CTSC:TTIC.030309

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Agenda

1. Review of imaging consultation requests (Misra and Dodson, both posted on Xythos)
2. Update on XNAT-PACS-i2b2 integration project
3. Feedback from presentations at BWH and Children's
4. Radiology Resident training/education
5. XNAT engineer
6. Listing of imaging resources
7. Stimulus package
8. Volunteer for the national CTSA Imaging Working Group

Harvard Translational Imaging Consortium Meeting Minutes March 3, 2009

In attendance:

• Annick Van den Abbeele
• Jeff Yap
• Bob Lenkinski
• Randy Gollub
• Gordon Harris
• Ron Kikinis
• Clare Tempany
• Bill Hanlon
• Valerie Humblet
• Bruce Rosen
• Stephan Voss
• Laura Alice
• Simon Warfield

1. Consultation request submitted through the Catalyst website

• The CTSC IT group is designing a web-based tool to track the requests for consultation submitted through the Catalyst web site.
  • A meeting is scheduled Friday April 20th, Randy and Valerie will attend.
• The web-based consultation request form is online.
  • Ron and Gordon suggested that the link to request a consultation is not very visible.
  • They also suggested that a link to the request should be added in the main text.
  • Ron mentioned that all names underscored should be turned into a live link to the person's web page.
  • Valerie will be in touch with the Catalyst IT people to take care of these issues.
• The group discussed the two latest consultation requests.

2. Update on XNAT-PACS-i2b2 integration project

• The group in charge of the project held a meeting on Friday February 27.
  • Bill, Simon and Rudolph Pienard are working on connecting a computer based at the TIMC to a computer based at Children's Hospital Boston.
• Randy had a discussion with Sabune Winkler (Regulatory Affairs Operations Director for the Catalyst)
  • We will get help from Sabune regarding all the regulatory issues related to the XNAT-PACS-i2b2 integration project.

3. Feedback from presentations at BWH and Children's

• February March 27, Clare, Ron and Valerie presented the development of the imaging consulting program to the radiology Staff Meeting at BWH. Annick and Randy also attended the meeting.
  • A copy of the slides is posted on the WIKI.
  • The audience was very interested by the presentation. Several people asked questions on clinical data transfer, IRB and training for the residents.
  • Four Sections Head Meetings will be scheduled. It will give a nice opportunity to get feedback from the audience.
• Simon presented the imaging consulting program to the Faculty Meeting at Children's Hospital.
  • The primary feedback from the audience was:

1. a high level of interest in involvement in offering advice, especially as relates to pediatric imaging, and
2. strong need for improved access to pilot funds to support imaging projects in the early stage.
3. many were disappointed at the level of funding available for support of early stage projects.

4. Radiology Resident training/education

• There is a demand for training similar to the slicer tutorial offered in November 2008.
  • More anatomical training will be offered during the summer when the new radiology residents come on board. As part of the Catalyst education program, the training will be Harvard wide available.

5. XNAT engineer

• Two candidates were invited for interview. They will meet several members this week.
• After the interviews, interviewers are invited to fill an evaluation form posted on the xythos website. The outcome of the interviews will be discussed during the next t-con.

6. Listing of imaging resources

• Valerie is in charge of updating the WIKI page with the resources available at the different sites. She will collect data during upcoming site visits.

7. Stimulus package

• The group agreed that being able to financially help the investigators to do scans is very important but so far there is no budget allocated.

8. Volunteer for the national CTSA Imaging Working Group

• The education committee of the CTSA Imaging Working Group is searching volunteers on topics that we are actively addressing.
  • Creating awareness of the CTSA and the imaging capabilities available to researchers and knowledge of how to access them. Ron suggested that if other CTSC's want to use the NA-MIC wiki the way the Harvard CTSC imaging group is using it, he would be happy to host them.
  • Mechanisms of obtaining funding: Core services and personnel; infrastructure/engineering efforts; integration into and compensation for services in clinical trials. Gordon offered to work with the Education/Cores working group at the Baltimore meeting for a start on the question of clinical trials cores.