关于生物医学与健康信息学领域优秀研究的决定性因素。一些经验教训。

On determining factors for good research in biomedical and health informatics. Some lessons learned.

作者信息

Haux R

机构信息

Prof. Dr. Reinhold Haux, Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics, University of Braunschweig - Institute of Technology and Hannover Medical School, Muehlenpfordtstr. 23, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany, Tel: +49(0)531 391 9500, Fax: +49(0)531 391 9502, E-mail:

出版信息

Yearb Med Inform. 2014 May 22;9(1):255-64. doi: 10.15265/IY-2014-0025.

DOI:10.15265/IY-2014-0025

PMID:24853031

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4287077/

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

What are the determining factors for good research in medical informatics or, from a broader perspective, in biomedical and health informatics?

METHOD

From the many lessons learned during my professional career, I tried to identify a fair sampling of such factors. On the occasion of giving the IMIA Award of Excellence lecture during MedInfo 2013, they were presented for discussion.

RESULTS

Sixteen determining factors (df) have been identified: early identification and promotion (df1), appropriate education (df2), stimulating persons and environments (df3), sufficient time and backtracking opportunities (df4), breadth of medical informatics competencies (df5), considering the necessary preconditions for good medical informatics research (df6), easy access to high-quality knowledge (df7), sufficient scientific career opportunities (df8), appropriate conditions for sustainable research (df9), ability to communicate and to solve problems (df10), as well as to convey research results (df11) in a highly inter- and multidisciplinary environment, ability to think for all and, when needed, taking the lead (df12), always staying unbiased (df13), always keeping doubt (df14), but also always trying to provide solutions (df15), and, finally, being aware that life is more (df16).

CONCLUSIONS

Medical Informatics is an inter- and multidisciplinary discipline "avant la lettre". Compared to monodisciplinary research, inter- and multidisciplinary research does not only provide significant opportunities for solving major problems in science and in society. It also faces considerable additional challenges for medical informatics as a scientific field. The determining factors, presented here, are in my opinion crucial for conducting successful research and for developing a research career. Since medical informatics as a field has today become an important driving force for research progress, especially in biomedicine and health care, but also in fields like computer science, it may be helpful to consider such factors in relation with research and education in our discipline.

摘要

目的

医学信息学领域（或者从更广泛的角度来看，生物医学与健康信息学领域）开展优秀研究的决定性因素有哪些？

方法

从我的职业生涯中汲取的诸多经验教训里，我尝试挑选出相当一部分此类因素。在2013年医学信息学大会期间发表国际医学信息学会卓越奖演讲之际，我提出了这些因素以供讨论。

结果

已确定了16个决定性因素（df）：早期识别与推广（df1）、适当的教育（df2）、激励人的因素与环境（df3）、充足的时间与回溯机会（df4）、医学信息学能力的广度（df5）、考虑优秀医学信息学研究的必要前提条件（df6）、易于获取高质量知识（df7）、充足的科研职业机会（df8）、可持续研究的适当条件（df9）、在高度跨学科和多学科环境中沟通、解决问题以及传达研究结果的能力（df10、df11）、为所有人着想并在必要时发挥引领作用的能力（df12）、始终保持公正无偏见（df13）、始终心存疑虑（df14），但也始终努力提供解决方案（df15），最后，意识到生活还有更多意义（df16）。

结论

医学信息学是一门先于时代的跨学科和多学科的学科。与单一学科研究相比，跨学科和多学科研究不仅为解决科学和社会中的重大问题提供了重要机遇。作为一个科学领域，医学信息学也面临着相当多额外的挑战。我认为，这里提出的决定性因素对于开展成功的研究以及发展研究职业生涯至关重要。由于医学信息学如今已成为研究进展的重要驱动力，尤其是在生物医学和医疗保健领域，同时在计算机科学等领域也是如此，在我们学科的研究和教育中考虑这些因素可能会有所帮助。