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SNOMED Clincal Terms Basics---Free Web Teleconference

11/10/09 (1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Central Time)

CAP STS presents the SNOMED Clinical Terms Basics free Web teleconference.

This 60-minute Web-based SNOMED CT Basics program will help you gain a more in-depth understanding of the need for SNOMED CT and its content and structure.

After viewing the presentation, you will have a better understanding of the following: What is a coding system?; What is the need for technology?; What is SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT)?; SNOMED CT content and structure; SNOMED CT history and milestones; and Next steps in your SNOMED CT education plan.

This course if offered at no charge and is delivered via conference call and Internet presentation.

Visit www.capsts.org and go to the Education Calendar in the Education Services and Products area and follow steps to register. You can also contact us at snomedsolutions@cap.org or 847-832-7700, and we will process your registration for you.

Once you have registered for the event, CAP STS will forward additional information regarding the course, including Web site link, telephone number, pass code, and course materials, no later than 24 hours prior to the course.

SNOMED Terminology Solutions, a division of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), is the leading organization in pursuing semantic interoperability for electronic health records by offering customized, best-practice terminology implementation and education services. CAP is the original creator of SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) and has fostered its development for more than 40 years. CAP STS continues to develop and maintain SNOMED CT on behalf of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO).

CAP STS, 500 Lake Cook Road, Suite 355, Deerfield, IL 60015, www.capsts.org, snomedsolutions@cap.org, 847-832-7700