Health Terminologies

Dear Colleagues, Save the date for the IHE North America Connectathon Week 2025, Feb. 3-7 in Toronto at the InterContinental, Toronto Centre. It is hosted by Canada Health Infoway and organized in partnership with IHE USA and IHE Canada, with support from IHE Catalyst, IHE International, HIMSS, and RSNA. The event is one of the largest and most significant global health IT interoperability technical testing events and offers unparalleled opportunities for testing, networking, and education. It is designed to foster interoperability and collaboration among industry colleagues while spotlighting leadership in digital health innovation and interoperability. This five-day event offers a comprehensive and dynamic experience through its four key components: • IHE Connectathon Testing Event o Benefit from a unique non-competitive testing environment where you can collaborate with colleagues from around the globe and experience an unparalleled opportunity to leverage the expertise of top industry professionals to advance your health IT solutions. • Pan-Canadian Projectathon Testing Event o Test and validate your systems’ interoperability in a pan-Canadian testing environment. Engage in rigorous testing and collaborative problem-solving to ensure your digital health solutions can seamlessly integrate with systems nationwide. • IHE Plugathon Testing Event o Connect with innovators, share experiences, and test your interoperability readiness. Engage with a community of experts to innovate through real-time connections with the APIs of health IT product solutions, all in a standardized format. • Experience Days o Learn about global interoperability initiatives and pan-Canadian digital health innovations through conference-style presentations and masterclass education sessions. Experience Days offer a rich program of educational and networking opportunities, allowing attendees to gain insights from leading experts and connect with peers from around the world. Please help us plan by filling out a brief, ... to let us know your interest in participating in key events at the IHE North America Connectathon Week 2025. The survey closes Aug. 12, 2024. To find out more information, register for our introductory webinar ... on Aug. 27 at 12 p.m. ET to learn more about the IHE North America Connectathon Week 2025. The session will provide an overview of the event's key components, highlight the benefits of participation, and offer insights into how you can prepare for this pivotal week of interoperability testing, networking, and education. Best regards, On Behalf of David Kwan

Hello HTC members, Today, Infoway is excited to announce the beta launch of our new Terminology Server, marking a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to enhancing healthcare interoperability across the nation. This new Terminology Server enhances efficiency and effectiveness for users in accessing and utilizing standardized terminologies and is fully compliant with the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standards. Early access offers various content, including the latest versions of SNOMED CT CA, LOINC, pCLOCD, UCUM, Pan-Canadian Value Sets, and different tools for exploring this content. Please read our ... for all the details. Our dedicated Terminology Server webpage provides all the user support and training resources. As part of this launch, our team is excited to offer daily drop-in sessions for beta Terminology Server users from Monday to Thursday, starting July 22nd until August 1st. These sessions will be held from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM EST and are designed to answer your questions and provide user support. Please use the provided ... to secure your spot and add these sessions to your calendar. Please feel free to ... if you have any questions, concerns, or feedback. Best regards,

Hi Just a gentle reminder there is No Health Terminologies call on 16th July 2024. See you in September ! Anil and Naomi

SNOMED International is pleased to announce that the ... and ... have been confirmed, and early-bird registration* is now open for the only global conference focused on SNOMED CT. The hybrid October Business Meetings will be held from October 19-23, 2024, followed by SNOMED CT Expo 2024 from October 24-25, both located at the ...hotel in Seoul, Korea.Please ... to book your room. The Expo will also be delivered online, with Zoom Events. Please visit the links below for more information: ... Why attend? • Learn about global SNOMED CT implementations, interesting research and exciting advances in interoperability and digital health around the world. • Support discussion, knowledge exchange, and the ongoing development of SNOMED CT. • Connect with colleagues, share your expertise and grow your professional network. ... Early-bird registration for the Expo ends on August 12th. Please... for any questions

As part of our efforts to implement the new Terminology Server (coming soon) we have worked on several data quality enhancements to pCLOCD. For this reason, an out of cycle pCLOCD release (R05.20.01_2.77) is now available on ... This release has been updated since the March 2024 release and contains 155 edited records. No new records have been added. The July 2024 pCLOCD release is also the first to have been transformed into a FHIR CodeSystem, it will also be released as such on the new Terminology Server (coming soon). All the changes from this release are noted in our ... If you have any questions, please ....

Hello, Aug 2, 2024 is the cut off day to accept any terminology changes to the SNOMED CT database. Requests for change (RFCs) received prior to this date are candidates for publication in the August 31,2024 release of the Canadian Edition of SNOMED CT. Any RFCs received after this date will be in scope for the next Canadian Edition Release. SNOMED CT is the largest and most comprehensive medical terminology in the world. The SNOMED CT Canadian Edition contains concepts that are specific for use in Canada and is maintained by Infoway. You can submit or follow requests in... (Infoway Request Management System). Visit the  ...  to view the next release. Thank you.