Our partners SNOMED International has an active program of partnering with international standards development organizations, professional clinical bodies and commercial organizations. The goal is to facilitate the use of SNOMED CT with other international standards and profiles. The SNOMED CT Included badge represents content fully integrated as part of SNOMED CT. While partners retain ownership of their content, SNOMED International manages, produces, releases and distributes it as part of SNOMED CT. The focus of partnerships is to enhance consistency in meaningful data capture and information exchange and to improve safety, while enhancing functionality and enabling interoperability for the growing number of healthcare professions that use and exchange electronic health records using SNOMED CT and related products. Some of the resulting products include mappings, SNOMED CT subsets and guidance on the use of SNOMED CT alongside, and integrated with, other standards. View more SNOMED International, as part of its commitment to developing its approach to Genomics, has become a member of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health . As a member, SNOMED International contribute to work to identify content requirements, and to provide support for the interoperability challenges faced by the global genomics community. Clinical Partner Global Alliance for Genomics and Health View more In 2022, SNOMED International and the International Diet Dysphagia Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) signed an agreement to incorporate IDDSI Framework v2.0 content into SNOMED CT to enable use in electronic health records globally. The agreement has been driven by community requests as well as by the need identified by the SNOMED International Nutrition Care Process Terminology (NCPT) Clinical Project Group to include IDDSI Framework v2.0 content in order to facilitate the inclusion of NCPT in SNOMED CT. Clinical Partner International Diet Dysphagia Standardisation Initiative View more Effective as of October 1, 2021 for a five-year term, the collaboration struck with the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) and the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) emerged from the need identified by the SNOMED International Dentistry Clinical Reference Group (CRG) to update and augment the periodontal content in SNOMED CT. To ensure periodontal content within SNOMED CT is in line with current practice, the Dentistry CRG advised incorporation of content from the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions, jointly published by the AAP and the EFP. Clinical Partner American Academy of Periodontology & European Federation of Periodontology View more The American Dental Association (ADA) is not-for-profit and the largest professional association for dentistry in the United States, representing more than 157,000 dentist members. It is the premier source of oral health information in the United States, if not the entire world, and has advocated for the public’s health as well as promoted the art and science of dentistry since 1859. It has developed and continues to develop the SNODENT dental diagnostic code set. Clinical Partner American Dental Association View more In 2022, SNOMED International and the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) signed a five-year agreement to contribute global improvements in care and services for people with epilepsy, a group of disorders characterized by recurrent seizures. The ILAE Commission for Big Data and SNOMED International have established an Epilepsy Clinical Project Group . Members of this group will work together to define processes to maintain and update epilepsy content within the international edition of SNOMED CT’s clinical terminology, the world’s most comprehensive healthcare terminology product. Clinical Partner International League Against Epilepsy Load More Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe Clinical Partner Commercial Partner Education Partner Research Partner Standards Partner Reset Filter by Partner Name Search and filter our Partners

Our partners SNOMED International has an active program of partnering with international standards development organizations, professional clinical bodies and commercial organizations. The goal is to facilitate the use of SNOMED CT with other international standards and profiles. The SNOMED CT Included badge represents content fully integrated as part of SNOMED CT. While partners retain ownership of their content, SNOMED International manages, produces, releases and distributes it as part of SNOMED CT. The focus of partnerships is to enhance consistency in meaningful data capture and information exchange and to improve safety, while enhancing functionality and enabling interoperability for the growing number of healthcare professions that use and exchange electronic health records using SNOMED CT and related products. Some of the resulting products include mappings, SNOMED CT subsets and guidance on the use of SNOMED CT alongside, and integrated with, other standards. Clinical Partner Commercial Partner Education Partner Research Partner Standards Partner Reset Search and filter our Partners Learn more SNOMED International, as part of its commitment to developing its approach to Genomics, has become a member of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health . As a member, SNOMED International contribute to work to identify content requirements, and to provide support for the interoperability challenges faced by the global genomics community. Clinical Partner Global Alliance for Genomics and Health Learn more In 2022, SNOMED International and the International Diet Dysphagia Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) signed an agreement to incorporate IDDSI Framework v2.0 content into SNOMED CT to enable use in electronic health records globally. The agreement has been driven by community requests as well as by the need identified by the SNOMED International Nutrition Care Process Terminology (NCPT) Clinical Project Group to include IDDSI Framework v2.0 content in order to facilitate the inclusion of NCPT in SNOMED CT. Clinical Partner International Diet Dysphagia Standardisation Initiative Learn more Effective as of October 1, 2021 for a five-year term, the collaboration struck with the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) and the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) emerged from the need identified by the SNOMED International Dentistry Clinical Reference Group (CRG) to update and augment the periodontal content in SNOMED CT. To ensure periodontal content within SNOMED CT is in line with current practice, the Dentistry CRG advised incorporation of content from the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions, jointly published by the AAP and the EFP. Clinical Partner American Academy of Periodontology & European Federation of Periodontology Learn more The American Dental Association (ADA) is not-for-profit and the largest professional association for dentistry in the United States, representing more than 157,000 dentist members. It is the premier source of oral health information in the United States, if not the entire world, and has advocated for the public’s health as well as promoted the art and science of dentistry since 1859. It has developed and continues to develop the SNODENT dental diagnostic code set. Clinical Partner American Dental Association Learn more In 2022, SNOMED International and the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) signed a five-year agreement to contribute global improvements in care and services for people with epilepsy, a group of disorders characterized by recurrent seizures. The ILAE Commission for Big Data and SNOMED International have established an Epilepsy Clinical Project Group . Members of this group will work together to define processes to maintain and update epilepsy content within the international edition of SNOMED CT’s clinical terminology, the world’s most comprehensive healthcare terminology product. Clinical Partner International League Against Epilepsy Clinical partnerships Clinical Commercial Standards Education Research Commercial Learn more Global Alliance for Genomics and Health The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health was formed to help accelerate the potential of genomic medicine to advance human health. It brings together over 400 leading institutions working in healthcare, research, disease advocacy, life science, and information technology. The partners in the Global Alliance are working together to create a common framework of harmonized approaches to enable the responsible, voluntary, and secure sharing of genomic and clinical data. The work of the Global Alliance is critical to realizing the potential of recent technological advances that make possible the large-scale collection of data on genome sequencing and clinical outcomes. To seize this extraordinary opportunity, it is often necessary to ask questions that span individual datasets. The Global Alliance is working to alter the current reality where data are kept and studied in silos, and tools and methods are non-standardized and incompatible. Engaging collaboratively with its stakeholders, the Global Alliance works to establish, broadly disseminate, and advocate for the use of interoperable technical standards for managing and sharing genomic and clinical data. Learn more International Diet Dysphagia Standardisation Initiative Content has been created for each framework level, consistent with the IDDSI standard terminology and definitions subject to SNOMED CT editorial guidance, while additional content is being added to facilitate recording the use of the framework and diet scale together with related findings and interventions. As of January 2023, the content is included in the SNOMED CT International Edition. Press release: November 2022: SNOMED International and the International Diet and Dysphagia Standardisation Initiative join forces to advance care for people living with dysphagia Learn more American Academy of Periodontology & European Federation of Periodontology About the AAP The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) represents nearly 8,000 periodontists—specialists in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of inflammatory diseases affecting the gums and supporting structures of the teeth, and in the placement of dental implants. Periodontics is one of twelve dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association. About the EFP The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting awareness of periodontal science and the importance of gum health. Its guiding vision is “Periodontal health for a better life.” Founded in 1991, the EFP is a federation of 37 national periodontal societies that represents more than 16,000 periodontists, dentists, researchers and oral-health professionals from Europe and around the world. It pursues evidence-based science in periodontal and oral health, promoting events and campaigns aimed at both professionals and the public. Press Release: December 2021: New collaboration with the AAP and EFP boosts the quality and quantity of international dentistry content in SNOMED CT Learn more American Dental Association In 2012, ADA and IHTSDO signed a Cooperation Agreement which focused on aligning the content of SNODENT and SNOMED CT, where appropriate, and also saw the instigation of the IHTSDO International Dentistry Special Interest Group (SIG), now called the Dentistry Clinical Reference Group . This Cooperation Agreement was updated to a Collaboration Agreement in April 2016 focusing on agreed joint work, including: Development of a SNOMED CT General Dentistry Diagnoses Subset Release and maintenance of this SNOMED CT General Dentistry Diagnoses Subset Ongoing provision of Subject Matter Experts by ADA Support for maintenance and updating of the linkage between SNOMED CT and SNODENT at respective releases The SNOMED CT General Dentistry Diagnoses Refset is now released and updated annually in line with the July release of SNOMED CT. It is worth noting that the Dentistry Clinical Reference Group has also produced an Odontogram refset which is also available through SNOMED International and aligns with SNODENT where appropriate. These refsets have been included in the scope of SNOMED International's Global Patient Set . Press Release: April 2016: New agreement between ADA and SNOMED International Learn more International League Against Epilepsy Over 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, making it one of the most common neurological diseases globally. Although about two-thirds of people with epilepsy could be seizure free with medication treatment, gaps in diagnosis and treatment mean that millions of people continue to have seizures, which affect their health, relationships, education, and employment opportunities. The SNOMED CT International Edition has included epilepsy content for many years; now, users will benefit from input from global experts in a systematic way to ensure that the content is up to date and out of date epilepsy terminology is retired. Press release: September 2022: Collaboration agreement between SNOMED International and the International League Against Epilepsy will raise the clinical quality of global epilepsy terminology Standards partnerships Learn more GS1 In April 2016, IHTSDO and GS1 signed a Collaboration Agreement focusing on specific areas of joint work, building on a previous Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) established to facilitate liaison between the two organizations and committing to closer working to ensure compatibility between our respective standards where appropriate. The agreement will be reviewed and evaluated to explore how the two organizations may continue to collaborate in 2023. Learn more DICOM In March 2016, SNOMED International and the DICOM Standards Committee signed a SNOMED CT Licensing Agreement. This was the first agreement between the two organizations, clarifying the use of SNOMED CT in DICOM standards and how the SNOMED CT content should be managed over time. The SNOMED CT Licensing Agreement is for 5 years. In 2021, SNOMED International and DICOM formally extended their longstanding agreement to publish a SNOMED CT Freeset of coded concepts in the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Standard. Learn more European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare In 2022, SNOMED International and the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM) signed a collaboration agreement to work on aligning SNOMED CT and EDQM standard dose forms. Learn more IHE International In April 2019, IHE International and SNOMED International formally announced a license agreement encouraging data consistency and interoperability across international boundaries, with benefits for clinical care, research and operational efficiency. Learn more LOINC® In 2013, IHTSDO and Regenstrief Institute Inc. signed a long-term agreement to begin cooperative work linking their leading global health care terminologies: Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes, or LOINC®, and SNOMED CT. In October 2022, the two organizations signed a new collaboration agreement facilitating the adoption of standardized terminology to support broadened interoperability of health data exchange around the globe with the goal of enhancing and improving the delivery of healthcare. The agreement also paved the way forward for coordinated use of SNOMED CT and LOINC® by both SNOMED International and Regenstrief, with each retaining editorial control of its respective standard. In October 2023, and under the scope of the 2022 agreement, LOINC® from Regenstrief and SNOMED International commenced generation of The LOINC Ontology: A LOINC and SNOMED CT interoperability solution . Learn more HL7 International In July 2019, Health Level Seven® Inc. and SNOMED International announced another 2 year collaboration agreement, building on previous agreements in 2009, 2014 and 2016. The agreement again is aimed at improving interoperability, thus focusing on the adoption of working practices that facilitate the use of SNOMED CT with HL7 standards globally. As previously, both organisations are working towards avoiding duplication of effort and resolving issues related to gaps and overlaps. The agreement recently renewed in 2021, target activities have been planned up to July 2023, at which point a review of delivered work products and upcoming activities will be undertaken. Learn more Joint Initiative Council The Joint Initiative Council for Global Health Informatics Standardization (JIC) was formed to further the important role of health informatics standards to: Enable interoperability of information and processes across health domains; Support the timely, efficient delivery of safe, coordinated, accountable, high-quality health services to individuals, communities and populations; and, Facilitate effective global markets for health information systems. Visit http://www.jointinitiativecouncil.org/ for a list of participating Members. Learn more World Health Organization SNOMED International and WHO have experienced a formal collaborative relationship since 2010 when they first entered into a ground-breaking collaborative arrangement that would change the relationship between the two organizations and their respective standards, by enabling users of SNOMED CT to use WHO classifications jointly and interoperably. Learn more International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use 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. Learn more Global Medical Device Nomenclature Agency In 2012, SNOMED International and Global Medical Device Nomenclature Agency (GMDNA), the organization responsible for the international Global Medical Device Nomenclature© (GMDN), signed a 5 year Cooperation Agreement. A key focus of the Agreement was to exchange, harmonize and incorporate medical device term descriptions from each other to enhance the end-to-end patient risk and safety use cases in healthcare systems incorporating medical device information. Education partnerships Learn more Hospital Italiano In 2019, 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. Learn more Certified Health Informatician Australasia SNOMED International together with the Certified Health Informatician Australasia (CHIA) program have announced that three SNOMED CT courses are now endorsed for continuing professional development (CPD) points and count towards CHIA recertification. Learn more Digital China Health In 2019, Digital China Health and SNOMED International struck an agreement to deliver mutually agreed upon SNOMED CT educational content including the organization’s clinically and technically curated Foundation and Implementation courses, with the potential to also offer the organizations suite of Authoring courses for delivery. As part of this agreement, Digital China Health will serve as an extension of the SNOMED International Education Program within China and be empowered to issue course completion certificates and certifications as applicable. Learn more University of Eastern Finland In 2020, the University of Eastern Finland and SNOMED International struck an agreement to deliver mutually agreed upon SNOMED CT educational content including the organization's professionally curated Foundation course, with the potential to also offer the Implementation Course and suite of Authoring courses. As a result of this agreement, the University of Eastern Finland will serve as an extension of the SNOMED International Education Program within parts of Finland and be empowered to issue course completion certificates and certifications as applicable. Research partnerships Learn more Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics In June 2022, the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) community and SNOMED International formalized their long-time relationship with a five-year collaborative agreement that will benefit both of their user communities. The collaboration provides OHDSI and its user community with comprehensive ontologies on specific healthcare domains and content such as devices, social determinants of health, disease severity scores and modifiers of cancers, as well as better concept definitions and resolutions of composite concepts in large-scale observational research. Learn more Human Phenotype Ontology In 2022, the Monarch Initiative signed a five-year collaboration agreement with SNOMED International to develop maps from the clinical terminology SNOMED CT to Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO), a standardized vocabulary of phenotypic abnormalities encountered in human disease, and to HPO from SNOMED CT. Load More Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Back Shelley Lipon Chief Operating Officer Shelley leads the Customer and Stakeholder Relations and Education and Product Support teams and joined SNOMED International in October of 2014 after spending the last 10 years with Canada Health Infoway (“Infoway”). During her time at Infoway she was responsible for all client relations and investment projects for the mid-western region, also leading Infoway's Certification Service for 3 years. Prior to working for Infoway Shelley was the CEO of the Saskatchewan Health Information Network, the provincial agency responsible for the development and implementation of the electronic health record across the Province. Shelley is a fellow Chartered Accountant and also holds a certified corporate director accreditation. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Back Jim Case Chief Terminologist Jim joined SNOMED International in June 2015, seconded on a part time basis from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), providing leadership across the Content Development and Mapping areas. After retiring from the NLM in December 2018, Jim transitioned wholly to SNOMED International, retaining his half-time role as the Head of Terminology. Jim 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. Having been heavily involved in standards development organizations, Jim has served as a member of the Laboratory LOINC committee, co-chair of the Health Level Seven vocabulary work group, Director at large for HL7 and is currently a member of the WHO Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee for ICD-11. He was Professor of Clinical Diagnostic Informatics at the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, from 1987-2010. He served at the NLM from January 2010 to December 2018, where his primary role was 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

Back Don Sweete Chief Executive Officer Don Sweete is Chief Executive Officer of SNOMED International. He joined SNOMED International in 2014, bringing more than 30 years of industry leadership and executive management experience to his role. As CEO, Don leads the corporate direction and strategy of SNOMED International, and is responsible for all facets of the business ranging from product content, technical support, customer relationship management, and organization enabling functions. Since joining the organization, Sweete has worked to share SNOMED International’s broadening strategy and vision with its Members, customers, and partners globally. Prior to becoming CEO, Don Sweete served as a member of SNOMED International’s Management Board (formerly known as IHTSDO), from October 2011 to December 2013. During this time he held positions on various Management Board Committees (Executive, Finance, Transition, Implementation and Innovation) contributing to the success of the organization. In his previous role as Executive Regional Director of the Standards Collaborative and Atlantic Region for Canada Health Infoway, he was responsible for all digital health implementations in the region and fulfilling the national standards agenda. A graduate of Canada’s Dalhousie University, Don possesses extensive experience in health services and health information technology where he has held executive positions with both commercial (SHL Systemhouse, Siemens, Cerner) and governmental (Assistant Deputy Minister of Corporate Services Ministry of Health Nova Scotia) organizations over the course of the past 3 decades. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Back Rory Davidson Chief Digital Information Officer Rory joined SNOMED International in January 2013 with a background in technology, having worked in a wide range of countries, industries, technologies and roles. As Chief Digital Information Officer, Rory is responsible for the effective integration of SNOMED International’s content development and technology teams, to ensure that the delivery of SNOMED CT and relevant technology services continue to meet the high standard and expected outcomes of the organization’s members, the wider community and internal stakeholders. Previously, Rory led the SNOMED International Technology Services group ensuring that the technology platform was put in place to secure the quality, maintenance and delivery of SNOMED CT as well as the day to day operations of SNOMED International. Before joining the organization, Rory worked as part of the end to end solutions architecture team responsible for the roll-out of smart energy meters in the UK, and prior to that he worked for the Department of Health in the UK as the Lead Technical Architect for the National Pandemic Flu Service and the Lead Technical Architect for Primary Care within NHS Connecting for Health. Rory has also held the role of Head of User Solutions at Atos KPMG Consulting, covering the design and implementation of user experience practices across multiple technologies and industries. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Back Kelly Kuru Chief Communications & Collaborations Officer Kelly joined SNOMED International in February 2017 with over 10 years experience in the health and health informatics industry. In this position, Kelly is responsible for leading SNOMED International’s internal and external communications presence internationally, including global media relations and Member country and employee communications. Prior to joining SNOMED International, Kelly was positioned at Canada Health Infoway and was responsible for digital health strategy development, vendor liaison, as well as driving strategic communications and stakeholder engagement in pursuit of the organization’s clinical interoperability and standards program. A graduate of the Universities of Western Ontario and Victoria, Kelly thrives on communicating and engaging with staff, stakeholders and influencers to successfully support achievement of organizational vision and strategic priorities. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe