Content Committee

The Content Committee is responsible for and shall advise the Management Board on priorities and issues pertaining to the definition and maintenance of the clinical content and structure of SNOMED CT and its related standards and the Association's other Terminology Products.

The Content Committee supports the mission of the IHTSDO by advising on all issues related to the content of SNOMED CT and its related standards, with a specific focus on users and implementation of the terminology. For further information please read the terms of reference of the Content Committee.

Members as of January 2012

Lene Vistisen (Chair)

Kent Spackman, M.D. Ph.D., Chief Terminologist  IHTSDO (ex officio)

Anne Casey, MSc, RSCN, Royal College of Nursing (2011-2012) Europe

Ed Cheetham, M.D., National Health Service (NHS) (2011-2012)  Europe

Georg Brox (appointed by the Affiliate Forum) (2011-2012) Europe

Geraldine Wade MD, MS., Clinical Informatics Consulting (2012-2013)  the Americas

Howard Goldberg, M.D., Partners Health Care System (2011-2012) the Americas

Jennifer H. Garvin (2011-2012) The Americas

Michael Osborne (2011-2012) Asia

Nicholas Booth, MA, MB, FRCGP, MBCS, DH Informatics Directorate, London, UK (2012-2013)  Europe 

Stefan Schulz, M.D. Institute of Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, Freiburg University Hospital,  (2011-2012)  Europe

Daniel Karlsson (2012-2013) Europe

Emma Melhuish (2012-2013) Europe

James T. Case (2012-2013) the Americas

Robyn Richards (2012-2013) Asia & Oceania

Members as of January 2011

Lene Vistisen (Chair)

Kent Spackman, M.D. Ph.D., Chief Terminologist  IHTSDO (ex officio)

Anne Casey, MSc, RSCN, Royal College of Nursing (2011-2012) Europe

Donna Truran, National E-Health Transition Authority (2010-2011)  Oceania

Ed Cheetham, M.D., National Health Service (NHS) (2011-2012)  Europe

Georg Brox (appointed by the Affiliate Forum) (2011-2012) Europe

Geraldine Wade MD, MS., Clinical Informatics Consulting (2010-2011)  

Howard Goldberg, M.D., Partners Health Care System (2011-2012) /the Americas

Ian Arrowsmith, BSc., M.Sc., NHS Connecting for Health Technology Office (2010-2011) Europe

Jennifer H. Garvin (2011-2012) The Americas

Jeremy Rogers (2010-2011)  Europe

Michael Osborne (2011-2012) Asia

Nicholas Booth, MA, MB, FRCGP, MBCS, DH Informatics Directorate, London, UK (2010-2011)  Europe 

Nicolette  De Keizer, MA & Ph.D., Academic Medical Center (2010-2011)  

Stefan Schulz, M.D. Institute of Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, Freiburg University Hospital,  (2011-2012)  Europe

Members as of January 2010

Lene Vistisen (Chair)

John Gutai, Chief Technical Architect IHTSDO (ex officio)

Kent Spackman, M.D. Ph.D., Chief Terminologist IHTSDO (ex officio)

Anne Casey, MSc, RSCN, Royal College of Nursing Europe (2009-2010) 

Ed Cheetham, M.D., National Health Service (NHS) Europe (2009-2010)

Geraldine Wade MD, MS., Clinical Informatics Consulting (2010-2011)

Howard Goldberg, M.D., Partners Health Care System Americas (2009-2010)

Ian Arrowsmith, BSc., M.Sc., NHS Connecting for Health Technology Office (2010-2011) 

Jeffrey R. Wilcke, D.V.M., Virginia Tech Americas (2009-2010)

Jeremy Rogers (2010-2011)

Nicholas Booth, MA, MB, FRCGP, MBCS, DH Informatics Directorate, London, UK (2010-2011)

Nicolette  De Keizer, MA & Ph.D., Academic Medical Center (2010-2011)

Paul Frosdick, MRPharmS, MBA, National E-Health Transition Authority  (2010-2011)

Ray Simkus, M.D. WebMed Technology Americas (2009-2010) 

Stefan Schulz, M.D. Institute of Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, Freiburg University Hospital (2010)

Documents to download:

Content Committee - Terms of Reference, August 2009

Content Committee Report to the General Assembly, April 2010

Content Committee Report to the General Assembly, October 2009

Content Committee Report to the General Assembly, April 2009

Content Committee Report to the General Assembly, October 2008 

Content Committee Report to the General Assembly, April 2008

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