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Volume 3, Issue 4 (Suppl) J Clin Exp Orthop
ISSN:2471-8416 Osteoporosis and Arthroplasty 2017
December 04-05, 2017
&
11th International Conference on
Joint Event
OSTEOPOROSIS, ARTHRITIS & MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
December 04-05, 2017 | Madrid, Spain
10th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARTHROPLASTY
Decision support tool for diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Alireza Sadeghpour2, 3, Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi1, Jose L Salmeron4, 5, 6 and Amir Mohammad Navali 2, 3
1Université Laval, Canada
2Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
3Shohada University Hospital, Iran
4Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Chile
5University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
6Pablo de Olavide University, Spain
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease that influence on joints and muscles and can result in
noticeable disruption of joint structure and function. Early diagnosis of RA is very crucial in preventing disease's progression.
However, it is a complicated task for General Practitioners (GPs) due to the wide spectrum of symptoms, and progressive changes
in disease's direction over time. The aim of this presentation is to summarize our work in development of a decision support tools
for GPs in early diagnosis of RA and describes a small-scale test which has been conducted at Shohada University Hospital, Iran, for
evaluating the accuracy of the proposed tool. This study proposed an advanced decision support tool based on consultations with a
group of experienced medical professionals (i.e. orthopedic surgeons and rheumatologists), and using a well-known soft computing
method called Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCMs). Briefly, considering obtained results in real practice, we believe that this tool can be
useful in assisting GPs in early diagnosis of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Indeed, in the lights of the proposed decision support
tool: (i) GPs can evaluate patients' RA disease's severity more accurately and easily, (ii) the required time for patients' diagnosis could
be decreased, (iii) quality of life of patients and quality of care may be improved, and more importantly (iv) the risks that could
threaten patients due to the wrong or late diagnosis will be diminished.
Biography
Alireza Sadeghpour is an Associate Professor and Chair of Orthopedic Surgery department at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Sadeghpour is also currently
serving as a Director and Chairman of Shohada University Hospital. He received his M.D. degree in 1992 and his Iranian Board Certificate of Orthopedic Surgery
in 2000. His research interests are in Pelvis and Hip Surgery including Arthroplasty, hip preserving Surgery and Trauma.
Alireza Sadeghpour, J Clin Exp Orthop 2017, 3:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2471-8416-C1-003