Application of a computer-based diagnostic tool to training general practitioners

Authors:

Hanna Wasyluk
The Medical Center of Postgraduate Education
Warsaw, Marymoncka 99, Poland
e-mail: hwasyluk@cmkp.edu.pl

Agnieszka Onisko
Bialystok University of Technology
Institute of Computer Science
Bialystok, 15-351, Poland
e-mail: aonisko@ii.pb.bialystok.pl

Marek J. Druzdzel
Decision Systems Laboratory
School of Information Sciences
and Intelligent Systems Program
University of Pittsburgh
e-mail: marek@sis.pitt.edu

Abstract:

The last two decades have brought considerable advances in the field of computer-based medical systems. These advances have resulted in noticeable improvements in medical care, starting from ease of storage and access of digital imaging through gathering of computerized medical data, accessing on-line literature, patient monitoring, and therapy planning. Systems addressing the task of diagnosis, however, have rarely been adopted in clinical practice, which has raised questions about their usefulness and feasibility. We show in this paper a practical application of a computer-based diagnostic system, HEPAR II, to training beginning diagnosticians.