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Ontology for task-based clinical guidelines and the theory of granular partitions

  • University of Pavia

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Abstract

The theory of granular partitions (TGP) is a new approach to the understanding of ontologies and other classificatory systems. The paper explores the use of this new theory in the treatment of task-based clinical guidelines as a means for better understanding the relations between different clinical tasks, both within the framework of a single guideline and between related guidelines. We used as our starting point a DAML+OIL-based ontology for the WHO guideline for hypertension management, comparing this with related guidelines and attempting to show that TGP provides a flexible and highly expressive basis for the manipulation of ontologies of a sort which might be useful in providing more adequate Computer Interpretable Guideline Models (CIGMs) in the future.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationArtificial Intelligence in Medicine - 9th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2003, Proceedings
Pages71-75
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
Event9th Conference on Artificial Intelligence on in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2003 - Protaras, Cyprus
Duration: Oct 18 2003Oct 22 2003

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume2780 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference9th Conference on Artificial Intelligence on in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2003
Country/TerritoryCyprus
CityProtaras
Period10/18/0310/22/03

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