DRG 2011 Workshop: "AGIT I – Open Source Software in der Radiologie"

Der ArztMay 18, 2011

Am 1. Juni 2011 findet von 12:00 bis 13:30 Uhr im Rahmen des 92. Deutschen Röntgenkongresses (6. Gemeinsamer Kongress der DRG und ÖRG) unter dem Vorsitz von Prof. Dr. Elmar Kotter ein Workshop der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Informationstechnologie (AGIT) statt.

Die Headline “Open Source Software in der Radiologie” ist Programm. Es gibt zwei Vorträge zur Nutzung von Open Source Software als Medizinprodukt aus klinischer Sicht (PD Dr. Weisser, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim) und aus Sicht eines Herstellers (Stephan Popp, aycan Digitalsysteme GmbH), sowie eine Diskussion über dieses immer mehr an Bedeutung zunehmende Thema.

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