Authoring Level 2 Competencies

 4. SNOMED CT Concept Model: Purpose and features of the SNOMED CT concept model and Machine Readable Concept Model

Competency

Item

 Area of Skill

 Competency

 Level

4.1

Concept Model Purpose

Recognise the purpose of the SNOMED CT concept model

Remember

4.2

Concept model

Understand the SNOMED CT concept model key features : Root and top-level concepts, subtype and attribute relationships, concept and axiom definitions, groups, domains and ranges. Understand the concept model for all the hierarchies.

Understand

4.3

Description Logic

Appreciate why Description Logic is important for authoring SNOMED CT content, understand the open world view and how the Unique Name Assumption is reflected in SNOMED CT. Understand the description logic features used in SNOMED CT and why they are applied.

Understand

4.4

SNOMED CT diagrams

Interpret concept definitions using SNOMED CT diagrams of stated, authoring and inferred views. Understand how GCI are represented.

Apply

4.5

Machine Readable Concept Model

Understand the purpose of the Machine Readable Concept Model and how it is used in the authoring process. Apply the rules defined in the MRCM (Attribute Domain, Attribute Range, Cardinality, and Grouping) to construct new concept definitions and expressions accurately. Evaluate existing content for MRCM compliance, ensuring all concepts adhere to the current concept model. This includes validating the correct use of cardinality constraints (e.g., In Group Cardinality) to achieve consistent classification results

Apply