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WoundCare: A Palm Pilot-Based Expert System for the Treatment of Pressure Ulcers

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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIME 2003)

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This paper presents preliminary results on the development of a Palm Pilot-based medical expert system for the treatment of pressure ulcers. Its deployment on a Palm Pilot allows it to be easily carried to the patient’s location, allowing it to collect information about a patient’s pressure ulcers (i.e., bed sores) and provide immediate and accurate recommendations for the treatment of those wounds. Using knowledge acquired from a wound care specialist, this expert system provides recommendations similar to those provided by a medical expert.

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  1. CISE, University of Florida, Box 116120, Gainesville, FL, 32611-6120, USA

    Douglas D. Dankel

  2. Atlantic Net, 2815 NW 13th St., Gainesville, FL, 32605, USA

    Mark Connor

  3. B21 SHCC, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA

    Zulma Chardon

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  1. INSERM U836-UJF-CEA-CHU (Grenoble Institute of Neuroscience),  

    Michel Dojat

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus, P.O.Box 20537, CY-1678, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Elpida T. Keravnou

  3. Centro de Inteligência Artificial, Departamento de Informática, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal

    Pedro Barahona

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Dankel, D.D., Connor, M., Chardon, Z. (2003). WoundCare: A Palm Pilot-Based Expert System for the Treatment of Pressure Ulcers. In: Dojat, M., Keravnou, E.T., Barahona, P. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. AIME 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2780. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39907-0_47

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