SNOMED International and NANDA-I Announce Five-Year Collaboration to Advance Interoperable Nursing Terminology Worldwide Back 12 Mar 2026 Back LONDON, UK & WISCONSIN, US – March 12, 2026 – SNOMED International and NANDA International, Inc. (NANDA-I) are pleased to announce a five-year collaboration agreement aimed at supporting the adoption of working practices that facilitate the use and interoperability of terminology standards produced by SNOMED International and NANDA International. Both organizations share the goal of developing and provisioning standards for the exchange of interoperable clinical and related health information. NANDA-I is a member-driven, not-for-profit organization that produces NANDA® 360, an integrated classification with a unified taxonomy that supports the formulation, validation and clarification of clinical reasoning. NANDA 360 is an assessment-driven, diagnosis-centered set of classifications that incorporates the entire nursing process (nursing diagnosis – patient goals and outcomes – nursing actions). SNOMED International is a Member-driven, not-for-profit organization that owns, develops and maintains SNOMED CT, the world’s most comprehensive clinical terminology. The organization works globally to enable consistent, high-quality health information exchange, improve clinical decision-making, and accelerate digital health transformation. The goal of the collaboration is to ensure that stakeholders globally have clear direction on the use of the standards, whether together or individually, and that an effective interoperability solution is available to users when both standards are implemented in the same system. The work will focus on supporting use internationally. Both organizations will work together to improve health and nursing care through standardized terminology; support enhanced clinical system functionality and interoperability by establishing relationships between SNOMED CT and NANDA 360; provide effective support for providers and users who implement different combinations of SNOMED CT and NANDA 360 in health information systems; support providers who implement either SNOMED CT or NANDA 360 in health information systems; and support the endorsement of NANDA 360 and SNOMED CT for uptake and use. NANDA-I CEO T. Heather Herdman strongly supported the commitment to this partnership, noting: “Improving patient outcomes requires making nursing care visible within health data. NANDA 360 provides a framework that enables the validation of nursing diagnoses and its linkages to patient goals and outcomes, and evidence-based nursing actions. Renewing and expanding our partnership with SNOMED CT enables nursing’s impact on patient outcomes to be measured and demonstrated globally, using our most up-to-date classifications.” SNOMED International is committed to supporting the global nursing agenda, and particularly the emerging theme from the “State of the World Nursing Report 2025 ” published by the WHO and ICN, which highlighted the need to harness the potential of digital tools and technologies to meet population and health system needs. Nurses need to be prepared and fully supported to competently utilize digital technologies across areas of professional practice from education to practice, research and management. The use of digital tools will support nursing practice, and importantly will lead to an improvement in patient care. SNOMED International CEO Don Sweete says the collaboration strengthens the visibility of nursing within the global health data landscape. “By aligning nursing diagnoses and patient goals and outcomes with SNOMED CT, we are enabling nursing practice to be captured in a consistent, computable way,” he says. “This partnership helps ensure that the contribution of nurses is accurately represented in digital health systems worldwide — advancing interoperability and elevating the role of nursing in improving patient outcomes.” Media Inquiries: NANDA-I Email: marketing@nanda.org SNOMED International Kelly Kuru Email: comms@snomed.org Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

At the Department of Public Health and Primary Care of Ghent University, Belgium, a three-pronged project (SNOClass) has started to map core sets of SNOMED CT concepts (relevant for primary care) to the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-3), as well as to ICF and ICHI. This project is an initiative of the Belgian Health Terminology Center, started in January 2025 and spanning over 12 months. ICPC-3 is a classification method for primary care encounters, developed by the WONCA International Classification Committee (WICC). ICPC-3 supports primary care clinicians coding of a patient's reason(s) for encounter, symptoms and complaints, diagnoses, health problems, functioning, environmental factors, personal factors related to health and processes. A map from SNOMED CT to ICPC-2 existed until January 2019 when it was deprecated after WONCA confirmed the map was no longer maintained and was focusing on successor ICPC-3, an edition providing more comprehensive coverage of functioning and social issues domains that are important in primary care.[J3] Currently, there is no automated method to map SNOMED CT to ICPC-3. This is important to address to optimize the quality of the mapping. This work is supported by the WHO Collaborating Centre on Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, in collaboration with the Department of Rehabilitation and Units of Family Medicine and Medical Informatics. Back View Map Ghent University (1 of 2) SNOClass: A project on mapping SNOMED CT to the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-3) in Belgium Read More Country / Region EMEA Tags Clinical Practice, Implementation, Mapping, Research, Tooling At the Department of Public Health and Primary Care of Ghent University, Belgium, a three-pronged project (SNOClass) has started to map core sets of SNOMED CT concepts (relevant for primary care) to the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-3), as well as to ICF and ICHI. This project is an initiative of the Belgian Health Terminology Center, started in January 2025 and spanning over 12 months. ICPC-3 is a classification method for primary care encounters, developed by the WONCA International Classification Committee (WICC). ICPC-3 supports primary care clinicians coding of a patient's reason(s) for encounter, symptoms and complaints, diagnoses, health problems, functioning, environmental factors, personal factors related to health and processes. A map from SNOMED CT to ICPC-2 existed until January 2019 when it was deprecated after WONCA confirmed the map was no longer maintained and was focusing on successor ICPC-3, an edition providing more comprehensive coverage of functioning and social issues domains that are important in primary care.[J3] Currently, there is no automated method to map SNOMED CT to ICPC-3. This is important to address to optimize the quality of the mapping. This work is supported by the WHO Collaborating Centre on Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, in collaboration with the Department of Rehabilitation and Units of Family Medicine and Medical Informatics. Description The aim is to develop a mapping between SNOMED CT concepts relevant for primary care and the third edition of the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-3). To select relevant SNOMED CT subsets, two approaches have been explored. The first approach was based on the SNOMED CT hierarchy (semantic) tags, but with limited benefits. As the ICPC-3 classification is about General Practice, almost all SNOMED CT domains and hierarchy tags were relevant. With this approach, the total amount of concepts was reduced by 30%, from 370.931 to 258.926 concepts. To further narrow it down, a second approach was explored, which consisted in reusing existing mappings: 3BT and the General Practitioner Reference Set (GP-Refset). * 3BT (Bilingual Biclassified Belgian Thesaurus) is an interface terminology of Belgian general practice. More than 51.000 lexical entries have been collected based on daily practice frequency of use and given a unique IBUI (Belgian Unique Identifier) code and corresponding ICD10 and ICPC-2 codes. * GP-Refset project selected the top 11.000 lexical entries. An exact match to a SNOMED CT concept was possible for 5.308 entries. These have then been matched to 548 out of approximately 1300 ICPC-2 codes. These codes are further specified by adding an ICD-10 code. Between ICPC generations, a published conversion table of ICPC-2 to ICPC-3 (and 1) provides a bidirectional map. Building on these previous projects, 5046 lexical entries are already matched to 4160 SNOMED CT concepts, ICPC-2 codes and ICD-10 codes. The next step will be to identify among the selected SNOMED CT terms the ones that provide at a high level of aggregation an exact one-to-one match with the ICPC-3 classes, and a lower level of aggregation with the ICPC-3 inclusion terms. These exact one-to-one matches between SNOMED CT and ICPC-3, suggested by the previous computerized procedures will be validated by a blinded team of coding experts, with a third reviewer for consensus in case of disagreement. Results of this project will contribute to the Belgian GP-Refset, to a legacy conversion table to modernize the historical epidemiological datasets, and to a modern sophisticated terminological support tool for high quality end-user data entry at the point-of-care, allowing data entry once, and multiple use afterwards. Scope SNOMED CT is the most comprehensive and systematically organized reference terminology globally. It provides codes, terms, synonyms and definitions used in clinical recording of data across all healthcare sectors. Also in Belgium, SNOMED CT is used as the interface in some electronic health records. How SNOMED CT will be used This project approaches SNOMED CT as a terminology used in electronic health [J1] records and is working on mapping it to the International Classification Primary Care (ICPC-3) to produce epidemiologically relevant data from GPs registration of patient encounters. Given the different granularities of the resources, mapping from SNOMED CT (more than 370.000 concepts) to ICPC-3 (more than 1.300 classes) implies considering 3.000 times more concepts than mappings in the opposite direction (from SNOMED CT to ICPC-3). A high number of mappings from several SNOMED CT concepts to one ICPC-3 class (many-to-one) is expected, as well as mappings at a higher level of aggregation and a lower level of granularity. 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Tokyo Olympics presents an opportunity to advance interoperability Back 1 Mar 2017 Back Since the date of issue, this information is now out of date and has been archived. It has been made available for reference. The Olympic Healthcare Interoperability Initiative (OHI) is an effort to bring the most advanced health-record sharing standards to the medical services that will be provided at the Tokyo 2020 games. OHI is a HIMSS-led initiative with SNOMED International serving as a contributing partner via the SNOMED CT clinical terminology product. A number of other international standards organizations are also supporting the project. OHI is currently in talks with the International Olympic Committee to gain approval for the plan. OHI proposes to work with the Olympics medical services team in delivering a fully interoperable infrastructure that would make it possible for athletes’ records to be accessible on site based on recognized international standards. Follow @SnomedCT to keep up to date on OHI developments for Tokyo 2020. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

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This project aims to enhance antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention through the use of SNOMED CT for structured indication registration in antibiotic prescribing. By linking each prescription to a standardized, SNOMED CT-based indication, we ensure precise and interoperable clinical data, which is essential for improving antibiotic use across healthcare systems. As part of the early-phase HOST project, we are implementing SNOMED CT within the electronic health record (EHR) to systematically code clinical indications for every antibiotic prescription. This structured approach improves documentation of the clinical rationale behind antibiotic use, making it transparent and consistent. Beyond supporting better decision-making at the point of care, the indication registry also facilitates secondary uses of data for quality improvement, antimicrobial stewardship, and research. While still in its initiation phase, we anticipate that this approach will enable the development of a data-driven antibiotic policy, reduce unnecessary antibiotic use, and help mitigate resistance. By using SNOMED CT, a standardized and globally recognized clinical terminology, we ensure both local and international interoperability, positioning the project to contribute to the long-term sustainability of integrated healthcare. This work underscores the value of structured clinical terminology in an information-driven healthcare environment, helping create a more transparent, evidence-based approach to antibiotic prescribing while fostering the integration of health data across systems and institutions. Back View Map UZ Leuven (2 of 3) Using SNOMED CT for Structured Indication Registration in Antibiotic Prescribing: Advancing Antibiotic Stewardship in the HOST Project Read More Country / Region EMEA Tags Clinical Practice, Collaboration, Data analytics, Data quality, Implementation, Mapping, Patient safety, Research This project aims to enhance antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention through the use of SNOMED CT for structured indication registration in antibiotic prescribing. By linking each prescription to a standardized, SNOMED CT-based indication, we ensure precise and interoperable clinical data, which is essential for improving antibiotic use across healthcare systems. As part of the early-phase HOST project, we are implementing SNOMED CT within the electronic health record (EHR) to systematically code clinical indications for every antibiotic prescription. This structured approach improves documentation of the clinical rationale behind antibiotic use, making it transparent and consistent. Beyond supporting better decision-making at the point of care, the indication registry also facilitates secondary uses of data for quality improvement, antimicrobial stewardship, and research. While still in its initiation phase, we anticipate that this approach will enable the development of a data-driven antibiotic policy, reduce unnecessary antibiotic use, and help mitigate resistance. By using SNOMED CT, a standardized and globally recognized clinical terminology, we ensure both local and international interoperability, positioning the project to contribute to the long-term sustainability of integrated healthcare. This work underscores the value of structured clinical terminology in an information-driven healthcare environment, helping create a more transparent, evidence-based approach to antibiotic prescribing while fostering the integration of health data across systems and institutions. Description This project focuses on enhancing antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention by implementing SNOMED CT for structured indication registration within antibiotic prescribing workflows. As part of the early-phase HOST initiative, our primary aim is to integrate SNOMED CT into our electronic health record (EHR), KWS, to systematically capture the clinical rationale behind each antibiotic prescription. By linking prescriptions to standardized SNOMED CT-based indications, we aim to support better clinical decision-making, ensure consistency in documentation, and enable meaningful secondary data use for quality monitoring, policy development, and research. Though currently in its initiation phase, the project is designed as a scalable, interoperable model for sustainable, evidence-driven antimicrobial management. Scope SNOMED CT was selected for its comprehensive clinical scope, standardized structure, and robust international interoperability, making it the most widely adopted clinical terminology system globally. As the mandated national standard in Belgium, its adoption aligns with strategic guidance from national healthcare bodies such as the eHealth Platform, while also ensuring seamless alignment with international standards such as HL7, ICD, and LOINC. This dual compliance guarantees consistency with both national policy and global healthcare interoperability frameworks, fostering cross-border data exchange and collaboration. Using SNOMED CT ensures that antibiotic prescribing data are not only precise and clinically meaningful but also interoperable across systems and borders. Its structured approach supports data reuse for stewardship, research, and policy development, helping to address both immediate clinical needs and long-term public health goals such as combating antimicrobial resistance. By adopting SNOMED CT, Belgium not only strengthens its national health data infrastructure but also positions itself as an active participant in the global digital health landscape, enabling cross-border patient care, interoperable EHR systems, and worldwide clinical research initiatives. How SNOMED CT will be used SNOMED CT is being implemented within the EHR as the standardized terminology for capturing the clinical indication behind each antibiotic prescription. Every prescribing action is linked to a coded indication, mapped to a corresponding SNOMED CT concept that accurately represents the clinical reason for treatment. The indication registry serves not only as a foundation for better care at the point of prescription but also enables robust secondary use of data for quality improvement, antimicrobial stewardship, surveillance, and research. The goal is to make this process embedded and streamlined within the clinical workflow, minimizing manual input while ensuring rich, standardized data capture. Why SNOMED CT will be used Contact More information Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Learn more Explore the wide range of resources available to our community of practice Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Karlien Hollanders James Read Memorial Lecture Panelist Karlien Hollanders 'How ONC is advancing nationwide interoperability' October 26, 2023 (09:00-10:00 EDT/ 13:00-14:00 UTC) (Sponsored by West Coast Informatics ) Micky Tripathi is the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he leads the formulation of the federal health IT strategy and coordinates federal health IT policies, standards, programs, and investments. Learn about how ONC is leveraging work across policy, standards and technology to further advance nationwide interoperability. Micky will give the latest updates about how ONC’s Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), U.S. Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI), and information sharing policies are helping to deliver safe, effective, patient-centered care across the nation. Dr. Tripathi has over 20 years of experience across the health IT landscape. He most recently served as Chief Alliance Officer for Arcadia, a health care data and software company focused on population health management and value-based care, the project manager of the Argonaut Project, an industry collaboration to accelerate the adoption of FHIR, and a board member of HL7, the Sequoia Project, the CommonWell Health Alliance, and the CARIN Alliance. Dr. Tripathi served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC), a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company. He was also the founding President and CEO of the Indiana Health Information Exchange, a statewide HIE partnered with the Regenstrief Institute, an Executive Advisor to investment firm LRVHealth, and a Fellow at the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. He holds a PhD in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University, and an AB in political science from Vassar College. Prior to receiving his PhD, he was a Presidential Management Fellow and a senior operations research analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense in Washington, DC, for which he received the Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Medal. Back Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use Back International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use Standards Partner In 2021, SNOMED International and the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) announced the release of important new maps between global medical terminologies SNOMED CT and MedDRA. This collaborative effort was the first deliverable of a new agreement entered into between SNOMED International and ICH. Additional information This joint effort has produced two independent maps (MedDRA to SNOMED CT and SNOMED CT to MedDRA) of a priority set of MedDRA content which have been derived from frequently used and key pharmacovigilance MedDRA terms identified from the European Medicines Agency and the UK’s Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. In addition, a set of COVID-19 related terms are also included in the first production release of the maps to capture important aspects of the pandemic. The two maps were created as part of a project involving SNOMED International and ICH entitled WEB-RADR 2 . Funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a large-scale public-private partnership between the EU and the pharmaceutical industry association, EFPIA, IMI aims to boost biopharmaceutical innovation in Europe and to speed up the development of better and safer medicines for patients. With the creation of the maps from the WEB-RADR 2 project, both SNOMED International and ICH have committed to their ongoing use and maintenance extending past the conclusion of the project. The 2 maps were first released in April 2021 - in RF2 format by SNOMED International and human readable format by MedDRA MSSO (acting on behalf of ICH). The maps are maintained, updated and released annually with a change request mechanism available through MedDRA MSSO. Press Release: April 2021: A new collaboration between SNOMED International and ICH promotes seamless data exchange in support of public health Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Inaugural SNOMED CT education delivery agreement signed with Hospital Italiano Back 19 Jun 2019 Back London, June 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SNOMED International is excited to announce a groundbreaking milestone in the organization’s approach to SNOMED CT education delivery. This past May, SNOMED International signed an agreement with Sociedad Italiana de Beneficencia en Buenos Aires, commonly referred to as Hospital Italiano, to deliver SNOMED CT education on its behalf in Spanish within select Latin America countries. Hospital Italiano has been engaged by SNOMED International to deliver mutually agreed upon SNOMED CT educational content to participants. As part of this agreement, Hospital Italiano will serve as an extension of the SNOMED International Education Program within Latin America and be empowered to issue course completion certificates and certifications as applicable. Prior to the signing of this agreement, Hospital Italiano has provided terminology services to several healthcare organizations in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay using SNOMED CT as the foundation to build an interface terminology. Services have also included provision of a thesaurus tailored to the local needs of professionals interacting with the EHR, SNOMED CT cross maps to related classifications and standards as well as creation of various refsets according to the needs of an organization. SNOMED International began delivery of education programming to support understanding, use and implementation of SNOMED CT in 2015. Since that time, and with demonstrated growth of the organization’s Member base and affiliates, SNOMED International has been exploring ways to broaden its ability to educate audiences interested in clinical terminology. “Given the international nature of our organization and diverse Member make-up, we have been exploring different ways in which to share SNOMED CT’s education program with a wider audience, and where possible, in the first language of their choosing,” stated SNOMED International CEO, Don Sweete. Sweete went on to say, “As a Member focused organization, I hope that this is the first of many agreements of this nature.” Dr Daniel Luna, CIO at Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires says, “We have trusted in SNOMED CT as a reference terminology since the beginning of the development of our health information system, and work in the dissemination of the standard. Now, that we have SNOMED CT in our country and in the region, it is a great honor to be part of this education alliance, working together to further spread the benefits of this terminology." This arrangement is in effect as of 19th May 2019. Contact info@snomed.org with any additional inquiries. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Revamped SNOMED CT Foundation Course offers exciting new learning tools and techniques Back 21 Jun 2022 Back By Liara Tutina and the Education & Product Support Team SNOMED International recently updated its SNOMED CT Foundation course that provides an introduction to a broad range of SNOMED CT related topics, including the why, what and how of SNOMED CT. SNOMED International’s Liara Tutina, Education Lead & Customer Relations Executive Asia and Pacific along with members of the Education and Product Support team, including Jon Zammit, Anne Højen, Ian Spiers and Louise Jones, have also contributed to this blog. Q: What prompted the update to the Foundation course? E&PS: The original Foundation course was the first we offered via our e-learning platform. Created in 2014, it was very much in need of an update, both in terms of content and branding. We also wanted to simplify and shorten the course and make it appeal to a broader audience. Q: What is new and exciting about it? E&PS: Most importantly, the content has been updated to reflect the current state of SNOMED CT. In addition, the format of the course and the look and feel has been modernized. The course has been shortened and now uses a lesson-based approach and exercises designed to help the learner, in addition to introducing videos to deliver the content. Q: Who should consider taking this course? E&PS: Anyone who is interested in beginning their journey of learning about SNOMED CT. No prior knowledge of SNOMED CT is needed. Q: What topics are covered ? E&PS: The content has been grouped into three categories or modules: A) Introduction to SNOMED CT; B) Design and Implementation; and C) Customization. Within each category, there are more granular topics. Q: What kind of learning activities are included? E&PS: There are three modules; each has three lessons and a practical exercise. At the end of the course, there is a final assessment. Q: What do you get upon completing the course (e.g., certificate of completion)? E&PS: A course certificate and eligibility to enrol in our more advanced courses. Q: How does this course prepare you for additional SNOMED CT education? E&PS: The SNOMED CT Foundation Course is a prerequisite for the more advanced SNOMED CT courses. It provides the student with foundational knowledge to build upon. From here, one can learn more about implementation, terminology authoring and terminology services. Q: Does it cost anything to take? E&PS: The course is free for users in Member countries and territories. Otherwise, there is a $400 fee. Q: Where can people find more information? E&PS: Register and enrol at https://courses.ihtsdotools.org/product?catalog=FCE . From here, consult the Foundation Course Guide. Q: Has the Spanish language version also been updated? E&PS: No, not at this point in time. We’ll assess this new format based on feedback from our students for input into any future course updates. For additional information, please reach out to the Education Team at elearning@snomed.org Have a comment about this post? We’d love to hear from you. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Syadem and SNOMED collaboration supports vaccination information interoperability Back 25 Apr 2024 Back SNOMED International is excited to announce a new collaboration with France-based company SYADEM that aims to deliver a comprehensive terminology system to health organizations, enabling them to accurately represent administered vaccines. SYADEM owns and manages the Unified Nomenclature of Vaccines ( NUVA ), a terminology used to capture, interpret, and process records of administered vaccines. SYADEM participates in the European Vaccination beyond COVID (EUVABECO) project, which is co-funded by the European Commission under the eU4Health program. By mid 2026, EUVABECO will deliver implementation plans for innovative vaccination practices to EU Member States. The plans will support the operationalization of several tools including a portable European Vaccination Card (EVC). NUVA is the intended code system for documenting administered vaccines in the EVC. Through a five-year agreement, this collaboration aims to facilitate the creation of comprehensive vaccination histories for individuals over time, regardless of the original vaccine source and data format. As part of the agreement, SNOMED CT and SYADEM will collaborate to integrate NUVA content as an extension in SNOMED International’s Community Content Area. Furthermore, they will define processes for ensuring content alignment and, where relevant, NUVA concepts will be included in the SNOMED CT International Edition. The collaboration will harmonize NUVA and SNOMED CT terminologies, offering users flexibility in code selection, facilitating smooth implementation. SNOMED CT is a comprehensive, multilingual healthcare terminology created for use by healthcare professionals. It enables the care of individuals to be captured in electronic health records, facilitating information sharing, decision support and analytics for safe and effective health information exchange. NUVA, developed by vaccinologists, is both a vocabulary and a comprehensive knowledge base. Its purpose is to capture vaccine information that is relevant for clinical decision-making, regardless of the record’s format - either digital or paper. It then acts as a universal coding system that enhances the transcription and transferability of vaccine information across various terminologies, complementing rather than replacing existing systems. NUVA and SNOMED CT complement each other: NUVA provides codes for current and historical vaccines, while SNOMED CT provides codes that represent the foundational concepts for contextualizing this vaccine information. The SNOMED International Drug Extension User Support Group has endorsed the approach, recognising that the collaboration facilitates a unified approach to the collection of vaccine information over time. SNOMED International CEO Don Sweete says, “In addition to providing a solution that will meet both clinical and regulatory requirements globally, the collaboration will demonstrate the benefits of using SNOMED CT as a foundation to model. When we talk about SNOMED CT as the global language of health, this is what we mean,” he adds. “We get closer to making that a reality with every new content-focused collaboration. The COVID-19 pandemic consolidated for everyone the need for greater healthcare data interoperability, and this partnership moves that forward.” Jean-Louis Koeck, Scientific Director at SYADEM, shared, “SYADEM is dedicated to making NUVA a common good, publicly available to any user. Furthermore, we are exploring the possibility of transitioning ownership of NUVA to a community of stakeholders in the near future, as part of our dedication to shared health advancements. Our collaboration with SNOMED CT represents a significant milestone in this journey.” Contact info@snomed.org for more information. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

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IHTSDO Appoints New Head of Terminology Back 24 Jun 2015 Back IHTSDO is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. James Case as our new Head of Terminology. Dr. Case joins us on a part time basis from the NLM and will provide leadership across the Content development and Mapping areas which sit within our Products and Services Line of Business. We believe that this appointment will provide mutual benefits to both Organisations. Dr. Case received his MS in Genetics from Stanford University and both his D.V.M. and Ph.D. (Comparative Pathology) from UC Davis. He served as Professor of Clinical Diagnostic Informatics with the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System at UC Davis from 1986 until 2010. In 1995, his efforts were focused on the development of national veterinary data standards. He has been heavily involved in standards development organizations and currently serves as a member of the Laboratory LOINC committee, co-chair of the Health Level Seven vocabulary work group, Director at large for HL7 and has been a member of the IHTSDO SNOMED CT Content Committee since 2013. He joined the NLM in January 2010, where his primary role has been the development and maintenance of the US extension to SNOMED CT and addition of US content into the International release of SNOMED CT. He is the first veterinarian to be elected to the American College of Medical Informatics. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe