Dear E-Learning Advisory Group members,
I am pleased to forward you the information that registration is now open for the forthcoming April 2021 business meeting. This April's meetings will be held as a fully virtual event from April 19-22, 2021.
Please join us for the E-Learning AG meeting from 10:00 UTC to 12:00 UTC on Thursday, April 22, 2021, via the ELAG Zoom link (passcode 567089).
The agenda for the April ELAG meeting is published at 2021-04-22 ELAG Remote Meeting. Please note that the agenda is still in draft, and I will keep you posted on changes that may involve any actions from you.
Note that all members are invited to present and/or email (arh@snomed.org) a short report on the following topics:
- New or planned SNOMED CT education activities in your region
- SNOMED CT education priorities and requirements
- Feedback on existing SNOMED CT eLearning experiences
- Languages required for education to drive adoption of SNOMED CT in your region
- Potential education delivery partners (e.g. universities, NRC etc) to host education in these languages
Please visit https://snomed.eventsair.com/snomed-international-april-2021-business-meetings for more information about the business meetings, and to register for the event.
If you have any questions, please let me know at arh@snomed.org or elearning@snomed.org.
I look forward to meeting with you.
Kind regards,
Anne.
Sent on behalf of Don Sweete, CEO SNOMED International
Dear E-Learning Advisory Group,
I am pleased to inform you that the Management Board has approved the Senior Management Team's recommendation to cease the practice of charging Members for SNOMED CT education courses offered by SNOMED International at this time. Please note that this decision does not apply to SNOMED International Certifications.
The current decision reinforces the desire of the organization to extend opportunities for SNOMED CT education equally across our membership as well as recognition of the budgetary constraints Members are facing resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The decision follows;
Education Fees for Members
SNOMED International immediately ceases charging fees to Members for courses offered by SNOMED International, in effect with the next cohort of classes. Fees for courses already paid for but yet to be delivered by SNOMED International will be refunded. Non-Members will continue to be charged a fee for SNOMED International education.
SNOMED International continues to actively pursue partners for the delivery of SNOMED CT courses.
Fees for SNOMED International Certifications will continue to apply.
In line with this decision, the Education Team will work to update the Course Catalogue, as well as communicating changes to relevant stakeholders, e.g. the E-Learning Advisory Group. If you have any questions, kindly contact the Education Team at elearning@snomed.org.
Kind regards,
Don
Dear ELearning AG members,
I'd like to announce a few changes to the Education Team at SNOMED International.
Firstly, Liara Tutina has recently taken over the management of the education team, and has asked Anne Højen to serve as the new chair of the ELearning Advisory Group. So please make Liara and Anne both feel very welcome in their new roles!
As part of these role changes, I will be leaving the education team to get involved in some new SNOMED implementation activities. I do, however, continue to be a firm believer in the importance of education in enabling SNOMED CT adoption across all of our countries. So I thank you all sincerely for continuing to support these education activities!
Wishing you all the best!
Kind regards,
Linda.
Dear all,
Enrolments for the next SNOMED CT Authoring Level 1 Course, starting on Monday 1st March 2021, will be closing soon - on Monday 22nd February.
Please share the advertisement below with your local communities to advertise the course. This is a five month course, which costs $US 500 for anyone from a high-income Member country/territory and $US 250 for anyone from a middle-income Member country/territory (note: This includes the 50% member discount). Please be aware that the SNOMED CT Foundation Course is a prerequisite, so if you haven't completed this please do so before enrolling (note: The Foundation Course this is FREE for Members).
National Release Centers are entitled to two FREE enrolments in each course per year. So, please use this opportunity to train your staff and/or stakeholders for free! To apply for your two free enrolments (per course), the MF representative can email elearning@snomed.org with the names and email addresses of the people enrolling, and which course they would like to enrol in. We will then send them a free voucher to complete the enrolment process.
For more information, please visit our SNOMED CT course catalogue at http://courses.ihtsdotools.org. Thank you!
Dear all,
Enrolments for the next SNOMED CT Implementation Course, starting on Monday 4th January 2021, will be closing soon - on Monday 28th December.
Please share the advertisement below with your local communities to advertise the course. This is a six month course, which costs $US 500 for anyone from a high-income Member country/territory and $US 250 for anyone from a middle-income Member country/territory (note: This includes the 50% membership discount). Please be aware that the SNOMED CT Foundation Course is a prerequisite, so if you haven't completed this please do so before enrolling (note: The Foundation Course this is FREE for Members).
National Release Centers are entitled to two free enrolments in each course per year. You are welcome to use your free enrolments allocated for 2021 to enrol in this course. Please use this opportunity to train your staff and/or stakeholders! To apply for your two free enrolments (per course), the MF representative can email elearning@snomed.org with the names and email addresses of the people enrolling, and which course they would like to enrol in. We will then send them a free voucher to complete the enrolment process.
For more information, please visit our SNOMED CT course catalogue at http://courses.ihtsdotools.org and select our SNOMED CT Implementation Course. Thank you!
Dear ELAG,
SNOMED International is hosting an upcoming SNOMED CT Research Webinar that may be of interest to many:
Bridging the RWD databases across the countries to empower studies on COVID-19
This presentation will share recent accomplishments utilizing SNOMED CT as the key terminology to coordinate real-world evidence studies around the world on COVID-19. SNOMED CT has been bridging the EHR/EMR databases in different countries to build up a network for large-scale analysis on the demographics, clinical features, treatment, and health outcomes of COVID-19 patients. The implementation of SNOMED CT in a broader scope will help the global community to prepare for the next-wave of COVID-19 and the next communicable disease.
The webinar will be presented by Dr. Gong Mengchun:
Tuesday November 24th at 14:00 UTC
Register for free at: https://snomed.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bz04fRC3SD-2_0WndFTikQ
Kind regards,
Linda.
Dear ELAG,
It has come to my attention that there was an error in one of the ELAG slides previously distributed - in particular the flag for Cyprus was incorrect.
If you have already downloaded the October ELAG Meeting Slides, could you please download these again to obtain the corrected version.
Updates slides: ELAG Meeting 20201007.pptx
Thank you!
Kind regards,
Linda.
Dear ELAG members and observers,
Thank you very much to everyone who was able to join us at the E-Learning Advisory Group meeting yesterday.
You can download the slides that were presented via this link: ELAG Meeting 20201007.pptx
And the member reports are attached to the bottom of the meeting agenda: ELAG Meeting 2020-10-07
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please email me at either lbi@snomed.org or elearning@snomed.org.
Thank you! I hope you all enjoy the SNOMED expo!
Linda.
Dear E-Learning Advisory Group members,
SNOMED International's October 2020 expo and business meetings are being held online next week.
Please join us for the E-Learning AG meeting from 10:00 UTC to 12:00 UTC on Wednesday 7th October via the ELAG Zoom link (passcode 567089).
The agenda for the October ELAG meeting is published at 2020-10-07 ELAG Meeting. Note that all members are invited to present and/or email (lbi@snomed.org) a short report on the following topics:
- New or planned SNOMED CT education activities in your region
- SNOMED CT education priorities and requirements
- Feedback on existing SNOMED CT eLearning experiences
- Languages required for education to drive adoption of SNOMED CT in your region
- Potential education delivery partners (e.g. universities, NRC etc) to host education in these languages
Please visit snomedexpo.org for more information about the expo and business meetings, and snomed.org/wotw for the full business meeting schedule.
If you have any questions, please let me know at lbi@snomed.org or elearning@snomed.org.
Stay safe and talk to you next week!
Kind regards,
Linda.
Dear E-Learning Advisory Group,
The virtual SNOMED CT Expo and Business Meeting is now open for registration via this registration link: https://cvent.me/aQE7qP.
Please note that if you register early for the Expo you will receive a free "welcome pack" (including expo snacks) - so please get your registrations in soon.
For more information, please visit www.snomedexpo.org.
Kind regards,
Linda.
Dear E-Learning Advisory Group,
Please be aware that our next intake of the SNOMED CT Authoring Level 1 Course, starting on Monday 7th September 2020, has been filling up fast.
There are only a very limited number of places remaining, so if you know someone who wants to enrol, please ask them to do so as soon as possible. Once the September intake is full, we will open enrolments for the March 2021 intake for any remaining students to enrol.
NRCs are entitled to 2 free enrolments in each of our courses per year. To claim your free voucher, please ask your MF representative to email elearning@snomed.org with the names and email addresses of the enrolling students.
To enrol in this course, please visit our SNOMED CT course catalogue at https://courses.ihtsdotools.org. Note: Students must complete the SNOMED CT Foundation Course before enrolling.
Thank you to everyone who submitted their preferences to the recent ELAG doodle poll! The most popular time was:
10:00 UTC on Wednesday 7th October
So, the October ELAG meeting will be scheduled for this time. Apologies to anyone who is unable to join us at this time. The meeting agenda will be posted to the ELAG space (http://snomed.org/elag) at least two weeks prior, and any slides presented will be posted directly after the meeting.
Moving forward, all SNOMED International meetings will be scheduled via the "What's on this week" calendar - https://confluence.ihtsdotools.org/wotw. Please click on 'Subscribe' to add all the SNOMED events to your calendar. If you have any questions, please contact elearning@snomed.org.
Dear E-Learning Advisory Group,
I hope everyone is well!
As you may know, the SNOMED CT October business meetings and expo is going virtual - so the October E-Learning Advisory Group (ELAG) meeting will therefore be online.
Could all ELAG members please indicate your preferred times for the October meeting by responding to this Doodle Poll. We will hold either one or two alternative meetings, depending on the responses.
Thank you!
Kind regards,
Linda.
Enrolments for the next SNOMED CT Implementation Course, starting on Monday 6th July 2020, will be closing soon - on Friday 26th June 2020.
The SNOMED CT Implementation Course teaches you the SNOMED CT knowledge and skills required to implement a SNOMED CT enabled system. Key skills you will learn and practice include:
- Using SNOMED CT in information models
- Querying SNOMED CT with expression constraints
- Creating SNOMED CT subsets using best practice principles
- Understanding the description logic foundation of SNOMED CT
- Documenting SNOMED CT requirements for clinical system procurements
- Adopting recommended principles for searching, entering, storing, mapping and maintaining SNOMED CT
The course fee is $US 500 for students from high-income Member countries and $US 250 for students from middle-income Member countries (note: this includes a 50% Member discount).
To enrol please visit the Implementation Course enrolment page in the SNOMED CT Course Catalogue. If you have any questions, please email the E-Learning team at elearning@snomed.org.
Dear E-Learning Advisory Group,
SNOMED International is once again seeking new volunteers to serve on our international Advisory Groups.
As you may know, the E-Learning Advisory Group is mainly composed of Member representatives, who are nominated by their respective Member Forum rep. In addition, we have 2 expert advisor positions, which rotate every 2 years (on alternate years). As such, we are currently advertising for one new expert advisor on ELAG. The Call for Advisory Group Nominations has full details, including the nomination form, selection process and application checklist. Please distribute this call for nominations to anyone who you believe would be a good choice for this role. The deadline for nominations is Friday 29th May 2020.
I would also like to give a big thank you to Penny Livesay for her service as expert advisor to ELAG for the past 2 year!! Thanks Penny!
Kind regards,
Linda.