Canadian Edition of SNOMED CT
The Canadian Edition of SNOMED CT (SNOMED CT CA Edition) is a harmonized and integrated version of English and French Canadian-specific content and the International Edition of SNOMED CT.
SNOMED CT English Canadian content has been in active development since 2009. It contains concepts and descriptions that have been approved for pan-Canadian use and supports Canadian-specific clinical use cases and business requirements. It also includes pan-Canadian refsets that support multiple Canadian implementations.
The SNOMED CT French Canadian content has been in active development since 2007. It contains descriptions (mainly preferred synonyms) that have been added to international concepts or to Canadian concepts approved for pan-Canadian use and supports Canadian-specific clinical use cases and business requirements.