Biomedical subjects

D Sheshelidze

Publications and source records attributed to D Sheshelidze.

2 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1999

Telemedicine and distance learning--experience in Georgia and future prospects.

Telemedicine and distance learning have a high priority in Georgia owing to the uneven distribution of health-care resources. Outside the country's capital, Tbilisi, resources and manpower are scarce, so telemedicine may be the best option for health-care delivery in spite of the costs. However, an adequate infrastructure must be in place to make this possible. The National Information Learning Centre (NILC) provides access to the Internet and MEDLINE and is currently assessing the best software for low-bandwidth distance learning and videoconferencing.

Computer Communication Networks↗

PubMed1999

A programmable rules engine to provide clinical decision support using HTML forms.

The authors have developed a simple method for specifying rules to be applied to information on HTML forms. This approach allows clinical experts, who lack the programming expertise needed to write CGI scripts, to construct and maintain domain-specific knowledge and ordering capabilities within WizOrder, the order-entry and decision support system used at Vanderbilt Hospital. The clinical knowledge base maintainers use HTML editors to create forms and spreadsheet programs for rule entry. A test environment has been developed which uses Netscape to display forms; the production environment displays forms using an embedded browser.

Artificial Intelligence↗