Drug Extension User Support Group

The Drug Extension User Support Group is a community driven group established by SNOMED International to provide support to implementers of a SNOMED CT drug extension.

To register for the Drug Extension User Support Group and receive related communications, please complete the DEUSG registration form.

Objectives

The main objectives of this group are:

• To provide implementers of the SNOMED CT drug extension model with a forum through which they can share their real world experiences, challenges and questions, with other stakeholders and SNOMED International.
• To provide SNOMED International with a forum through which we can better understand how to assist implementers of the SNOMED CT drug extension model.

Goals

The primary goals of this group are:

• To enable the successful implementation of national SNOMED CT drug extensions, that meet the requirements of both national use and cross-border data sharing.
• To enable the successful interoperability between national SNOMED CT drug extensions and other medicinal product standards required for national or cross-border data sharing.

Membership

This group is open to any stakeholder from the SNOMED CT community who is either actively using, planning to use, or interested in using the SNOMED CT drug extension model.

The group will initially be co-chaired by Linda Bird (SNOMED International) and Julie James (UK). All participants will be encouraged to participate and contribute to the agenda and discussions.

To join this group, please email Linda Bird at lbi@snomed.org with a brief explanation of why you are interested in participating.

Meetings

Meetings will typically include the opportunity for one or more participants to explain the plans and objectives of a relevant project that they are directly involved in, and then to start a discussion about any questions or challenges they are facing as part of this project. Similar discussions incorporating lessons learnt from established projects are also anticipated.

Meetings will initially be held every two weeks. However, the frequency of meetings may be adjusted to meet the needs of the group.

The first meeting will be held on Thursday 29th October 2020 at 11:00 UTC.

Relevant Documentation

The following documents may be relevant to some or all participants:

1. SNOMED CT Model Specifications
   • National Drug Extension Model - SNOMED CT Medicinal Product Model for supporting National Extensions V2.0
   • International Drug Model - SNOMED CT Medicinal Product Model Specification v2.0.pdf
2. SNOMED CT Editorial Guidelines
   • Medicinal Product Hierarchy - Editorial Guidelines for Modeling and Terminology v3.0.pdf
   • Pharmaceutical Dose Form Hierarchy - Editorial Guidelines for Modeling and Terming v1.0.pdf
   • Therapeutic Roles - Editorial Guidelines v1.0.pdf
3. SNOMED CT Drugs Project
   • Drugs Project Confluence Space
4. Other Relevant Standards
   • ISO TC215 WG6 - Identification of Medicinal Products (IDMP)
   • UNICOM Project - https://unicom-project.eu/