In this episode, Kelly Kuru, Chief Collaborations & Communications Officer for SNOMED International, is joined by Ole Våge, chair of SNOMED’s Translation User Group and a terminologist at the Norwegian Health Directorate; Feikje Hielkema-Raadsveld, computational linguist at Nictiz, a Dutch knowledge organization for digital information provision in healthcare; and Kai Kewley, a technical specialist for SNOMED International's Implementation Support Team. These key participants discuss the need for accurate translations of SNOMED CT as more and more non-English speaking countries become Members, the complexities and logistics involved, and the different approaches taken by different countries. They also unpack how the SNOMED Translation User Group is advancing the translation of the terminology internationally, new and evolving tooling that SNOMED International has been developing, and how AI is being leveraged to support translation.

In this episode, Kelly Kuru, Chief Communications and Collaborations Officer at SNOMED International, and Marjorie Rallins, Executive Director of Health Data Standards at LOINC, discuss their organizations' collaboration in developing the LOINC Ontology, an extension of SNOMED CT for the LOINC terminology. They delve into the importance of this joint effort and highlight the history and ongoing efforts to integrate SNOMED CT and LOINC. The episode also covers the technical aspects, challenges, and successes of this collaboration, emphasizing the mutual benefits for those involved and the positive impact it is likely to have on the global healthcare community. Anyone interested in learning more about the ontology can attend a free webinar hosted by LOINC on March 25, 2025 from 09:30-11:30 EST /14:30-16:00 UTC. Webinar link: https://iu.zoom.us/j/82903013772

This episode features a conversation with Kelly Kuru, SNOMED International Chief Communications and Collaborations Officer; Nick Egarhos, SNOMED International Global Vendor Engagement Lead and Customer Relations Executive, Middle East and Africa; and Satish Viswanathan, Head, Social Change & Sustainability, Thoughtworks India & the Middle East. It focuses on the Bahmni electronic medical record developed for low-resource, digitally maturing regions, the work SNOMED International has done with the Bahmni Coalition to date, SNOMED's recent decision to join the Coalition more formally, and the opportunities to collectively further enable digital health around the globe.

In this episode, Kelly Kuru, Chief Communications and Collaborations Officer at SNOMED International, hosts a discussion about the International Patient Summary (IPS), an accessible, standardized, minimum health dataset for patients’ health information that is intended for cross-border use. Joining Kelly are Robert Hausam and Michael Nusbaum, both of whom are health information standards, business and IPS subject matter experts and active contributors to the IPS and its related governance. They also both serve as representative members of the Joint Initiative Council for Global Health Informatics Standardization (JIC), an organization focused on furthering the important role that health information standards play in enabling interoperability. Listen to this informative episode to learn what the IPS is, how it can benefit patients, providers and health systems globally, and its progress to date.

In this podcast, SNOMED International Chief Digital Information Officer Rory Davidson and Veratai Artificial Intelligence Consultant Will Hardman discuss the SNOMED International Entity Linking Challenge – what it entails, the challenges it poses, and the expected outcomes.

In this premier episode of SNOMED International’s podcast Coded Conversations, Kelly Kuru, Chief Communications Officer, SNOMED International, moderates an engaging dialogue between hematologist Dr. Charles Gutteridge, clinical advisor to SNOMED International and Chief Clinical Information Officer at Barts Health NHS Trust in London; and Rory Davidson, SNOMED International’s Chief Information Officer, on the topic of interoperability -- what it means in healthcare, the current landscape and the latest developments.