Name: Compounding drugs data: developing a drug terms tool for knowledge synthesis projects using linked open data
Start: 2024-10-10T11:01:00-0400
End: 2024-10-10T11:10:00-0400

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:01am - 11:10am EDT

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For knowledge synthesis projects such as systematic reviews it is necessary to build a literature search strategy that is broad enough to capture all available literature on a research topic. For research involving pharmaceutical interventions this often requires identifying the various brand names and synonyms used for a particular drug. This is typically done through a combination of discussion with experts in the field, an investigation of terms used in existing literature, and a manual examination of various thesauri.

With the objective of saving searchers time when building their list of search terms, the author has developed a tool that queries various linked data sources including Wikidata, RxNorm, MeSH, and PubChem. Using the results of the query, the tool then produces a search string that can be directly input into bibliographic databases such as Ovid Medline or CINAHL. Although the intention is for this tool to be as comprehensive as possible, restrictive access policies and fees for API use have prevented the inclusion of some authoritative data sources for drug terms. These barriers to access have proved challenging and may limit the effectiveness of the tool.

Speakers

Tyler Ostapyk

Librarian, WRHA Virtual Library, University of Manitoba

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:01am - 11:10am EDT
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LD4 2024 Conference

Tyler Ostapyk

Attendees (40)

LD4 2024 Conference

Tyler Ostapyk

Attendees (40)

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