Biomedical subjects

V Maojo

Publications and source records attributed to V Maojo.

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PubMed2003

Establishing an agenda for biomedical informatics.

OBJECTIVE: To describe potential areas of collaboration between Medical Informatics (BI) and Bioinformatics (BI) and their effects on planning future work in both disciplines. METHODS: Some reflections on the objectives and rationale underpinning MI and BI are given, and preliminary results from the BIOINFOMED workgroup, supported by the European Commission, are introduced. RESULTS: Applications from both subfields suggest topics for sharing and exchange between the subfields within the emerging field of Biomedical Informatics. CONCLUSIONS: We suggest how the nature and degree of collaboration between the sub-disciplines can impact future work in molecular medicine.

Biomedical Research↗

PubMed2002

Integrating genomics into health information systems.

OBJECTIVE: To outline the main issues related to the impact of the data generated by the Human Genome Project on health information systems. A major challenge for medical informatics is identified, consisting of adapting traditional systems to new genetic-based diagnostic and therapeutic tools. METHODS: Reviewing and analysing the different health information levels from an organisational complexity point of view. A model is proposed to explain the interactions between health informatics, bioinformatics and molecular medicine. RESULTS: We suggest a new framework that integrates genetic data into health information systems. Using this model, new topics for future research and development are identified. CONCLUSIONS: We are witnessing the birth of a new era (post-genomics). In this era technological advancements in genomics offer new opportunities for clinical applications. Medical informaticians should play an important role in this new endeavour.

Databases, Genetic↗

PubMed2002

Theory, abstraction and design in medical informatics.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the scientific and engineering components of Medical Informatics. A clear characterization of these components should be undertaken to categorize different areas of Medical Informatics and create a research agenda for the future. METHODS: We have adapted a classical ACM and IEEE report on computing to analyze Medical Informatics from three different viewpoints: Theory, Abstraction, and Design. RESULTS: We suggest that Medical Informatics can be considered from these three perspectives: (1) Theory, from which medical informaticians formally characterize the properties of the objects of study, creating new theories or using and adapting existing theories (e.g., from mathematics), (2) Abstraction, from which medical informaticians deal with all aspects of medical information and create new abstractions, methods, and technology-independent models, which can be experimentally verified, and (3) Design, from which medical informaticians develop systems or act as information brokers or advisors between medical and technology professionals, to improve the quality of computer applications in medicine. CONCLUSION: Based on this framework, we suggest that Medical Informatics has an independent scientific character, different from other applied informatics areas. Finally, we analyze these three perspectives using data mining in medicine.

Medical Informatics↗

PubMed2001

Medical informatics and bioinformatics: European efforts to facilitate synergy.

Over the past decade there have been several attempts to rethink the basic strategies and scope of medical informatics. Meanwhile, bioinformatics has only recently experienced a similar debate about its scientific character. Both disciplines envision the development of novel diagnostic, therapeutic, and management tools, and products for patient care. A combination of the expertise of medical informatics in developing clinical applications and the focused principles that have guided bioinformatics could create a synergy between the two areas of application. Such interaction could have a great influence on future health research and the ultimate goal, namely continuity and individualization of health care. This article summarizes current activities related to facilitating synergy between medical informatics and bioinformatics, emphasizing activities in Europe while relating them to efforts in other parts of the world. The report provides examples of the analysis that European investigators are carrying out, aiming to propose new ideas for collaborations between medical informatics and bioinformatics researchers in a variety of areas.

Computational Biology↗

PubMed1998

Disseminating multimedia protocols over Internet for emergency and catastrophe management.

Over the last years we have developed various computing methods to assist specialized personnel on various aspects of catastrophe and emergency management. New models can address tasks such as patient triage; stabilization, resource coordination and hospital alertness and techniques based on information technologies. In this paper we present various tools (written on Java and C+2) that we created to store, represent, and disseminate practice guidelines and protocols over the World Wide Web. Guidelines and protocols are stored using a standard database program (e.g., Microsoft Access), and represented in a flowchart format linked to multimedia information such as text, pictures, sound, video or external sources of data. Using our JAVA tool, protocols can be disseminated over the Web and viewed with any browser with JAVA compliance. We have implemented 15 emergency protocols that we developed in collaboration with specialized military personnel from the Ministry of Defense, Spain. Users can access remotely those electronic protocols comparing their procedures and methods. Our goal is to enhance agreement and consensus among remote medical centers regarding emergency and catastrophe management, establishing discussions over the network. Our tools have also a potential for training medical and paramedical personnel for emergency situations.

Clinical Protocols↗

PubMed1998

A concept model for the automatic maintenance of controlled medical vocabularies.

A controlled medical vocabulary is a fundamental requirement in a range of medical informatics applications. Large vocabularies development and maintenance is labor intensive and costly. Maintainers of medical vocabularies need appropriate tools to do their work correctly. In this paper, we describe our concept model for a controlled medical vocabulary. We present how this model can check vocabulary consistency. We propose a set of tools in a distributed environment, which permits edition, visualization and maintenance of medical terminologies.

Humans↗

PubMed1997

A JAVA-based multimedia tool for clinical practice guidelines.

We have developed a specific language for the representation of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) and Windows C++ and platform independent JAVA applications for multimedia presentation and edition of electronically stored CPGs. This approach facilitates translation of guidelines and protocols from paper to computer-based flowchart representations. Users can navigate through the algorithm with a friendly user interface and access related multimedia information within the context of each clinical problem. CPGs can be stored in a computer server and distributed over the World Wide Web, facilitating dissemination, local adaptation, and use as a reference element in medical care. We have chosen the Agency for Health Care and Policy Research's heart failure guideline to demonstrate the capabilities of our tool.

Computer Communication Networks↗

PubMed1997

ARMEDA: accessing remote medical databases over the World Wide Web.

We have created a computer system to access medical information located at remote databases over the World Wide Web, for epidemiological ad health services research. We made a preliminary prototype where a specific database model could be searched and information be retrieved. We are currently working on a new component-based architecture, where different databases scheme from various sites can be used to create a unified model, giving users a "virtual" vision of a single, local database. Different software engineering and artificial intelligence methods are used to access, integrate, filter and deliver information to users.

Computer Communication Networks↗