Title |
Biomedical informatics and translational medicine
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Published in |
Journal of Translational Medicine, February 2010
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DOI | 10.1186/1479-5876-8-22 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Indra Neil Sarkar |
Abstract |
Biomedical informatics involves a core set of methodologies that can provide a foundation for crossing the "translational barriers" associated with translational medicine. To this end, the fundamental aspects of biomedical informatics (e.g., bioinformatics, imaging informatics, clinical informatics, and public health informatics) may be essential in helping improve the ability to bring basic research findings to the bedside, evaluate the efficacy of interventions across communities, and enable the assessment of the eventual impact of translational medicine innovations on health policies. Here, a brief description is provided for a selection of key biomedical informatics topics (Decision Support, Natural Language Processing, Standards, Information Retrieval, and Electronic Health Records) and their relevance to translational medicine. Based on contributions and advancements in each of these topic areas, the article proposes that biomedical informatics practitioners ("biomedical informaticians") can be essential members of translational medicine teams. |
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United States | 14 | 3% |
Brazil | 7 | 2% |
United Kingdom | 5 | 1% |
Spain | 4 | <1% |
Netherlands | 2 | <1% |
Chile | 2 | <1% |
France | 2 | <1% |
Canada | 2 | <1% |
Norway | 1 | <1% |
Other | 16 | 4% |
Unknown | 349 | 86% |
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Researcher | 80 | 20% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 64 | 16% |
Student > Master | 51 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 43 | 11% |
Other | 30 | 7% |
Other | 93 | 23% |
Unknown | 43 | 11% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 126 | 31% |
Computer Science | 75 | 19% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 58 | 14% |
Engineering | 18 | 4% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 14 | 3% |
Other | 61 | 15% |
Unknown | 52 | 13% |