Blog from May, 2016

Hi all,

I need to let you know that some internal IHTSDO changes have resulted in a change of Chair for this advisory group to myself Cathy Richardson. I assume everyone knows me but just in case I'm a Senior Terminologist within the Content Team and one of the IHTSDO's Consultant Terminologists.

Ian Green has moved out of Content and into the role of Clinical Engagement and Education Services Business Manager. Lesley MacNeil has taken up the role of Content Management Executive.

Given the change over you will note that the GTM dial in details on the meeting information page have changed. I will also shortly be sending out an invite for upcoming meetings, which will include this information. I look forward to working with each of you over the coming months.

Kind regards,

Cathy

NOTE: This item has been moved to Extension Management. Please post all discussion comments on the new page. Thanks, Cathy

To resolve any conflicts in understanding of the SNOMED CT license for members about what content changes are permitted within extensions, the IHTSDO member countries are seeking consensus as to what types of changes are allowed.

Whilst it the IHTSDO could declare or prohibited certain extension types outright, consensus with members of the Content Managers advisory group would ensure any decisions are align with member expectations and requirements.

The original discussion paper is available here. Members are asked to provide comment on the following statements:

1. Members are allowed to create new concepts.
2. Members are allowed to fully define concepts they create.
3. Members are allowed to state additional IS A relationships against core (international) concepts. (Specifically to newly created concepts.)
4. Members are allowed to classify terminology extensions.
5. Members are allowed to retire (redundant) IS A relationships (not necessarily stated).
6. Members are allowed to add additional defining (non-IS A) relationships to primitive core concepts.
7. Members are allowed to retire content considered "inappropriate".
   
   1. Retire concepts
   2. Retire relationships
   3. Retire descriptions

Additional descriptions and language preferences are unanimously supported. Any of the above edits, are required to be RF2 compliant, with the ability to extract an "unaltered" international release if required.

Ian/Matt

Hi all,

Just a quick reminder that the meeting times are 20:00 UTC, and the next meeting is on the 10th, May 2016.

Look forward to talking to you next week,

Ian