2023:Program/Research, Science, and Medicine/KYGQUS-Let us upgrade medical practice with Wikidata
Title: Let us upgrade medical practice with Wikidata
Speakers:
Houcemeddine Turki
Houcemeddine Turki is a medical student at the University of Sfax, Tunisia, and a research assistant at the Data Engineering and Semantics Research Unit, University of Sfax, Tunisia. His research spans several interdisciplinary fields, including Biomedical Informatics, Library and Information Science, Semantic Technologies, Open Science, and Applied Linguistics. With a passion for open science, he is a dedicated contributor to Wikimedia Projects, particularly Wikipedia and Wikidata, and has held leadership roles within the Wikimedia community, including Vice-Chair of the Wikimedia Tunisia User Group (2020-2022), Board member of the Wikimedia and Libraries User Group (2019-2021), and member and advisor to the Affiliations Committee of the Wikimedia Foundation (2021-2023). Houcemeddine has played an active role in organizing several Wikimedia community conferences, such as Wikimania (2022) and WikiIndaba Conference (2018, 2020, and 2021), and is committed to advancing the mission of open access and open knowledge sharing for all.
Daniel Mietchen
A biophysicist interested in integrating open research and education workflows with the web.
James Heilman
James Heilman is an ER physician and long time Wikipedian. He is a founder and the current chair of Wiki Project Med Foundation.
Mossab Banat
Dr. Mus’ab Banat is a Jordanian physician who graduated from the Hashemite University and they are now working as research assistant at their university. They are active on both Arabic and English Wikipedia as well as the founder and team leader of a Wikipedia education program at their university. They are one of the most prolific medical editors: 8th in 2015, 40th in 2016, 10th in 2017 and 16th in 2018. They were the most prolific Arabic medical editor in all three consecutive years (2014-2015-2016) and the second highest Arabic medical editor in 2017 and 2018. They are also an admin on Arabic Wikipedia, Wiktionary and Wikisource. He is the Wikipedia education program team leader and directed the translating of the WHO list of essential medicines. He also participated developing the offline medical app in Arabic. At WMCON 2018 he was a representative of Wikimedians of Levant and organized many collaborations including on medical topics: examples include Punjabi Arabic Ealaqat, Arabic–Bengali Cultural Exchange Program, Armenian-Jordanian cooperation and Arabic- Serbian collaboration. He has been involved in bringing over translations of Osmosis medical videos from YouTube to Commons. They founded a Wikipedia student club under the name of digital Arabic content club and served as the chairman since 2017. He is a member at his University council and also was a member of the student’s union and the Committee on Foreign Relations at the student’s union. in the faculty of medicine he used to be a member of the financial and human resources committee. In relation to medicine he serves as an associate editor at the WikiJournal of Medicine. He Founded Jordanian Digital Arabic content Association (JDACA) and he serves as the president since March 2021. He have an interest in Wikipedia and education and works to spread the wiki awareness in this regard. One of their major activities was initiating the MOU between the Wikimedia Foundation and Hashemite University. This includes having presented Wikipedia to King Abdullah II at the university.
Room: Room 310
Start time: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:30:00 +0800
End time: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:30:00 +0800
Type: Panel
Track: Research, Science, and Medicine
Submission state: confirmed
Duration: 60 minutes
Do not record: false
Presentation language: en
Abstract & description[edit source]
Abstract[edit source]
This panel explores the ways in which Wikidata can improve clinical practice. The panel will discuss the benefits of using standardized terminologies, semantic interoperability, and improved data quality. It will also examine the challenges of integrating Wikidata into healthcare settings and provide practical insights for attendees.
Description[edit source]
The use of Wikidata in clinical practice has the potential to revolutionize the way medical information is shared and used across different healthcare systems. This panel will explore the various ways in which Wikidata can be leveraged to improve clinical practice, including the use of standardized terminologies, semantic interoperability, and improved data quality. The panel will also discuss the challenges and opportunities of using Wikidata in clinical practice, such as privacy concerns and the need for standardized data models. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the potential benefits of using Wikidata in clinical practice, as well as practical insights into how to implement Wikidata in healthcare settings.
Further details[edit source]
Qn. How does your session relate to the event themes: Diversity, Collaboration Future?
This panel is related to the theme of Wikimania 2023, “Diversity, Collaboration, Future” in several ways. Firstly, the panel highlights the importance of collaboration between different stakeholders in the healthcare industry to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes. Secondly, the use of Wikidata in clinical practice promotes diversity by providing a standardized platform for sharing medical information across different healthcare systems. Finally, the panel explores how the use of Wikidata can contribute to the future of healthcare by enabling healthcare professionals to make more informed decisions based on a wider range of data sources.
Qn. What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?
Some experience will be needed
Qn. What is the most appropriate format for this session?
Onsite in Singapore- Remote online participation, livestreamed
- Remote from a satellite event
Hybrid with some participants in Singapore and others dialing in remotely- Pre-recorded and available on demand
