Mobilizing Computable Biomedical Knowledge Conference - Oct. 18, 2017 - Overview/Opening Remarks

Abstract

Purpose: Overview/Opening remarks for the inaugural Mobilizing Computable Biomedical Knowledge (MCBK) working meeting held in Ann Arbor, MI on October 18 & 19, 2017. At this conference, the group took important early steps to: Engage critical dialogue on how to effectively develop and govern platforms for machine-executable biomedical knowledge to improve health and to build a pre-competitive computable biomedical knowledge community. This conference was significant for advancing work in areas that require computable knowledge to translate biomedical insights for better health: Learning Health Systems, Open Biomedical Science, and Clinical Decision Support. Participants explored what will be required to shape and sustain a community focused on making computable biomedical knowledge FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. Participants discussed biomedical computable knowledge in the context of four, overarching themes, one of which included Intellectual Property Considerations, Metadata Standards, Establishing a Trusted System and Knowledge Infrastructure for Computable Biomedical Knowledge.