If you have a role in healthcareinformation management, thismeeting is critical for YOU.

of SNOMED CT®

for HealthcareSeptember 8-9, 2005

Chicago, Illinois

of SNOMED CT®

for HealthcareSeptember 8-9, 2005

Chicago, Illinois

nhance your ability to use this standard healthcare terminology by attending theSNOMED International Users Group. This year’s meeting has been extended to a dayand a half to give you more time to learn and experience the power and potential ofSNOMED CT. Attend the pre-conference tutorials to help understand the SNOMED CT

content and structure and how to effectively implement it for your application. The Users Groupmeeting starts on Thursday evening with the Cyber Café SNOMED CT user demonstrations and anetworking reception. The next day, you can attend the General and Breakout Sessions to learnfrom SNOMED staff and the SNOMED Working Group members how to utilize SNOMED CT inyour applications for clinical data entry, storage, retrieval, and aggregation.

WHO SHOULD ATTENDThe SNOMED Programs are designed for: w Software analysts and programmers for electronic healthcare information systems w Users of healthcare information systemsw Physicians and other clinicians interested in the technical aspects of the storage,

exchange, or retrieval of healthcare data w Healthcare systems analystsw Cancer registrarsw CIOs

Learn the keys to unlocking the power of SNOMED CT

M E E T I N G O V E R V I E W

How can you improve patient care using the

global terminology standard?

Do you know how to maximize healthcare data collection

to enhance interoperability, improve efficiencies,

streamline workflow, and improve patient care?

How can you improve patient care using the

global terminology standard?

Do you know how to maximize healthcare data collection

to enhance interoperability, improve efficiencies,

streamline workflow, and improve patient care?

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g the power of SNOMED CTAt the conclusion of the SNOMED Users Group meeting, you will be able to:w Describe how SNOMED CT has been implemented in a variety of healthcare

software applications.w Understand the existing functionality of SNOMED CT and how users incorporate

these functionalities.w Explain how to utilize the SNOMED CT table structure for data collection, exchange,

and retrieval.

SNOMED CT TUTORIALSThese courses will explain the technical essentials of SNOMED CT implementation and integrationinto computerized healthcare applications. Practical examples and class activities will ensureparticipants a good working knowledge of SNOMED CT implementation issues.

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FRIDAY SATURDAY

Users Group Meeting Keynote Address:Carolyn C. Compton, MD,

PhD, FCAP

SNOMED Working Groups

ABOUT THE COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTSThe College of American Pathologists is a not-for-profit medical society serving nearly 16,000 physician

members and the laboratory community throughout the world. It is the world’s largest association composedexclusively of pathologists and is widely considered the leader in laboratory quality assurance. The CAP isan advocate for high quality and cost-effective patient care.

SNOMED International, a division of the College of American Pathologists, is committed to theexcellence of patient care through the delivery of a dynamic and sustainable scientifically validatedhealthcare terminology and infrastructure that enables clinicians, researchers and patients to sharehealthcare knowledge worldwide, across clinical specialties and sites of care.

TH U R S D AY, SE P T E M B E R 8 , 20057:00 AM–7:00 PM General Registration

8:00–10:00 AM TU101: SNOMED CT Introductory Tutorial (2 CME/CE credits) w Recognize the use case for a clinical terminology and

understand how it differs from other healthcare classification systems. Understand its origin, historical and current uses, and ongoing development.

w Identify the three primary differences between SNOMED CT and other commonly used medical vocabularies (i.e., logical definitions, user extensibility, integrated broad content).

w Learn about the interaction between the relational model (i.e.,the three core tables as released by the CAP) and the conceptmodel used to represent medical content (i.e., the 18 hierarchies and approximately 50 relationship types linking the hierarchies).

Monique van Berkum, MD & Penny Livesay, DVM, MA Clinical Editors, SNOMED International

10:30 AM–12:30 PM TU102: SNOMED CT Intermediate Tutorial (2 CME/CE credits) w Learn how you can use SNOMED CT to code elements of

an EHR, including problem lists, medication lists, allergies, lab orders and reports, and imaging orders and reports.

w Understand the interaction between SNOMED CT and other terminologies used for reimbursement and billing.

Kent A. Spackman, MD, PhD, FCAPChair, SNOMED International Editorial BoardOregon Health and Science University,Portland, Oregon

2:00–4:00 PM TU103: SNOMED CT Advanced Tutorial (2 CME/CE credits) w Learn about the advanced features of the models underlying SNOMED CT, in particular how to

represent post-coordination, context, negation, and their interaction with an information model. w Understand technical approaches for storage, retrieval, and analysis of SNOMED CT’s encoded data.David Markwell, MB, BS, Principal Consultant, Clinical Information ConsultancyReading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Continuing Education Information

AccreditationThe College of American Pathologists(CAP) is accredited by the AccreditationCouncil for Continuing MedicalEducation (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.CME Category 1The CAP designates this educationalactivity for a maximum of 6 category 1credits toward the AMA Physician’sRecognition Award. Each physicianshould only claim those credits he/sheactually spent in the activity.CE (Continuing Education for Non-physicians)The CAP designates this educationalactivity for a maximum of 6 credits/contact hours of continuing education.Each participant should only claim thosecredits/contact hours he/she actuallyspent in the activity.

This activity is acceptable to meet thecontinuing education requirements for theASCP Board of Registry CertificationMaintenance Program.

This activity is approved for continuingeducation credit in the states ofCalifornia and Florida.

PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS

TH U R S D AY, SE P T E M B E R 8 , 2005

4:00–8:00 PM Cyber Café Demonstrations (Preliminary List)w Apelon

Mapping Local Vocabularies to SNOMED CTw Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals

Representation of Patient Safety Data by Clinical Coding Systems: Adequacy of Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED CT), Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes (LOINC), and International Classification of Diseases (ICD-CM versions 9 and 10)

w Cerner CorporationUsing SNOMED CT in a Standardized Cancer Data Interchange Protocol

w Language and Computing, Inc.Enabling Applications of SNOMED CT Through Natural Language Processing

w Conceptum Medical Terminology CenterTranslation Maintenance: SNOMED CT Spanish Edition and Its Collaborative Development Environment

w American Board of Family MedicineUse of SNOMED CT to Match User Input in the American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certification Process

w Duke University Medical CenterSNOMED CT, XML Forms, and Transforms Targeting HL7 Version 3 CDA

w SNOMED InternationalSNOMED CT Validation Web SiteSNOMED CT Request SubmissionSNOMED CT Subset EditorSNOMED CT Cancer Protocols

6:00–8:00 PM SNOMED Users Group Reception

7th ANNUAL SNOMED INTERNATIONAL USERS GROUPUG200: Realize the Power of SNOMED CT for Healthcare (Preliminary Agenda)

You may still submit a description ofyour SNOMED CT application/implementation for a demonstrationin the Cyber Café. Abstracts will beconsidered until June 1, 2005.Demonstrators will be notified if theirabstracts are accepted. Detailedinstructions are available on theSNOMED Web site (snomed.org/education/usersgroupcyber.html)

F R I D AY, S E P T E M B E R 9 , 2005

7:00 AM General Registration7:30 AM Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM Welcome and Introductions

Franklin R. Elevitch, MD, FCAP, Chair, SNOMED International Authority, Health Care Engineering, Palo Alto, CaliforniaMary E. Kass, MD, FCAP, President, College of American Pathologists, Carefree, ArizonaKevin Donnelly, Vice President and General Manager, SNOMED International

8:30 AM Early Morning Breakout Sessions (Choose one session)

10:00 AM Break

o BG201: Mapping – Overview ofSNOMED CT’s Mapping Process, Issuesand ProgressProvides an overview of mappingssupported by SNOMED CT and givesattendees the opportunity to review anddiscuss mapping strategies and usecases. James R. Campbell, MD, University ofNebraska Medical Center, OmahaMargo Imel, MBA, RHIT, TerminologyManager, MappingSNOMED International

o BG202: Request SubmissionProvides an overview of the requestsubmission process that includes areview of the tool and the strategies forprocessing requests.Marjorie Rallins, DPM Director, Clinical Editors, SNOMEDInternationalShelly Nash, DO, Clinical Editor,SNOMED InternationalJeannine Grippo, MBA, CQA, Director,Systems Development, InformationServices, College of AmericanPathologists

o BG203: Post-coordinationProvides an introduction to the technicalfoundations of post-coordination. Kent A. Spackman, MD, PhD, FCAP

7th ANNUAL SNOMED INTERNATIONAL USERS GROUPUG200: Realize the Power of SNOMED CT for Healthcare (Preliminary Agenda)

F R I D AY, S E P T E M B E R 9 , 200510:15 AM Midmorning Breakout Sessions (Choose one session)

11:45 AM Keynote Address & LuncheonCarolyn C. Compton, MD, PhD, FCAPNational Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland

1:00 PM Early Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Choose one session)

o BG204: The SNOMED CT ConceptModelProvides the audience with the principlesof the SNOMED CT concept model. Thesession will include a review of theSNOMED CT attributes that support theconcept model.David Markwell, MB, BSMonique van Berkum, MDPenny Livesay, DVM, MA

o BG205: Subsets/Reference SetsReviews the value of subsets, the toolused to develop subsets, and theprocess, strategy and approachnecessary for the development ofsubsets.Joseph Schramm, MA, AccountManager, SNOMED InternationalDoris McGinness, TerminologyManager, Pharmacy, SNOMEDInternationalTim Williams, Systems Analyst,College of American Pathologists

o BG206: Representing Context withPost-coordinationProvides an overview of the SNOMEDCT approach to representing clinicalcontext, how this approach supportspost-coordination, and the key elementsof context, including negation,uncertainty, attribution, and time.Kent A. Spackman, MD, PhD, FCAP

o BG207: SNOMED and HL7CollaborationReviews the collaborative efforts ofSNOMED CT and HL7 on how to use theSNOMED CT concept model and HL7version 3 in representing clinical statements.David Markwell, MB, BS

o BG208: SNOMED CT in SurgicalPathology and Cancer Registry WorkProvides an overview of the SNOMEDSurgical Pathology Working Groupprojects involving review of the anatomicpathology and cancer registry subsets aswell as other recent issues.John Madden, MD, Duke UniversityMedical Center, Durham, North CarolinaMary Kennedy, MPH, CT(ASCP),Manager, Oncology ServicesSNOMED International

o BG209: Storage, Retrieval, andAnalysis Using Post-coordinatedConceptsPresents practical examples of storage,retrieval, and analysis of SNOMED CTpost-coordinated concepts.Ed Cheetham, MRes FRCA, ClinicalInformatics Specialist, NHS InformationAuthority, Birmingham, UnitedKingdomTBD

7th ANNUAL SNOMED INTERNATIONAL USERS GROUPUG200: Realize the Power of SNOMED CT for Healthcare (Preliminary Agenda)

F R I D AY, S E P T E M B E R 9 , 20052:30 PM Concluding Remarks

Franklin R. Elevitch, MD, FCAP

3:15 PM Break

3:30 PM Late Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Choose one session)

5:00 PM Adjournment

o BG210: Nursing: An Overview ofRecent ProjectsFocuses on the SNOMED NursingWorking Group's recent projectsinvolving education and counseling, andassessments and scales.Judith J. Warren, RN, PhD, FAAN,FACMI, University of Kansas School ofNursing, Kansas City, KansasDebra Konicek, RN, MSN, BC,Terminology Manager, NursingSNOMED International

o BG211: History Mechanism, Tables,and Issues ExchangeReviews the management of change inSNOMED CT with emphasis on theSNOMED CT history tables, historymechanism, and related issues.David Markwell, MB, BSKeith Campbell, MD, PhD, Member,SNOMED International Editorial Board,Informatics.com, Bend, Oregon

o BG212: NLM-SNOMED in the UMLSExplains the basics of SNOMED in theUMLS and other information about NLM-SNOMED collaboration.NLM Representative (TBD)Peggy LaJoie, MBA, MT(ASCP)Account Manager,SNOMED International

7th ANNUAL SNOMED INTERNATIONAL USERS GROUPUG200: Realize the Power of SNOMED CT for Healthcare (Preliminary Agenda)

POST-CONFERENCE EVENTS

SE P T E M B E R 9 , 2005

3:30–5:30 PM AH401: AHIMA Institute – Evolving Roles for the Clinical Terminology Manager This session will discuss and identify the roles and functions of a clinical terminology manager in the evolving world of terminologies and the EHR. Learn the knowledge base and skill set needed to perform the required tasks of a clinical terminology manager. Plan to attend this session if you are interested in theemerging roles for HIM professionals in the field of terminologies and vocabularies.Kathy Giannangelo, RHIA, CCS, American Health Information Management AssociationMargo Imel, MBA, RHIT, Terminology Manager, Mapping, SNOMED International

SE P T E M B E R 10, 2005

8:00–10:00 AM WG301 – Mapping Working GroupThis group will discuss mapping topics related to SNOMED CT such as guidelines, best practices, validation, and maintenance, to ensure high quality mappings. The group will also gather multiple perspectives about current science and practices related to clinical terminology mapping and discuss priorities for future use cases.

8:00 AM–NOON WG302 – Nursing Working GroupThis group will continue efforts toward coordinating nursing content integration. Work group efforts will be focused on assessing nursing documentation needs. Feedback is sought from the users and developers of electronic health record systems both within the US and internationally to provide guidance in the development of strategies that will enhance SNOMED CT's representation of the nursing domain.

8:00 AM–NOON WG303 – Concept Model Working GroupThis group will focus on documenting, enhancing, and facilitating effective practical implementation of theSNOMED Clinical Terms Concept mode, technical capabilities of the concept model, and the clinical requirements for specific types of content.

8:00 AM–NOON WG304 – Surgical Pathology Working GroupThis group will focus on reviewing current content and making recommendations for new pathology content in SNOMED CT; ICD-O topography mapping to SNOMED CT; and reviewing the concepts in the SNOMED anatomic pathology subset.

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Section B: Global Registration Fees (includes attendance at all events – Users Group general sessions,breakout sessions, Cyber Café and Reception, and any or all tutorial sessions):nnnn EARLY BIRD Global Fee (until June 1, 2005) $795nnnn Global Fee (June 2, 2005 – September 8, 2005) $995nnnn International Global Fee $795nnnn CAP Member Pathologist Global Fee (CAP Member ID#__________________________) $650

Section C: Users Group Only Fees (includes attendance only at the Users Group – general sessions, breakout sessions, Cyber Café and Reception):nnnn Users Group Only Fee $695nnnn CAP Member Pathologist Users Group Only Fee (CAP Member ID#__________________________) $195nnnn Medical Residents and Students Users Group Only Fee $ 50

Section D: Tutorial Only Fees (includes attendance at one or more tutorials. Priced by tutorial, discounted bymultiple sessions attended):nnnn 1 Tutorial: $250 nnnn 2 Tutorials: $400 nnnn 3 Tutorials: $500nnnn Medical Residents and Students Tutorial Fee (each) $50

Section E: AHIMA Institute Session Fee (alone or in addition to any of the above fees): $250

(Saturday Working groups are available at no additional charge to all participants.)

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Deadline for advanceregistration is Sept. 2, 2005.After Sept. 2, attendees mustregister on-site. On-siteregistration hours are:• Wednesday, Sept. 7, 6:00-8:00 PM

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Thursday, September 8 (Pre-Conference Events) nnnn TU101 SNOMED CT Introductory Tutorialnnnn TU102 SNOMED CT Intermediate Tutorialnnnn TU103 SNOMED CT Advanced Tutorial

Thursday, September 8–Friday, September 9nnnn CY101 Cyber Café and Receptionnnnn UG200 SNOMED Users GroupBreakout Sessions 8:30–10:00 AM (Choose one)

nnnn BG201 Mapping Processnnnn BG202 Request Submissionnnnn BG203 Post-coordination

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Breakout Sessions 1:00–2:30 PM (Choose one)nnnn BG207 SNOMED and HL7 Collaborationnnnn BG208 Benefits of Cancer Checklistsnnnn BG209 Storage, Retrieval, and Analysis

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