4. Consultation Material (Scratch Notes)
Briefing Note (Benefits and "Why" of this work. Include checklist - drill down pages for details?)
Enhancements to DNF
List of new features / capabilities (enhanced semantic capacity)
What do I have to do when this change is introduced?
Roadmap / timeline
Feedback timeline and process - 3 months, page for response to feedback. Option for Webinar to address feedback / answer questions - Member Forum in the first instance (2 weeks after briefing note has been issued).
Checklist:
Terminology producers or consumers? Separate briefing note for each of these. Note that producers will also care about impact on consumers.
Using RF2 directly vs via terminology services
Adding concepts / refset maintenance / translation (only adding descriptions and language refset entries)
Currently classifying stated relationship file
Working with expressions vs only pre-coordinated concepts.
Data analytics (Subsumption) using hierarchy & Structure subsumption ie using defining relationships.
Impacts (from Doc)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the impact to SNOMED CT consumers?
Obtaining a SNOMED CT as an OWL ontology.
Will distributed format change?
Relationships file - this is the inferred file which is most often / recommended used
Phasing out of stated form (StatedRelationship file) replaced with RF2 Refset containing OWL axioms.
Suggested Material
Executive Summary
Webinar Sessions - interactive Q&A
Include the “Why”
Different types of users - checklist for different usage / what is needed.
Ronald suggested capturing that information online
FAQ Page
Feedback via Google / JIRA form (ask Rory)
Capture and display of feedback and public response to each item.
Distribution
Snomed.org
Which confluence space? (issue with permissions if under MAG?)
MF, VF
Twitter / Linked in / Social Media
Child Pages
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