Musen M A
Stanford Medical Informatics, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305-5479, USA.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2000;72:40-7.
In computer science, the notion of a domain ontology--a formal specification of the concepts and of the relationships among concepts that characterize an application are a--has received considerable attention. In human-computer interaction, ontologies play a key role in defining the terms with which users and computer systems communicate. Such ontologies either implicitly or explicitly drive all dialogs between the computer and the user. In the construction of health-telematics applications, professionals need to understand how to design and apply domain ontologies to ensure effective communication with end-users. We currently are revising our training program in Medical Information Sciences at Stanford University to teach professional students in health telematics how to develop effective domain ontologies. Instruction concerning the construction and application of clinical domain ontologies should become an integral component of all health telematics curricula.
在计算机科学中，领域本体的概念——对表征某个应用领域的概念及其之间关系的一种形式化规范——已经受到了广泛关注。在人机交互中，本体在定义用户与计算机系统进行交流所使用的术语方面起着关键作用。此类本体要么隐式地要么显式地驱动着计算机与用户之间的所有对话。在健康远程信息处理应用的构建过程中，专业人员需要了解如何设计和应用领域本体，以确保与终端用户进行有效的沟通。我们目前正在修订斯坦福大学医学信息科学专业的培训项目，以便向健康远程信息处理专业的学生传授如何开发有效的领域本体。有关临床领域本体构建与应用的教学应该成为所有健康远程信息处理课程不可或缺的一部分。
