- From: Chimezie Ogbuji <ogbujic@ccf.org>
- Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:53:45 -0400
- To: samwald@gmx.at
- cc: kei.cheung@yale.edu, public-semweb-lifesci@w3.org, Kerstin.L.Forsberg@astrazeneca.com
On Tue, 2007-06-05 at 20:53 +0200, samwald@gmx.at wrote: > > Very nice diagrams (I'd like to know what tools were used to create > > them), but I can't help but notice that the clinical realm is very much > > under-represented - with the exception of the HCLS 'ecosystem' diagram. > > Yes, unfortunately the clinical side has become quite under-represented recently. Absolutely, and I've been concerned about this for some time. > I think we should try to put more emphasis on the connection of the research side to the clinical side. Of course, the clinical aspects will be represented in the HCLS map. > Maybe you could give an update on your Problem-Oriented Medical Record ontology and make some suggestions on where it would fit into the landscape of other resources we have recently developed? Frankly, there is not much fitting to do if the motivating usecases and datasets don't span the clinical realm to begin with. > Since the infrastructure starts to crystallize around the OBO Foundry/Relation Ontology/BFO - based ontologies, > some ontologies that are based on different foundations (like your Medical Record ontology) become a bit separated, it seems. Sure, but this is very much dependent on what aspects of DOLCE are not covered by BFO / OBI (from my vantage, only a small portion of DOLCE is accounted for). I've always wondered if correspondence with DOLCE is a criteria for building these foundations. DOLCE covers quite a bit of ground and in a very thorough manner - as ontologies go. Theoretically, it should mostly be a matter of names not semantics. At the top-most levels there seems to be a strong correspondence. Since, the POMR ontology only uses a handful of DOLCE terms, I'll take a stab at trying to find equivalence in OBI / BFO. This way, we can easily determine where these foundations do not account for the kind of semantics you need for clinical data (such as diagnostic actions, their interpretations, etc.). I had already made an attempt (in the most recent revision) to use the OBO relations wherever it made sense to. > cheers, > Matthias -- Chimezie Ogbuji Lead Systems Analyst Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cleveland Clinic Foundation 9500 Euclid Avenue/ W26 Cleveland, Ohio 44195 Office: (216)444-8593 ogbujic@ccf.org =================================== Cleveland Clinic is ranked one of the top 3 hospitals in America by U.S.News & World Report. Visit us online at http://www.clevelandclinic.org for a complete listing of our services, staff and locations. Confidentiality Note: This message is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and destroy the material in its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. Thank you.
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