@inproceedings{7e7388d511ed483b957acb524309722f,
title = "A Fuzzy-Cognitive-Maps Approach to Decision-Making in Medical Ethics",
abstract = "Although machine intelligence is increasingly employed in healthcare, the realm of decision-making in medical ethics remains largely unexplored from a technical perspective. We propose an approach based on fuzzy cognitive maps (FCMs), which builds on Beauchamp and Childress' prima-facie principles. The FCM's weights are optimized using a genetic algorithm to provide recommendations regarding the initiation, continuation, or withdrawal of medical treatment. The resulting model approximates the answers provided by our team of medical ethicists fairly well and offers a high degree of interpretability. Possible applications of such a system include informal guidance on medical ethics dilemmas as well as educational purposes.",
keywords = "decision support systems, fuzzy cognitive map, genetic algorithm, medical ethics",
author = "Alice Hein and Meier, {Lukas J.} and Buyx, {Alena M.} and Klaus Diepold",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 IEEE.; 2022 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, FUZZ 2022 ; Conference date: 18-07-2022 Through 23-07-2022",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.1109/FUZZ-IEEE55066.2022.9882615",
language = "English",
series = "IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
booktitle = "2022 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, FUZZ 2022 - Proceedings",
}