BE491: Seminar in Biomedical Engineering Healthcare Information Technology

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BE491 Seminar in Biomedical EngineeringHealthca
re Information Technology

• 27 September 2004
• Stephen Schlacter
• stephen.m.schlacter_at_saic.com
• CUA BBE 1995

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Agenda

• Introduction
• Project History Overview
• VRE DIN-PACS Details (telemedicine)
• CUA Courses Real-World Relevance
• SAIC Job Opportunities for BMEs
• Q A

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Introduction

• Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering CUA, 1995
• SAIC, Enterprise Healthcare Solutions 1995 -
  Present
• Senior Engineer / Team Lead
• Healthcare IT Solutions for MHS (Primary)
• 102 DoD Hospitals Worldwide

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Project History

• Composite Healthcare System (CHCS)
• Infrastructure and hardware installation/configura
  tion
• Road Warrior
• Digital Imaging Network - Picture Archiving and
  Communications System (DIN-PACS)
• Soup to Nuts System Installation Support
• MHS HUB Rack Systems and Blade Servers
• TRICARE Online (TOL)
• http//www.tricareonline.com centralized database
  for all MHS
• Enterprise Wide Referral and Authorization System
  (EWRAS)
• Provider-GUI (P-GUI)
• Clinical Bi-Directional Interface System (CBIS)

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Virtual Radiology Environment (VRE) DIN-PACS
Project

• Ft. Sam Houston Brooke Army Medical Center (AMC)
• Ft. Hood Darnall Army Community Hospital (ACH)
• Ft. Bliss William Beaumont AMC
• Ft. Huachuca R.W. Bliss Army Health Center (AHC)
• Ft. Carson Evans ACH
• Ft. Riley Irwin ACH
• Ft. Leavenworth Munson AHC
• Ft. Leonard Wood General Leonard Wood ACH
• Ft. Sill Reynolds ACH
• Ft. Polk Bayne-Jones ACH

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PACS Workflow Overview
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VRE DIN-PACS Details

• Irwin Army Community Hospital, Ft. Riley
• First Operational DIN-PACS Site (2000/2001)
• Computer Center preparation required
• Added electrical circuits to UPS power system
• All new network infrastructure
• Cat5e, Fiber Optic
• Gigabit Ethernet Hardware (Cisco Catalysts)
• VLANs
• http//iach.amedd.army.mil/departments/radiology/i
  nfo.asp
• Film-less radiology department
• Diagnostic images are acquired, read, stored
  digitally

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DIN-PACS Workstations
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DIN-PACS Workstations

• User Location Site Preparation
• Furniture
• HEAVY Displays (roughly 90 lbs each)
• Needs to be mobile
• Two Configurations (sitting, standing)
• HVAC
• Displays generate lots of heat
• Display Calibration
• Lighting conditions differ from room to room
• Displays drift over time

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VRE DIN-PACS Details

• William Beaumont AMC
• Custom OR solution to match renovations
• Supports remote image archival for RWBAHC
• Mixed network environment
• ATM Core with Ethernet Edges

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WBAMC DIN-PACS Network
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WBAMC OR Solution
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CUA Coursework

• Undergraduate Engineering Research and Design
  Projects
• Micro-Machining Computerized Data Acquisition,
  CUA Cellular Mechanics Lab
• Part of a team that designed a laminar flow
  chamber for an ongoing cancer cell study.
• Interacted one on one with the micro-machinist
  during construction/iteration of the prototype.
• Additionally, prepared cell cultures and
  substrate (laminin) slides for subsequent
  testing, and collected test data via
  phase-contrast microscope and image recording
  software (NIH Image).
• Computerized System Simulation, CUA Dept. of
  Electrical Engineering
• Independently researched several methods of fetal
  ECG detection and heart rate monitoring.
• After interacting with Washington Hospital Center
  staff, wrote Matlab code to design a digital
  filtering system that demonstrated the removal of
  maternal artifact from fetal ECG.
• Composites Fabrication, CUA Biomechanics Lab
  (Senior Design)
• Part of a research and design team that
  re-designed an "anti-gravity" arm orthosis.
• Originated scheme to make the device portable.
• Participated in the composite (fiberglass)
  fabrication process and prototype testing.
• Design Team Leader, CUA Biomechanics Lab (Junior
  Design)
• Led team that designed a pneumatic actuator
  powered shoulder orthosis.
• As group leader, set deadlines and assigned tasks
  within the design team.
• Responsible for physical construction of
  prototype.

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CUA Coursework

• Other Relevant Courses of Note
• Drafting / AutoCAD (Dr. Gentry)
• Bioethics (Fr. Friday)
• Monday Night Rehab (Dr. Winters)
• Organic Chemistry (Dr. Ponares)
• Creative Writing Literature of Fantasy

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SAIC Biomedical Job Opportunities

• Biomedical/Clinical Research Project Manager
  (Contingent) - Falls Church, VA (Posted
  05/25/2004)
• Ref. No ETW090136Description This position is
  contingent upon the award of a contract by the
  customer. SAIC is looking for a biomedical and
  clinical research project manager to lead a
  multi-disciplinary team to 1) assess and
  identify the biomedical and clinical research
  infrastructure and resources needs  more...
• Biomedical Scientist - Abingdon, MD (Posted
  09/14/2004)
• Ref. No ESL099158
• Description Apply scientific expertise to
  biomedical research and analysis for a
  non-laboratory multidisciplinary effort. The job
  entails critical technical review and analysis of
  scientific research and writing reviews,
  briefings, information papers, and reports on
  scientific and  more...
• Research Associate (NCI 99412) - Ft.
  Detrick/NCI-Frederick, MD (Posted 09/21/2004)
• Ref. No KMB099412Description We are seeking a
  talented research associate to support ongoing
  projects in proteomics. The ideal candidate will
  have hands on experience with peptide/protein
  mass spectrometry by MALDI or by LC-MS/MS.
  Responsibilities will include routine maintenance
  of nanobore HPLCs, MS  more...
• Biomedical Engineer/Chemist (Guardian) -
  Abingdon, MD (Posted 08/27/2004)
• Ref. No SVL097854Description The Defense and
  Homeland Solutions Operation, Science
  Applications International Corporation (SAIC),
  has a need for Biomedical Engineers, Chemists,
  analysts, and scientists. This opportunity is
  associated with a new SAIC program as Lead
  Systems Integrator (LSI) for the  more...
• Scientist I (NCI 98110) - Ft. Detrick/NCI-Frederic
  k, MD (Posted 09/02/2004)
• Job Category ScientistRef. No
  KMB098110Description Under the general
  direction of the head of the microscopy and image
  analysis laboratory, undertake research to enable
  the segmentation, quantification and modeling of
  individual cells from 3D digital microscope
  images of biological specimens (75 time). This
  project may include  more...

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Questions, Comments, Smart Remarks?

• Stephen (Steve) Schlacter, BBE 1995
• SAIC
• Enterprise Healthcare Solutions BU
• 5107 Leesburg Pike Suite 2200
• Falls Church VA 22041
• 703.578.2498
• stephen.m.schlacter_at_saic.com
• smschlacter_at_hotmail.com