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

Anand Kumar; Barry Smith

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-39907-0_10

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

Anand Kumar
, Barry Smith

Philosophy

University at Buffalo

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 language	English
Title of host publication	Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - 9th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2003, Proceedings
Pages	71-75
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39907-0_10
State	Published - 2003
Event	9th Conference on Artificial Intelligence on in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2003 - Protaras, Cyprus Duration: Oct 18 2003 → Oct 22 2003

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	2780 LNAI

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Conference	9th Conference on Artificial Intelligence on in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2003
Country/Territory	Cyprus
City	Protaras
Period	10/18/03 → 10/22/03

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Kumar, A., & Smith, B. (2003). Ontology for task-based clinical guidelines and the theory of granular partitions. In Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - 9th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2003, Proceedings (pp. 71-75). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 2780 LNAI). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39907-0_10

Kumar, Anand ; Smith, Barry. / Ontology for task-based clinical guidelines and the theory of granular partitions. Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - 9th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2003, Proceedings. 2003. pp. 71-75 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Kumar, A & Smith, B 2003, Ontology for task-based clinical guidelines and the theory of granular partitions. in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - 9th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2003, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 2780 LNAI, pp. 71-75, 9th Conference on Artificial Intelligence on in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2003, Protaras, Cyprus, 10/18/03. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39907-0_10

Ontology for task-based clinical guidelines and the theory of granular partitions. / Kumar, Anand; Smith, Barry.
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - 9th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2003, Proceedings. 2003. p. 71-75 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 2780 LNAI).

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Kumar A, Smith B. Ontology for task-based clinical guidelines and the theory of granular partitions. In Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - 9th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2003, Proceedings. 2003. p. 71-75. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-39907-0_10

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