Research and contribution
We research the questions that arise while building products. Healthcare professionals, users and contributors help organise terminology, improve tools and build knowledge that others can use again.
Our first research projectWhen we use the same words,
do we understand the same thing?
Featured research · Ontology
Different names for the same procedure can obscure context for people seeking information and for AI explaining it. We are building a shared knowledge structure that connects everyday expressions with medical terminology.
Planned for open-source release.
Terms, aliases and relationships retain their sources and review status. We are preparing the data and contribution process for others to reuse and improve. Relationships shown in the prototype are under review and are not validated clinical guidance.
Last reviewedDescribe what a term refers to and make the same concept easy to find again. Our starting point is the language of dermatology and aesthetic medicine.
What concept does this term describe?
Explore everyday expressions used by professionals and individuals, brand names and terms in other languages. We research ways to record the context and differences behind similar names.
Can these expressions be understood in the same way?
Organise the contexts that connect procedures, devices and everyday expressions. A connection does not establish clinical equivalence or confirm efficacy.
In what context are these concepts connected?
We research structures that retain sources, proposals and revisions. Reviewed material and open questions remain distinct, so they can be revisited.
What is the evidence, and what has been reviewed?
Explore the four structures in order. This diagram illustrates the research direction, rather than actual terminology data or reviewed relationships.
Other questions
Exploring operational assumptions and reducing repetitive work. We turn questions from practice into research and tools.
Can operational choices be explored before they are put into practice? We research ways to test assumptions by varying customer mix and operating conditions.
An early research project, beginning with internal customer-mix simulations.We create reusable tools and practical knowledge, including SevenView, which helps healthcare professionals organise and compare photographs.
Evidence and review
Our approach to research preserves the path from a proposal through review to revision.
Record the material and context behind an explanation, distinguishing verified facts from interpretation.
Consider clinical context alongside real language use, keeping reviewed material distinct from open questions.
Record what changed and why, respecting contributors’ roles and the scope they choose to share.
Contribute
Bring a question from practice. Start a conversation in a way that fits your experience and interests.
Share how expressions are used in practice and which details an explanation may be missing.
Share common expressions, easily confused terms and questions that arise across languages.
Explore structures, tools, clear documentation and approachable ways to contribute.
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