Ainsworth John, Cunningham James, Buchan Iain
The Northwest Institute for Bio-Health Informatics, University of Manchester, UK.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2012;175:39-48.
The discovery of knowledge from raw data is a multistage process, that typical requires collaboration between experts from disparate disciplines, and the application of a range of methods tailored to the research question. The aim of the eLab is to provide a web-based environment for health professionals and researchers to access health datasets, share knowledge and expertise and to apply methods for analysis and visualization of the results. The eLab is built around the core concept of the Research Object as the mechanism for preserving, reusing and disseminating the knowledge discovery process. The possible range of applications of the eLab is vast, and so the consideration of the trade off between specificity and generality is an important one, that is reflected in the requirements. The architecture and implementation of the eLab is described, and we report on the deployment of eLabs for applications in primary care, long-term conditions management, bariatric surgery and public health.
从原始数据中发现知识是一个多阶段的过程，通常需要不同学科的专家之间进行协作，并应用一系列针对研究问题量身定制的方法。电子实验室（eLab）的目标是为卫生专业人员和研究人员提供一个基于网络的环境，以便他们访问健康数据集、分享知识和专业技能，并应用分析和可视化结果的方法。电子实验室围绕研究对象这一核心概念构建，将其作为保存、重用和传播知识发现过程的机制。电子实验室的应用范围可能非常广泛，因此在特异性和通用性之间进行权衡的考量很重要，这一点在需求中有所体现。本文描述了电子实验室的架构和实现，并报告了电子实验室在初级保健、长期病症管理、减肥手术和公共卫生等应用中的部署情况。
