Computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems in Family Medicine: proposed principles. Authors: Carl Steylaerts 1 , MD, Jef Goris 2 , MD, Jean Karl Soler 3 , MD, Didier Duhot 4 , MD, Teng Liaw, MD 5 , PhD, Ilkka Kunnamo 6 , MD, PhD, Emmanuel Bottieau MD 7 , Jef Van den Ende, MD, PhD 7,8 5 1 General Practitioner, Belgian Society of General Practioners/Family Physicians, Belgium 2 General Practitioner, Domus Medica, Belgium 3 General Practitioner, Malta College of Family Doctors, Malta 4 General Practitioner, Société Francaise de Médecine Générale, France 5 General Practitioner, FRACGP, FACHI, School of Rural Health, The University of Melbourne, 10 Australia 6 General Practitioner, The Finnish Medical Society Duodecim, Helsinki, Finland 7 Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium 8 University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium. Version 3.6 15 28 February 2007 Word count: 3247 Key words: decision support systems; family medicine; Bayesian; electronic patient records; transition project; Isabel; Kabisa; Dépican. 20 Corresponding author Carl Steylaerts , carl.steylaerts@skynet.be