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Keep up to date and get involved in the latest from the HL7 Canada Constituency, the HL7 Canada Council, pan-Canadian messaging standards, and HL7 International. You can also get discount codes for HL7 events and education resources from the contact.

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What is the HL7 Canada Community?

The HL7 Canada Community is a place to share and learn about the use of HL7 related pan-Canadian health information standards. HL7 Canada promotes and supports the domestic and international harmonization of HL7 standards to enable the sharing of health information in Canada. HL7 Canada also ensures that consensus positions, advice and decisions are reached with appropriate consultation and in an open, transparent, and accountable manner without a preponderance of influence by any one stakeholder group.

This community is where requests to make changes to any of the pan-Canadian messages occur and where implementers come for OID requests in Canada or find Canadian OIDs in the HL7 OID Registry.

Canada is proud to have a thriving HL7 Canada Constituency and actively participates in HL7 Ballots.

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Ron G Parker,
Chair, HL7 Canada Affiliate
Co-Chair, HL7 International Council
Affiliate Director, HL7 International Board of Directors

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Helen Wu created a new discussion in HL7 Canada

Hi all, The IT Infrastructure Technical Committee has published the following updated Technical Framework Supplement for public comment in the period from March 13 through April 14, 2025: • Mobile Care Services Discovery (mCSD) - Revision 4.0.0-comment The above Implementation Guide is available at http://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/. The IT Infrastructure Technical Committee will consider comments submitted by April 14, 2025, in developing the trial implementation version of the supplement. Comments can be submitted at ... or by creating an .... The IT Infrastructure Technical Committee has also published the following updated Technical Framework Supplement for trial implementation as of March 13, 2025: • Extensions to the Document Metadata Subscription (DSUB) Profile - Revision 2.1 The profile contained within the above document may be available for testing at subsequent IHE Connectathons. The document is available at https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/. Comments on this IT Infrastructure document are welcome at any time and can be submitted at ... or by submitting an .... Thank you,

Helen Wu replied to a discussion in HL7 Canada

Hi Michael, starting April 1st, all InfoCentral users will see the message page automatically when accessing InfoCentral and simply need to click "Accept" to acknowledge the updated terms, which is just the one-time acceptance step. I hope this answers your question. Thanks!

Michael Nusbaum replied to a discussion in HL7 Canada

So, what is the process of reconfirming acceptance of the Terms of Use/License, Helen? Please advise on what steps are required. Thanks.

Helen Wu created a new discussion in HL7 Canada

Hi all, Upon first login after March 31, 2025, all users will be required to reconfirm acceptance of the ... before further access and use of InfoCentral, Standards, and Solutions will be granted. Infoway provides convenient access to a wide range of licensed and proprietary materials. To ensure compliance with our various agreements, Infoway Account Users are asked to reconfirm acceptance of the following agreements by March 31 of each year: Canada Health Infoway Interoperability Solutions Subscription Agreement, Canadian Clinical Drug Data Set, HL7 Agreements, ICD-10-CA and CCI, LOINC®, and RELMA® Terms of Use, pan-Canadian LOINC® Observation Code Database (pCLOCD) Terms of Use, SC Code Systems, SNOMED CT Agreements and Unified Codes for Units of Measures (UCUM) Terms of Use. Information provided during Infoway Account registration may be used to contact you regarding your account, to administer the site, to analyze site use, to respect our contractual commitments with licensors such as HL7 International and SNOMED International, or to request feedback on artifacts downloaded via Terminology Server API. Email us to ... of receiving feedback emails of terminology downloads from the maintaining organization. Thank you,

Helen Wu created a new discussion in HL7 Canada

Hello HL7 Canada members, The March 7th, 2025 HL7 Canada Out of Council meeting presentation slide deck is available here: ... A recording of the meeting can be found through the following YouTube link: ... If you have any questions or need further clarification regarding the meeting, please feel free to contact Anil or Ron. Thank you!

Helen Wu created a new discussion in HL7 Canada

Hello HL7 Canada members, The Mar 4th, 2025 HL7 Canada Community meeting presentation slide deck is available here: ... A recording of the meeting can be found through the following YouTube link: ... Additionally, for your reference, the presentation slide deck from the Feb 4th, 2025 HL7 Canada Community meeting is also available here: ... If you have any questions or need further clarification regarding the meetings, please feel free to contact Anil or Ron. Thank you!

Christina Pinsonneault created a new discussion in HL7 Canada

Good afternoon.. I am writing on behalf of TELUS Health as we have a requirement for two new codes to be added for "Athletic Therapist" and “Sexologist” to HealthcareProviderRoleType in support of healthcare claims. Both Athletic Therapists and Sexologists are recognized roles today and are used in paper claims processing. We currently use HealthcareProviderRoleType" in our HL7v3 and FHIR claims messaging and will need these role codes added in order to process these claims electronically. Can you please add a value of "SXT" with a display value of "Sexologist" and "Sexologue" as the French display name. As a description, I would recommend the description from the L’Ordre professionnel des sexologues du Québec as follows: "Sexologists assess people's sexual behavior and development in order to improve, maintain and restore their sexual health." Can you please add a value of "AT" with a display value of "Athletic Therapist" and "Thérapeute Sportif" as the French display name. As a description, I would recommend the description from the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association as follows: " Certified Athletic Therapists are best known for their quick-thinking on-field emergency care of professional and elite athletes. The first to respond when someone gets hurt, they are experts at injury assessment and rehabilitation. It’s that same mix of on-site care and active rehabilitation skills that makes Athletic Therapists so effective in treating the musculoskeletal (muscles, bones, and joints) injuries of all Canadians, whether on the field or in the clinic. Athletic therapists adhere to the Sports Medicine Model of care. They treat a wide range of patients, from kids with concussions to seniors recovering from hip replacement surgery, using various manual therapies, modalities, exercise prescription and even bracing and taping. The treatment varies but the objective doesn’t: an Athletic Therapist's goal is to help clients return to their usual activities, whether that means playing competitive sports or walking to the mailbox and back.” If you would like more information on this role, here is a reference to the associations that recognize these roles, athletictherapy.org/ and www.opsq.org/fr/ . JIRA case is SR-605. Many thanks, Christina Pinsonneault

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IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Framework Documents Published 03/13/25

Hi all, The IT Infrastructure Technical Committee has published the following updated Technical Framework Supplement for public comment in the period from March 13 through April 14, 2025: • Mobile Care Services Discovery (mCSD) - Revision 4.0....

Annual Acceptance of Terms of Use and License Agreements Required After March 31 03/10/25

Hi Michael, starting April 1st, all InfoCentral users will see the message page automatically when accessing InfoCentral and simply need to click "Accept" to acknowledge the updated terms, which is just the one-time acceptance step. I hope this an...

Annual Acceptance of Terms of Use and License Agreements Required After March 31 03/10/25

So, what is the process of reconfirming acceptance of the Terms of Use/License, Helen? Please advise on what steps are required. Thanks.

Annual Acceptance of Terms of Use and License Agreements Required After March 31 03/10/25

Hi all, Upon first login after March 31, 2025, all users will be required to reconfirm acceptance of the ... before further access and use of InfoCentral, Standards, and Solutions will be granted. Infoway provides convenient access to a wide...

HL7 Canada Out of Council Meeting Materials: March 7th, 2025 03/10/25

Hello HL7 Canada members, The March 7th, 2025 HL7 Canada Out of Council meeting presentation slide deck is available here: ... A recording of the meeting can be found through the following YouTube link: ... If you have any questions or need...

HL7 Canada Community Call Meeting Materials: February & March 2025 03/10/25

Hello HL7 Canada members, The Mar 4th, 2025 HL7 Canada Community meeting presentation slide deck is available here: ... A recording of the meeting can be found through the following YouTube link: ... Additionally, for your reference, the pr...

New Athletic Therapist and Sexologist Roles - HealthcareProviderRoleType 03/04/25

Good afternoon.. I am writing on behalf of TELUS Health as we have a requirement for two new codes to be added for "Athletic Therapist" and “Sexologist” to HealthcareProviderRoleType in support of healthcare claims. Both Athletic Therapists and Sexo...

Renew Today: HL7 Canada Affiliate Access 03/03/25

Hi HL7 Canada members, Infoway will continue to co-ordinate the Affiliate Agreement with HL7 International on behalf of Canada. For those individuals or organizations that require access to, or licenses associated with content managed by HL7...

Today's Canada Council call is canceled 02/18/25

Thanks Lorraine, I was trying to join and about to start sending messages.

Today's Canada Council call is canceled 02/18/25

Council Members, Unfortunately, I just received a message from Ron that he is stuck in an airport on the way home and unable to host the call. A reschedule notice will come out as soon as possible after Ron is back in the office. Regards, L...

Join Us at the 2025 May WGM & HL7 FHIR Connectathon in Madrid, Spain! 02/13/25

Hi HL7 Canada Community Members, The HL7 International WGM event is an opportunity for the HL7 community to meet face-to-face to collaborate on standards and participate in education and training on HL7 standards in an international setting. Canad...

HL7 Canada Council Election 2025 Results 02/13/25

Hi HL7 Canada Community Members, We are pleased to announce the results of the recent ... election. Please join us in congratulating: Elliot Silver as the Private Sector Member-at-Large Shannon O’Connor as the Public Sector Member-at-Lar...

HL7 Canada Affiliate Access Renewals begin March 1 02/05/25

Hi all, Infoway continues to encourage the increased use of e-health standards and standards-based materials. Standards enable the thousands of health care providers across the country to communicate and share health information in a consistent, s...

Terminology Server - Enhancements to OntoCommand are coming soon! 01/22/25

We are collaborating with our vendor partners to enhance the Terminology Server, focusing on improving usability by offering seamless access to terminology content in your preferred formats. As we approach the launch, these updates—shaped by your inv...

HL7 International v2-FHIR IG Pre-Pub Review 01/21/25

All, I believe some in the community might be interested in the International work mapping v2 to FHIR. This work has been through extensive balloting and is preparing for Publication. The pre-publication review period is currently open. See bel...

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2025 January HL7 International Ballot Items

Published on Dec 03, 2024 by Ron Parker

Identifier OID Registration Form for Altera

Published on Oct 24, 2024 by Vania Granese

PEI College of Pharmacy OID Registration Form

Published on Sep 19, 2024 by Alex Lam

PEI College of Pharmacist OID Registration Form

Published on Sep 19, 2024 by Alex Lam

HL7 International Ballot Sept 2024

Published on Jul 26, 2024 by Anil Patel

Identifier OID registration form for Ofys

Published on Jun 13, 2024 by Karine Fournier

Identifier OID Registration Form for Ava EMR

Published on Sep 28, 2023 by Prabhdeep Dhaliwal

HL7 Canada Affiliate Banner

Published on Aug 18, 2023 by Ron Parker

Telus Oid Request for CHR

Published on May 26, 2023 by sean vogel

OID Update for QC NAM_NIU

Published on Mar 21, 2022 by Joanie Harper

Identifier OID Registration Form OmniMed

Published on Aug 05, 2021 by Vania Granese

Identifier OID Registration Form_ShoppersDrugMart_Type4

Published on Oct 07, 2020 by Vania Granese

Identifier OID Registration Form for ATLAS Alliance

Published on Oct 04, 2020 by Vania Granese

Identifier OID Registration Form Aware MD

Published on Sep 03, 2020 by Vania Granese

HealthcareProviderRoleType Request August 2020

Published on Aug 19, 2020 by Anil Patel

Simplifier.net Long-Term Requirements and Guidelines

Published on Apr 07, 2020 by Joel Francis

Identifier OID Registration Form - QHR

Published on Mar 06, 2020 by Vania Granese

HealthcareProviderRoleType Feb 2020 Request

Published on Feb 28, 2020 by Anil Patel

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A Collaborative Approach for Interoperability in Canada

Hello members of the HL7 Canada Council working group, If you were unable to attend Infoway's session on 'A Collaborative Approach to Interoperability in Canada' please find a recording of the presentation in the link below. Please feel free to contact us at: [email protected] if you have any questions. Sincerely, Interoperability Team

10/20/23
2023-04-18 Interoperability Roadmap and Ca-Core+

2023-04-18 Interoperability Roadmap and Ca-Core+

04/21/23

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