Santamaria Suzanne L, Zimmerman Kurt L
Veterinary Medical Informatics Laboratory, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blackburg, VA 24061, USA.
J Vet Med Educ. 2011 Summer;38(2):103-9. doi: 10.3138/jvme.38.2.103.
Veterinary informatics is the science of structuring, analyzing, and leveraging information in an effort to advance animal health, disease surveillance, research, education, and business practices. Reference and terminology standards are core components of the informatics infrastructure. This paper focuses on three current activities that use reference standards in veterinary informatics: (1) the construction of a messaging standard in a national animal health laboratory network, (2) the creation of breed and species terminology lists for livestock disease surveillance, and (3) the development of a standardized diagnoses list for small animal practices. These and other endeavors will benefit from research conducted to identify innovative and superior tools, methods, and techniques. The authors believe there are many areas requiring study and special focus in order to advance veterinary informatics, and this paper highlights some of the needs and challenges surrounding these areas.
兽医信息学是一门对信息进行组织、分析和利用的科学，旨在促进动物健康、疾病监测、研究、教育及商业实践。参考标准和术语标准是信息学基础设施的核心组成部分。本文重点介绍当前在兽医信息学中使用参考标准的三项活动：（1）在国家动物健康实验室网络中构建消息标准；（2）创建用于牲畜疾病监测的品种和物种术语列表；（3）为小动物医疗实践制定标准化诊断列表。这些及其他工作将受益于为识别创新和卓越工具、方法及技术而开展的研究。作者认为，为推进兽医信息学，有许多领域需要研究和特别关注，本文着重介绍了这些领域周围的一些需求和挑战。
