ICNP SNOMED CT Nursing Practice Refset Release Notes - January 2024

ICNP SNOMED CT Nursing Practice Refset Release Notes - January 2024

 

Date

20240101

Document Version

1.0

Release Status

PRODUCTION

 

   

Introduction

The International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP) Reference Set is a product agreed as part of a collaboration agreement between the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the International Health Terminology Standards Organisation (IHTSDO), trading as SNOMED International. ICNP content has been incorporated into SNOMED CT and is being released as a reference set by SNOMED International on behalf of ICN. This production release is based on ICNP 2019 plus additional content requested by ICN.

Background

ICN and SNOMED International have worked together since 2006 to advance terminology harmonisation and foster interoperability in health information systems. This work resulted in the release of an equivalence table between the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®) and SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT®) for nursing diagnoses and an equivalence table between ICNP and SNOMED CT for nursing interventions which were released 6 monthly until 2018. It also resulted in the SNOMED CT Nursing Activities Reference Set and SNOMED CT Nursing Health Issues Reference Set which were released until October 2021. No further releases of these reference sets are planned. 

ICN initiated a review of its role in health informatics globally, enabling them to develop a strategy for supporting nursing globally. It is this review which lead to the new agreement between ICN and SNOMED International, with the following key components:

  • ICNP 2019 incorporated into SNOMED CT

  • SNOMED International to maintain and distribute ICNP as a SNOMED reference set on behalf of ICN

  • ICN to retain ownership of ICNP – SNOMED International to retain ownership of SNOMED CT

  • ICN to continue to lead on ICNP clinical development over time and its quality assurance through ICN governance processes

  • Free for use in SNOMED International member countries and licensed by ICN in non-member countries

ICN has established the ICNP Editorial Board through which decisions on the content of ICNP are made. The ICNP Editorial Board has put in place a mechanism for requesting changes and additions to ICNP reference set - for more information please contact icnp@icn.ch.

Motivation

The key drivers for this approach are:

  • To ensure that nursing remains connected to the wider health information landscape globally

  • To ensure that SNOMED CT continues to adequately reflect global nursing practice

  • To ensure that information collected using ICNP can link to SNOMED CT encoded records and be shared with other healthcare professionals to support the care of individuals

  • To capture nursing care in a standardised way thus avoiding local mapping which will lead to inconsistency

  • To facilitate the sharing of ICNP-based information in a standardised way to support delivery of patient care, usage for research purposes and participation in health policy making

The ICNP, and therefore this reference set, is a terminology that enables nurses to describe and report their practice in a systematic way. The resulting information is used to support care and effective decision-making, and to inform nursing education and health policy. 

As ICNP is intended for use by and for nurses, ICN has been able to focus attention on the development of ICNP specifically for nursing practice. This has resulted in a rich and comprehensive resource that nurses can use to describe and report in detail the things that they assess (diagnoses e.g. nausea) and the things that they do (interventions e.g. counselling). The potential benefits of a consistent approach to capturing nursing data are far-reaching. However, nurses do not practice in isolation, they practice alongside many other disciplines. One of the potential risks of a specific nursing-focus is that nursing will be somehow disconnected from a larger health information landscape, hence the integration of ICNP into SNOMED CT. 

 

Design

The decisions about additions and changes to SNOMED CT as a result of the incorporation of ICNP 2019 and additional content into SNOMED CT has been directed by the advice given by subject matter experts from both organisations and also members of ICNP Editorial Board at ICN. To ensure fit with international requirements and other sources of terminology, the SNOMED International Nursing Clinical Reference Group has also provided advise and expertise.

This work provided an opportunity for ICN to review and make decisions about the content of ICNP 2019 and additional content. 

Versions

The version of ICNP used in this reference set is the May 2019 release plus additional content requested by ICN.  

The version of SNOMED CT used is the January 2024 International Release.

Content

The 2024 International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP) Reference Set is comprised of 2120 active concepts from the SNOMED CT Clinical Finding, Procedure and Situation with Explicit Context hierarchies. Changes to the membership of the reference set for the 2024 release includes replacements for inactivated concepts as well as the addition of new concepts. The table below details the changes. 

 

Concept

Status

Replaced by 

Status of Replacement concept(s)

Concept

Status

Replaced by 

Status of Replacement concept(s)

103693007 |Diagnostic procedure (procedure)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

386053000 |Evaluation procedure (procedure)|

New refset member

1144845004 |Risk of suicide decreased (finding)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

394687007 |At low risk for suicide (finding)|

New refset member

16386004 |Dry skin (finding)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

52475004 |Xeroderma (disorder)|

New refset member

191816009 |Drug dependence (disorder)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

1254812006 |Substance dependence (disorder)|

New refset member

249475006 |Thirst symptom (finding)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

289159000 |Thirst finding (finding)|

New refset member

313332003 |Dressing patient (procedure)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

1230126004 |Performing dressing activity for full body of subject (procedure)|

New refset member

399122003 |Swallowing problem (finding)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

288939007 |Difficulty swallowing (finding)|

New refset member

402863005 |Venous stasis ulcer of leg (disorder)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

1237117000 |Venous ulcer of lower leg (disorder)|

New refset member

409041001 |Reproductive risk (finding)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

 

No replacement

409043003 |Infertility risk (finding)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

1269478006 |At increased risk for male infertility (finding)|

1269477001 |At increased risk for female infertility (finding)|

New refset member

 

New refset member

409044009 |Contraception risk (finding)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

1279828000 |At increased risk for disorder due to contraceptive use (finding)|

New refset member

409046006 |Perinatal risk (finding)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

1269553009 |At increased risk for perinatal disorder (finding)|

New refset member

409048007 |Labor risk (finding)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

1269476005 |At increased risk for complication during labor and delivery (finding)|

New refset member

409049004 |Delivery risk (finding)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

1269476005 |At increased risk for complication during labor and delivery (finding)|

New refset member

409050004 |Postpartum risk (finding)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

1269562006 |At increased risk for postpartum disorder (finding)|

New refset member

410304007 |Relaxation/breathing techniques education, guidance, and counseling (procedure)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

1284867003 |Education about relaxation technique (procedure)|

New refset member

443999008 |Risk of exposure to communicable disease (situation)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

1296884009 |At increased risk of exposure to communicable disease (finding)|

New refset member

52651000119105 |At risk of unplanned pregnancy (situation)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

1286875007 |At increased risk for unplanned pregnancy (finding)|

New refset member

706892001 |At risk of intimate partner abuse (finding)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

22791000175108 |At increased risk of intimate partner violence (finding)|

New refset member

710976005 |Maintaining ventilation (procedure)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

40617009 |Artificial ventilation (regime/therapy)|

266700009 |Assisted breathing (regime/therapy)|

11140008 |Respiratory assist, manual (procedure)|

New refset member

New refset member

New refset member

710986006 |Monitoring drug withdrawal (regime/therapy)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

1254959003 |Monitoring substance withdrawal (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

713103003 |Giving encouragement to be urinary continent (procedure)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

 

No replacement

713105005 |Giving encouragement to be bowel continent (procedure)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

 

No replacement

87502001 |At risk for imbalanced body temperature (finding)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

 

No replacement

199312002 |Finding related to risk factor in pregnancy (finding)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

 

No replacement

370773004 |Administration of prescribed medications and solutions (procedure)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

18629005 |Administration of drug or medicament (procedure)|

Existing refset member

370774005 |Administration of prescribed medications based on arterial blood gas results (procedure)|

Concept inactivated - no longer an active reference set member

18629005 |Administration of drug or medicament (procedure)|

Existing refset member

13197004 |Uses contraception (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

282298003 |Able to balance (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

871870009 |Able to demonstrate health literacy (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

300199007 |Able to hear (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

301570003 |Able to mobilize using mobility aids (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

706954003 |Able to perform intermittent urethral self-catheterization (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

705075002 |Able to see (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

609328004 |Allergic disposition (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

87486003 |Aphasia (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

424167000 |At increased risk for unstable blood glucose level (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

715238005 |At increased risk of electrolyte imbalance (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

248279007 |Frailty (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

74506000 |Bereavement due to life event (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

131148009 |Bleeding (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

48782003 |Delivery normal (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

871869008 |Difficulty demonstrating health literacy (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

102835006 |Difficulty passing urine (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

3006004 |Disturbance of consciousness (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

288784001 |Does communicate needs and wishes (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

129882008 |Dysfunctional coping using self defense mechanisms (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

300463007 |Efficient emptying of urinary bladder (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

449892005 |Feeling safe (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

271591004 |Fully conscious (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

418363000 |Itching of skin (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

278040002 |Loss of hair (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

405273008 |Manic mood (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

123640000 |Mucous membrane dryness (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

169961004 |Normal birth (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

45332005 |Normal capillary filling (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

271720007 |Normal intracranial pressure (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

162081000 |Not constipated (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

301146007 |Peripheral pulse palpable (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

228151002 |Personal care disability (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

764816006 |Physically prepared to undergo surgery (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

161047009 |Poor adaptation to disability (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

301179007 |Poor venous access (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

47295007 |Psychomotor agitation (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

416751004 |Reduced drugs misuse (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

286688002 |Splitting - mental defense mechanism (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

226077000 |Therapeutic diet (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

110483000 |Tobacco user (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

418107008 |Unconscious (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

95930005 |Victim of neglect (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

271398006 |Weight steady (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

87715008 |Xerostomia (finding)|

New refset member

 

 

65971000052100 |Acute psychosis (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

432843002 |Acute rejection of cardiac transplant (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

17226007 |Adjustment disorder (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

781474001 |Allergic disorder (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

271737000 |Anemia (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

266154004 |Candidiasis of mouth and esophagus (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

698247007 |Cardiac arrhythmia (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

213151004 |Heart transplant failure and rejection (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

213152006 |Heart-lung transplant failure and rejection (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

8765009 |Hematemesis (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

128139000 |Inflammatory disorder (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

262890007 |Injury of urinary tract proper (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

2901004 |Melena (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

386033004 |Neuropathy (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

75478009 |Poisoning (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

33910007 |Postoperative infection (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

58126003 |Postoperative wound infection (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

69322001 |Psychotic disorder (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

46742003 |Skin ulcer (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

213148006 |Transplanted organ rejection (disorder)|

New refset member

 

 

386502009 |Acid-base regulation: metabolic acidosis (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

431695009 |Administration of drug or medicament to skin via topical route (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

386351006 |Administration of drug or medicament via enteral tube (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

406172003 |Administration of drug or medicament via nasal route (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

386353009 |Administration of drug or medicament via ophthalmic route (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

386359008 |Administration of drug or medicament via oral route (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

225286008 |Alternating the patient's position (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

386516004 |Anticipatory guidance (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

14766002 |Aspiration (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

64374001 |Assessment and interpretation of higher cerebral function, aphasia testing (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

473207004 |Assessment of need for interpreter (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

443693006 |Assessment of self medication (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

1177155004 |Assessment of side effects of medication (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

428211000124100 |Assessment of substance use (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

20565007 |Bathing patient in shower (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

302787001 |Bilirubin measurement (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

30381006 |Bleeding precautions (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

170190000 |Child examination: fontanel (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

400921004 |Corneal light reflex test (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

243067002 |Counseling about coping strategies (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

736601004 |Demonstration of inhaler technique (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

167197004 |Digestive function tests (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

182882002 |Drug intake observed (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

171047005 |Drugs of addiction education (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

1263932002 |Education about sleep (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

439035007 |Education about sleep hygiene behavior (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

713607003 |Enhancement of self-efficacy (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

225991001 |Ensuring mobility aid available (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

1449002 |Epilation (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

1269479003 |Female perineal care management (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

276026009 |Fluid balance regulation (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

390906007 |Follow-up encounter (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

12894003 |Functional assessment (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

225285007 |Giving oral fluid (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

225885004 |Health assessment (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

110462006 |Health technology assessment procedure (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

84100007 |History taking (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

171410002 |Individual general health examination (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

310866003 |Informing patient (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

225103006 |Intermittent urethral catheterization (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

77248004 |Infection control procedure (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

1237094009 |Informing health care professional of presence of implantable cardiac device (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

371586004 |Learning assessment (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

1269480000 |Male perineal care management (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

737856008 |Management of vaginal blood loss (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

271347000 |Measurement of ketones in urine using dipstick (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

396073008 |Medication administration assessment (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

410265008 |Medication administration education, guidance, and counseling (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

385796006 |Medication prefill preparation (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

58707002 |Oral hygiene education (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

104847001 |Oxygen saturation measurement (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

71192002 |Peritoneal dialysis (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

398636004 |Physical activity assessment (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

431182000 |Placing subject in prone position (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

1230179009 |Positioning subject in lateral decubitus position (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

1230176002 |Positioning subject in supine position (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

275826003 |Preventing injury (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

1172583004 |Promotion of sleep hygiene (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

228620008 |Provision of communication aid (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

444894008 |Provision of stoma care equipment (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

445075008 |Request for language interpreter service (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

410305008 |Rest/sleep education, guidance, and counseling (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

444686003 |Restriction of oral fluid (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

182836005 |Review of medication (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

133916000 |Role clarification (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

430880004 |Self-confidence enhancement (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

1234812003 |Shaving of hair (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

226060000 |Stress management (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

225337009 |Suicide risk assessment (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

384762007 |Transportation procedure (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

386329003 |Treatment of hypothermia (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

169251004 |Ultrasonography of urinary bladder (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

252908007 |Urinary frequency volume chart (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

386494000 |Visitation facilitation (procedure)|

New refset member

 

 

225074002 |Application of lubricant to lips (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

225316001 |Bedrest (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

385715006 |Cardiac care (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

225356004 |Care of equipment and devices (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

386262008 |Dysreflexia management (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

386275008 |Electrolyte monitoring (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

792805006 |Fasting (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

113148007 |Fluid intake encouragement (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

76168009 |Group psychotherapy (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

410390008 |Growth/development surveillance (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

386342003 |Kangaroo care (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

225417009 |Intermittent observation (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

386369002 |Newborn monitoring (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

386279002 |Peripheral embolus care (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

423687009 |Peripheral intravenous catheter care (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

443425001 |Preparation for procedure (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

386397008 |Providing presence (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

423785008 |Provision of interpreter/translator services (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

182809008 |Renal function monitoring (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

243117007 |Sibling support (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

386451005 |Substance use treatment: overdose (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

61420007 |Tube feeding of patient (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

386485006 |Unilateral neglect care (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

388962008 |Weight maintenance regimen (regime/therapy)|

New refset member

 

 

871480003 |No psychosis present (situation)|

New refset member

 

 

860635002 |No anemia present (situation)|

New refset member

 

 

401187007 |No itch (situation)|

New refset member

 

 

314529007 |Medication review due (situation)|

New refset member

 

 

 

Obtaining the reference set

This reference set covers content of ICNP 2019 and additional content requested by ICN and is published as a Production release in May 2024. It should be noted that SNOMED International is not providing an equivalence table as part of the 2024 release. For further information regarding a human readable version of the current equivalence table please contact icnp@icn.ch

Access within SNOMED international member countries is provided by the Member National Release Centre in each country, via the relevant Member page. Users of ICNP in non-member countries need to gain a licence from ICN in the first instance, unless they are also SNOMED CT Affiliates in which case they will be able to access the files using their MLDS accounts. Please contact info@snomed.org and icnp@icn.ch for more information if required. 

Feedback

Feedback should be sent jointly to info@snomed.org and icnp@icn.ch. Feedback should include any issues relating to implementation, suggestions for future content inclusion or general comments regarding the subset.

Technical Notes

RF2 package format

The RF2 package convention dictates that it contains all relevant files, regardless of whether or not there is content to be included in each particular release.  Therefore, the package contains a mixture of files which contain both header rows and content data, and also files that are intentionally left blank (including only a header record).  The reason that these files are not removed from the package is to draw a clear distinction between:

  1. ...files that have been deprecated (and therefore removed from the package completely), due to the content no longer being relevant to RF2 in this or future releases, and 

  2. ...files that just happen to contain no data in this particular release (and are therefore included in the package but left blank, with only a header record), but are still relevant to RF2, and could therefore potentially contain data in future releases.

This allows users to easily distinguish between files that have purposefully been removed or not, as otherwise if files in option 2 above were left out of the package it could be interpreted as an error, rather than an intentional lack of content in that release.

Metadata now incorporated into the Derivative Packages

After consultation in 2023, SNOMED International are in the process of migrating the Metadata components for Derivative product from the International Edition to the Derivative release packages themselves.

These Derivatives are solely single refsets/maps, and so don’t mean anything to end users without the supporting terms and other components from the International content.  The nature of these products is therefore such that we necessarily create Derivative packages that are inherently dependent on the relevant International Edition content.  Previously, therefore, we have always created the metadata components (refset/module concepts, descriptions, relationships, etc) in the International Edition release packages, with the Derivative products being dependent on the relevant International content. 

Whilst this dependency on the International content would continue, the transition would include the metadata components in the Derivative packages themselves, rather than in the International Edition packages – this will involve:

  • Inactivation (but not complete removal) of the current components in the International Edition

  • Activation of the Metadata components in each of the Derivative release packages

The consensus is that moving the Metadata components into the Derivative packages will bring benefits to both the Derivative maintainers, and also to the end users who will no longer need to pull this particular data down from the dependent International Edition in order to use the Derivative products.   It enables maintainers to move to a more efficient model of hosting the Derivative content in termServer branches, rather than importing Delta files from external tools.

Therefore in this ICNP Refset release, we are including the relevant metadata components in the following files in the Derivative release package:

  • sct2_Concept_ICNPSnapshot_INT_20240101.txt

  • sct2_Description_ICNPSnapshot-en_INT_20240101.txt

  • der2_cRefset_ICNPLanguageSnapshot-en_INT_20240101.txt

  • sct2_Relationship_ICNPSnapshot_INT_20240101.txt

  • sct2_sRefset_OWLExpressionICNPSnapshot_INT_20240101.txt

Notice of changes to the ICNP Release package

In line with the new implementation of Annotations, two new refsets have been added to the International Edition Release package, from December 2023 onwards:

  • der2_scsRefset_ComponentAnnotationStringValueSnapshot_INT_20231201.txt

  • der2_sscsRefset_MemberAnnotationStringValueSnapshot_INT_20231201.txt

The latest version of the ICNP release is based upon the January 2024 International Edition, and therefore these Annotations file types will also be included in the ICNP release package from the January 2024 ICNP release onwards, until further notice:

  • der2_scsRefset_ICNPComponentAnnotationStringValueFull_INT_20240101.txt

  • der2_scsRefset_ICNPComponentAnnotationStringValueSnapshot_INT_20240101.txt

  • der2_sscsRefset_ICNPMemberAnnotationStringValueFull_INT_20240101.txt

  • der2_sscsRefset_ICNPMemberAnnotationStringValueSnapshot_INT_20240101.txt

These refset files are empty for the January 2024 ICNP release, whilst content is being authored for future editing cycles. 

 

In addition to this, we have standardised the naming convention of the OWL Axiom files, in order to align them to the International standards:

  • Old:     sct2_sRefset_ICNPOWLExpressionSnapshot_INT.txt

  • New:   sct2_sRefset_OWLExpressionICNPSnapshot_INT.txt

 

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