Education Resources
The National Clinical Terminology & Information Service (NCTIS) has released two educational video presentations to introduce our user community to the many uses and benefits of SNOMED CT,
1. SNOMED CT Overview
Target Audience: Those people who will be exposed to SNOMED CT and need to know some general features eg policy makers, procurers, decision makers, government representatives etc.
Content: High level overview of SNOMED CT, its purpose and history; the requirements, benefits and many uses/users; the structure of SNOMED CT; key reference documents/materials; the IHTSDO; key considerations in adopting SNOMED CT.
2. SNOMED CT Basics
Target Audience: Those people who might use SNOMED CT in general – for e.g. health care providers/service providers, clinical supervisors, researchers, practice managers, (chief) healthcare executives and managers, IT managers/project managers/consultants.
Content: Follows on from the Overview with a more detailed description of SNOMED CT, and covers post-coordination; expressions; description logic; discussion about the interaction between terminology/information model; primary use and secondary (re-use) of data; extensions; reference sets; history tracking; and cross mapping.
How to access these resources
Education resources are available for download via the following links:
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