“I really enjoyed it and it gave me insight into what other sites are like and what versions they are on and what they struggle with. I also liked hearing their suggestions. Being able to emulate another user wasn’t one I thought of myself but when one of the other sites brought that up I thought it was brilliant and something that would greatly improve the PACS Admin role. As always, Sectra staff were very kind and welcoming and it was a great group to be there with.”- Anonymous PACS Admin User
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Hilton Mississauga Meadowvale
Mississauga, ON
Sectra Canada PACS Admin Workshop
Mark your calendar for the return of Sectra Canada’s PACS Admin Workshop on June 3-4, 2025 at the Hilton Mississauga Meadowvale in Mississauga, ON! This one and a half day workshop will provide attendees with the opportunity to reconnect with industry peers and Sectra staff, gain insights into the latest product updates, and learn effective methods to optimize workflows. Registration is now open.
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Please note this workshop is for Sectra PACS Admins in Canada only.
Registration Information:
Registration is now open.
We invite 1 PACS Administrator from each site to join our workshop. If more than 1 PACS administrator would like to attend, please send a request to your customer success manager as seats are limited for the event. Please note, additional registrants will need to cover their own hotel and airfare independently, if required.
Meeting Location, Dates, and Times
Location:
Hilton Hotel Mississauga Meadowvale
Mississauga, ON
Dates & Times:
June 3, 2025: 12-5PM
June 4, 2025: 8:30-5PM
Arrivals and Departures
- For those travelling from outside the GTA/ON who require accommodation – Please aim to arrive in Ontario/GTA on the morning of June 3rd, 2025 and set to depart out of Ontario/GTA after 5:00 PM EST on June 4th, 2025.
Dress and Weather
All meeting dress is business casual.
Meeting Location, Dates, and Times
Location:
Hilton Hotel Mississauga Meadowvale
Mississauga, ON
Dates & Times:
June 3, 2025: 12-5PM
June 4, 2025: 8:30-5PM
Location:
Hilton Hotel Mississauga Meadowvale
Mississauga, ON
Dates & Times:
June 3, 2025: 12-5PM
June 4 2025: 8:30-5PM
Arrival and Departures
- For those travelling from outside the GTA/ON who require accommodation – Please aim to arrive in Ontario/GTA on the morning of June 3rd, 2025 and set to depart out of Ontario/GTA after 5:00 PM EST on June 4th, 2025.
Airline Reservations
For those travelling in from outside the GTA who require airfare, please reach out to Sectra Canada’s travel agency, Sportscorp Travel, to book your airline reservation. You can reach them at Sectra_Travel@Sportscorp.com or 1-800-387-3552 from Monday through Friday, 8:30 am – 6:00 pm, EST. Let the agent know that you are with the Sectra Canada PACS Admin Workshop 2024. Please note, additional site registrants will need to cover their own hotel and airfare independently, if required.
Airports
- Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
Ground Transportation Options
Hilton Mississauga Meadowvale is approximately 24.7 km from the Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and takes approximately 30 minutes to arrive there. Guests will handle their own ground transportation via taxi, Uber, or Lyft.
Hotel
- Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale Hotel
- Check-in: 3:00 pm |Check-out: 12:00 pm
For those travelling from outside the GTA/ON who require accommodation – please indicate this requirement on the registration form. Upon registration confirmation, please contact Sectra Canada’s travel agency, Sportscorp Travel, to book your hotel accommodations. You can reach them at Sectra_Travel@Sportscorp.com or 1-800-387-3552 from Monday through Friday, 8:30 am – 6:00 pm, EST. Let the agent know that you are with the Sectra Canada PACS Admin Workshop 2024 group. Please note, additional site registrants will need to cover their own hotel and airfare independently, if required.
Day 1 – June 3, 2025:
| Time | Session | Location |
| 11:30-12:30pm | Welcome Lunch | North Studio 2 |
| 12:30-12:45 pm | Opening Remarks Sectra Leadership | North Studio 1 |
| 12:45-1:45 pm | PACS Admin Roundtable – Part 1 Jack Wong and Mishele Thariath, Sectra | North Studio 1 |
| 1:45-2:00 pm | Break | – – |
| 2:00-3:30 pm | PACS Admin Roundtable – Part 2 Jack Wong and Mishele Thariath, Sectra | North Studio 1 |
| 3:30-3:45 pm | Break | – – |
| 3:45-4:45 pm | Walk-in Help Desk Sectra Engineers/Apps Specialists | North Studio 1 |
| 4:45-5:15 pm | Cardiology – New Echo Viewer Jessica Miranda, Sectra | North Studio 1 |
| 5:15-5:30 pm | Closing Remarks Jack Wong and Mishele Thariath, Sectra | North Studio 1 |
| 5:30-8:00 pm | Group Dinner! | Chop Steakhouse |
Day 2 – June 4, 2025
| Time | Session | Location |
| 8:00-9:00AM | Breakfast | North Studio 2 |
| 9:00-9:15 am | Opening Remarks Jack Wong and Mishele Thariath, Sectra | North Studio 1 |
| 9:15-10:30 am | Upcoming Features Jessica Miranda, Sectra | North Studio 1 |
| 10:30-10:45 am | Break | – – |
| 10:45-11:45 am | Lessons Learned: HIS/RIS Miha Saluja and Leigh-Ann Verge, Sectra | North Studio 1 |
| 11:45-1:00 pm | Lunch | North Studio 2 |
| 1:00-2:00 pm | Workflow Analytics Arthur Whitt, Sectra | North Studio 1 |
| 2:00-3:00 pm | Walk in Help Desk Sectra Engineers/Apps Specialists | North Studio 1 |
| 3:00-3:15 pm | Break | – – |
| 3:15-5:00 pm | Engineer Talk Michael Tse and Florian Roche, Sectra | North Studio 1 |
| 5:00 pm | Closing Remarks Sectra Leadership, Jack Wong, and Mishele Thariath. | North Studio 1 |
PACS Admin Roundtable Topics:
- Yearly Review per site
- Sectra Canada yearly review
- The PACS Admin Role
- Experience with VNA’s
Helpdesk Options:
- Display Protocols
- Enterprise Manager Questions (AD groups, roles, permissions, server set up, logs)
- Information Window (worklists, filters, menus, layout)
- DICOM router
- SCH
- Image Window
- SCP’s
- Sectra Monitoring
- Other Requests
Cardiology New Echo Viewer: This will be a demonstration of Sectra PACS’ ability to better handle cardiology use cases. IDS7 27.1 introduces new echo viewing capabilities such as: improved measurement mapping, improved image loading, and the ability to export measurements via DICOM SR.
Upcoming Features: A presentation of the features to come in 27.1 and other features that are currently in the near-term roadmap.
Lessons Learned for HIS/RIS Implementations: Sectra will present lessons learned from recent Cerner / Epic implementations. We will be discussing how Sectra is improving this collaborative process moving forward, and how to enable customers to optimize the integration between their HIS/RIS and Sectra during implementation.
Workflow Analytics: This will be an introduction on the basic configuration of Workflow Analytics, and how to begin making it available to interested clinical, informatics, and administrative personnel.
Engineer Talk: This session will be an overview of best practice for filing tickets, reviewing logs (on prem vs. cloud), review of downtime processes, troubleshooting failed imports, troubleshooting import slowness and a review of patient linking.
Questions?
Please direct questions to Alicia Chambers, Marketing Manager, (alicia.chambers@sectra.com), Jack Wong, Customer Success Manager, (jack.wong@sectra.com), and/or Mishele Thariath, Customer Success Manager, (mishele.thariath@sectra.com).
