| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/J30745/01 |
| Title: |
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT FOR THE VISIT BY VISIT MANAGEMENT OF INSULIN -DEPENDENT DIABETES |
| Principal Investigator: |
Carson, Professor ER |
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| Department: |
Measurement and Information in Medicine |
| Organisation: |
City, University of London |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
30 April 1994 |
Ends: |
29 April 1997 |
Value (£): |
166,187
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| Intelligent & Expert Systems |
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The aim of the proposed research is to devise techniques for supporting objective medical decision making in relation to insulin-dependent diabetic patients. The decision support system to be developed will be capable of providing advice on longer-term strategic issues of diabetic management such as changes in the basic insulin regimen that are prescribed at 3 or 6 monthly visits to the clinic; this contrasts with the majority of existing approaches that focus on shorter-term issues such as day-by- day insulin dosage adjustment. The approach adopted will involve both qualitative and quantitative reasoning which will be incorporated in a system which consists of three inter-related modules; a blood glucose data processing module; a knowledge-based module providing qualitative advice on the basis of the processed data; and a dynamic patient simulator, incorporating a quantitative physiological model of carbohydrate metabolism. Together they will provide an integrated decision support environment for assisting a physician, or diabetic specialist nurse in the management of insulin-treated diabetic patients. The research programme comprises both development and testing of the proposed decision support prototype.
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http://www.city.ac.uk |