A Semantic Modelling Approach to Biological Parameter Interoperability
PhD: Semantic Modelling of Virtual Patient
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Using Semantic Web technology to modelVirtual Patients
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Semantic what ?• Semantic = that has meaning
Asking question about stuff (queries)
Getting Answers
Connected data
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How it works: Resource Description Framework• RDF describes resources (stuff) using triples:
<Object, predicate, Subject>
RDF Document saysthings about stuff
Object
Subject
predicate
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How it works: Resource Description Framework• Simple Triple
JR
eLearning Team
worksWith
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How it works: Resource Description Framework• Linking several triples together
FrenchMan
JR
Is-a
eLearning Team
worksWith
likesToWatch
Heroes
SciFi showsLost
FlashForward
Is-a
Is-a
Is-a
Are we really talking about virtual patients here ?
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Remember ?
Asking question about stuff
Getting Answers
Connected data
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Asking questions to our patient
Asking question to our virtual patient
Virtual Patient descriptionIn RDF
Virtual Patient ontology
Getting Answers
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What’s that now, “ontology” ?• Classes / Hierarchy of objects
(resources)
• Rules about objects :
– what their characteristics (properties) are,
– How they connect together.
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Virtual Cases are interactive scenarios
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Virtual Patients can answer questions• The program knows about:
– Symptoms: what type, where they are located, the intensity, duration, etc.
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Virtual Patients can answer questions• The program knows about:
– Medical history: pre-existing conditions, surgery undertaken in the past, etc.
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Virtual Patients can answer questions• The program knows about:
– Drug history: which drug, how much, for how long
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Virtual Patients can answer questions• The program knows about:
– Family/Social history: profession, relatives, relationships, etc.
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Students can perform actions on Virtual Patients• Actions have consequences, and can bring
the student to new events
• Actions can reveal information (images, sound, new symptoms, etc.)
Examinations
Diagnosis
Referral
Treatment