Invited Speakers | Factors Influencing the Migration Towards a Digitised Radiology in Zambia
Channel: Lighton Phiri
Date: 2021-05-31

Ernest Zulu gave a "Factors Influencing the Migration Towards a Digitised Radiology in Zambia" on Monday, May 17 2021 at 17H30 GMT+2. This talk is part of a series of seminars organised as part of the "CSC 5741: Data Mining and Warehousing" [1] postgraduate course in the Department of Computer Science [2] at The University of Zambia [3]

## Video Timeline
00:00:00 Speaker Introduction
00:03:00 Transitioning to Speaker
00:05:54 Presentation Outline
00:08:17 Introduction and Objectives
00:11:05 Who are Radiologists and What do they do?
00:13:38 Analogue Radiology
00:17:35 What is a Digitised Radiology
00:19:45 Factors Influencing Digitising Radiology
00:43:38 Picture Archiving anb Communication System (PACs)
00:50:50 Cloud PACS at UTH: BainesNET
00:52:25 Maina Soko Medical Centre (MSMC)
00:53:44 Teleradiology
00:55:28 Radiology Equipment at UTH Adult and CDH
00:57:12 Q&A Discussion


## Abstract

From the time of introduction of computers in medical imaging in the early 1970s, imaging techniques have gained tremendous popularity and undergone rapid technological advancements in terms of applications, speed, accuracy and clinical information extraction. Additionally, computers have enabled storage and archiving of large volumes of images for future reference, their easy retrieval as well as easy communication across units, departments and institutions and beyond. These positive developments have not come without challenges, especially in developing like Zambia. Issues of concern include the cost, support structures, capacity to handle huge volumes of data and data security. In this talk, a qualitative approach will be taken to highlight some current medical imaging technological advancements and challenges and opportunities, taking the University Teaching Hospitals (UTHs) Radiology department as an example.

## Biography
Dr. Ernest Obbie Zulu, Lt. Col. (MBChB, BScHB – UNZA) is currently at the University Teaching Hospitals (UTHs) Adult Hospital, Department of Radiology [4] where he is pursuing a Specialty Training Programme (STP) in Radiology.

He previously worked at UTH as a Junior Resident Medical Officer before going to the Zambia Military Academy, where he worked for 2 years at Tug Argan camp hospital in Ndola. He was then posted to Northern Command Military Hospital and whilst there in 2017-2018, sent to the Central African Republic under the Zambian UN peace mission, where he also worked at Rwanda's level II hospital in the mission area.

## About CSC 5741 Seminar Series

The CSC 5741 colloquium is part of a series of seminars for the CSC 5741 course [1] in the Department of Computer Science at The University of Zambia.

[1] http://lis.unza.zm/~lightonphiri/teaching/unza/2021/csc5741
[2] http://www.cs.unza.zm
[3] https://www.unza.zm
[4] http://www.uth.gov.zm