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Documentation

The Starter Guide is intended as a practical and useful starting point from which anyone with a general interest in healthcare information can begin learning about SNOMED CT. It provides a broad overview of SNOMED CT from which to start a more detailed exploration of areas that are of particular interest. Besides from the Starter Guide, SNOMED International provides a range of formally approved specifications and practical guidance documents.
IHTSDO provides many other materials on its website that you are welcome to explore. These include specifications and more detailed guides on which this Starter Guide is based. In addition there are FAQs, "how to" guides and brief summaries of benefits. Training slide sets, recorded tutorials and online self-assessment tests are also available and these resources are set to grow significantly during 2014.
The website also provides access to presentations and tutorial slide sets from the annual SNOMED CT Implementation Showcase events held over the last three years.These can be accessed from the onlide document library: http://snomed.org/doc

Courses

SNOMED International provides online courses, tutorials and other materials that are designed to enable you to learn more about SNOMED CT. Additionally, we offer completion certificates to those who pass course assessments. To find out more about these education services please visit https://www.snomed.org/education on the SNOMED International website. For access to courses, tutorials and other educational materials go to the SNOMED CT E-Learning Server.

SNOMED CT Expo

The SNOMED CT Expo is an open event for anyone interested in SNOMED CT and practical applications of the terminology. The event includes invited keynote speakers and several tracks of peer-reviewed presentations about SNOMED CT in general with a focus on implementation experiences and developments that facilitate more effective use of the terminology.

The Expo also includes tutorials and workshops for those seeking greater understanding of SNOMED CT, an exhibition of vendor products that use SNOMED CT and a range of poster presentations on related topics. 

The Expo is the main annual event in the SNOMED International calendar for anyone interested in the use and development of the global healthcare terminology. In addition to the scheduled sessions, it provides an excellent opportunity to network with others with a shared interest in SNOMED CT.

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