webinar

Friday November 18, 12-1 pm ET

Article: Assessing the Next Generation of Imaging IT

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HealthCareBusiness asked me to provide an article on some of the trends that I have been seeing in Imaging IT, including RIS, Reporting, and PACS (including Enterprise Imaging, Cloud, AI, and Pricing Models), along with some other general market trends.

If you prefer to read it in the magazine’s reader app (runs in your browser), you can use this link.

Trends in Imaging IT

There’s a New Sheriff in Town: When Enterprise IT Takes Over Imaging IT

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When IT professionals from Radiology and other image-generating departments merge with the enterprise IT team that provides IT infrastructure and support for enterprise-wide solutions, employee angst and culture friction can occur.

The same thing can happen when imaging IT teams historically working at different sites are merged to a single group, or when imaging informatics professionals (IIPs) from different healthcare service lines, like Radiology and Cardiology, are put into the same team.

In this paper published in Journal of Digital Imaging (JDI), all these topics are covered, along with things to consider when managing (or undergoing) these team consolidations, and tips for success.

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Join us Online (and get your CE credits) for the First Virtual MIIT Meeting on Fri May 15!

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Now Online!

Why MIIT Went Virtual

As someone that has mostly worked from home for over seven years, I understand the value of digital communication and collaboration. In healthcare, we have had many digital tools for more virtual experiences, but have been slow to adopt them. The COVID-19 pandemic has caught many organizations with paper-based and analog processes flat footed.

Education is no different than healthcare and other organizations that have heavily depended on in-person settings. While there is no doubt an in-person conference is more personal and provides social networking opportunities, content can easily be delivered online (the slides and audio are all digital, right?).

This year’s Medical Imaging Informatics and Teleradiology (MIIT) meeting was scheduled to take place in-person in Hamilton, Ontario, just like it has for well over a dozen years. Given the current situation we are all facing, my Co-Chair Dr. David Koff (@koff14) and I were faced with a choice: cancel or try to continue with an online version. As we believe strongly in the importance of imaging informatics education, and the value in this year’s excellent program, we chose the latter.

The first virtual MIIT will take place on Friday May 15, 2020. We have lowered attendee and sponsor rates in consideration of the lower costs of operating a virtual meeting.

Program

We have a great program this year with Dr. Tessa Cook from UPenn, Dr. Vamsi Narra from BJC, Dr. Cree Gaskin from UVa, Les Folio from the NIH, Dr. Adam Prater from Emory, Michael Toland from UMMS, Ted Scott from HHSC, along with Kevin O’Donnell providing an update on the DICOM standard at MIIT 2020 and MIIT’s own Britt Tomlin providing an update on Alberta’s province-wide Connect Care CIS program.

Review the full program here.

Costs

At only CAD$80 per person (which, at the current exchange rate, is only US$57 for our American friends), and with accreditation for CE credits, it is very high value. There are no travel costs and imaging informatics professionals can join from anywhere in the world.

Register using the “Register Now” button at miit.ca.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship of MIIT is still available, starting as CAD$1,000 (~US$715 with today’s exchange rate). Higher tier sponsors are given high visibility with attendees and the opportunity to give a brief talk during the lunch hour.

Be sure to stay top-of-mind among imaging IT decision makers and influencers (from anywhere now) to make up for lost contact at cancelled meetings, conferences, and trade shows!

More information is available here.

More Information

If you have any questions, email us at info@miit.ca.

SIIM19 – Will I See You There?

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In less than two weeks, the SIIM Annual Meeting will be taking place at the newly opened Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora, Colorado. I am looking forward to catching up with old friends and meeting new ones, along with learning lots of new information.

This year, I am (co-)chairing three sessions and participating in a fourth. Here is a summary (my role). All times are in local MT.

If it is your first annual meeting, I recommend you go to the First Time Attendee Meet-up on Tue 25-Jun at 6:15 pm in the Adams C/D Lobby room and attend the New Member Orientation: Intro to SIIM session on Wed 26-Jun at 9:45 am. Jim and Rick are great educators and mentors.

Also, be sure to check out the pre-conference sessions, the Hackathon and Innovation Challenge events, as well as the #AskIndustry, Learning Lab, and Scientific sessions. And be sure to put the SIIM 2019 Reception on your calendar. It is great to connect with peers and review the scientific posters.

While you are on-site, don’t forget to share information and activities (and selfies!) using the SIIM Twitter handle @SIIM_Tweets (remember to follow SIIM for great info on imaging informatics throughout the year!) and the official 2019 Annual Meeting hashtag: #SIIM19.

I hope to see you there!

MIIT 2019 – An Overview

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On Friday, May 10, I once again have the pleasure of co-chairing the Medical Imaging Informatics and Teleradiology (MIIT) conference at Liuna Station in Hamilton, ON.

The program for the 14th annual MIIT meeting is stellar, we have a record number of sponsors, and—thanks to lower registration fees and new group discounts—many people are already signed up to attend.

Program Highlights:

  • AI Strategy of CAR – Roger Tam will enlighten us on the Canadian Association of Radiologists’ strategy for AI.
  • Cloud Services for Machine Learning and Analytics – Patrick Kling will reveal how cloud-based solutions can address the challenge of managing large volumes of data.
  • Patient-Centered Radiology – Dr. Tessa Cook (@asset25)will provide insight into their progress on this topic at UPenn.
  • Collecting Data to Facilitate Change – Dr. Alex Towbin of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (@CincyKidsRad) will show us how to use data to support change management.
  • Panel on the Future of DIRs in Canada – In this interactive session, we will discover what has been accomplished with Diagnostic Imaging Repositories (DIRs) in Ontario, and what’s next. I will moderate a panel with leaders from SWODIN and HDIRS.
  • Practical Guide to making AI a Reality – Brad Genereaux (@IntegratorBrad), with broad experience working in hospitals, industry, standards committees, and technology, will help attendees prepare for this new area.
  • Healthcare IT Standards – Kevin O’Donnell, a veteran of healthcare standards development and MIIT, will provide an overview of developments within the DICOM and HL7 standards, and IHE.
  • ClinicalConnect – Dale Anderson will provide an update on this application (@ClinicalConnect), used by many organizations in the local region.

If you can attend, I am sure you will find the event educational. There are lots of opportunities to interact with our speakers and sponsors. If you are not from the region, you may find a weekend getaway to the nearby Niagara on the Lake wine region enjoyable.

And don’t forget to follow MIIT (@MIIT_Canada) on Twitter!

HealthDataManagement Article: Algorithms begin to show practical use in diagnostic imaging

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For those not following me on Twitter (@DonKDennison), here is a recent article on AI adoption to which I contributed. Enjoy!