# Best practices and review of existing documents

**URL:** <https://forums.snomed.org/t/best-practices-and-review-of-existing-documents/1448>\
**Category:** Translation User Group\
**Tags:** tug-under-discussion\
**Created:** [June 30, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/best-practices-and-review-of-existing-documents/1448 "2026-06-30T14:10:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![klindve2025](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@klindve2025](https://forums.snomed.org/u/klindve2025)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/best-practices-and-review-of-existing-documents/1448/1 "2026-06-30T14:10:33Z")

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Here we can add exampels of things we would like to add on the topic of translating Snomed CT and translation in general, as well as management of Snomed CT translation projects.

Please add suggestions such as the mentioned FAQ and creative ways of explaining translation issues (not just add more text)

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**Author:** ![klindve2025](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@klindve2025](https://forums.snomed.org/u/klindve2025)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/best-practices-and-review-of-existing-documents/1448/2 "2026-08-04T07:18:00Z")

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Things to update: all links.

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**Author:** ![klindve2025](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@klindve2025](https://forums.snomed.org/u/klindve2025)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/best-practices-and-review-of-existing-documents/1448/3 "2026-08-04T07:18:26Z")

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Things to add: references to ISO standard regarding terminology projects and translation projects

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**Author:** ![klindve2025](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@klindve2025](https://forums.snomed.org/u/klindve2025)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.snomed.org/t/best-practices-and-review-of-existing-documents/1448/4 "2026-08-11T08:14:43Z")

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I think there could be greater emphasis on Snomed CT-necessary knowledge and requirements throught the documents.

We have general translation knowledge and techniques and tools.  
We also have general sources (medical and other).

But an experienced translator can skip these, and should be able to move to the Snomed specific paragraphs. Here I also miss an explanation sometimes on why this is important, and how it affects translation and what QA checks can support here.

Also missing: terms and definitions that are Snomed -specific, like synonym, definition, refset etc. I would have liked for us to create a multilingual termlist for these, as that would help future translators.