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TimeWrap - A Method for Automatic Transformation of Structured Guideline Components into Formal Process-Representations Katharina Kaiser & Silvia Miksch Institute of Software Technology & Interactive Systems Vienna University of Technology

Content Motivation The Idea Asbru: Temporal Aspects The TimeWrap Method An Example: Drug Administration Results, Benefits, Limitations

Motivation Guideline execution Guideline modeling Time, (money), knowledge, nerves, ... Tool that supports modeling process as automated as possible Modeling flows and processes

The Idea

The Idea

Asbru: Temporal Aspects Uncertainty Incompleteness Special plan types: cyclical plan, iterative plan,...

TimeWrap: The Method Structuring information Relevant information Formal base representation Extracting information Synonyms, numeric values Temporal information: duration, frequency Leftover data Integrating information into an intermediate format

Example: Drug Administration   (1)

Example: Drug Administration   (2) Synonyms, numeric values: ‘single’ -> ‘1’ Temporal information: Duration, frequency? ‘1 dose’ -> nonrecurring plan

Example: Drug Administration   (3) Synonyms, numeric values: ‘twice’ -> ‘2/’, ‘days’ -> ‘day’ Temporal information: Duration: 7 day Frequency: 2/ day --> 12 hour Dose rate:  100 mg orally

Example: Drug Administration   (3)

Example: Drug Administration  (4)

Results, Benefits, Limitations Semi-automatic method for modeling simple processes Easy transformation into Asbru Better structuring, overview, and comprehension Prevention of troublesome and time-consuming generation of Asbru plans Generation of components, not of the entire plan Complex processes, parameters, ... ?