As Sam wrote there are a number of approaches that help creating archetypes. Is there any booked methodology or approach available? does anyone know any useful reference for it?
Regards paria On Jul 2, 2008, at 1:34 PM, Sam Heard wrote: > Hi P?ria... > > P?ria Kashfi wrote: >> >> It means that each clinician can create his/her own questionnaires. >> (experiences in this project showed that they are eager to have >> their own protocol including questionnaires and data they may >> access )there are some forms, or templates that are more general >> including questions like this one named GENERAL MEDICAL HISTORY >> Do you consider yourself healthy? >> Do you currently suffer from any disease or illness? >> Have you previously suffered from any disease or illness? >> Do you currently use any medication? >> Have you had treatment with Steroids during the last year? >> Do you have any skin problem? > This is common. There are a number of approaches. It is possible to > provide a generic questionnaire archetype which allows the question > to be provided as a textural statement with a Yes/No boolean with a > possible text box as well for comments. > > Such an archetype can then be specialised for particular > questionnaires like the one above - this is appropriate for > questionnaires that will be used for decision support or used > widely. These can then be translated. > > The openEHR template provides a way of adding texts to labels - this > allows one-off questionnaires which are of uncertain meaning in the > general interoperability space. The openEHR-EHR-EVALUATION.risk- > anaesthetic.v1.adl will give you an indication (activate the web > lookup in the editor - tools - options - File locations = > http://archetypes.com.au/archetypefinder/services/ArchetypeFinderBean?wsdl > and type in 'risk'. > > We will be moving to the new Knowledge Manager very soon on the > openEHR site which should make accessing and commenting on > archetypes a whole lot easier. > > > I hope this helps, Sam >> .... >> Also we have other kinds of forms like SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE >> What areas were examined? >> What is the color of the skin/mucosa covering the salivary gland? >> Are there any signs of muscositis? >> ..... >> (I shows that there are two kinds of questions, one may be asked >> patient, one is for clinician herself to show what to examine or... ) > This sort of questionnaire might be better set out as an examination > entry rather than a questionnaire - although I can see why this > might be helpful at times. The same applies as above - but we might > see it as part of an examination - perhaps as a cluster > (questionnaire form). >> >> well, There are some unsolved problems in my mind regarding these >> questions and the possibility to create Archetypes or Templates for >> these questionnaires like the one above. >> 1- Is this an appropriate design way for Archetypes to create >> Archetypes based on questions or actions that one may ask or may do >> during visit or treatment? > We have to be careful not to force the archetypes to be too 'near > user form' - people may have forms that are quite pedantic for a > reason and then store the information differently. It is always > possible to include the questionnaire if appropriate. >> 2- Can I map these questionnaires to Archetypes or they are more >> like Templates? > As above - it depends on their processing and how wide the use is. >> 3- I have this methodology in my mind when I try to map things to >> openEHR concepts >> - What are the specifications on the disease I want to present , >> symptoms, signs, related guidelines,...(general knowledge about >> disease) >> - Which questions may I ask when a patient visits me? general >> patient data, patient medical history,... >> - Is there any protocol for data gathering? >> - What kind of treatments I may suggest, or any more data do I >> need? any related laboratory tests ? > Here you can create a template that provides the means of > streamlining data collection in each setting.... >> >> Finally, is it a proper way to think of creating an Archetype for a >> specific disease? > In general, I do not think so - although burns and fractures are > examples where you might want a specialisation (of diagnosis I > guess). Usually templates are where you will provide the context > specific data points. >> I know that I should first search for existing Archetypes and >> combine them to create Templates, but what if I cannot find any >> suitable Archetype for my case? > Then you need to talk to us! You can try creating some archetypes > and sharing them with the clinical group. > Have a look on that web site above for 'question' and you will find > some generic checklists and questionnaire archetypes. >> I should mention that all these efforts is to create a CDSS for a >> specific disease, so I need to be more specific in knowledge or >> data gathering. > Let us know how it goes. > > Cheers, Sam >> >> Regards >> Paria >> >> PhD Student >> IDC | Interaction Design Collegium >> Department of Computing Science and Engineering >> Chalmers University of Technology >> >> Email: hajar.kashfi at chalmers.se >> Office:+46 (0)31 7725407 >> Mobile Phone: +46 (0)707222815 >> Postal adress: >> IT University of G?teborg >> 412 96 G?teborg, Sweden >> Visit: Room Simula B, House Svea, Campus Lindholmen >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> openEHR-technical mailing list >> openEHR-technical at openehr.org >> http://lists.chime.ucl.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/openehr-technical >> > > -- > <OceanInformaticsl.JPG> > Dr Sam Heard > Chief Executive Officer > Director, openEHR Foundation > Senior Visiting Research Fellow, University College London > 214 Victoria Avenue > Chatswood, NSW, 2067 > Phone: +61 2 9415 4994 > Mobile: +61 4 1783 8808 21 Chester Cres > London E8 2PH > Phone: +44 20 7249 7085 > Mobile: +44 77 9871 0980 > _______________________________________________ > openEHR-technical mailing list > openEHR-technical at openehr.org > http://lists.chime.ucl.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/openehr-technical PhD Student IDC | Interaction Design Collegium Department of Computing Science and Engineering Chalmers University of Technology Email: hajar.kashfi at chalmers.se Office:+46 (0)31 7725407 Mobile Phone: +46 (0)707222815 Postal adress: IT University of G?teborg 412 96 G?teborg, Sweden Visit: Room Simula B, House Svea, Campus Lindholmen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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