title: Multi-agent Architecture for the Multi-Skill Tasks Modeling at the Pediatric Emergency Department.
abstract: Patient journey in the Pediatric Emergency Department is a highly complex process. Current approaches for modeling are insufficient because they either focus only on the single ancillary units, or therefore do not consider the entire treatment process of the patients, or they do not account for the dynamics of the patient journey modeling. Therefore, we propose an agent based approach in which patients and emergency department human resources are represented as autonomous agents who are able to react flexible to changes and disturbances through pro-activeness and reactiveness. The main aim of this paper is to present the overall design of the proposed multi-agent system, emphasizing its architecture and the behavior of each agent of the model. Besides, we describe inter-agent communication based on the agent interaction protocol to ensure cooperation between agents when they perform the coordination of tasks for the users. This work is integrated into the ANR HOST project (ANR-11-TecSan-010).
authors.affiliation: LAGIS UMR CNRS 8219 Ecole Centrale de Lille - France.
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ajmi
authors.affiliation: EA2694 University Lille 2.
authors.forename: Hayfa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zgaya
authors.affiliation: LAGIS UMR CNRS 8219 Ecole Centrale de Lille - France.
authors.forename: Slim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hammadi
authors.affiliation: LAGIS UMR CNRS 8219 Ecole Centrale de Lille - France.
authors.forename: Lotfi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gammoudi
authors.affiliation: Regional University Hospital Center of Lille (CHRU).
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martinot
authors.affiliation: EA2694 University Lille 2.
authors.forename: Régis
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beuscart
authors.affiliation: EA2694 University Lille 2.
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Renard
mesh_terms: D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005602:France; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D062209:Patient Handoff / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057188:Workflow