Findex II – Recommendations of Working Package 3: Findex II Nomenclature

Recommendations from the Working Groups during the Findex II project are presented in this article. They are based on the talks given at the Consensus Conference. This proposal concerns the Findex II nomenclature and will be the basis for the IT-Search-Tool to find experts in the Member States.

Findex II Nomenclature

A.       Human Health

A.1.   MedicineA.1.1.   Allergology
A.1.2.   Pathological anatomy (pathology), cytology and histology
A.1.3.   Anaesthesiology, intensive care
A.1.4.   Developmental and reproductive biology and medicine
A.1.5.   Oncology
A.1.6.   Cardiology (diagnostic and interventional)
A.1.7.   Dermatology (incl veneral diseases)
A.1.8.   Endocrinology and metabolic diseases
A.1.9.   Gastroenterology and hepatology
A.1.10.   Clinical genetics
A.1.11.   Medical gynecology
A.1.12.   Hematologic – transfusion (incl. Oncology)
A.1.13.   Infectious diseases
A.1.14.   Family medicine – Geriatrics – Palliative care, general medicine
A.1.15.   Internal medicine
A.1.16.   Physical medicine and rehabilitation
A.1.17.   Occupational medicine and health
A.1.18.   Vascular medicine
A.1.19.   Emergency and disaster medicine
A.1.20.   Nephrology
A.1.21.   Neurology
A.1.22.   Medical ophthalmology
A.1.23.   Medical oto-rhino-laryngology
A.1.24.   Parasitology and mycology
A.1.25.   Pediatrics
A.1.26.   Pharmacology, pharmaceutical technologies and drug sciences
A.1.27.   Pneumology
A.1.28.   Rheumatology
A.1.29.   Environmental medicine
A.1.30.   Evaluation of physical impairment
A.1.31.   Medicine (other)
A.2.   PsychiatryA.2.1.   Child psychiatry
A.2.2.   Adult psychiatry
A.2.3.   Psychiatry (other)
A.3.   SurgeryA.3.1.   Digestive surgery
A.3.2.   Pediatric surgery
A.3.3.   Maxillofacial surgery, facial traumatology and oral surgery
A.3.4.   Traumatology and orthopedic surgery
A.3.5.   Plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery
A.3.6.   Cardiac and vascular surgery
A.3.7.   Thoracopulmonary surgery
A.3.8.   Gynecological and obstetric surgery
A.3.9.   Ophthalmology surgery
A.3.10. ENT surgery and neck surgery
A.3.11. Urological surgery
A.3.12. Cranio and medullary neurosurgery (incl. spine)
A.3.13. Surgery (other)
A.4.   Medical and biophysical imagingA.4.1.   Biophysics – nuclear medicine
A.4.2.   Radiology and medical imaging (for diagnostic and interventional purposes)
A.5.   Medical biology and pharmacyA.5.1.   Bacteriology – virology – hospital hygiene
A.5.2.   Biochemistry
A.5.3.   Cellular and molecular biology
A.5.4.   Biostratics – Medical informatics and communications technologies
A.5.5.   Epidemiology – health economics
A.5.6.   Immunology
A.5.7.   Nutrition – prevention – public health
A.6.   OdontologyA.6.1.   Odontology
A.6.2.   Orthodontics
A.6.3.   Dentistry, dental technician
A.7.  PsychologyA.7.1.   Neuropsychology
A.7.2.   Adult psychology
A.7.3.   Child psychology
A.7.4.   Psychology (other, incl pedagogics)
A.8.   Psychotherapy
A.9.   Health care, paramedical, midwives, and auxiliaries
A.10. Medical devices
A.11. Human Heath (other)

B.  Natural sciences

B.1.   Biology
B.2.   Chemistry
B.3.   Physics
B.4.   Mathematics, statistics
B.5.   Meteorology
B.6.   Astronomy
B.7.   Nutritional science
B.8.   Geography
B.9.   Natural sciences (other)

C.  Agriculture, forestry, fishery

C.1.   Agriculture
C.2.   Forestry
C.3.   Fishery
C.4.   Agriculture, forestry, fishery (other)

D.  Environment

E. Vehicles, transport, accident analysis

E.1.   Vehicles
E.2.   Transport
E.3.   Accident analysis and reconstruction (accidentology, incl. traffic, navigation).
E.4.   Vehicles, transport, accident analysis (other)

F. Economy, finances

F.1.  Economics, business (incl fiscal economy)
F.2.  Accounting, Accountancy, auditing, taxes
F.3.  Intellectual property
F.4.  Trade
F.5.  Insurance
F.6.  Economy, finances (other)

G. Engineering, machinery

G.1.    Machinery
G.2.    Electronics
G.3.    Energy, power plants
G.4.    Commodities, materials
G.5.    Production, goods
G.6.    Engineering, machinery (other)

H.  IT, Telecom

H.1.   IT
H.2.   Telecommunication
H.3.   IT, telecommunication (other)

I. Construction

I.1.   Building, Building crafts
I.2.   Public infrastructure
I.3.   Building materials
I.4.   Architecture
I.5.   Surveying
I.6.   Construction (other)

J. Arts, antiques, archeology, jewelry

J.1. Arts
J.2. Antiques
J.3. Archeology
J.4. Jewelry
J.5. Arts, antiques, archeology, jewelry (other)

K.   Crafts, services and other professions

L.   Real estate

M.  Veterinary medicine

N.   Safety

N.1.   Safety (i.e. fire protection)
N.2.   Nuclear/radiations
N.3.   Weapons, ammunition
N.4.   Explosives
N.5.   Safety (other)

O.  Leisure, sports, tourism

P.  Forensics

P.1.  Forensic medicine (incl. forensic psychiatry, forensic pathology)
P.2.  Forensic science
P.3.  Forensics (other)

Q.  Media

Q.1.   Print media
Q.2.   Digital media
Q.3.   Photography
Q.4.   Books, publishing
Q.5.   Media (other)

R.  Translators, languages? [to be further discussed]

S.  Sciences (other)