2026-02-19 - CMAG Meeting

Meeting details: 19 February 2026 1900 - 2000 UTC

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nformation on using Zoom: Starting with ZOOM

Attendees

@Sarah Lukha , @Monica Harry, @Michael Harwood-Jones, @Cathy Richardson , @Louise Bie , @Camilla Wiberg Danielsen , @Hanne Fjeldstad Johansen , @Lea Miharsa , Sofia Theorell, @Terese Bodérus , @Trine Angelskår , @Janice Spence

Apologies

@John Snyder

Minutes:

Objectives

Discussion items - Draft Minutes

	Description	Owner	Time	Notes	Action
1	Welcome	@Sarah Lukha	2 mins	Attendees list Introductions Note: The meeting will be recorded for the purpose of creating minutes. The recording of meeting will be available online until minutes approved. Once approved the recording will be deleted. Joining the meeting by accepting the Zoom prompt declares that you have no objection to your comments being recorded
2	Administration	@Sarah Lukha	5 mins	Apologies Declarations of Interest - nil December meeting minutes: 2025-12-08 - CMAG Meeting No feedback received - minutes approved. Action items from last meeting
3	Country of birth	@Michael Harwood-Jones		https://forums.snomed.org/t/use-of-370159000-country-of-birth-finding-and-its-subtypes/1001 Response received from Matt Cordell (Australia). Direct message response received from Anna Rossander (Sweden) asking SI not to inactivate the content as there may be use of this content that the NRCs are unaware of. Trine Angelskår (Norway): this content is not used as far they are aware. Happy for inactivation. Not a priority for Norway. UK use this content for GP registration. Camilla Wiberg Danielsen (Denmark): not aware of use. No highlighted issues with this content being retained in SNOMED CT. Further posts encouraged.
4	Microbiology Project Group	@Monica Harry		Microbiology project group planning to restart Seeking Member representatives to chair new group Seeking SME for collaborative authoring https://forums.snomed.org/t/microbiology-project-call-for-interest/990 Interest from France, Canada, Estonia. Camilla Wiberg Danielsen (Denmark): actively looking for SMEs in this area to become involved. Not yet identified any organism content for promotion. Sofia Theorell (Sweden): Microbiology is a priority. Will encourage SMEs to join new Microbiology Group.
5	Lateralised imaging extension content	@Sarah Lukha	5 mins	CMAG Lateralised Imaging Subproject Status: @Maria Braithwaitewill be the Senior Terminologist managing this work. Please don’t update the descriptions and/or model, Maria will make changes to align with the international editorial guide at the time of promotion. Netherlands and UK tabs still require completion. Working towards completion at end of March 2026. Work to be reviewed at meeting in April.	@Sarah Lukha Follow-up with countries who have not completed their rows. Check for questions/barriers.
6	Content tracker update	@Sarah Lukha	5 mins	CMAG Content Tracker Prioritisation Subproject Current status: Responses due by end of Q1 for work. Reminder to also look at the Clinical Expertise tab as a number of the trackers require that - no comments to date. Nursing CRG Chairs have expressed an interest in their group providing input on some of the content trackers as they are worked on. US, New Zealand and Australia part completed. Working to towards completion at end of March 2026. Work to be reviewed at meeting in April. https://forums.snomed.org/t/open-content-trackers-discussion-topic/744	@Sarah Lukha Follow-up with countries who have not completed their rows. Check for questions/barriers.
7	Substance hierarchy - new attribute - update	@Monica Harry		https://forums.snomed.org/t/proposed-work-on-a-new-attribute-to-link-substances-to-the-organisms-from-which-they-originate/702
8	Mental Health Group update	Hanne Fjeldstad Johansen		Update on status: New Mental Health Project Group. A subgroup of Mental Health and Behavioural CRG What the plans for the group are https://forums.snomed.org/t/mental-health-project-group-expressions-on-interest-in-involvement/841/3 Link to Mental Health Disorders project pages: Scope and Deliverables
9	National Content Forum	Group		Standing agenda item https://forums.snomed.org/t/cmag-national-content-questions/363/3 - current query shown to group. https://forums.snomed.org/t/use-of-11429006-consultation-procedure-for-referrals-consults/977/6 - consensus across countries on placement in extensions? Further posts encouraged.
10	Current briefing notes	@Sarah Lukha		Open Briefing Notes SNOMED Forums Briefing Notes page Highlighted: Revised briefing note posted 6 February: https://forums.snomed.org/t/representation-of-human-genes-in-snomed-ct-updated/757/17 Feedback requested by 15th March 2026 https://forums.snomed.org/t/changes-to-706437002-container-physical-object-and-the-physical-object-mrcm/962/2 Feedback requested by 6th March 2026 https://forums.snomed.org/t/revision-of-sepsis-modelling-and-descriptions/980
11	Forum Posts	Group		https://forums.snomed.org/t/comment-on-the-rigidity-of-editorial-policy-conflict-with-implementation-requirements/915 - any additional comments? Please add to post. https://forums.snomed.org/t/proposal-to-inactivate-all-subtypes-of-718738005-revised-childrens-anxiety-and-depression-scale-assessment-scale-718728000-revised-childrens-anxiety-and-depression-scale-parent-version-assessment-scale/822 - additional comments? Please add to post. Piper Ranallo has contributed via email.
12	Other business	Group		April 2026 Meeting topics National Content Development Activities - a forum post will be set up prior to the meeting to gather this information, in prep for discussion at the meeting. Updates on sub projects Other items?
13	Next meeting	@Sarah Lukha		15 April 2026 - half day hybrid meeting. 1330 - 1700 CEST (1230 - 1600 UTC)

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