Veterinary Terminology and Standards at VMCVM

About Veterinary Terminology and Standards at VMCVM

We are an interdisciplinary academic, research, and service program within the Office of Research and Graduate Studies and the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. We maintain the Veterinary Extension of SNOMED CT© (VetSCT). SNOMED CT© is the most comprehensive clinical terminology in use around the world for human medical records. Our lab has worked closely with SNOMED CT for more than 20 years, developing the terminology and ultimately becoming the maintenance organization for the Veterinary Extension of SNOMED CT (VetSCT). It is important for veterinary medicine to maintain a close connection to human and public health, and implementing shared standards like SNOMED CT is a critical aspect of that connection. We support terminology implementation by veterinary organizations through the following: - subsetting standardized terminologies - aligning local terminologies with standardized terminologies - consulting with organizations on recommendations for implementing standardized terminologies in their systems We currently maintain terminology subsets for the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, as well as the Small Animal and Equine Problem and Diagnosis Terms subsets that are utilized in many electronic veterinary health records systems.

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