Biomedical subjects

V Maojo

Publications and source records attributed to V Maojo.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

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↗