MIM Virtual Working Group on
Medical Knowledge Resources
(page in construction)

Introduction

This working group has been created by the MIM, Belgian Medical Informatics Association, http://www.bmia.be, according to the guidelines.

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Scope

• Access to medical knowledge.
• Interfaces standards to medical knowledge
• Integration in medical record softwares.
• However the maintenance of the content of these knowledge bases is the job of many other specialised groups.
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Access to medical knowledge.

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Identified current issues

29 Feb 2000 : Proposition de mémoire de fin d'étude par Etienne Saliez

• Provide a clear understanding of .......
• Propose solutions for .........
• Seek an agreement on a standard about .......
• Evaluation of the necessary technologies .......
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Related links

Some typial examples of medical information resources :

• National Library of Medicine / USA, the largest international medical library
• C.B.I.P (ASBL) Centre Belge d'Information Pharmacothérapeutique - B.C.F.I. (VZW) Belgisch Centrum voor Farmacotherapeutische Informatie
• K.U.Leuven-Dermatologie-Contactallergie
• Documentatie Klinisch Laboratorium / Virga Jesse Ziekenhuis Hasselt
• Sites Médicaux dans le Monde / CHU de Rouen
• MedWeb
• Medical Matrix
• Internet Healthcare Coalition
• Medscape, an example of a large commercial center of medical information
• Health Care Information Resource : for patients, their families, friends and health care workers/ Canada
• (these links are only a few examples, but much more should be added. Please send your suggestions of typical knowledge bases).
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Members of the VWG

• Name, Email, organization,
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Diverse other relevant information