# General **URL:** https://forums.snomed.org/c/general/4.md [Latest](https://forums.snomed.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.snomed.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.snomed.org/tags.md) --- ## [Welcome to the SNOMED Forums! 👋](https://forums.snomed.org/t/welcome-to-the-snomed-forums/5)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.snomed.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/welcome-to-the-snomed-forums/5 "2024-08-13T12:58:44Z")
We are so glad you joined us. SNOMED Forums A place for discussions and forums with the SNOMED CT community Here are some things you can do to get started: :speaking\_head: Introduce yourself by adding your picture a… --- ## [About the General category](https://forums.snomed.org/t/about-the-general-category/3)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.snomed.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/about-the-general-category/3 "2025-12-05T06:41:50Z")
--- ## [Translating semantic tags to different language?](https://forums.snomed.org/t/translating-semantic-tags-to-different-language/1616)
**Author:** [@mharkonen](https://forums.snomed.org/u/mharkonen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/translating-semantic-tags-to-different-language/1616 "2026-09-23T09:02:37Z")
I came across translating a semantic tag during translations: I checked the SNOMED Int. guidelines, but nowhere is it specified whether semantic tags should also be translated or whether they should be left in English. … --- ## [Data analytics challenge - Data Golf 2026](https://forums.snomed.org/t/data-analytics-challenge-data-golf-2026/1558)
**Author:** [@mcordell](https://forums.snomed.org/u/mcordell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/data-analytics-challenge-data-golf-2026/1558 "2026-09-15T05:51:49Z")
In the lead up to the 2026 SNOMED Expo, I’m hosting a data analytics challenge on Kaggle! Data Golf 2026 We’ve produced a synthetic dataset (single table) representing a data collection across 6 years. Your goal is to a… --- ## [Veterinary Extension inclusion in All-Editions Browser](https://forums.snomed.org/t/veterinary-extension-inclusion-in-all-editions-browser/1394)
**Author:** [@jsnyder](https://forums.snomed.org/u/jsnyder)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/veterinary-extension-inclusion-in-all-editions-browser/1394 "2026-07-10T12:36:37Z")
Requesting feedback on the inclusion of the Veterinary Extension in the SNOMED All-Editions browser. the Veterinary extension should primarily contain non-human diseases, however, in some cases there may be overlap into… --- ## [Searching Editorial Guide](https://forums.snomed.org/t/searching-editorial-guide/367)
**Author:** [@Emma-jane](https://forums.snomed.org/u/Emma-jane)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/searching-editorial-guide/367 "2026-06-30T07:42:17Z")
sorry if this is not the correct space. Im still fumbling my way around. We used to be able to search the editorial guide for anything. Now it looks like the previous search box only looks for headings. The only way i … --- ## [All Editions Browser validation when authoring new content](https://forums.snomed.org/t/all-editions-browser-validation-when-authoring-new-content/1377)
**Author:** [@jsnyder](https://forums.snomed.org/u/jsnyder)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/all-editions-browser-validation-when-authoring-new-content/1377 "2026-06-29T17:30:24Z")
Greetings, I would like to request feedback from other NRCs regarding a request for addition to the authoring platform. The U.S. Would like to purpose the additiion of new validation checking to the authoring platform … --- ## [Discussion of eventualities in palliative care plan - terminology binding](https://forums.snomed.org/t/discussion-of-eventualities-in-palliative-care-plan-terminology-binding/1421)
**Author:** [@fhielkema](https://forums.snomed.org/u/fhielkema)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/discussion-of-eventualities-in-palliative-care-plan-terminology-binding/1421 "2026-06-22T13:07:46Z")
Hi all, I received a question from Astrid Swinkels, an external author, that I could use some help with: We are searching for terminology bindings for a form (KindIZP form) to document individual palliative care plans … --- ## [Advancing interoperability in Mexico: Exploring a roadmap for SNOMED CT](https://forums.snomed.org/t/advancing-interoperability-in-mexico-exploring-a-roadmap-for-snomed-ct/1386)
**Author:** [@ksibley](https://forums.snomed.org/u/ksibley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/advancing-interoperability-in-mexico-exploring-a-roadmap-for-snomed-ct/1386 "2026-06-03T17:24:26Z")
:mexico: Over the past few years, SNOMED International, working with regional stakeholders, has increased its focus on building awareness in Latin American and the Caribbean of the benefits of enabling interoperabilit… --- ## [Managing inactive MLDS user licences?](https://forums.snomed.org/t/managing-inactive-mlds-user-licences/1212)
**Author:** [@mharkonen](https://forums.snomed.org/u/mharkonen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/managing-inactive-mlds-user-licences/1212 "2026-04-22T10:49:00Z")
Hi, have you ever thought about how to clean up MLDS user licences if there are inactive users? I asked Rory Davidson and Licinio Kustra Mano about this in connection with the Vienna meeting. Their response was that you … --- ## [Is SNOMED licensing actually holding back its own adoption and the development of good interfaces?](https://forums.snomed.org/t/is-snomed-licensing-actually-holding-back-its-own-adoption-and-the-development-of-good-interfaces/1180)
**Author:** [@pacharanero](https://forums.snomed.org/u/pacharanero)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/is-snomed-licensing-actually-holding-back-its-own-adoption-and-the-development-of-good-interfaces/1180 "2026-04-17T20:55:13Z")
This might not be a super popular opinion and I’m posting it here to get feedback from an audience which is presumably quite invested in SNOMED as it is, and probably already has licenses. For background I’m a clinician… --- ## [Lack of diagnosis](https://forums.snomed.org/t/lack-of-diagnosis/1162)
**Author:** [@Susynguido](https://forums.snomed.org/u/Susynguido)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/lack-of-diagnosis/1162 "2026-04-14T03:09:15Z")
Greetings from Argentina, the plataform used by the public institution where I work. Used SNOMED for imaged studies and diagnosis. It’s lack some diagnosis and studies in Spanish list. Like pleural ultrasound scan. And p… --- ## [Tracking LOINC-SNOMED CT Concepts in the Observable Entity Hierarchy](https://forums.snomed.org/t/tracking-loinc-snomed-ct-concepts-in-the-observable-entity-hierarchy/999)
**Author:** [@mrazavi](https://forums.snomed.org/u/mrazavi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/tracking-loinc-snomed-ct-concepts-in-the-observable-entity-hierarchy/999 "2026-02-18T19:59:50Z")
I have a few questions regarding concepts in the LOINC-SNOMED CT extension, specifically within the Observable Entity hierarchy: If a concept exists in the LOINC-SNOMED CT extension, is there a possibility that it wil… --- ## [SNOMED CT and NLP and AI](https://forums.snomed.org/t/snomed-ct-and-nlp-and-ai/963)
**Author:** [@ispiers](https://forums.snomed.org/u/ispiers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/snomed-ct-and-nlp-and-ai/963 "2026-02-03T21:54:31Z")
Often, we get questions about how SNOMED CT is used in different situations. I think the best answers will most likely come from looking at what has been communicated to us via the community in EXPO presentations. For … --- ## [Shortening rules for lengthy descriptions of drug products](https://forums.snomed.org/t/shortening-rules-for-lengthy-descriptions-of-drug-products/953)
**Author:** [@lparisien](https://forums.snomed.org/u/lparisien)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/shortening-rules-for-lengthy-descriptions-of-drug-products/953 "2026-02-02T16:33:14Z")
If you have used shortening rules to decrease the length of your drug product descriptions, would you share those with the Canadian NRC? I am also interested in any proposal or options for decreasing rules at the impleme… --- ## [Topic in other Languages?](https://forums.snomed.org/t/topic-in-other-languages/950)
**Author:** [@abenavidescr](https://forums.snomed.org/u/abenavidescr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/topic-in-other-languages/950 "2026-01-29T19:23:43Z")
Will it be possible to ask questions in other languages ​​on the forum, such as Spanish, Portuguese, etc.? --- ## [Child terms of SNOMED:254292007 'Tumor staging'](https://forums.snomed.org/t/child-terms-of-snomed-254292007-tumor-staging/909)
**Author:** [@mshadbolt](https://forums.snomed.org/u/mshadbolt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/child-terms-of-snomed-254292007-tumor-staging/909 "2026-01-18T23:01:06Z")
Hello, totally new to the forum and not sure how to get this addressed but we are using SNOMED to curate cancer data and store in an OMOP database. The data can have various cancer staging systems, the majority of which … --- ## [What is the difference between 394802001 |General medicine (qualifier value)| and 394814009 |General practice (specialty) (qualifier value)|?](https://forums.snomed.org/t/what-is-the-difference-between-394802001-general-medicine-qualifier-value-and-394814009-general-practice-specialty-qualifier-value/721)
**Author:** [@tgirvan](https://forums.snomed.org/u/tgirvan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/what-is-the-difference-between-394802001-general-medicine-qualifier-value-and-394814009-general-practice-specialty-qualifier-value/721 "2025-12-23T16:30:46Z")
394814009 |General practice (specialty) (qualifier value)| is a child of 394658006 |Clinical specialty (qualifier value)|, while 394802001 |General medicine (qualifier value)| is a child of the (higher) 394733009 |Medica… --- ## [Understanding SNOMED Forums for new users](https://forums.snomed.org/t/understanding-snomed-forums-for-new-users/33)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.snomed.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/understanding-snomed-forums-for-new-users/33 "2025-12-05T13:58:13Z")
Discourse | 2024-09-09 14:20:58 UTC | #1 :bookmark: This guide covers the fundamental features and basic usage of SNOMED Forums for new users, explaining key terms, how to navigate, participate in conversations, and co… --- ## [Proximal lower extremity](https://forums.snomed.org/t/proximal-lower-extremity/752)
**Author:** [@jsnyder](https://forums.snomed.org/u/jsnyder)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/proximal-lower-extremity/752 "2025-11-17T14:11:12Z")
Greetings, Working with healthcare data, I am running into the phrase “proximal lower extremity” with regard to documentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and location of primary or metastatic malignant neoplasms. To … --- ## [SNOMED CT license and LLMs](https://forums.snomed.org/t/snomed-ct-license-and-llms/739)
**Author:** [@vhuser](https://forums.snomed.org/u/vhuser)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/snomed-ct-license-and-llms/739 "2025-11-13T21:25:39Z")
What IHTSDO Legal department position on use of SNOMED CT in LLM? (training of LLM occurs in member country but LLM is used in non-member countries) As leading terminology for the planet, is the legal position of IHTS… --- ## [New Webpages](https://forums.snomed.org/t/new-webpages/392)
**Author:** [@Emma-jane](https://forums.snomed.org/u/Emma-jane)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/new-webpages/392 "2025-09-30T14:41:22Z")
Anonymous Access - Im logged in but see this at the bottom left of page …what does it mean please? @rdavidson are you able to help please? --- ## [Frequently Asked Questions](https://forums.snomed.org/t/frequently-asked-questions/247)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.snomed.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/frequently-asked-questions/247 "2025-08-20T12:22:05Z")
What is SNOMED Forums? SNOMED Forums is an open online platform where the global SNOMED CT community can exchange ideas, ask questions, and collaborate. It’s designed to support discussion between clinicians, implementer…