SNOMED CT: A Purpose Built Terminology

(ELP0129_PurposeBuiltTerminology)
Description

This presentation provides an overview of the principles upon which SNOMED CT was built. 

Learning Objectives

After completing this presentation the student should be able to:

  • Explain how the "desiderata for controlled medical vocabularies" is met by the design of SNOMED CT.
  • Explain how SNOMED CT meets additional defined requirements including being implementable in software applications, having multilingual capabilities and ensuring content is URU (understandable, reproducible and useful).
Topics
  • Content Development
  • Content Theory
  • General Summary
Audience
  • Content Developer
  • Terminologist DL
Presenter
Jon Zammit
Level
Advanced
Duration
19 minutes
Id
ELP0129
Last Updated
2024-03-20
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Last modified: Thursday, 11 April 2024, 3:28 PM