Document 1874
 DOCN  M94A1874
 TI    An expert system approach to AIDS prevention.
 DT    9412
 AU    Li N; Xu LD; Dept of Epidemiology, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics,
       Chinese; Ministry of Public Health.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):431 (abstract no. PD0333). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370701
 AB    The increased involvement of information systems in AIDS intervention
       and prevention (AIP) leads to increased demand for expert systems.
       Expert systems have been used for diagnosing AIDS. However, since the
       penetration of information systems into AIP is just beginning, the
       literature on AIP expert systems is sparse. This paper presents an
       expert system that has been developed especially to support AIP. The
       system development process consists of identification phase,
       conceptualization phase, formalization phase, implementation phase, and
       evaluation phase. The system has shown its improvement over past
       screening and AIP scheduling practices. The advantages of the system
       are: (a) a larger set of data and conditions can be analyzed, (b) the
       system saves AIP specialists a significant amount of time, and thus
       provides the AIP program with considerable improvement in operations
       efficiency, (c) the AIDS-risky behaviors screening or AIP scheduling
       documents generated by the system can be very detailed, and (d) the
       system also has potential educational value. The system mimics the
       analytical process in which the AIP specialists administering AIDS-risky
       behaviors screening and AIP scheduling.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/  TRANSMISSION
       Behavior  *Expert Systems  Human  Risk Factors  MEETING ABSTRACT

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