SOMWeb - Towards an Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing in Oral Medicine
Göran Falkman1, Olof Torgersson, Mats Jontell
1School of Humanities and Informatics, University of Skövde, Skövde, Sweden. goran.falkman@his.se
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|September 15, 2005
Summary
This study introduces an intelligent web community for oral medicine clinicians to enhance collaborative knowledge management and distance learning. The system aims to build a digital knowledge base for more evidence-based oral medicine practices.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Oral Medicine
- Knowledge Management
Background:
- Clinicians require effective tools for cooperative work and distance learning in a networked society.
- Existing knowledge management techniques and user interfaces may not adequately support distributed clinical collaboration.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose and develop an intelligent web community for oral medicine clinicians.
- To support distributed management and sharing of clinical knowledge.
- To establish a foundation for a more evidence-based oral medicine.
Main Methods:
- Development of an intelligent web community utilizing web services and standards.
- Implementation of knowledge modeling and knowledge-based systems.
- Collaboration between oral medicine and computer science experts.
Main Results:
- A virtual meeting place for clinicians to engage in cooperative work and distance learning.
- A system designed to support the development of a digital knowledge base for oral medicine.
- Foundation for enhanced evidence-based oral medicine through shared knowledge.
Conclusions:
- The proposed intelligent web community facilitates collaborative knowledge management for oral medicine.
- Web services and knowledge-based systems are crucial for building effective virtual clinical communities.
- This initiative promotes a more evidence-based approach to oral medicine.
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