SNOMED-CT

Introduction

SNOMED CT is the most comprehensive, multilingual clinical healthcare terminology in the world. It is internationally owned and maintained by IHTSDO. In Canada, the extensions and translations are maintained by the Canada Health Infoway. You can find SNOMED CT Starter Guide Here.

Implementation

Please refer to the “SNOMED International” for SNOMED in Action: https://www.snomed.org/snomed-ct/snomed-in-action

Searching SNOMED-CT Terms

IHTSDO has provided an online tool called the “IHTSDO SNOMED CT Browser” for researchers and students to learn about SNOMED CT’s terminology. The following links and screenshots are to showcase this browser. By clicking on the red rectangle, you can browse the International edition of the SNOMED-CT.

The following screenshot shows the looks of the actual search area and available tools:

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