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Blog from January, 2020

SNOMED International is pleased to advise that NHS Digital are holding a workshop on the Role of SNOMED CT, FHIR and other standards in addressing Clinical & Business needs in Lab Medicine (Pathology) at the same venue as our April conference, on the Thursday directly following the Business Meetings.

Venue Details: Waldorf Hilton Hotel, London
Date: 9th April 2020

Please click here for more information.

NHS Digital welcome participation from interested participants in other member SNOMED member countries and anyone else with an interest in this area! They have limited spaces available so please register your place by emailing pathologyanddiagnostics@nhs.net or info@snomed.org.


London, United Kingdom, Jan. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SNOMED International recently presented its Award for Excellence and Lifetime Achievement Award at its Awards Gala held in conjunction with the SNOMED CT Expo 2019 hosted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last October.  Award recipients are nominated from among the community to recognize exceptional contributors to the evolution and ongoing guardianship of SNOMED CT. 

The 2019 Award for Excellence was presented to Dr. Mark Jurkovich, and the Lifetime Achievement Award to 2 recipients, Dr. Stewart Jessamine and Lies van Gennip, PhD.   

Read about each of our recipients contributions on the SNOMED International website and join us in congratulating them for their ongoing dedication to SNOMED CT.

SNOMED International is pleased to announce that the forthcoming April 2020 Business Meetings is open for registration. 


Please click here to register now.

Further information (including details about accommodation at the venue) can be found on our website:
https://www.snomed.org/news-and-events/events/business-meeting

An announcement regarding the keynote speaker on Monday 6th April will follow soon. 

Please note that the deadline for booking delegate rate accommodation at the hotel is 19th February, so we encourage you to book as soon as possible. 

The main Business Meetings will be preceded by a closed session for the Terminology Management Working Group on Saturday 4th April.  

Please contact the SNOMED Events Team (events@snomed.org) if you have any questions.

We look forward to seeing you in London!


Over the course of a year-long consultation process, together we have set out the organization’s 2020-2025 Strategy.


Arriving at this strategy has been an active and collaborative process among participants representing the organization, General Assembly, and Management Board governance bodies. Building on a strong foundation made possible through the success of the 2015-2020 strategy, the organization can begin to develop a model to link with other terminologies and classifications, providing a more informed view of the patient’s record.



SNOMED CT continues to be the most comprehensive terminology by a factor of ten times the clinical content, translated into more than 11 languages, and representing one third of the global population.

For more information on the strategy visit our website or email info@snomed.org