UMLS News and Announcements (2009)

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November 2009

2009AB UMLS Release available on UMLSKS
November 23, 2009
The 2009AB edition of the UMLS Knowledge Sources is available for searching on the UMLSKS.
UMLSKS, Downloads, License Application Downtime on November 14, 2009
November 9, 2009
The UMLSKS, download files from the UMLS Web site, and the Metathesaurus License application will be unavailable on Saturday, November 14, as part of a scheduled electrical outage at NLM.
2009AB UMLS Release
November 3, 2009
The 2009AB edition of the UMLS Knowledge Sources is available for download. For information about the release, see the What’s New section of the Release Documentation.

October 2009

SNOMED CT®: ICD-9-CM Cross Map Update, October 2009
October 30, 2009
An October 2009 revision of the SNOMED CT to ICD-9-CM Cross Map is available for download.
SNOMED CT®: Spanish Release, October 2009
October 30, 2009
The Spanish edition of the SNOMED CT: International Release, July 2009, is available for download.

September 2009

UMLS Web Site Changes
September 23, 2009
NLM has reorganized the UMLS Web site. Information is now divided into four categories: New Users, User Education, Knowledge Sources, and Implementation Resources. The reorganized pages will be discussed in the UMLS Webcast “UMLS Web site Changes” to be held on September 24, 2009 at 2:00 pm ET. For more information about the Webcast or to register visit the UMLS Webcasts page.
UMLS Reference Manual
September 23, 2009
As part of the UMLS Web site reorganization, NLM rewrote the UMLS Release Documentation as the UMLS Reference Manual, a new book on the NCBI Bookshelf. Information specific to a UMLS Release remains on the UMLS Web site while general reference information now resides on the Bookshelf. The UMLS Reference Manual has been formatted to increase readability and each chapter can be printed as a PDF file.
UMLSKS Scheduled Downtime
September 14, 2009
The UMLSKS will be unavailable on Monday, September 21, from 8:00 - 5:00 pm ET. Both the Web interface and the Web services API will be unavailable during this time. Access for downloading UMLS files, however, will not be affected. UMLS files are available in the "Downloads" area of the UMLS Web site.

August 2009

UMLS Web Site Reorganization
August 26, 2009
The UMLS Web site will be reorganized and redesigned in mid-September. Information will be divided into four new categories: New Users, User Education, Knowledge Sources, and Implementation Resources. A new list of 'Quick Links' to popular UMLS Web pages will also be featured. The reorganized pages will be discussed in an upcoming Technical Bulletin article.

July 2009

SNOMED CT®: International Release, July 2009
July 31, 2009
The July 2009 SNOMED CT: International Release files are available for download. This release incorporates on-going enhancements to facilitate the use of terminology in electronic health records.
CORE Problem List Subset of SNOMED CT®
July 20, 2009
The first version of the CORE (Clinical Observations Recording and Encoding) Subset of SNOMED CT is available for download.

April 2009

SNOMED CT®: Spanish Release, April 2009
April 30, 2009
The Spanish edition of the SNOMED CT: International Release, January 2009, is available for download.
SNOMED CT-LOINC-NPU - Trial of Cooperative Laboratory Terminology Development
April 8, 2009
The owners of LOINC^®, NPU, and SNOMED CT^® issued a joint press release announcing an operational Trial of prospective divisions of labor in the generation of laboratory test terminology content.
2009AA UMLS Release
April 6, 2009
The 2009AA edition of the UMLS Knowledge Sources is available for download. For information about the release, see the What's New section of the Release Documentation.

February 2009

New UMLS Webcasts
February 17, 2009
Registration is now underway for three UMLS webcasts. The topics are “UMLS Source Release Documentation” presented by Rachel Kleinsorge on February 26, “Using the UMLS sample data in MS Access” presented by Brian Carlsen on April 23, and “Processing sources vocabularies for representation in the UMLS Metathesaurus” presented by Stephanie Lipow on June 25.
SNOMED CT®: International Release, January 2009
February 3, 2009
The January 2009 SNOMED CT: International Release files are available for download.

January 2009

IHTSDO Launches Global Health Terminology Workbench
January 28, 2009
The IHTSDO has launched a new Workbench with tools to develop, maintain, and facilitate the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world.
New UMLS Downloads Web page
January 27, 2009
UMLS-related downloads have been moved from the UMLSKS to the new Downloads Web page on the UMLS Web site. If the file requires a UMLS account, you will be prompted for your UMLSKS Login ID and Password. You will only have to enter your Login ID and Password once per browser session.
New UMLS Webcasts
January 13, 2009
The first two UMLS webcasts of 2009 are now available for registration. The topics are “ RxNorm Update, MyMedicationList, and DailyMed” presented by Dr. Stuart Nelson on January 29 and “ UMLS Source Release Documentation” presented by Rachel Kleinsorge on February 26. Additional topics will be announced as plans are finalized.