The SNOMED International Education Team delivers a range of courses and learning pathways for beginners through to advanced users. Courses are available on our SNOMED CT Courses Catalogue, include:.
Courses
- SNOMED CT Foundation Course - Presents the why, what and how of SNOMED CT. This is a self-paced course available to start at any time.
- Curso de Fundamentos de SNOMED CT (Spanish) - Presenta el por qué, el qué y el cómo de SNOMED CT. Este es un curso de velocidad propia disponible para comenzar en cualquier momento.
- SNOMED CT Implementation Course - Teaches the SNOMED CT specific knowledge and skills required to implement a SNOMED CT enabled system. This is a 6-month course with hands-on activities and interactive online webinars with experienced tutors. The next group starts on 1st July 2019. Please sign up now to avoid missing out! The Implementation Course is self paced, each learner can move through the modules at their own pace completing the course from between as little as 1 month to a maximum of 12 months.
- SNOMED CT Terminology Services Course - Teaches the principles of using a SNOMED CT terminology server to search and retrieve SNOMED CT content. This self-paced course contains around 12 hours of learning activities, including online presentations, videos and practical exercises using two terminology service APIs.
- SNOMED CT Authoring Level 1 Course - Teaches the knowledge and skills needed to perform basic SNOMED CT authoring tasks, including creating, editing and inactivating components. This is a 6-month course with hands-on activities on our SNOMED CT authoring platform, and interactive online webinars with experienced authors. The next group starts on 2nd September 2019! This course also prepares for the SNOMED CT Authoring Level 1 certification exam.
- SNOMED CT Authoring Level 2 Course - Teaches experienced SNOMED CT authors to extend and develop their authoring skills. This is a 6-month course with a strong focus on students learning through practical authoring exercises performed on our training authoring platform and interactive online webinars with experienced authors. This course is a prerequisite for the SNOMED CT Authoring Level 2 certification exam.
Certifications
- SNOMED CT Authoring Level 1 Certification - Recognizes competences in performing basic SNOMED CT authoring tasks. This certification is a prerequisite for advancing to the Authoring Level 2 course and certification, and is valid for 3 years.
- SNOMED CT Authoring Level 2 Certification - Recognises competences in performing advanced SNOMED CT authoring tasks, and is valid for 3 years.
- SNOMED CT Terminology Services Certification - Recognizes competences in using a SNOMED CT terminology server to search and retrieve SNOMED CT content, and is valid for 3 years.
Pathways
- SNOMED CT for Developers - A collection of E-Learning resources designed to teach software engineers how to leverage the capabilities of SNOMED CT.
- SNOMED CT for Data Analysts - A collection of SNOMED CT E-Learning resources designed to teach data analysts on how to use SNOMED CT to support clinical data analytics.
- SNOMED CT for Clinicians - Introduces SNOMED CT to clinicians and answers some of the questions commonly asked, including: What is SNOMED CT?, Why should I be interested in SNOMED CT?, How do I use SNOMED CT?, How do I implement SNOMED CT?, How do I contribute to SNOMED CT? SNOMED CT for Clinicians is self-paced and takes approximately 3 hours to complete.
- SNOMED CT for Translators - This short education pathway introduces SNOMED CT to Translators and covers the common requirements to understanding SNOMED CT. It incorporates e-learning content from pre-existing courses. By completing this pathway a learner will have the basic SNOMED CT knowledge that a translator may require in performing translation. This will help anyone who is starting on their SNOMED translation journey. SNOMED CT for Translators is self-paced and takes approximately 3 hours to complete.